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What is an heirloom seed, heirloom plant, or heirloom vegetable? Where can I buy heritage or heirloom seeds? Want to know? Learn the answers here.

Charles Copeland Morse came to California for gold, but helped found the Ferry-Morse Seed Company. The profits helped him buy his wife the home of her dreams.

Gardening Gift! Pleasant holidays for a gardener means a holiday gift basket filled with things a gardener loves. A holiday gift idea list for gardening enthusiasts.

Specializing in heirloom, historic and pure seeds, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company is a great place for gardeners who want vegetable, fruit and heirloom flower seeds.

Here are recommendations for 10 of the top catalogs that every herb enthusiast should have a copy of.

Americans are increasing their shopping lists by adding grains like rice and beans. What are the healthiest choices? Can I really live without steak?

Early spring is a great time to check out the new supplies of seeds available through your loacl garden center or mail-order catalogs.

Alexander Livingston was from Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This seed gardener, called the tomato man, improved wild tomatoes for home growing and the agricultural industry.

By sprouting seeds for their cooking and salad needs, organic gardeners save money and avoid the unsanitary growing conditions of conventional farms.

As the winter dreariness descends, it's time for gardeners to cheer things up by ordering some colorful and uplifting garden mail order catalogues.

A vegetable garden plant list for a winter-spring vegetable garden. 10 gardening tips and gardening ideas! A corned beef and cabbage recipe & a spinach recipe...

The seed and greenhouse industries are preparing for a surge in backyard vegetable gardens as consumers try to cut costs and ensure they're eating safe, delicious food.

Nearly 200 public gardens and college campuses at 55 locations across North America display All-America Selections® flower and vegetable introductions grown from seeds.

Helpful advice for the begining seed saver on which plants to start with and how best to harvest, prepare and save the seeds.

If you have vegetables grown from heirloom seeds you may be able to save a few for next year instead of buying a whole new batch.

Feeling the pinch of the economic slowdown, gardeners fear they won't be able to have as nice a garden this spring as they have in the past. There may be a solution.

Farmers and consumers are losing in battles re: genetically modified organisms (GMO) and GM seeds. I cite 2 court cases against farmers & a study showing nutrient loss.

Easy to grow, disease free, and beautiful -- Inland Sea Oats are unique accent plants and a useful ornamental grass for shady areas.

Whether hardneck or softneck, your choice of garlic for the garden should be a variety well-suited for your environment.

With a little preparation growing your own Christmas potatoes can be easy-and a small garden or patio, a few seed potatoes, a sack and a bag of compost are all you need.

A wonderful orange glaze permeates this moist cake. Orange thyme tea cake makes a wonderful accompaniment to a tea party, Sunday brunch or bridal shower.

Learn how to start a vegetable or herb garden from seed. Covers everything from materials you'll need to how to find heirloom seeds.

Thinking of planting your own vegetables this spring? You're not alone, as many consumers are finding vegetable gardens cost effective and healthy.

A marigold is a marigold, but what makes one a "Snowman" and another a "Jaguar"? Knowing about varieties (cultivars) helps you pick the best one for your flower garden.

Early spring is a great time to get started with your garden. These 10 tips will help you and your soil get ready for spring planting.

Earth Democracy is a book and a global movement. Shiva outlines the fundamental concepts: chiefly that all markets must respect the environment that sustains them.

A trip to see the local farm life where organic produce is grown in Salinas Valley, CA, is filled with fun and interactive learning tours for people of all ages.

Gardeners prefer practical gifts like garden tools, watering aids, and gardening supplies.

Global Gardening Zones gives resources for gardening zones worldwide, including information on what gardening zones are and how to use them to plant your garden

Three or four tomato plants will produce a generous harvest of tasty fruit from even a small garden or patio. Follow these simple guidelines and it's easy.

This hearty beef and artichoke pie is easy to make. It uses spelt, an Italian grain, and the recipe can be adapted to suit anyone with a wheat allergy or intolerance.

Every frugal gardener knows that growing from seed is the best way to save money in the garden. There are several ways to get cheap or free seeds.

Starting a patch of salad greens in the vegetable garden is a wonderful way to welcome spring. Mix and match a blend of different lettuce varieties to eat this season.

Seed saving is an old art form that is coming back into fashion with the fears of a recession hitting. Learn how to save money while growing your own food

Warm season crops like melons can be grown in containers where summers are a short season. Many vegetable plants fitting into small gardens are easy to grow in the north.

McKenzie Seeds introduces several new varieties of organic and heirloom vegetable and flower seeds just in time for the 2008 gardening season.

Choosing to eat organically doesn't have to be costly. Here are some suggestions on how to eat better for less.

This Halloween the selection of pumpkins is as varied as the trick or treaters' costumes. From creepy to charismatic, there is a pumpkin for every persona.

In the world of pumpkins, there are the varieties that are great for carving - and those that are made for eating.

If you usually throw away leftover roasted vegetables, save some money and turn them into a delicious frittata - an Italian rustic omelette.

Simple tips for spreading extra seeds around the community: Finding those to share with and how to acquire seeds to pass around.

Gardeners know the secrets of making seeds grow in the fall. They also know that many vegetables grow just as easily from seed as they do from seedlings.

You can't eat green manures, but if you know which crops to grow, where, when and how to cultivate them you will improve your soil for the benefit of future edible crops.

Some of the most marketable majors are commonly overlooked. These include geography, medical technology, recreation management, natural resources, and linguistics.

Growing all the vegetables a family can eat in gardening space previously unseen. Unconventional vegetable gardening techniques are becoming more popular all the time.

The GMO conflict in agriculture has simmered since Monsanto developed Roundup© herbicide (glyphosate) and patented its Roundup Ready© GM grains.

Versatile in so many preparations and cuisines, garlic is also an easy home garden crop. A little fall planting will yield deliciously fragrant early summer rewards!

Penstemons are a wildflower uniquely native to North America and depending on the species, one worth planting in your perennial flower bed or rock garden.