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gardens

400 Years After Its First Apple Farm, Boston Remains an Urban Orchard

Urban canners and tree-planting groups are maintaining an heirloom tradition.
Reina Gattuso July 8, 2020
farms

The Lost Art of Growing Blueberries With Fire

Using all four elements to grow the perfect berry.
Luke Fater July 6, 2020
food

Around Italy in Vintage Citrus-Growing Technology

A photography project is capturing the age-old ingenuity of fruit farmers.
Karen Chernick June 29, 2020
art

A Franken-Forest of Fruit Trees Is Growing on Governors Island

The project will rescue forgotten peaches, plums, and apricots.
Marina Wang June 22, 2020
Wierzbica, Poland

Sadpol Strawberry

The giant metal fruit was once the symbol of a large farm.
gardens

These 7 Companies Ship Unique Seeds for Your Quarantine Garden

Beat the rush by turning to small, local suppliers—and your neighbors.
Reina Gattuso April 22, 2020
museums

At Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Garden Is Still Growing

Restoring the grounds and its rare, heirloom crops recreated what was effectively the country's first seed bank.
Eric J. Wallace April 21, 2020
Charlottesville, Virginia

Monticello's Vegetable Garden and Fruitery

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
science

'Extinct' Apple Varieties Are Actually Everywhere

10 were discovered over just the last few months.
Matthew Taub April 17, 2020
farms

How the Tip of Florida Became a Tropical-Fruit Paradise

Far-flung produce found a home thanks to Homestead's unique climate.
Rachel Wharton March 4, 2020
art

The Archaeobotanist Searching Art for Lost Fruit

Renaissance paintings can hide botanical secrets.
Vittoria Traverso February 21, 2020
landscapes

How Ancient Tooth Plaque Solved the Mystery of the Banana's Trans-Pacific Journey

3,000-year-old microparticles prove the fruit traveled across the ocean with early Pacific Islanders.
Reina Gattuso February 17, 2020
Bundaberg North, Australia

Bundaberg Botanic Gardens

Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.
fruit

Remembering the 'Kiwi Queen' Who Revolutionized American Produce Aisles

Frieda Caplan defied gender norms to take Americans from peas and potatoes to kumquats and quinces.
Luke Fater January 23, 2020
Oaxaca, Mexico

Casilda Aguas Regionales

In a busy Oaxaca market, a nearly century-old drinks stand still serves family recipes from giant clay pots.
food

Around the World in Rare and Beautiful Apples

From the sweet to the offbeat.
Anne Ewbank January 6, 2020
Gastro Obscura

Twelve Grapes

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
food

How Brazilian Chefs Are Using the Fruit That Can Turn Anything Blue

From skin to sourdough, jenipapo blue has become a culinary craze.
Rafael Tonon December 16, 2019