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Heirloom sweet corn, picked right from the stalk and then boiled immediately, is one of the most highly anticipated treats of the summer garden. Corn originated as a modest grass in the Mexican plateaus and spread north and south from ...

Here in the Midwest, our seasons change from day to day. This week our normal highs should be around 85 degrees, with lows in the mid 60s. But not this year. This week has been unusually cool, with high temps ...

If you thought your troubles were over once you got your tomato plants in the ground, then we’ve got bad news for you… having a garden is a constant battle against nature, and there always seems to be something just ...

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Are you happy with your survival pantry? Do you feel you’ve got a pretty good store of food and supplies should a disaster come about? You’ve got a good stock of sugar and salt, cans of vegetables and bags of rice ...

Chicken noodle soup is good for you when you’re sick. That’s the widespread consensus, the wisdom passed down by mothers and grandmothers for generations. Some claim that this is just an old wives’ tale, and that the soup is really ...

Everybody’s putting in raised beds these days and there is a reason for that. Raised garden beds are easy to make and easy to care for, making them very popular for working families wanting to grow their own food. But ...

Having the ability to sustain yourself through your own homegrown food is a joy everyone should experience. Like the old saying says, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and ...

If you’re eating a store-bought fruit or vegetable while reading this article, there’s a good chance it was imported. And if it was imported, it likely wasn’t inspected. The Food and Drug Administration acknowledged as much July 26 when it ...

Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most-populous country, is facing a garlic shortage and is but the latest large country to experience a scarcity of the popular plant. Indonesia is lacking enough garlic in large part due to new rules limiting the imports ...