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Vegetables

The History of Heirloom Peas

Heirloom peas have a much longer history than most people realize, feeding mankind since before the Stone age.

Garden Advice

“Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” and Your Heirloom Garden

The movie "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" and your heirloom garden are more closely related than you thought!

Recipes

Catanian Wheat and Lentil Soup

Zuppa Di Grano e Lenticchie or Catanian Wheat and Lentil Soup is an ancient farm soup that is enjoying a resurgence in its home country of Sicily.

Vegetables

Heirloom Gardening for Backyard Chickens

Raising backyard chickens is becoming increasingly popular, no matter where you live. Growing heirloom vegetables is the best way to feed them well.

Garden Advice

Seed Starting Media for the Home Gardener

Good seed starting media is essential for healthy strong transplants for the home gardener. We show the different elements for a great seed starting media.

A pile of green leafy vegetables on top of a wooden table.

Recipes

Large Leaf Sorrel or Lemonade Leaf

French sorrel is known as "lemonade leaf" and has been prized for its nutritional and culinary qualities for centuries. In many climates it will nativize.