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Kombucha is a fermented, sweetened black tea made with sugar, tea, bacteria and yeast. Although it is sometimes referred to as mushroom tea, it contains no mushrooms. It gets its nickname (mushroom tea)

Image Credit It's that time of year again. Summer is almost over and the kids are back in school. This is also the time of year when common aliments such as colds or influenza become more prevalent in

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis) gets its name from the torch red color of its roots. It is native to eastern North America and can be found in the woodlands as far south as Florida and as far north

Gourmet mushrooms, such as oyster and shiitake mushrooms, have gained in popularity over the past few years due to many consumers switching over to a healthier lifestyle and diet. Shiitake mushrooms in

I think just about every high school senior meets with their guidance counselor to discuss life after high school. At least that's how my high school did it 19 years ago. Did I get good advice? Not really.

A new study suggests that even though corn and soy-based biofuels emit less carbon dioxide than petroleum fuels, they are actually more harmful to the environment in the long run. The debate over the benefits

Just about every website you visit today has some form of advertising on it, whether it be those annoying pop-ups or the little link bait ads. If it seems like they are on every single page of every website

Image Credit Is the leaking of sensitive material an act of vigilantism or a sinister plot of villainy? From my understanding Wikileaks is supposed to be about battling corruption, exposing government

Not every plot of land is ideal for growing a vegetable garden. Some lots may be too small or soil conditions may require too much effort and money to make them viable again. Many gardeners swear by raised

Remember Martin Shkreli? He is the CEO who is responsible for raising the price of the life-saving drug Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to over $700 a pill. He isn't the only CEO to do this, and it now looks

Recent scientific research suggests that taking 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper during a heart attack can stop it in under a minute. What is it about this pepper that can have such an instant affect? It is

Over the past few years the cost to rent an apartment or home has dramatically increased while wages have remained relatively unchanged. This has spawned a movement of people seeking out alternative and

Before the invention of the modern day refrigerator there was a simple form of preservation that dates back to ancient times. For centuries man has used salt as a method to cure and preserve meat. Meat

What is Aquaponics? Aquaponics “refers to any system that combines conventional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as snails, fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants

Image Credit I'm a very laidback person. In fact, I rarely get angry. But there is one thing that gets my dander up on a regular basis – people who take the time to back into parking spaces. Why do they

Remember the clock you could power with lemons? Some of the same principles can be applied to starting a fire. You will probably never have to start a fire with a lemon but you just never know nowadays.

Ginseng is one of the most popular medicinal herbs in the world today. It is highly prized in Asian cultures for its ability to improve and protect heart health, suppress tumor growth in cancer patients,

Approximately one-third of global food production depends solely on the honey bee for pollination of our food crops. Since the early 1990's researchers and farmers have been discovering populations of

Hugelkultur (HOO-gul-culture) is a German word meaning mound culture or hill culture. Hugelkultur is simply old logs and debris buried under top soil. Over time, the decomposing logs retain moisture and