From David Mehlhorn’s vantage point as CEO of Johnny’s Selected Seeds, the seed industry and the economy offer reasons for optimism. Everything just needs a little extra planning and effort. Catering ...

Through children's books, films, and television specials, the story of Johnny Appleseed has touched American hearts ever since the real hero, John Chapman, first planted apple seeds across the country ...

There's never been a better time to eat — and cook with — American apple varieties. Frans Rombout / PicturePartners / Getty Images One day in 2004, Brooke Hazen noticed something unusual about one of ...

The Whole Seed Catalog from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, weighing in at 532 pages, has hit my mailbox with a resounding thump. The Johnny’s Seeds catalog has arrived as well, with 206 pages of ...

Apples and October seem to go together. Most old farmsteads had an apple orchard. Our home farm had two orchards. One was near the house and had summer apple trees, a Wealthy apple tree and a white ...