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“You are what you eat” can very well apply to brain power, too, according to the latest research. But how do specific foods boost our memory? Let’s look into a few foods touted as memory boosters to understand exactly how they work: 1. Whole grains Our brains are singularly greedy for glucose and insist on ...

If you are the type of gardener who likes to grow vegetables but rarely has time to plan and plant a garden, perennial vegetables may be a good choice for your lifestyle. There are vegetables you can plant once, then ...

Kale is a tough, cold-hardy member of the cabbage family, but kale grown in cool, frosty weather is amazingly sweet. If you already harvested a crop of kale you planted during spring (or even if you didn’t!), you can plant ...

Kale is everywhere these days — in the produce section of health food and big box stores, on the pages of foodie magazines and nutritional bulletins, and in all sorts of gardens. But not everyone has jumped on the kale ...

Do you ever feel like having some garden fresh vegetables, but then realize it is November? It may cheer you to know there are some vegetables that can survive winter’s grasp. You can’t just leave the crops open to the ...

  If you are looking to become more self-sufficient while boosting your nutrition at the same time, there is no better choice than with a home vegetable garden. Homegrown veggies are superior to store-bought veggies in terms of freshness, taste ...

  While it may be a few weeks for much of the country before we can plant any warm-season crops like tomatoes, beans and peppers, we can start planning cool-season crops right now. Cool-season crops are those plants that can ...

If you are a gardener, this has probably happened to you. You stand up to take a break from weeding and notice that the neighbors are strapping kayaks to the top of their car. Or maybe you saw on social ...

A vegetable grower’s poem around the time of harvest is often something along the lines of, “How do I store thee?  Let me count the ways.” As a gardener myself, I mutter something about the depth and breadth and height ...

“Super Kale” is the hero of the vegetable kingdom. Well, it isn’t really called “Super Kale,” but it should be. This simple, sturdy plant has spread throughout the world and become a staple on healthy living menus. It is easy ...