They are the pride of summer gardeners and the mainstay of many Italian dishes. They also add texture and flavor to sandwiches. People all over the world love tomatoes. In fact, contrary to what you might expect, China reigns as ...
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8 Health Benefits Of Spinach You Likely Didn’t Know
If you could eat something that could boost your eye health, strengthen your bones, increase your body’s healing processes and aid your digestion, would you eat it? What about if that same food was easy to grow or inexpensive to ...
Read More »Lettuce Has … No Nutrition? Perhaps, If You Eat The Wrong Kind
Nature gives us a great hint for choosing healthy fruits and vegetables – color. The darker the berry, the higher the antioxidant value. Similarly, the darker the shade of lettuce is, the higher its nutritional content. Take iceberg lettuce, for ...
Read More »A $6,000 Off-Grid Home: ‘Take Control Of Your Life,’ Builder Says
It is hard to picture Ryan Halpin as a clean-shaven corporate executive working 50 hours a week, but that is how he was before he followed his dream of pursing an off-the-grid lifestyle. Halpin — with his long hair and ...
Read More »Just About Everything You’ve Heard About Eggs Is Wrong
The American Egg Board launched “the incredible, edible egg” as its marketing slogan in 1976, and then five years ago it aired a new version in radio, TV and social media. Long maligned as a contributing cause of high cholesterol ...
Read More »The Strange Truth Behind Those ‘Natural Flavors’ Labels
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “natural” as “being or composed of ingredients that are from nature and not artificial.” With that definition in mind, it makes sense that when you see the words “all natural” or “natural flavors” on a food ...
Read More »That Time The U.S. Gov’t Rationed Food – And Threatened Jail For Those Who Didn’t
If you were asked to picture people lined up at a grocery store with ration books in their hands, you would probably imagine people in war-torn Europe. However, during World War II, government-issued ration books were a very real part ...
Read More »1 In 8 Chance Of A Grid-Crippling Solar Storm In The Next Decade?
Jan. 5, 2017 January offers us a time for reflection and prediction. For centuries, people looked to the stars for signs of what is to come, and winter offers many opportunities for stargazing. As we begin a new year, perhaps ...
Read More »Harvesting Rainwater When Digging Wells Is Too Expensive
Harvesting rainwater is something many of us do for our gardens as a way to save money and to make better use of a precious natural resource. However, do you think you could run your home and garden almost completely ...
Read More »A Life Without Bills: Middle-Aged Couple Builds $30,000 Off-Grid Cob Home
If you are intrigued by off-the-grid living but are put off by the expense of building your own self-sufficient house, you need to take a look at a couple’s home in Bisbee, Ariz. They built their 600-square-foot abode for only ...
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