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Imagine running your hands through soil that has nourished generations, where seeds are not just a means to an end but a ...
The iconic pea plant experiments of Gregor Mendel laid the foundations for the science of genetics. Now 160 years on, an ...
Many herbs boast different benefits, but this less common plant has many, including breaking up compacted soil, adding ...
If you want to get the best tasting tomatoes growing in your garden, skip over the plants on offer at your big box garden ...
Here’s one thing you won’t find in Steve Sando’s pantry: canned beans. Sando, the founder of Rancho Gordo, a renowned ...
These include lentils, peas, beans, chickpeas, soybeans, and peanuts. Legumes are great plant-based sources of fiber, protein, iron, folate, and calcium — all of which your body needs more of ...
As the last patches of snow melt and temperatures gradually rise across the United States, gardeners everywhere are eager to return to their outdoor sanctuaries. Spring 2025 brings with it new ...
We would have to work so hard, but receive little.” Indigenous communities around the world are losing the crops their forebears had bred over centuries to a changing climate, deforestation, and ...
The seed bank provides heirloom seeds for crops like corn and beans, and they’re getting ready to distribute them. With these seeds, Cherokee citizens like Feather Smith can get back in touch ...