There's a lot to love about squash. The mild, malleable, flavorful vegetable can be endlessly reinvented into dozens of different dishes. And there are so many varieties! From thick-skinned ...

When Beckham Sharpe and his family switched from raising tobacco to growing produce on their Kentucky farm more than a decade ago, they did a brisk business each fall in pumpkins and giant crookneck ...

Cube the cushaw; boil until tender. Drain, seed and peel. Mash the pulp. Make a paste of flour and milk. Add it with rest of the ingredients (except cinnamon) to the pulp, and mix well. Place in a ...

Cushaws and pumpkins for sale at Beckham Sharpe’s Georgetown farm. You can find them at farmers’ markets and at the grocery store, if you know what to look for. The green striped gourd is the cushaw.

Around this time of year, the sidewalks of South Twelfth Avenue are lined with squash: big ones, small ones, veiny green ones with bell bottoms and curvy trunks, flat ...