Question: My family enjoys growing a vegetable garden each year, especially squash. With further water restrictions likely, are there any benefits to growing heirloom varieties? Answer: Absolutely! It ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and Gardeners. It is hard to believe June is almost over and the July 4th Holiday is fast approaching. As we enjoy family, friends, fireworks and fire up the grill for ...

After a six-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, Berkeley’s iconic Gather restaurant relaunched on Sept. 16 as a casual comfort food kitchen, bar and market serving hyper-local, farm-focused ...

OPB’s “Superabundant” explores the stories behind the foods of the Pacific Northwest with videos, articles and this weekly newsletter. Every week, Heather Arndt Anderson, a Portland-based culinary ...

When you think fall foods, you might think apples, soups, stews, and squash! Squash is a very versatile vegetable and today we’re going to learn and teach you, the best types of squashed for different ...

The Mangalitsa pig, a "heritage breed" hailing from Hungary, is prized for its flavor. The woolly coat is a bonus. Courtesy Molly Peterson, Heritage Hollow Farm Jere Gettle was 8 years old when he ...

NOLA residents take food seriously. Gumbo. Beignets. Crawfish boils. But the humble Louisiana mirliton — a large, flavorful squash that many know as a chayote in Mexico — is a true testament to their ...

It’s easy to confuse cousa (aka kousa or Magda squash) with spaghetti squash—they look nearly identical! However, cousa’s flesh and seeds are edible. This Middle Eastern variety has very thin skin and ...

Less than thrilled about your prolific zucchini plants? Serves you right for planting more than one. Just kidding. We’re here to help. By now, you’ve turned summer’s most over-ambitious plant into ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. This week I am discussing growing squash, in particular heirloom varieties. Squash has been grown here for thousands of years, so it has an old and unique ...