“There is something about being connected to nature that … makes the world a better place,” Shemesh Farms Director Nicky Pitman told the Journal. “The smells and the tastes and the sights of all the ...

Winter squash are turning up in the grocery stores and vegetable stands. If you didn’t grow any this year, you can start planning to introduce these ancient vegetables into your own garden in the ...

Squash and other crops growing in pots on a patio - matunka/Shutterstock Winter squash varieties with hard rinds are staples of comfort cooking when it's cold outside. They impart a sweet and earthy ...

Tomatoes and peppers certainly have a wide and varied selection of species, cultivars and varieties but I think squash beats them both out when it comes to sizes, shapes, colors and uses. Perhaps that ...

Squash dates back at least 8,000 years with many believing the earliest record of it was from Mexico. Some feel it was further south among native Indian tribes. Squash was definitely here among the ...

EAST TEXAS - Ever heard winter squash? I’d heard of it for years and never understood the name. I understand summer squash: the yellow squash varieties and zucchini that is a warm season vegetable and ...