Many herbs boast different benefits, but this less common plant has many, including breaking up compacted soil, adding ...

Here’s one thing you won’t find in Steve Sando’s pantry: canned beans. Sando, the founder of Rancho Gordo, a renowned ...

Below are ten regions where US $50,000 or less still buys that land, complete with climate notes, community color, and design ...

“If your goal is to preserve a family heirloom, you might want to pay more attention to population size and isolation.” Online sources can be a good starting place for a beginning seed saver. “You can ...

I was recently trolled on social media for a “too-perfect” photo of Sasha’s Altai heirloom tomatoes. Given their origins in ...

Vibrantly colored flower stalks make swathes of lupines a sight to see in meadows and cut flower gardens alike ...

PGI’s diet pyramid emphasises daily consumption of plant-based foods such as legumes, seeds, whole grains, potatoes, herbs, and spices. These items form the foundation of a balanced, liver ...

Longer studies may help researchers better understand how nuts or seeds may lower blood pressure. Legumes are rich in nutrients that may help regulate blood pressure, such as magnesium and potassium.

GNA works with tens of thousands of small-scale farmers to grow legume seeds and commodities such as cowpea, soya bean, and groundnuts. It purchases these crops at harvest to sell at a profit. However ...

HOW TO PLANT a cover crop: • Inoculant: Some UCCE (University of California Cooperative Extension) Farm Advisors recommend inoculating legume seeds prior to planting to effectively fix nitrogen.