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As winter gives its last hurrah, my thoughts are turning toward the promise of spring. Maybe you’re like me, and you love the idea of having a bountiful garden, but the idea of dragging soil additives to the backyard, dealing ...

Essential oils have been used for centuries to enhance physical, emotional, spiritual and mental wellness. In fact, during the plagues of the Middle Ages, perfumers and tanners were noted to be less susceptible to the disease. This was due to ...

The sequester cuts ended White House tours, limited national park offerings, and are now causing flight delays around the country. Some federal employees have claimed they were mandated to make budget cuts in a manner which would garner the most ...

True frogs and their dry-land relatives, toads, are semi-aquatic amphibians that are found on every continent except Antarctica. Toads are in fact a type of frog and are generally distinguished by their dry, bumpy skin, smaller hind-legs, stout bodies, and ...

I recently had an interesting conversation with one of my friends about the subject of homeschooling. She admitted that her son in first grade hates school and fights going every morning. When I asked her if she’d ever considered homeschooling, ...

Death doesn’t mean the end of your benefits – especially if your loved ones never report you dead. It sounds like something out of a bad movie, but it’s becoming more common as friends and family run out of cash. ...

I’m always looking for ways to improve the sandy, dry soil in my Colorado garden. I’ve hauled countless loads of manure from a nearby alpaca farm, and I keep a compost heap humming at the edge of the garden. A ...

You have probably heard a fair bit about probiotics and what they can do for your health. Probiotics are “good bacteria” that help with several health issues, including poor digestion. They are often found in fortified food or yogurt, but ...

July is National Horseradish Month, so it’s time to celebrate this flavorful root. Horseradish is an ancient herb and food that has been used medicinally and to add flavor to dishes for thousands of years. While many medical claims are ...

When I was a child, the dairyman down the road delivered our milk to our doorstep in large glass pickle jars. My mother refrigerated the raw milk overnight. In the morning, she skimmed the cream that had risen to the ...