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Pallets come in many shapes and sizes, depending on what they were built to transport. The standard size is…

Photo by Gabor Degre Unlike conventional doctors who generally address and treat the specific symptoms of…

Pink zinnias growing beside tomato and squash plants. | Photo by Bob Schamerhorn Vegetable gardens are often…

Photo by Gabor Degre Soil is the foundation of your garden. Knowing what makes up your soil -- and how to…

Photo by Sam Schipani Whether you started your seeds indoors or purchase them from a nursery, it's nearing time…

Dr. Amy Rothenberg, ND, knows full well she could see three times the patients a day that normally pass…

Chicks, foals, kittens, kids, piglets ... aren't baby animals just adorable? They're also a tremendous…

As an apartment-dweller, I do a fair amount of gardening indoors, and anyone who has read my New Year’s…

Photo by Rachel Vine from Pexels A particularly nasty surprise to find in a chicken coop, a lash…

A comparison between hardneck and softneck garlic. | Photo by David Fuller Beloved for its culinary uses (not…

Enjoying a cup of tea? Before you toss those tea leaves or used tea bags, read this. There are many ways they can…

BDN File Photo Accessing your own water via a well is sometimes necessary, sometimes preferred. But creating a…