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The Stories and Saviors Behind Heirloom Seeds

Plant a Gastro Obscura garden this spring.
Anne Ewbank March 6, 2023
Tucson, Arizona

Mission Garden

A living museum of curated gardens honors 4,000 years of agriculture in the Santa Cruz River basin.
farms

How Thailand's 'Happiness Farmer' Built an Oasis of Simple Living

A revolution in food-growing, home-building, and seed-saving is afoot outside Chiang Mai.
Sam Lin-Sommer November 23, 2022
politics

Why Do We Roast Politicians With Food-Based Insults?

When you can't throw a vegetable at a rotten official, call them one.
Sam Lin-Sommer November 14, 2022
restaurants

Podcast: Bloodroot Feminist Restaurant

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 29, 2022
Ohakune, New Zealand

Ohakune Carrot

The largest model carrot in the world.
farms

Podcast: Rhubarb Triangle

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 16, 2022
islands

In the 1800s, This British Isle Was Covered in Groves of 12-Foot-Tall Kale

Until relatively recently, it was a common sight.
Amelia Soth September 3, 2021
Larne, Northern Ireland

Kilcoan Gardens

Located on the Islandmagee peninsula, these gardens are among the most distinguished in County Antrim.
Straid, Northern Ireland

Ballylagan Organic Farm

The first organic farm shop in Northern Ireland.
food

Why a Japanese Delicacy Grows Near Old British Columbia Internment Camps

The vegetable is a reminder of the legacy of dispossession.
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson June 18, 2021
science

The Deep Roots of the Vegetable That ‘Took Over the World’

A study digs up the origin of the single species that gives us turnips, bok choy, broccoli rabe, and more.
Gemma Tarlach June 11, 2021
farms

These Farmers Want You to Drink Your Hops and Eat Them Too

Trashed in the U.S., hop shoots are treasure in parts of Europe.
Catie Joyce-Bulay May 12, 2021
food

The Farmers and Gardeners Saving the South's Signature Green

These seed savers are preserving and celebrating the enormous genetic diversity of collard greens.
Debra Freeman March 19, 2021
food

Inside the Gently Competitive World of Giant Vegetable Growing

Great Britain's greatest green thumbs break records every year.
Luke Fater February 24, 2021
Charlotte, North Carolina

Freshlist's Seasonal Produce Clock

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.
food

Cracking the Case of South India's Missing Vegetables

A food designer used quarantine to track down the mystery produce in his grandmother's cookbook.
Reina Gattuso July 22, 2020
plants

How to Plant a Home Garden and 'Free the Seed'

By saving and swapping seeds, you can preserve agricultural heritage.
Reina Gattuso May 19, 2020