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The former samurai who bred Japan's first apple, the "Indo" variety pictured here, named it after the state of Indiana.

How Former Samurai and Farmers Cultivated the First Japanese Apples

Famous fruits, including the Fuji apple, were the result of decades of effort.

Emily Warren August 14, 2020

Members of a women's volunteer service in Flushing march into their Victory Garden.

When World War II Started, the U.S. Government Fought Against Victory Gardens

Home gardeners planted despite an initial federal policy of leaving farming to the professionals.

April White August 5, 2020

The Temple of Juno, seen here through the branches of a blossoming almond tree, is surrounded by centuries-old olive trees that are harvested to make olive oil.

The Ancient Greek Temples Home to Orchards, Vineyards, and Rare Bees

A UNESCO site that doubles as a working farm represents a shift in conservation.

Shaun Pett July 30, 2020

Maurice the rooster, whose early crowing upset vacationers in France's Ile d’Oléron.

The Sights, Sounds, and Smells of Rural France May Soon Be Protected by Law

“If you can’t handle that, you’re in the wrong place."

Sam Harrison July 28, 2020

Muralidharan worked with illustrators Shrishti Dabolkar and Priyadarshini Narayana to create renderings of the vegetables featured in <em>Cook and See</em>.

Cracking the Case of South India's Missing Vegetables

A food designer used quarantine to track down the mystery produce in his grandmother's cookbook.

Reina Gattuso July 22, 2020

Orchard, Colorado

Dearfield Ghost Town

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

Machinery on display.

Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Mexico

Museo Menonita (Mennonite Museum)

A place to learn about the history and culture of Mexico's largest Anabaptist group.

An artist rendering of the Open Orchard on Governor's Island.

A Franken-Forest of Fruit Trees Is Growing on Governors Island

The project will rescue forgotten peaches, plums, and apricots.

Marina Wang June 22, 2020

Willey stands next to a massive mural on the barn roof of an organic farm in Lyons, Nebraska. He designed it to be visible to the crop duster pilots who flew by.

Meet the Man on a Mission to Hand-Paint 50,000 Bees

How the muralist Matthew Willey learned to love bees.

Skye Sherman June 16, 2020

Houses of the “Floating City,” located in front of the city of Manaus, on the Rio Negro, in the 1960s.

The Life and Death of the ‘Floating City’ of Manaus

To some, this Brazilian neighborhood was a tropical Venice. To others, it was a slum on the water.

Ignacio Amigo June 9, 2020

Wierzbica, Poland

Sadpol Strawberry

The giant metal fruit was once the symbol of a large farm.

The Bee Museum, Rhodes.

Bee Museum of Rhodes

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

These four 98-foot-tall silos in Thallon, Queensland, took Brisbane artists Joel Fergie (aka The Zookeeper) and Travis Vinson (aka Drap) three weeks to paint.

Painted Silos Are Turning the Outback Into an Alfresco Art Gallery

Can these unlikely bursts of beauty refresh Australia’s parched rural towns too?

Natasha Bazika May 19, 2020

Gredič

The summer residence of a Spanish ambassador who brought viticulture to an impoverished region, sparking its transformation into one of the world's best wine regions.

Yams and foraged greens for sale at Mujai’s cafe.

India’s Mother Earth Cafés Shine a Spotlight on Indigenous Crops

Rural restaurants are providing a market for endangered edibles.

Sharanya Deepak May 12, 2020

Monticello’s 1,000-foot-long garden terrace served as both a source of food and an experimental laboratory.

At Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Garden Is Still Growing

Restoring the grounds and its rare, heirloom crops recreated what was effectively the country's first seed bank.

Eric J. Wallace April 21, 2020

Tobacco leaves strung on a rack.

Havana, Florida

Shade Tobacco Museum

This small museum is dedicated to the history of Havana and Florida's once-booming tobacco industry.

Itanoní

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.