In a growing movement, everyday individuals are saving and swapping seeds, an effort that can help boost biodiversity and ...

All you have to do is plant a seed. Each year, hundreds of American gardeners sign up for a citizen science program run by Seed Savers Exchange, a nonprofit that preserves thousands of heirloom ...

Ira Wallace Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello It’s never been easier to pick up new skills to boost your independence and keep more money in your wallet ...

As we delve into the world of heirloom gardening, we not only enrich our gardens but also foster a deeper connection with the history of agriculture ... seed libraries; local seed swaps and exchanges ...

A key factor to consider when choosing seeds is whether they come from an open-pollinated or hybrid variety. Hybrid plants — ...

What we eat comes from diverse food systems, from local to global, all underpinned by agriculture. The first seeds for agriculture were quite literally planted thousands of years ago in the soil ...

In addition to the student hour at the Farm Stand, the Forge Garden also donates 15-20% of each week’s harvest to the Bronco ...

A senior policy adviser with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition ... TPS sites are able to eat breakfast and lunch for free this year thanks to the district being approved ...

My husband was tired of having our kitchen bathed in purple light with every free ... seed starter challenged for space ...

It is home to the Seed Savers Exchange, one of the largest nongovernment-owned seed banks in the United States. In 1975 Diane Ott Whealy was bequeathed the seedlings of two heirloom plant ...

For example, Hopi people, they have traditional agriculture as well as the Navajo people, the Gila River Indian community, and so many more in which they save seeds, heirloom seeds through many ...

Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear ...