Emerging evidence from clinical and mechanistic studies reveals how okra’s natural compounds lower blood sugar, balance ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Before it becomes the familiar vegetable on dinner plates, okra starts its life as a flower. Zack Snipes, the area horticulture agent with the Clemson Cooperative Extension ...

Botanists believe okra originated in modern-day Ethiopia. Cultivation spread quickly to North and West Africa, and India via established trade routes. It is thought that the plant reached both Brazil ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Coterie gives okra an Indian-inspired twist with cumin, mint, carmelized onions and cilantro-mint ...

African cuisine is famous for its colorful, nutritious vegetables that make meals delicious and healthy. These veggies not ...

Drinking okra water can contribute to daily hydration needs while providing additional nutrients. The antioxidants and ...

If you are not drinking your water infused with the latest miracle vegetable, what are you doing? Slices of lemon or cucumber are out—instead people are infusing their water with chia seeds or, most ...

A three-acre garden doesn't offer any shade. I learned this lesson all too well as a child when I'd spend time at my paternal grandparents' farm outside Grenada, Mississippi. They devoted the rest of ...

It’s okra season in Michigan. That’s good news for okra lovers. Not so much for okra haters. Perhaps no other vegetable is so revered and reviled. Fans of the fuzzy little green pods love their ...

Okra has been a staple vegetable in the Southern United States for several hundred years. Thomas Jefferson noted okra was well established by the late 18th century. Okra grows as a tall garden plant ...