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GARDENING

For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (E) Echinacea

Echinacea, or purple coneflower, is well known for its immune-boosting abilities. After gaining popularity among eclectic physicians in the late 1800s, echinacea became one of the most common herbal remedies

How to Help Migrating Hummingbirds on Their Arduous Journeys

As gardens across America go dormant for the winter, many of our feathered friends have made their annual journey south. This includes the fascinating — and myth inspiring — hummingbirds. 
For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (D): Dill
For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (C): Comfrey
For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (B): Beautyberry
For Powerful Traditional Remedies, Know and Grow Medicinal Herbs (A): Arnica
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Seasonal Eating for July, and the Topic of Landrace
Seed Saving Basics for the Home Gardener
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Can Fungi Fix Our Plastic Problem? Polymer-Eating Mushrooms Show Potential in a Variety of Applications
Since the revolutionary discovery of the first synthetic polymers in 1869, plastics have become an indispensable...
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The Odyssey of Gai Lan
There is a charming story that the families of early Chinese immigrants sailing from Guangdong to San...
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Talking Trees – Communal and Altruistic Habits of the Forest
According to Peter Wohleben, best-selling author of The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They...
Starting a Garden, Step by Step
With food prices plus a host of world crises on the rise, many are exploring a more self-sufficient and...
What exactly went wrong with wheat and other staple foods?
What Went Wrong With Wheat – Is This Staple Grain Making Us Sick?
With a whopping one in seven adults suffering some degree of sensitivity to wheat, many have explored...
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Birdwatching – Family Fun For All Seasons
According to a 2016 survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, about 20 percent of the U.S. population...
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Start Your Garden Now With Gallon Jug Greenhouses
Most home gardeners lack the luxury of a greenhouse, and resort to purchasing plants that could otherwise...
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You Don’t Need to Travel to Make Every Day an Adventure
While many of us may fantasize about high adventure, and admire those who are daring and bold, various...
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The Traditional Chinese Garden – A Miniature of Nature, in Harmony With Man
The traditional Chinese Garden has a recorded history of over three thousand years. Still treasured today...