What Herb Makes Pesto and Smells Like Summer? Let’s Learn About the Basil Plant!
Have you ever eaten a plate of spaghetti with a delicious, bright green sauce called pesto? Or have you smelled a wonderful, fresh, almost spicy-sweet ...
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What Sweet Secret is Hidden in a Humble Root? Let’s Learn About the Sugar Beet Plant!
Look at the white sugar in your bowl. It looks just like sugar from sugarcane, doesn’t it? But what if the sugar in your cookie came not from a tall, ...
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What is the Tall Grass with Sweet, Juicy Stalks? Let’s Learn About the Sugarcane Plant!
Have you ever stirred a spoonful of white sugar into your cereal or lemonade? That sweet, crunchy crystal starts its life not in a bag, but in a field ...
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What Warm Drink Starts as a Leaf? Let’s Learn About the Tea Plant!
Imagine a chilly morning. You wrap your hands around a warm, comforting mug. The steam rises with a gentle, earthy smell. This soothing drink has been ...
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What is the Tiny Seed That Opens with a Pop? Let’s Learn About the Sesame Plant!
Have you ever taken a bite of a warm, soft bagel or a hamburger bun and noticed tiny, crunchy seeds on top? Or maybe you’ve had a sweet candy bar that ...
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What Tiny Seed Packs Protein in a Pod? Let’s Learn About the Lentil Plant!
Have you ever eaten a warm, hearty bowl of soup with lots of tiny, lens-shaped seeds in it? Maybe it was a red lentil soup or a yellow lentil stew. Th ...
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What Tiny Red Bean Fills a Sweet Bun? Let’s Learn About the Adzuki Bean Plant!
Have you ever eaten a sweet, red bean paste inside a bun or a pancake? That delicious, smooth, and slightly sweet filling comes from a very special li ...
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Who is the Tiny, Mighty Grain of the World? Let’s Learn About the Millet Plant!
Have you ever seen a bird feeder filled with tiny, round, golden seeds? Those are often millet Have you ever eaten a warm, creamy porridge or a fluffy ...
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What Plant Dances in the Wind as Porridge? Let’s Learn About the Oat Plant!
Do you know what makes a warm, cozy bowl of oatmeal for breakfast? Those soft, creamy flakes come from the seeds of a beautiful, swaying grass. Pictur ...
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Which Ancient Grain Fed Pharaohs and Vikings? Let’s Learn About the Barley Plant!
Have you ever eaten a warm, hearty bowl of soup with little chewy grains in it? Or maybe you’ve seen golden fields of grass that look like they’re wav ...
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What is the Tall, Sweet Grass of the Drylands? Let’s Learn About the Sorghum Plant!
Imagine a huge, hot, sunny field. The plants growing there are tall, with wide green leaves that look a bit like corn. But at the very top, instead of ...
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Who is the Banana’s Starchy Superhero Cousin? Let’s Learn About the Plantain Plant!
Have you ever seen a fruit that looks like a banana, but it’s bigger, greener, and harder? In many warm countries, you’ll see people buying these at t ...
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