Thanksgiving, our national harvest celebration, is a good day to remember our collective food history, and an even better one to taste it. Teparies are native to the Sonoran Desert in the Southwest ...

Tepary beans are among the most drought-tolerant legume crops in the world, but at one time, they were almost an endangered species in the U.S. Waltram Ravelombola, Ph.D., a Texas A&M AgriLife ...

Let the power of these three sisters fuel your day! Corn, zucchini and tepary bean breakfast bowl with quinoa, corn, avocado, spicy green salsa and eggs.

In what is almost an annual visit to Nebraska, Timothy Porch, research geneticist at U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service in Puerto Rico, scouted the dry edible bean plots at ...

Local Native Americans grew teparies for centuries, but the beans began to sink into obscurity. Now, thanks to seed preservation and farmers who... Arizona farmer Terry Button grew up eating beans in ...

1. Make the vinaigrette: In a large bowl, combine vinegar, mustard, cumin, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper; whisk to combine. Slowly drizzle in the oil, whisking constantly until smooth.

One of Tucson’s oldest foods nearly disappeared from the culinary map. When Spaniards first ventured into the lands settled by the Pima-speaking tribes, they found a thriving agricultural community ...

Crops adapt to climatic and environmental changes by exhibiting certain modified biological traits. For instance, plants growing in deserts exhibit drought resistance. However, at times, plant ...

Tepary beans come in a wide range of colors, but white and brown are among the most common. (Romulo Yanes/ Condé Nast via Getty Images) Thanksgiving, our national harvest celebration, is a good day to ...