Where is cassava from?
May 11, 2021 3:35 pm Leave your thoughtsThe starchy, drought tolerant cassava grows well in poor soils, making it an important crop. But where’s its centre of origin?
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What is tuna fruit? It’s juicy, brightly coloured, and serves many purposes
January 18, 2021 9:34 am Leave your thoughtsFruit, fodder and climate change adaptation tool: tuna is a versatile crop!
6 things you didn’t know about squash
October 1, 2020 5:38 pm Leave your thoughtsSquash began in Central America and Mexico and includes some of the largest and most diverse fruits in the plant kingdom.
A kale of a tale: That time Canada was running out of kale seeds
October 1, 2019 6:03 pm Leave your thoughtsA decade ago, could you have imagined a rush on kale seeds?
Where do tomatoes come from?
October 1, 2019 5:52 pm Leave your thoughtsToday's tomatoes began as wild plants in the Andes.