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Baking Soda - The Nightmare of the Pharmaceutical Industry. According to the result of research findings, cancer is a lactic acid, which is formed when a certain kind of fungus or moldlives in an environment devoid of oxygen.

Baking Soda - The Nightmare of the Pharmaceutical Industry

It was also discovered that by passing a very high concentration of oxygen molecules through cancer cells, it could destroy them completely. It is really very difficult for anyone to wrap their head around the idea that a substance as common as sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) can offer much more benefits than most of the pharmaceutical drugs that cost so much.

There is however fascinating evidence that proves that sodium bicarbonate can indeed cure a lot of serious diseases, such as cancer and diabetes. Medical practitioners have also been advised to use it since it offers amazing benefits. Organic Gardens Network™: Frost Dates. Here is an exciting new way for you to determine your last frost dates to ensure you are planting your garden at the right time for growing success in your location.

Organic Gardens Network™: Frost Dates

Don’t leave it to chance! This new and innovative frost date tool is brought to you from Green Thumb Weather by a team of 3 meteorologists. Gardening with Epsom Salt. By saltworks.us Epsom salt has become a popular and well-reputed supplement in organic gardening. With the recent push towards “green” living, Epsom salt is an ideal answer to a variety of organic gardening needs. Both cost effective and gentle on your greenery, Epsom salt is an affordable and green treatment for your well-tended plants—both indoors and out. Identifying Plant Nutrient Deficiencies. Not all plant problems are caused by insects or diseases.

Identifying Plant Nutrient Deficiencies

Sometimes an unhealthy plant is suffering from a nutrient deficiency or even too much of any one nutrient. What are Plant Macronutrients—Plant Nutrition. $300 Underground Greenhouse Grows Produce Year-Round, Even in Severe Climates. The Skinny Gourmet: Ten Mistakes New Herb Gardeners Make (and How to Avoid Them!) So you're thinking of herb gardening, or maybe you tried it last year and it was an utter disaster?

The Skinny Gourmet: Ten Mistakes New Herb Gardeners Make (and How to Avoid Them!)

Have no fear. There are a few simple mistakes that many herb newbies make (and I know, because I made most of 'em myself). Master these simple and practical tips for herb gardening and you'll be using your own fresh herbs like Mario Batali in no time. Fresh herbs are one of the greatest ways to increase the taste of your food healthfully. I often toss whatever leafy herbs are hand liberally into a salad to add unexpected variations in flavor (basil, oregano and dill are all great choices).

Make Your Own Fertilizer. Learn how to make your own fertilizer, and keep your garden green without spending a lot of green.

Make Your Own Fertilizer

Here are several great homemade fertilizer recipes to try: Epsom Salt Fertilizer. Organic Gardens Network™: 66 Things You Can Grow In Containers. Growing your own food is exciting, not only because you get to see things grow from nothing into ready-to-eat fruits and veggies, but you also don't have to worry about the pesticides they might contain, and you definitely cut down on the miles they -- and you -- have to travel.

Organic Gardens Network™: 66 Things You Can Grow In Containers

As it turns out, with pretty minimal effort, anyone can be a gardener. My boyfriend and I are essentially first-timers this season and so far have the beginnings of strawberries peeking out, tomatoes are on their way, the basil's about ready for a big batch of pesto, and once the last frost hits, the peppers, kale, spinach, chard, and mesclun will be on their way, too. The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once famously stated, "That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.

" The sentiment of the statement is nice and one may draw inspiration from it, but it's not entirely accurate. Take for instance, air pollutants. Essential Tips for Growing Roses - On Craftsy. Roses come with a stigma of being ornery and problematic, but growing roses doesn’t need to be difficult.

Essential Tips for Growing Roses - On Craftsy

Beginner rose gardeners should choose varieties that are resistant to disease to give them a bit of a head start in the rose growing game. Follow these easy tips for growing roses and enjoy beautiful results — no matter what your skill level may be. Photo via Creative Commons/mhobl Free Online Gardening Class. How To Grow Your Own Endless Supply Of Berries. 21K+ How To Grow Your Own Endless Supply Of Berries – Image To Repin / SharePhotos – Wikipedia – 1 2 3 4 5 6 – lic. under Creative Commons Growing berries is one of the easiest ways to produce nutritious home grown food!

How To Grow Your Own Endless Supply Of Berries

If you’ve ever found wild strawberries or blackberries you will realize that these plants will generally produce fruit without our intervention. 10 Under-Used Trees and Shrubs For the Fruitful Edible Yard. As the movement toward local, sustainable food grows across the nation and around the world, more people are recognizing that our own yards offer plenty of opportunity for growing our own.

10 Under-Used Trees and Shrubs For the Fruitful Edible Yard

Edible landscaping is the perfect complement to a vegetable garden. Edible landscaping simply means planting things around our home that provide both food and ornamental or functional value. Popular fruit trees like citrus and figs are all the rage, but there are several lesser-known woody plants that provide fruit and fit well in the landscape. DIY Slow Drip Watering System for Your Garden. Untitled. Just as there’s no such thing as a perfect garden, there’s no perfect gardener either. We all make mistakes, but, in doing so, we learn which ones never to repeat, and along the way we discover savvy strategies to add to our gardening routines. Home Composting Made Easy. Related Content Kitchen Composting These tips will help you keep your kitchen compost free of rotten smells and fruit flies. Many people start composting for practical reasons. Home composting your leaves, grass clippings, garden waste and food scraps reduces the amount of garbage you generate.

The Drought Fighter - Craftsmanship Magazine. Topics: Climate Change, Drought, Farming, Fertility, Food, Organic Agriculture, Science, Soil Health, Urban Farming Locations: California, Sebastopol Materials: Bugs, Carbon, Compost, Plants, Soil Masters: Paul Kaiser: Drought Fighter Could a controversial farmer in California have found the most effective way to grow food in a warming world? By TODD OPPENHEIMER On Singing Frogs Farm, a relatively minuscule, 8-acre operation in Sebastopol, California, Paul Kaiser says he is grossing more than $100,000 an acre just by harvesting vegetables. This is an astronomical sum for an urban farmer in today’s world. One afternoon last March, on a small vegetable farm that Paul Kaiser runs in a particularly chilly valley in Sebastopol, California, a group of agriculture specialists gathered around a four-foot steel pole.

Why Permaculture Isn’t Just Organic Farming. Clearing Up the Misunderstandings about Organic Farming - Guest Blog - Scientific American Blog Network. We at Scientific American welcome responses to our articles. A recent blog post by one of our network bloggers, Christie Wilcox—"Mythbusting 101: Organic Farming > Conventional Agriculture"—engendered much discussion online and we received several offers to write responses. This blog post by Jason Mark is the response we accepted. How to Keep Monsanto OUT of your Home Garden. We encourage our readers to start their own gardens whenever possible. Ripe Near Me.

Falling Fruit. Start A Vegetable Garden. Grow 100 lbs. Of Potatoes In 4 Square Feet: {How To} : TipNut.com. 90 Pounds of Tomatoes from 5 Plants. At the lumberyard, I bought 7 feet of heavy wire fencing about 6 feet high. I had the clerk cut a 3-foot length of small-mesh hardware cloth that stood about 30 inches high. One Man’s Genius Idea To Grow Tomatoes. How to Grow 100 Pounds of Potatoes in 4 Square Feet. Guide to Growing Vegetables. Some general considerations for growing vegetables: Sowing Tips. How a to Grow An Endless Supply Of Ginger Indoors. Guide to Growing Vegetables. How Food Hubs Are Helping New Farmers Break Into Local Food : The Salt.

Community Gardening: The Plot Against Hunger. How to grow herbs indoors this winter.