A longtime garden writer shares her go-to sources for flower, veggie, and herb seeds.

When Will Bonsall was growing up in Waterville in the 1950s and ’60s, his family lived modestly, and their grocery budgets were often tight. His folks weren’t much for gardening, and what fresh ...

P.J. Karlin loves watermelon. But not just any kind of watermelon, like the kind available in a supermarket. An old-fashioned variety tickles his fancy. “They have this particular strain that I’m ...

Devon resident William Woys Weaver’s longtime mission has been to plant the seed in the minds of Pennsylvanians about the importance of cultivating regional foods. And not only figuratively but ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Diane Ott Whealy's Iowa grandparents, who were farmers, swapped seeds with neighbors all the time. With a handful of her grandfather's heirloom morning glory seeds, Whealy and her ...

As personal and professional chefs become more interested in using locally grown and more flavorful produce, Weaver’s 85-year-old seed collection could change the way we eat. Everyone knows what a ...

For the last 20 years, Kingston’s Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul have been the caretakers of almost 300 heirloom seeds. The religious organization has preserved and used the seeds to ...

LAOAG CITY — A collection of heirloom, native and resistant vegetable seed varieties currently grown at the Ilocos Norte Agricultural College (INAC) in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte will soon be available ...