In this Aug. 27, 2013 photo, these ears of sweet-tasting, bi-color corn were grown from seed in containers inside a hobby greenhouse near Langley, Wash. The Burpee's "On Deck" corn matured in a little ...

Here we find ourselves in the middle of sweet corn season — what a treat! But while the ears in the grocery store bins may sometimes be labeled with where they’re grown —Brentwood, for instance, or by ...