Read the seed packet or catalog and make sure what you buy is labeled open-pollinated or heirloom, not hybrid. My grandfather grew what we now call heirloom tomatoes: time-tested varieties that breed ...

I maintain that buying seeds is truly the best kind of shopping—seeds are relatively affordable and are literally bursting with potential. Quite frankly, I think seeds are a miracle; you get a small ...

With the cost of groceries always rising, growing your own produce can help you save money when preparing meals. Whether you want to make vegetarian main dishes or side dishes to pair with your ...

Now that vegetable gardening season is upon us, you might be shopping for the right seeds for your garden. You’ll have the option of choosing “heirloom” or “hybrid”, “GMO” or “Non-GMO” seed varieties.

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. In 2011, Luke Marion founded a small heirloom seed ...

As a teenager I enjoyed helping my parents in the vegetable garden, but I would always dread when the abundance of our harvest moved inside and my mother began the long and arduous task of processing ...

Join Mark Valencia from Self Sufficient Me as he explores the world of heirloom vegetables. Discover what heirloom plants are, how they differ from hybrid varieties, and why growing true-to-type ...

Heirloom vegetables are open-pollinated plants from generations past, allowing seeds to be saved and replanted. While once diverse, only 3% of food plant varieties from 1900 are commonly available ...

Heirloom produce, flowers, seed, and books about heirloom foods keep trending. But what exactly does "heirloom" mean? The first thing to understand about heirloom is that there is no single or legal ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...