vegetables

How to Start Seeds Indoors

How to Start Seeds Indoors

The days are getting longer, the sun is getting brighter, and the temperature is getting (slowly) warmer. It’s seed sowing time!  Getting a garden started can be expensive, especially when you buy seedlings from nurseries. A few dollars for each herb, flower, and vegetable you want to enjoy can add up really quickly. Starting your […]

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    How to Store 31 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Less Food Waste

    How to Store 31 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Less Food Waste

    It’s estimated that the average household wastes more than 30% of the food it obtains – a staggering statistic with both financial and environmental consequences. 140 million acres of land are needed to produce this lost or wasted food each year, which is about the size of New York and California combined.

    20 Plant-Forward Chefs Loving Vegetables This Valentine’s Day

    20 Plant-Forward Chefs Loving Vegetables This Valentine’s Day

    On Valentine’s Day, people celebrate all kinds of love. And chefs and foodies around the globe are showing how indulgence can often be both healthy for people and the planet. These innovators are making the case that flavorful, locally sourced plant-inspired dishes are perfect for special occasions — and also versatile for everyday mealtimes. While […]

    Map Reveals How Food Flows From Farms to Tables Across U.S.

    Map Reveals How Food Flows From Farms to Tables Across U.S.

    By Megan Konar My team at the University of Illinois just developed the first high-resolution map of the U.S. food supply chain. Our map is a comprehensive snapshot of all food flows between counties in the U.S. – grains, fruits and vegetables, animal feed and processed food items. To build the map, we brought together […]

    Do You Know Your Spirit Vegetable? Take this Quiz to Find Out

    Do You Know Your Spirit Vegetable? Take this Quiz to Find Out

    By Brian Barth Santa Barbara-based farmer, chef, and educator Michelle Aronson is an outgoing type. She’s become known among for her friends for a certain party trick: “I would get to know people and on the spot come up with their spirit vegetable.” In May, she took this talent national with the Spirit Vegetable Quiz, […]

    How to Save Heirloom Tomato Seeds

    How to Save Heirloom Tomato Seeds

    By Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz Sometime during the spring, backyard food growers decide what kind of tomatoes to grow: heirlooms or hybrids. Hybrid varieties have had the benefit of genetic tinkering that allows for some cool traits. But these seeds must be purchased new each year from the companies that create them. Heirloom varieties have long, […]

    Grow Lights for Indoor Plants and Indoor Gardening: An Overview

    Grow Lights for Indoor Plants and Indoor Gardening: An Overview

    By Brian Barth Indoor growing offers many advantages. The biggest benefits are the most obvious: garden pests can’t get at your plants, and you have total control over the weather. Yet unless you’re lucky enough to have a solarium or greenhouse attached to your home, providing sufficient light to your plants will likely be an […]

    Amazon Has a Patent For a Garden Service That Would Help You Grow Food

    Amazon Has a Patent For a Garden Service That Would Help You Grow Food

    Amazon has a new frontier it’s looking to tackle: your garden. The tech company recently received a patent for a new service that would let users upload photos of their vegetable gardens then receive a variety of recommendations from Amazon including recipes for the specific veggies they’ve planted, gardening tools they might need, and even […]