If I asked you what plant family feeds more of the world’s people than all other plant families combined, would you have the right answer? Many guess it’s legumes: peas, beans and their cousins.

Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving, when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal with the pilgrims of Plymouth plantation in Massachusetts. And traditional Native ...

KRAGNES, Minn. - The harvesters break off dried corn stalks at the base with a brisk snap. They twist off the ears and place them in recycled plastic grocery bags. A few of the pickers - anxious to ...

With all due respect to pumpkins, but when the Indian corn arrives, so has fall. For us, Indian corn brings thoughts of the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving, harvest moons and warm, rich colors. What a great ...

IXTENCO, MexicoIXTENCO, Mexico — On the slopes of the Malinche volcano, Juan Vargas starts the dawn routine he’s had since childhood, carefully checking stalks of colorful native corn. For years, ...

For most of us, piping hot, slathered with butter and sprinkled with salt really is the best way to enjoy corn on the cob. Our only gripe with it? It’s so good, we tend to forget that fresh corn doesn ...

For centuries Native Americans intercropped corn, beans and squash because the plants thrived together. A new initiative is measuring health and social benefits from reuniting the “three sisters.” ...