Pumpkin

Discover why the US harvests 500 million pounds of a food we have no intention of eating.

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Pumpkin How Does It Grow

Premiered October 24, 2016

Pumpkin

You’ve been duped: that “pumpkin” puree in the can isn’t pumpkin at all — at least not the kind you think! We bust the great American pumpkin myth and discover why we grow 500 million pounds of the stuff each year — without eating any of it.

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Discover the real reason why asparagus is considered the "king of vegetables."

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Asparagus

Watch how pecans get from a Georgia orchard to your table in time for Thanksgiving.

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Pecans

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How Does It Grow

Telling the stories of our food from field to fork.