DeZha Smith, at 21-year-old farmer from north St. Louis, surveys dozens of collard green plants at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis, Ill. The plants are part of a study examining the ...

Collard greens are a staple for many kitchens in the Southern U.S., especially in African American homes. And now the vegetable is getting the same heirloom treatment as other fruits and veggies.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Collard greens with pork Who were the first people to eat collard greens? Food historians believe that the cultivation of the ...

Volunteers with the Heirloom Collard Project screen for seeds. (Courtesy Chris Smith-The Utopian Seed Project) *Collard greens at the grocery store tend to be monotonous, making up rows and rows of ...

Collard enthusiasts across the country are coming together to study, preserve and popularize tastier, hardier varieties of collard greens that could also be better suited for the changing climate.

Hundreds of collard greens are evenly planted in rows inside a softly-lit greenhouse at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Innovation Center in East St. Louis, Illinois. These ...