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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a teenager I enjoyed helping my parents in the vegetable garden, but I would always dread when the abundance of our harvest ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

EPHRATA, Pa. — Windswept, frostbitten and bedraggled, Lisa Von Saunder’s little fenced vegetable garden seems an unlikely Noah’s Ark on a chilly November afternoon. A rare African eggplant resembles a ...

The heirloom vegetables found at farmers' markets are beloved for more than their kooky appearance and trendy appeal: Cooks enjoy having access to a wider, more interesting variety of tomatoes, peas ...

You're rummaging in the attic, in great grandma's steamer trunk, and you come upon a dusty old packet of garden balsam seeds. An heirloom! You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

More than 250 years of Lancaster County agricultural history is still growing at Landis Valley Museum. Irwin Richman, director of research and development of the Heirloom Seed Project at the museum, ...

A 17-year-old kid starts a business in his bedroom that grows to nearly $4 million in annual sales. Must be software, right? In fact, Jere Gettle's Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. (rareseeds.com) could ...