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Like a competitive game of Monopoly, big corporations are snatching up all the food companies, meaning that out of the thousands of products on your grocery store shelf, 90 percent of them are owned by 10 companies. Yes – just ...

When your great-grandmother sat down for breakfast with her family, it was probably a lot different than the one you ate today. No doubt, she baked homemade bread and spread freshly churned butter on top. The bacon she cooked came ...

What would you choose — a rusty cast iron skillet from a garage sale or a shiny new stainless steel or aluminum pan from a kitchen store? Ignoring the cost difference ($100 vs. a few dollars for a used cast ...

GMO corn is no longer resistant to pests, Brazilian farmers say. The growers maintain that the genetically modified corn seeds are no longer protected from “voracious tropical bugs” and therefore require enhanced use of pesticides, Reuters reported. Dow, Monsanto and ...

Fresh summer fruits and vegetables — every winter we long for them, and every summer we enjoy eating them raw and in our favorite salads, desserts and recipes. Yet, despite our best efforts, many of these tasty, nutritious foods are ...

In the age of the Internet and microwaves, we tend to expect ease and instant gratification to be a perpetual way of life. We can buy a hundred pounds of meat, stick it in the freezer and eat off of ...

One of my favorite things to preserve from the garden are peppers. Hot peppers, sweet peppers, jalapenos, Serrano peppers, banana peppers, pimentos … if it is a pepper with a skin, it can be pickled first and then canned in ...

When it comes to stocking up on food, you more than likely think that you have covered all your bases and that you have what you need. But there are many foods that you may not have thought about, and ...

For many people, the term “natural” is synonymous with “organic.” But when it comes to food labels, the two terms could hardly be more opposite. The majority of Americans believe that when a food product is labeled “natural,” it upholds ...

You’ve been waiting for this day all summer long, and now it’s finally here. No, it’s not just the kids going back to school. It’s the tomatoes — they’re finally ripe! Sure, you can eat grocery-store tomatoes anytime of the ...