Issue Q3 of The Dirt on Organic Gardening Magazine is out just in time for spring! Fifteen explorations into food, from the sex life of plants to the strange history of corn… From root veggies like potatoes, ginger and sweet potatoes to your favorite savory summer fruit–tomatoes–and a whole lot in between, find out more about […]
Zucchini, like other squashes, originated in the Americas. Early Europeans (Christopher Columbus for one) brought seeds back to Italy, where it was enthusiastically embraced and cultivated for several centuries, then exported back to North America. A squash, by any other name… The name comes from the Italian zucchino, which means “small pumpkin.” (Zucca is Italian […]
