Mother nature always shows that when there is a will, there's a way. I never realized until I started gardening just how easy it is to grow food. Because life, in any form, is engineered to grow, live, and flourish. It's just the design. And any living thing in nature is also endowed with [...]
Well, now I know why they tell you not to put anything with seeds into the compost. We laid down some of our homemade compost in with our fresh dirt for our two new raised beds back in March. For over a month, we've had fast-growing, gargantuan rogue plants popping up everywhere before a single [...]
We all know Vitamin C, right? We run to the drug store for copious amounts of it, especially when cold season starts to manhandle us midweek and can’t afford to get sick. We know our orange juice is chock full of it. We know it’s in a lot of citrus fruits, which protects us [...]
Aaaaah, pecans! These soft, buttery and nutty little packages of healthy nutrients have become my top favorite nut. It's hard to believe that three years ago, I would have made a face at any nut on the planet. That's what finding out what's healthy does for you - you try new things and find out [...]
According to healthychildren.org, did you know that every year over half of the 2.4 million people who either swallow or come into contact with poisons are under the age of six years of age? And it's no wonder. Look in your kitchen or bathroom cupboards. Really look. What do you see? If you're like most Americans, you see [...]
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