Simone, Kale (Brassica napus)

This variety comes from a breeding project led by Adaptive Seeds focused on interesting new kale shapes, colors and flavors with winter hardiness. Adaptive Seeds invited Culinary Breeding Network and Portland chef Timothy Wastell to choose traits from a culinary perspective. The result is ‘Simone Broadleaf’ with strong agronomic traits, great flavor, unique shapes and qualities important to chefs like stems that can be easily stripped to leave perfect mini leaves. The name is intended to honor all the great Simones out there, from Simone de Beauvoir to Nina Simone. Seed from Adaptive Seeds.