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A Practical Guide to Composting: Pick the Best Option for You

Feb 27, 2015 12:21PM ● By Tracy Fernandez Rysavy

Always wanted to compost but unsure how? Here’s a guide to convenient choices that will make it easy to turn kitchen waste into garden gold.

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Cultivating Youth: Farming Seeks to Recruit a New Generation

Feb 27, 2015 11:29AM

Farmers are greying-out as a group, but they’re pursuing educational and networking efforts to pull in younger people to work the soil in healthy ways.

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Salty Harvest: Seaweed May Be the New Lettuce

Feb 27, 2015 11:29AM

As sea vegetables such as kelp and dulse show up on more menus, entrepreneurial fishermen are starting to farm these crops.

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Feeding the World: UN Lauds Small-Scale, Sustainable Agriculture

Feb 27, 2015 11:29AM

Pushing back against free trade agreements that favor multinationals, a United Nations Commission has called for more diversity, less fertilizer and smaller-scale farms.

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Stop Drops: How to Find and Fix Leaking Pipes

Feb 27, 2015 11:29AM

Water leaks can damage homes and silently siphon money out of household budgets, but there are simple ways to detect and fix them.

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Wild Thyme Kills Breast Cancer Cells: More Than a Cooking Spice

Feb 27, 2015 11:29AM

In a recent study, a thyme extract killed off two types of breast cancer cells in vitro but left healthy cells alone.

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Bugs Linked to Factory Farm Antibiotics: Cause of Most Urinary Tract Infections

Feb 27, 2015 11:29AM

Most urinary tract infections are caused by the bacteria E. coli which is highly prevalent in antibiotics-fed factory farm animals.

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Even Modest Drinking Raises Risk of Heart Disease: Alcohol Can Hinder Cardiovascular Health

Feb 27, 2015 11:29AM

A European meta-study has correlated even light drinking with poorer heart health.

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Register Receipts Low Risk for BPA: Exposure Falls Within Safe Limits

Feb 27, 2015 11:29AM

BPA, a hormone disrupter, seems to have only a slight additional effect on people that handle cash register receipts.

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Ginkgo Biloba Calms ADHD, Boosts Memory: Natural Solution for Brain Function

Feb 27, 2015 11:29AM

In two new studies, ginkgo biloba improved brain functioning in hyperactive German children and boosted memory processes in older Americans.

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