Corn was one of many brilliant domestications performed in Mesoamerican culture, with roots tracing back to ancient Peru and Mexico. Brilliant indigenous peoples took corn from a grass with a tiny and ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. In 2011, Luke Marion founded a small heirloom seed ...

You've probably seen produce such as tomatoes described as "heirloom" before, but have you ever thought about what the term really means? A family heirloom refers to something that's been passed down ...

An earlier version of this article incorrectly said that home gardeners can purchase seeds for genetically modified organism (GMO) vegetable varieties. The article has been updated. Is your garden ...

Jeremiath "Jere" Gettle, founder of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, is riding high on the home gardening movement. But the passionate preservationist is the last one to toot his own horn. The way he sees ...

"Our heirloom seed program is more than just agriculture; it's about preserving our Cherokee heritage and connecting our people to the land our ancestors cultivated," said Cherokee Nation Principal ...

Note: A previous edition of this story erroneously stated when pizza-starting kits would be available at the Republic Branch Library. More than 40 seed varieties are now available to "check out" for ...

Expanding your mind at the St. Tammany Parish Library can even include growing a green thumb! The Library offers a large collection of gardening resources that includes books and audiobooks - many of ...

No Native American tribe has ever received an invitation to store its traditional heirloom seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The seed vault, commonly known as the “doomsday vault,” stores ...

Ira Wallace ambles around the butcher block countertop in the kitchen she shares with a community of farmers in central Virginia. She has separated a single leaf from the large baskets of unusual, ...