Archives: Seeds to Know

When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which … Continued

Light, healthy, and easily tossed together– salads have been a staple throughout human history. They come in a variety for forms and feature as both side and main dishes in a range of regional cuisines. Weinraub explores their history, from a simple assemblage of wild plants to their current position as the quintessential health food.

First-grade gardener Gertie Green’s social skills are tested when she joins the school garden club in this beautifully illustrated early reader chapter book about self confidence, consideration, and learning how to say you’re sorry. 

Food is essential to southern culture, and collard greens play a central role in the South’s culinary traditions. A feast to the famished, a reward to the strong, and a comfort to the weary, collards have long been held dear in the food-loving southern heart. In Collards: A Southern Tradition from Seed to Table, Edward H. Davis and John T. … Continued

Before the humans built great nations. Before the sea filled with crustaceans. At the beginning of earth’s rotation Pickles ruled creation. The cucumbers had it made in the shade, hoarding all the pickle juice for themselves while the rest of the fruits and veggies were left to rot. That is, until a rebellious pepper started a revolution to take the brine and … Continued

Explore the cultural and gastronomic importance of pickles from the earliest civilizations’ brine-makers to twenty-first-century dilettantes of dill. Join Davison and discover the art of pickling as mastered by the ancient Chinese; find out why Korean astronaut Yi So-yeon took pickled cabbage into space in 2008; learn how the Japanese pickle the deadly puffer fish; and … Continued