A new study, conducted by the University of Florida, on heirloom cabbage production sheds light on how different crop ...

Heirloom vegetables are cultivars that have been around for generations, sometimes centuries. True heirlooms date back to before hybrid seeds were introduced, prior to 1951, but many have been around ...

Five varieties of heirloom seeds from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma were flown to the International Space Station last year ...

Heirloom seeds can produce vegetables of all different shapes and sizes Two business owners have encouraged people to "stop growing boring" vegetables and consider heirloom seeds. Lucy Hutchings ...

Heirloom cabbage, valued for its rich flavor, genetic diversity, and adaptability, is a staple in organic and sustainable farming systems. The study ...

The Choctaw Heirloom Seeds project began in November 2023, when five varieties of heirloom seeds were flown and lived on the ...

Organizations such as the Indigenous Seed Keeper’s Network, which collects and distributes seeds from ancestral fruits and ...

Heirloom seeds are varieties of vegetables that have been passed down from generation to generation for at least 50 years. They are open-pollinated, meaning they reproduce naturally through ...

Two scientists who helped establish an international seed vault received the World Food Prize Thursday night in Des Moines, ...

Two scientists who helped create an international seed vault received the World Food Prize last week in Des Moines, spotlighting the importance of seed banks, including one in northeast Iowa. The Seed ...