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Resistant Weeds? Pulverize the Seeds

Hate weeds? Ditch the weed killer and just try crushing the seeds.

Brooke Borel
August 20, 2014
Free Range: California Town Celebrates Their Wild Chickens

Why did the chicken cross the road? Because in Fair Oaks they have the right-of-way.

Laura Bauer
August 20, 2014
Getting Camel Milk Over the Hump

Camel milk is hitting the mainstream -- it's now on sale at Whole Foods --... (more)

Brittany Shoot
August 19, 2014
Wait A Second, Are There Twigs in My Coffee?

A recent report on possible coffee adulterants was pretty scary stuff. Except it wasn't really... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
August 19, 2014
4 Reasons to Plant a Vegetable Garden in the Front Yard

If your backyard isn't ideal for the garden of your dreams, why not try planting... (more)

Ellen Brown
August 19, 2014
Scientists Are Creating Adorable Half-Sized Peach Trees to Make Picking Fruit Easier

Peach breeders at the University of California, Davis are experimenting with a new way to... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
August 18, 2014
Worm Grunting: The Age-Old Tradition of Charming Worms out of the Ground

A strip of metal and a wooden stake offers an obscure but effective way of... (more)

Anna Roth
August 14, 2014
Germany Says ‘Nein!’ to Chlorine Chickens From the U.S.

In Germany, there is widespread opposition to one little-known processing technique: the use of chlorine... (more)

Jessica Camille Aguirre
August 11, 2014
Cropped: Heirloom Tomatoes

There are few pleasures greater than biting into the season's first tomato - sweet juice... (more)

Kathy Gunst
August 7, 2014