Walla Walla Sweet Onions made international headlines last October when a photo of the sweet onions in a wicker basket, posted by a seed company, was deemed too sexy for Facebook. After much ...

At a time of year when most people are fixated on berries and peaches, corn and tomatoes, it's also the season to get excited about onions -- not just any old allium but a heritage sweet onion ...

Walla Walla sweet onion harvest will kick off in mid-June. Michael J. Locati, president of the Walla Walla sweet onion marketing committee, hopes for improved yields and prices. Walla Walla sweet ...

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — It took 10 years for Michael J. Locati to develop a red-colored Walla Walla sweet onion. While harvesting, Locati and his uncle noticed that certain onions would have very light ...

Before Walla Walla became known for wine, it was famous for something else: “Home of the onion so sweet you can eat it like an apple.” That line, a mainstay of marketing materials for the Walla Walla ...

SOME PEOPLE ARE still mad about the whole Washington state vegetable thing. Seems that a vocal agricultural contingent agitated for it to be, of all things, the potato. Sure, potatoes are great, but ...

Some things are worth waiting for, like these tasty fall vegetables that can be harvested right up to the first frost—and ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Why grow onions? Sure, they are cheap and plentiful in the grocery stores, but if you've never grown ...

Harvested Walla Walla sweet onions are placed in 1,000-bound bins in this photo contributed by Michael J. Locati, president of the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee. WALLA WALLA, Wash. — ...