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Vegetable Gardening With Your Kids

Food

This is a guest post from Mike Lieberman who blogs at Urban Organic Gardener. One of the excuses that I often hear from parents about not growing their own food is that they have kids and don’t have the time. Why not include the kids and make it a family bonding experience? That’s what families [...]

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What Is Wrong With High Fructose Corn Syrup?

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High fructose corn syrup is one of the main ingredients in almost any processed food. You’ve probably heard nutritionists and environmentalists say it needs to be avoided. There’s a popular commercial running on television involving two mothers at a birthday party laughing about all the hype and insisting that in moderation, high fructose corn syrup [...]

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More Garden Progress: The Arbor & Fence

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My husband has been hard at work; the arbor and fence around the new garden annex are finished. He’s decided to leave the posts long on the new section for now. We may need to tie a barrier around them if the corn gets too tall and the deer become too persistent. I thought I’d [...]

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Green & Healthy Breakfast Ideas

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The other day I wrote about smoothies and while I tend to drink them any time of day, I often incorporate them into breakfast because they’re yummy and they’re also highly portable. There are a few other things I like to eat for breakfast and I find that when I do take the time for [...]

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Where Should Your Organic Dollars Go?

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It’s hard to know where to spend your precious organic dollars. Fortunately, Environmental Working Group (EWG.org) has just updated their Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce where they list the “Clean 15” and the “Dirty Dozen.” The Clean 15 are the least sprayed fruits and vegetables and therefore the safest bets if you want to [...]

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Mmmm. . .Smoothies

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I’ve been trying to find easy and delicious ways to increase my intake of good foods. One of my favorites is the smoothie. There are two combinations I’m really into lately and I thought I’d share them with you. The first one I learned about from Hannah Keeley. I’m no longer sure of the exact [...]

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