Eggplant is one of the most versatile vegetables in the home garden. The fruit can be steamed, baked, fried, grilled, boiled, sauteed, breaded and stuffed. Believed to be native to India, eggplant is ...

From eggplant parm to stir-fry, ratatouille to roasted vegetables, this delicious purple food is the star of many of our favorite dishes. We know it’s tasty, and it’s definitely one of our five a day, ...

The beautiful purple or white eggplant is intriguing because it’s actually a fruit used as a vegetable. Technically, I hear it’s really a berry. The original plants produced fruit about the size of ...

Eggplant are very versatile and can be planted in traditional gardens, raised beds or containers. It would be wise to use a stake or cages to support plants before the fruit begins to ripen, similar ...

It’s easy to think of eggplant as a vegetable because we find it in so many savory dishes, but eggplant, also called aubergine, is actually a tropical fruit. Available from early summer through fall, ...

The eggplant has a few strikes against it -- not only is it one of America's least-favorite vegetables, but it's also saddled with a confusing name. While it's technically a plant, it's nothing like ...

South Louisiana’s hot weather and afternoon rains have brought a bounty of locally grown produce to farmers markets. They are bursting with fresh fruit, such as peaches, watermelon, cantaloupe and ...

The growing season for vegetable gardens is about over, and fall cleanup is at hand. However, many of us are already looking forward to our next year's garden and what we plan to grow. Sure, most of ...

Fifteen minutes before the Boulder Farmers’ Market opens Saturday, a line of some twenty or thirty people has formed in front of the Morton’s Orchard stand. Word is out that the first peaches are at ...