Thanksgiving, our national harvest celebration, is a good day to remember our collective food history, and an even better one to taste it. Teparies are native to the Sonoran Desert in the Southwest ...

Tepary beans are among the most drought-tolerant legume crops in the world, but at one time, they were almost an endangered species in the U.S. Waltram Ravelombola, Ph.D., a Texas A&M AgriLife ...

One of Tucson’s oldest foods nearly disappeared from the culinary map. When Spaniards first ventured into the lands settled by the Pima-speaking tribes, they found a thriving agricultural community ...

In what is almost an annual visit to Nebraska, Timothy Porch, research geneticist at U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service in Puerto Rico, scouted the dry edible bean plots at ...

1. Make the vinaigrette: In a large bowl, combine vinegar, mustard, cumin, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper; whisk to combine. Slowly drizzle in the oil, whisking constantly until smooth.

Desert crops could offer a way to grow food supplies as a warmer climate stresses plants.

Growing up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the 1970s, I ran wild with my cousins through my grandparents’ cattle ranch, over the hot, sandy South Dakota land of burrs and paddle cactus, hiding ...

Crops adapt to climatic and environmental changes by exhibiting certain modified biological traits. For instance, plants growing in deserts exhibit drought resistance. However, at times, plant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tepary beans come in a wide range of colors, but white and brown are among the most common. (Romulo Yanes/ Condé Nast via Getty ...