The pale red garden earthworm is often called “nature’s plow.” That’s because an earthworm pushes through soft earth with the point of its head. If the soil is hard, the worm eats its way through, forming interconnected burrows, some several feet deep. Burrows loosen the soil, admitting air and water and helping roots grow. A…
Kids often get the chance to have educational experiences, but what about agricultural ones? For your next family vacation, consider booking a room at an organic farmstay. At a farmstay, your family can sleep at a working farm (often in deluxe digs) and rise with the rooster’s crow to help milk goats, feed chickens, pick…
Choosing a sunscreen for your kids is way more complicated than it should be. Sure, there are loads of options out there that claim to be safe—but the truth is, the majority of sunscreens lining drugstore shelves are chemical-based. Why that’s so bad? These sunscreens often oxybenzone, a chemical that studies indicate may trigger allergic…
Do you ever wonder what your impact is on our global resources? Follow the link here to learn what resources you most strongly impact and to learn how to change your habits.
From using leftover coffee beans to preventing dirt from getting underneath fingernails, master gardener Paul James shares his top 14 tips and shortcuts to make spring gardening a breeze. Click here to learn more.
Cutting back on added sugar is one of the cardinal rules of clean eating. But even if you ditch Oreos for homemade cookies baked with honey or maple syrup, you’re still eating a fair share of the stuff. Though natural sweeteners like these do affect your blood sugar in a slightly different way than the…
Green garlic (also known as spring garlic) is simply garlic that hasn’t fully matured. It’s pulled from the earth before the garlic bulb has fully developed. It looks similar to a leek or large scallion but has a lovely fresh garlic flavor. I love that you don’t have to peel it (unlike garlic cloves) and…
Cooking sprays are endlessly convenient. They coat skillets and baking pans with a perfectly even, never-too-thick layer of oil—food doesn’t stick, but it doesn’t become overly greasy and soggy either. The issue with these marvelous sprays? There’s usually more than oil in that can. To read the full article, click here.
Open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., March through November, the Downtown Tallahassee Marketplace is a community staple. Come on out to check out what our local farmers have harvested as well as art and music from Tallahassee natives! Click here to learn more.
Do you whip up vegan smoothies for breakfast and hummus six ways for lunch, only to lose your love of plants when dinnertime rolls around? Understandably, it can be harder to get excited about another pasta or rice bowl. Not only does the idea of eating all those carbs after 3 p.m. fly against well-worn…