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 ...

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 ...

Fanciers of heirloom seeds, also known as “heritage seeds,” have a new Pennsylvania-based source for some of the nation’s rarest and oldest seed varieties. The nonprofit Chester County Roughwood ...

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 ...

Since 2008, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault has built up the world’s largest collection of crop diversity. The Cherokee Nation has been invited to deposit its traditional heirloom seeds in the vault, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." With spring firmly on the horizon, there's a lot to look forward to, from lighter jackets and longer days ...

The 10th Annual Knowlton Township Historic Tour, featuring open house events at the Ramsaysburg Homestead and Garden State Heirloom Seed Society, will be presented by the Knowlton Township Historic ...

CONWAY -- Bell Urban Farm and Farmstand co-owner Zack McCannon is branching out and starting a new business venture collecting and selling heirloom seeds via Honeycomb Seed and Seed Bank. McCannon ...

CLEAR SPRING — Seeds and stories were swapped Sunday at the first heirloom seed swap held at Brown's Meeting House by the Clear Spring District Historical Association and the Mason & Dixon Farm Market ...