Question

A garden plant that has been passed down within a food family and is generally not commercially grown is called a/an _______ product.

Answer 1

the correct answer is an heirloom plant (vegetable/fruit).

Step-by-step explanation:

Seed Savers Exchange defines an heirloom as any garden plant that has a history of being passed down within a family, just like pieces of heirloom jewelry or furniture.

Answer 2

I believe the correct answer is an heirloom plant (vegetable/fruit).

An heirloom plant is garden plant that has been passed down within a food family, grown and maintained usually ethnic minority communities and is generally not commercially grown. Heirloom plants are event illegal to sell in some parts of the world, notably the European Union, if the cultivars were not listed as approved for sale.