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Dr. Frieda Rapoport Caplan forever changed American produce aisles.
fruit

Remembering the 'Kiwi Queen' Who Revolutionized American Produce Aisles

Frieda Caplan defied gender norms to take Americans from peas and potatoes to kumquats and quinces.
Luke Fater January 23, 2020
Rochester, Minnesota

Corn Water Tower

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.
A Nepalese devotee cuts a melon on the ninth day of Dashain in Nepal.
animals

After Generations of Animal Sacrifice, Nepal Is Butchering Coconuts and Squash

Activists envision a bloodless future for the annual Dashain festival.
Josh Nadeau December 20, 2019
Brooklyn, New York

Farm.One

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.
food

Scottish Singles Used to Spend Halloween Picking Kale

The leafy green once foretold the future.
Mark Hay October 23, 2019
Bamberg, Germany

The Gardener and Vintner Museum

A local museum honors the history of Bamberg’s unique cultural heritage: growing crops in the heart of the city.
Teofilo Garcia poses by a pile of hats in progress.
hats

The Man Making Hats Out of Vegetables

Teofilo Garcia may be the last Filipino to turn gourds he grows into headwear.
Richard Collett September 24, 2019
Coming back from the root cellar with a vegetable haul.
food

This Newfoundland Town Is the ‘Root Cellar Capital of the World’

During a crisis, locals turned their root cellars into an attraction.
Karen Burshtein July 29, 2019
Permanently Closed
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bloodroot Feminist Vegetarian Restaurant

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.
James Boudreaux under his mirliton trellis.
farms

After Hurricane Katrina, Home Gardeners Saved New Orleans' Iconic Squash

The Louisiana mirliton has survived revolution, industrial competition, and floods.
Reina Gattuso June 7, 2019
A tiny sample of Angood's collection.
collections

The Surprising, Overlooked Artistry of Fruit Stickers

Kelly Angood curates an online museum of little, adhesive marvels.
Sabrina Imbler June 6, 2019
Gastro Obscura

North Georgia Candy Roaster Squash

Bred by members of the Cherokee Nation, this heirloom American squash gets sweeter in storage.
Gastro Obscura

Long Island Cheese Pumpkin

This recently revived New York heirloom doesn't contain cheese, but it does make an iconic pumpkin pie.
Gastro Obscura

Louisiana Mirliton

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians banded together to save a beloved heirloom squash.
Gastro Obscura

Turnip Schnapps

The modest root vegetable makes a potent liquor in Wildschönau, Austria.
Gastro Obscura

San Marzano Tomatoes

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Gastro Obscura

Duruka

“Fiji asparagus” isn't asparagus at all.
Gastro Obscura

Filderkraut Fest

Germans turn up for a rare, pointed cabbage.