10 May

Honey – Do You Know What You're Getting?

Written by Michael Smith

msmith Honey is one of the few sweeteners allowed on Phase 2. (Honey is still disallowed on Phase 1, because it does have an exceptionally high sugar content.) Honey is generally accepted to be a "healthier" sweetener, and this isn't without reason. 
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15 Apr

Safely Keeping Bugs Away

Written by Michael Smith

msmith Planting a garden poses a number of risks: drought, extreme temperatures and pests. In order to deal with pestilence, modern farmers have a number of tools at their disposal; most of them come in the form of chemical pesticides, designed to kill the bugs that might threaten crops.
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08 Apr

The Best Time to Plant a Garden

Written by Michael Smith

msmith "Timing is everything," as the saying goes. There is another saying amongst realtors that is simply, "Location, location, location!" Although neither of these are necessarily universally applied to gardening, both are very applicable when it comes to planting a garden.
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02 Apr

Using Plastics in the Garden

Written by Michael Smith

msmith Plastics are a relatively new material to the world. The first fully synthetic plastic – Bakelite – was created in the early 1900's by Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland. Following technological advances after World War II, the usage and types of plastics manufactured exploded.
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26 Mar

Fluoride – What You Should Know

Written by Michael Smith

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Fluoride is an ion derived from the element fluorine. Fluorine is an abundant element; it is found naturally in the environment both in air and water. Communities in the United States have been adding fluoride to water – despite the fact that its presence occurs naturally in water – since around the time of World War II. Dentists say that the presence of human-added fluoride helps prevent tooth decay.
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