Heirloom vegetables offer the best taste, the brightest colors, the most diversity, and a connection to our gardening foreparents throughout the world. The authentic flavors transport us to simpler times when there were more home-cooked meals and taste trumped convenience. Gardeners can help maintain traditions and eat well by growing some of these heirlooms this season.

Tomatoes are the&hellip

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Spring has arrived with a bang. It’s 80° F today in Chicago! I know the cold weather here is not done, but it’s glorious now. The birds are back and singing. The snowdrops, crocuses, and anemones are blooming. For me it’s time to sow arugula, lettuce, and other field greens. But in the warmer parts of America, it’s tomato time!

Tomatoes are the most popular homegrown fruit&hellip

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