Organic used to be all the rage. Now it’s heirloom. But what the heck is even the difference, anyway? Organic refers to a specific way plants and seeds are grown. To earn this label, they must be ...

Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some thirty years of first-hand knowledge of growing, tasting and cooking with heirloom vegetables. A staunch supporter of ...

Learn all about Sicily vegetable seeds and Sicilian fruit varieties. Get a comprehensive mediterranean vegetables list and check out Melodie Metje’s research about heirloom seeds and plant varieties.

In the days before we knew our fruits and vegetables by name, a tomato was just a tomato. Now it's a Brandywine, a Marvel Stripe or a Mortgage Lifter. The eggplant du jour is the Rosa Bianca, radishes ...

Though we’re still in the thick of winter, gardeners know: Now is the time to start thinking spring. Garden catalogs have been popping up in mailboxes for months now, and online gardening forums are ...