This week on We Dig Plants, Alice and Carmen are tipping their hats to the homesteaders that settled the country located west of the Mississippi River. Signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act encouraged western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public...

Did you know Abraham Lincoln cooked!? Did you know his favorite childhood food was gingerbread? Was Lincoln a foodie? Take a culinary trip to the 1800's as author Rae Katherine Eighmey joins Cathy Erway on a special episode of Eat Your Words. Rae is the author of Abraham Lincoln in...