By Carey Wedler Four hundred animals who live at an animal sanctuary in New Smyrna Beach, Florida may face euthanasia now that Bank of America has seized ownership of the property. Tina Richardson has lived and paid rent at the property with her husband for…
By Jeffrey Green I’ve always struggled with dandruff. I remember pleading with my mom in middle school to only buy me white or light gray t-shirts because I was worried about my classmates seeing dandruff flakes on my shoulders. So embarrassing. Like a lot of other…
By Jeremiah Johnson We’re going to give you guys and gals a bit of information pertaining to Taraxacum officinale, also known as the Dandelion. Last year I conducted a book review on the work “Eat the Weeds,” and out of the edible weeds, none exemplifies…
By Heather Callaghan Amsterdam, The Netherlands – What do you think of vertical farming? Can it supplement feeding the world? What about farming with LED lights? When you hear this – you might rethink farming forever. A large, global lighting company, Philips Lighting, has just…
By Alexis Henning Mason jars have a variety of uses that can help us downsize on plastic and non-recyclables and help keep our planet habitable for generations to come. Plastic overuse, while gratefully declined since the 1950s, is still a heavy global problem. 10 million tons…
By Tess Pennington Aromatherapy has been shown to have a profound impact on lifting moods, purifying the air, and making a room smell great in the process. This type of therapy interacts with the “emotional brain” or limbic system. During inhalation, odor molecules travel through the…
We’re giving away 1 premium chlorine shower filter everyday for the next 2 weeks. Register here. By Jeffrey Green Bathing in chlorinated water may be worse for you than drinking it because it bypasses your liver, say scientists. Chlorine is the most widely used disinfectant…
By Ariana Marisol Understanding how much sun and/or shading to give your plant can be confusing. Here are some definitions to help you better understand the needs of each plant. The amount of sun and shade required by plants is important to their growth and…
By Pamela Bofferding Black gold is a nitrogen and potassium-rich product that improves soil structure, increases plant yield, and has even been known to improve the taste of fruits and vegetables grown with it. It doesn’t require wasteful packaging and it’s made without chemicals or…
By Pamela Bofferding Pineapples are delicious and nutritious—they’re great when used in smoothies, muffins, or baked goods (find even more recipes here). They provide 105% of your daily value of Vitamin C, they’re high in Manganese and Thiamin, and studies have shown that three servings per…
By Ariana Marisol Propagating a new aloe plant can be fun, easy, and cheap! If you already have an aloe plant at home, allow it to grow until it fills its container. While any healthy aloe plant has a chance to produce younger plants, it will…
By Heather Callaghan Why does kale get to have all the fun and fame? Collards are mighty green leaves in their own right. Organic Collards are a Nutritional Powerhouse One cup of boiled collards will provide 15,416 IU of vitamin A, or rather “pre-vitamin A” – until…
By Ariana Marisol Collard greens are a delicious addition to any meal, and they are not just for growing in the South! They are also a nutritional powerhouse. Collards are almost as cold resistant as kale and cabbage, but they are better known in the…
By Pamela Bofferding I recently returned from a month-long trip to Iceland. While there, besides the amazing natural beauty and the wonderfully kind locals, I also noticed something interesting and unique about their livestock. In Iceland, there is only one dairy breed: the Icelandic cow….
By John Kohler In this episode, John from Growing Your Greens takes you around a tour of his springtime garden and shares with you some of the bolting vegetables and how he likes to eat some of the flowers. You will learn about some of the nutritional…
By Amanda Froelich Though the Zika virus was first discovered in 1947, it was rarely considered a concern until 2015 when the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert regarding an outbreak of the virus in Brazil. On February 1st of 2016, the World…
By Amanda Froelich Until July 3rd, this installation – which is free to the public – will allow visitors to experience what it’s like to walk on water. Anyone may walk on the water whenever they please – which, granted, could be a little risky…
By Amanda Froelich From relieving sunburns to shrinking warts, there are a variety of ways tea bags can be reused. Did you know? Tea bags are good for more than just creating a hot mug of tea. In fact, there are a multitude of ways…
By Brandon Turbeville A new local controversy is brewing in South Florida surrounding yet another instance of local governments imposing fines on residents and persecuting them over maintaining gardens on their property. After living in Miami Shores for 17 years, and growing vegetables in their…
By Vic Bishop Many of the world’s most inspiring entrepreneurs and inventors never fit the typical mould and have made their marks on the world after abandoning standard education. From India, Mansukhbhai R. Prajapati is one such person, and even though he never finished high school, he…
