How Does It Grow

Peaches picked straight from the tree are always a lot fuzzier than when you buy them from a store. Why is that? And what is the fuzz for in the first place?

This tropical rice pudding uses half the added sugar than most rice pudding recipes. And come on, caramelized pineapple? Yes, please.

You can find a lot of so-called "tips" for picking the perfect pineapple. Most of them are myths. We bust the big ones (sorry, Gordon Ramsay) and help you score the best in the bunch.

Most fruits have seeds buried deep inside the fleshy part we eat. So why are strawberries so different? Prepare yourself: everything you thought you knew about strawberries is about to go up in smoke.

Adding fruit to your grilled cheese will take it to a whole new level thanks to that magic combination of salty and sweet.

Carrots don't have to be bland! Try this super simple recipe with an Indian kick.

Purple carrots may not be as newfangled as you'd expect. Find out the crazy history of the carrot — and its many colors — in 60 seconds.

Is this the future of farming? Find out how hydroponic farmers grow spinach — one of the most nutrient-packed foods on the planet — even in the dead of winter.

Navels, clementines, tangerines... What are the differences between these and more? Here's your orange citrus cheat sheet.

Follow America's favorite vegetable from field to factory — to see how potatoes grow and how they're turned into chips. PLUS: find out how eating green spuds might just possibly kill you!

So you've eaten a helping of asparagus, and soon afterwards, you're struck by a particularly odiferous bathroom visit. Asparagus pee — that smelly urine that strikes after eating asparagus — what's up with that? Well, you'd be surprised how much scientific research has tried to get to the bottom of this. Here's what they’ve discovered.

Find out how penguin poop and ladybugs are employed to grow five million heads of cauliflower each year at one of America's largest organic farms. Also, the labor-intensive trick farmers have to pull to keep our cauliflower white. Because if it's not white, we won't buy it.