Karlin, 54, is a fan of heirloom produce — fruits and vegetables grown from non-hybridized seeds that have been carefully conserved and passed down within families for generations. Seeds that ...

are essentially seeds with an oral tradition and a legacy behind them. In the most traditional sense, heirloom fruits and ...

I have great faith in a seed … Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders — Henry David ...

Think of heirloom vegetables as the OGs of the plant world. These varieties have been grown and their seeds saved for at least 50 years, often passed down through families. Unlike modern hybrid ...

Over the past three decades, the colorful and often weirdly shaped open-pollinated tomatoes have become ubiquitous at farmers ...

Homegrown tomatoes tend to be high in flavor and superior to most tomatoes at grocery stores, writes Jane Callier, a.

Appalachian Heirloom Seed Swap draws hundreds of people to swap seeds, plants, history and culture April 5. The event was ...

Seed packets and seed catalogs have ... such as Anna Maria’s Heart, a Russian heirloom tomato, 70-80 days. If a vegetable’s origin or name includes the words “Russian” or “Siberian ...