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Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 11: G-Day For An East Coast Kiwi

Kiwi is grown in many regions, including in the U.S. But you’d never guess one of the mountainous states suitable for Kiwi growing.  ARS researchers at the Appalachian...

Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 10: A Rosey Outlook For Red Potatoes

We’re peeling back the story behind America’s favorite comfort food—the potato—and the science that keeps your fries crispy and your red-skinned mashed potatoes creamy...

Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 9: Beans That Build Our Bodies

We all know we should eat more beans; and yet Americans eat fewer of these superfoods than most other countries. Beans are packed with vitamins and minerals, including...

Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 8: Loosening Up Vignoles Wine Grape

Geneva, New York is one of the great destinations in the U.S. for crisp, juicy, semi-dry and semi-sweet wines. Here in the Finger Lakes region, wineries pour popular v...

Season 13: Fresh, New Varieties For Your Shopping Cart | Episode 7: Intermission – Get Ready for Some Purple Rain

Let ARS do the shopping for you! Here are some new food varieties from ARS that will certainly wet your appetite. And best of all, no delivery charge! Connect with us:...

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