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In April 2012, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and several other prominent organizations released a study that assessed the long-term health risks associated...

Not going to a four-year program doesn't mean you have to give up on scholarships and financial aid. Community colleges offer many of the same financial...

Hairy vetch is a plant that falls under the category of legume. Legumes are useful plants for many reasons. The main one is that they add...

The mother is central to the picture of blessing and prosperity. —Nancy Wilson, The Fruit of Her Hands (2000) Great cities are commonly called mothers…. —John...

Dear Joel, If I purchase conventional seedling plants of tomato, eggplant, squash, etc. that are not organic, would they grow to be just as healthy as...

Community college gets a bad rap in popular culture as a second-rate or “cheap” education option for losers. Nothing could be further from the truth, but...

Butterflies are a natural part of most environments. They are attractive, but also useful insects to have around. Butterflies provide an important food source for other...

My favorite ingredient for house cleaning is grease – elbow grease, that is. I’m a firm believer that an extra bit of effort works as well...

Firearm lubrication is an interesting topic for the off-the-grid lifestyle, especially if a situation develops which threatens normalcy in the future.  Not having access to high...

Many beginning gardeners make the mistake of placing too little emphasis on soil. Your plants grow in the soil, stretch their roots through it, and take...