There is no denying the allure of heirloom vegetables. These distinctive open-pollinated varieties have truly stood the test of time due to their heritage of flavor and their culinary contrasts of ...

For those unsure of what an heirloom vegetable is, these are old varieties still maintained by farmers and gardeners particularly in isolated or ethnic communities. Many would vanish forever if not ...

The backyard garden revolution is underway, and it’s sprouting in the most unexpected place: your seed packet. Gardeners ...

Read the seed packet or catalog and make sure what you buy is labeled open-pollinated or heirloom, not hybrid. My grandfather grew what we now call heirloom tomatoes: time-tested varieties that breed ...

"Winter may have just started, but now is the time for home gardeners and market growers alike to flip through troves of seed ...

I maintain that buying seeds is truly the best kind of shopping—seeds are relatively affordable and are literally bursting with potential. Quite frankly, I think seeds are a miracle; you get a small ...

For those unsure of what an heirloom vegetable is, these are old varieties still maintained by farmers and gardeners particularly in isolated or ethnic communities. Many would vanish forever if not ...

SANFORD, MICH. -- It’s been a much busier spring than usual for farmer and seed-saving expert Ben Cohen. As a response to pandemic-induced food anxieties, interest in home veggie gardening has surged ...

Seed-saving tips: Assorted vegetable seed-(l-r) broccoli, winter squash, gasden pea, sweet corn, pinto dry bean,snap bean (Lynn Ketchum) As fall gets under way, many vegetables wrap up their ...

Three freezers in Bill Best’s barn are filled with plastic zip-lock bags containing heirloom bean seeds. “We’ve probably got 700 to 800 varieties in here,” said Best, who has collected heirloom seeds ...