Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Pepper

Jimmy Nardello was a Connecticut gardener whose sweet peppers were--and still are--much adored for their ripply skin, sugary sweetness (when ripe), and sheer abundance: they are undoubtedly one of the highest yielding sweet peppers anywhere. The peppers are small to medium in size--about one inch in diameter and six to eight inches in length. One of the easiest peppers to grow in the northeast. (And one of the very few vegetables that our old dog, Kale, wouldn't eat!). Jimmy Nardello is part of Slow Foods US Ark of Taste, a catalog of over 200 delicious foods in danger of extinction. By promoting, sowing, and growing Ark products we help ensure they remain in production and on our plates.