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 ...

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, 2278 Baker Creek Road, Mansfield, Mo., 65704, (417) 924-8917; www.rareseeds.com. Rare and unusual heirloom vegetables, herbs and flowers, all open-pollinated varieties.

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 ...

Burpee, founded as a mail order company in 1876 in Pennsylvania by Atlee Burpee, is one of the most popular seed sellers in the country. The company sells reliable seeds for flowers, vegetables, herbs ...

TUCSON — Hundreds of heirloom seed packets moved from one hand to another under the shade of mesquite trees on Saturday morning at Mission Garden, a 4-acre living agricultural museum at the feet of ...

The collection started when Martha Hartley, in Old Salem’s research and planning department for the division of restoration, started noticing how many seed packs noted that the plants were of African ...

The organization sells more than 1 million seed packets each year to the public through catalog and retail sales. About 70 percent of the organization's $5 million annual budget comes from general ...

Last summer I grew three varieties of corn in my tiny garden. I knew from the start that my harvest, if any, would be meager. The plants would be hindered by poor soils, assertive pigeons, and, worst ...