By 1845, one-third of U.K. residents lived in Ireland and nearly all of them relied on a single potato strain—a disaster ...

As spring approaches, farmers across the state prepare for potato season — the planting process begins after the last hard ...

In the mid-19th century, a microscopic invader swept across Ireland, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The potato blight, caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora infestans, triggered ...

Tomatoes are the most popular plant to grow and a gardening expert has shared that it's currently the best time to start ...

The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the ...

The benefits of chitting the seed potatoes of maincrop varieties, which are much longer in the ground and generally far ...

St. Patrick’s Day may see light rain and cool temperatures. NOAA has issued a Flood Watch for March 12 from 6 p.m. to March 13 at 6 p.m. It is for LA County in general but with an emphasis in the burn ...

“This is Mostrim” is a trilogy, commencing with The Famine. Set at the onset of the potato blight the work is a fictional ...

It has been nearly five years since Quinnipiac University closed Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum for unclear reasons. The art ...

Two consignments of ware potatoes imported from Poland have tested positive for ring rot, a notifiable disease that could ...

Each clover represents something different.” Harper held up a green four-leaf clover that she had drawn and cut out for her ...

A 'bomb-proof' vegetable that is uncommonly easy to grow is "the one plant you need to grow in case of the apocalypse", says ...