Many of us know the term 'heirloom' when it comes to fruits and veg, but a lot of us don't know what it means. We explore what makes a plant 'heirloom.' ...
Heirloom vegetables are cultivars that have been around for generations, sometimes centuries. True heirlooms date back to ...
Continuing her series about inspiring forward thinkers, Clare Foster meets business partners Kate Cotterill and Lucy ...
The Exchange, on Seed Savers’ website, pairs the people who save heirlooms with those who want them, all for the price of ...
are essentially seeds with an oral tradition and a legacy behind them. In the most traditional sense, heirloom fruits and vegetables are grown from seeds saved from prior crops, reflecting ...
A British soldier fighting in France is given seeds as a memento ... of curious-sounding vegetables that have been grown locally for centuries. The seeds of these heirloom, or heritage plants ...
With food prices set to rise in 2025, growing even just a portion of your own food could help make a dent in your grocery ...
“Heirloom Vegetable Gardening” by William Woys Weaver ... and he walks the novice gardener through the basics of planting, growing and seed saving. Sprinkled throughout the gardening advice ...
Imagine your garden filled with nutritious vegetables, vibrant flowers, and fragrant herbs all made possible by the seeds ...
We acquired those seeds from Anson Mills ... Despite his love for unique heirloom vegetable varieties, Pera acknowledges the reality that growing them is hard. “While growing this corn gives ...