Catch the Farm Tour this weekend Millstone Plantation, 6500 Old Millstone Plantation Road, is hosting the 10th Annual Farm Tour all day Saturday and Sunday. Attendees can visit farms and farmers in North Florida and South Georgia to get fresh produce and farming tips. Area residents taking part in the 10th Annual Farm Tour will…
Researchers at the Rodale Institute have learned that organic soils trap atmospheric carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, and convert it to carbon, a key component of healthy soil. In the longest-running study of its kind, the Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial (FST) has compared organic and conventional farming side by side since starting in…
The cause of most coughs is easy to pinpoint: colds, flu, allergies, dry air. How to get rid of them? Not so much. Most people reach for over-the-counter meds, yet studies have shown that cough medicines don’t really do any good. According to guidelines released by the American College of Chest Physicians, many popular remedies…