Tucked away in your kitchen cupboard is probably a bottle of apple cider vinegar that you use once in a blue moon, though you could be using it a lot more. It is made by first pressing apples and using the liquid, then adding yeast and bacteria. After two fermentation processes … [Read more...]
How to Dry Onions For Storage
Most onions respond well to organic gardening methods, so if you decide to try some in your garden, you may end up with a bigger yield than you expect. So once again, you may be out canvassing the neighborhood with free veggies at the end of the season. If that doesn't appeal to … [Read more...]
Forget sunscreen! Did you know you can use broccoli to fight sunburn?
Is broccoli being overlooked as THE summer vegetable? Broccoli sprout extract, sulforaphane, has been researched for sun protection and skin cancer prevention. Could broccoli extract become your next sun protection focus? Here’s more information on a study by Johns Hopkins … [Read more...]
19 Ways to Use Coconut Oil: Including Boost Energy and Weight Loss
If you already have a jar of coconut oil in your cupboard, you know it has a lot of uses. Basically, it’s pulled out of the "meat" of a coconut. Coconut oil is a good fat that is sweet and good for you. But it doesn’t just belong in the kitchen! We’re betting that if you don’t … [Read more...]
Thin Your Fruit to Prevent Rotting in Backyard Orchards
Though it can be comforting to eye those weighted-down branches on your fruit trees and anticipate the harvest, the sad fact is that fruit that's too tightly clustered on the tree can begin to rot. While there are chemical solutions to some of the factors that cause rotting, a … [Read more...]
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