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Like most children, my kids consume a lot of apple products—fresh apples, applesauce, and apple juice. I love the health benefits apples offer. Cornell University in particular has conducted several studies on apples and found that the antioxidants in apples ...

Fruit-loving foragers unite! Just when you think you have tried all berries possible, there always seems to be one more to spark some interest. Do you remember ever singing about going “’round the mulberry bush” as a young child? Well, ...

When most people think of canning food for winter, there are a few vegetables and fruits that immediately come to mind. But a look through any good quality food preservation book—such as the ones published by Ball, the National Center ...

Bats are among the most misunderstood creatures on the planet. Many of us fear them and do what we can to keep them away. As a result, we destroy their habitats and kill them by the thousands. While we think ...

I want to tell you the fascinating story about the history of vinegar-based fruit juices. It seems like food and drink trends always bring us back to the phrase… “everything old is new again.” Beekeeping, backyard chickens, whole foods, and ...

Although these days you may only see root cellars in horror films, they were once an essential way of life. For our ancestors, a root cellar would have meant the difference between feeding your family and starving to death. But ...

One of the ultimate lessons I have picked up in life is that some of the things that I find annoying are in actuality extremely useful. Take, for example, the neighborhood fruit and nut trees, which make a mess on ...

The first day that you bring a fruit tree home from the nursery is an exciting one. Perhaps you’re imagining fresh, delicious fruit throughout the season. Maybe you’re already googling pie or jam recipes. Too often, however, these trees end ...

Most potatoes we eat today have 100 percent less vitamin A than potatoes did in the 1950s. One hundred percent. That may sound unbelievable, but it doesn’t end there. An analysis of nutritional records done by Canada’s national newspaper found ...

It happens in households across the United States every day. A trip to the grocery store is unpacked at home with the goal of simply getting things put away and the chore completed. Fresh, shiny new cans of fruits and ...