The Arikara Tribe led the last tribal movement north to North Dakota. They were skilled corn farmers who relied on the crop ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 'three sisters' are staple foods for many Native American tribes. Marilyn Angel Wynn/Getty Images Historians know that turkey ...

One in a series of columns co-written by Tony and Karen Russo, a father-daughter team and former owners of Russo’s in Watertown. IPSWICH — It’s hot, the sun is shining, and there is no doubt it is ...

IXTENCO, 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, Vargas worried ...

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, ...

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 ...

IXTENCO, 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, Vargas worried that ...

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.

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 ...

Mexico’s move to ban genetically modified corn is a manifestation of its efforts to protect numerous native corn varieties against the global ag industry’s push towards genetically modified organisms ...

This story was originally published by The Conversation. Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving, when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal with the pilgrims of ...