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I Have Finally Found The Calm That Protects Me

Francesca Kaplan Grossman | Posted 03.29.2013 | Parents
Read More: Growing, Motherhood, Thyroid Cancer, Calm, Inner Calm, Thyroid, Sickness, Living in the Present, Pregnancy, Living in the Moment, Stress-Less Parenting, Cancer, Calmness, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Francesca Kaplan Grossman

I hate that instead of palming my belly to feel movement of a life, I fingertip-explore my body for lumps of danger. I hate that it will always be possible that there is something wrong, and it will never be that kind of right again.

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Growing Your Own Coffee? Choose The Best Plants For Your Region

Kim and Barry Hovland | Posted 12.22.2012 | Taste
Read More: Growing, Caribbean, Limon, Homesteading, Costarrica, Expat, Coffee, Indigenous, Slidefreestyle, Taste News
Kim and Barry Hovland

The terrain here in Costa Rica varies sometimes from footstep to footstep. When we decided on growing coffee, we set out to find a coffee plant that would meet our unique requirements.

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Raising U.S. Hunger Awareness In 52 Weeks Across 48 States On 1 Bus (VIDEO)

Bus 52 | Posted 11.05.2012 | Impact
Read More: Growing, Dnc, Video, Hunger, Bus 52, Poverty, Homelessness, Shadow Conventions 2012, Shadow Conventions, Rnc, Communities, Mitt Romney, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Impact News
Bus 52

No matter who wins in November, hunger is a defining issue. You don't need a focus group to see the problems, and you don't need a poll to find out what works.

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How to Grow Garlic in 5 Easy Steps + VIDEO

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.12.2011 | Green
Read More: Growing, Maria Rodale, Organic Farming, Farming, Organic Gardening, Gardening, Italian Cooking, Growing Garlic, Garlic, Green News
Maria Rodale

If you are married to an Italian (like I am), are Italian yourself, or have any fantasies of being Italian, you probably want to grow garlic. Don't te...

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It's Time to Start Thinking About Gardening Again!

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Maria Rodale, Growing, Farming, Organic Gardening, Rodale Institute, Fruit Trees, Rodale, Flowers, How-to-Garden, Gardening, Gardening Season, Trees, Healthy Living News
Maria Rodale

I can't remember a winter that has seemed longer, and more depressing in general. However, it is now officially March, which means that even though it...

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10 Tips for a Sustainable Thanksgiving

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Local Water, Pesticides, Turkey, Compost, Livestock, Sustainable Food, Obesity, Organics, Growing, Hunger, Community Garden, Meatless Monday, Water, Farmers, Food Insecurity, Sustainability, Endangered Species, Sustainable Thanksgiving, Gardens, Home News
Sarah Newman

This year's holiday tips offer more ways to make your Thanksgiving meal an opportunity to support sustainable agriculture, reduce your water use and go on a low carb(on) diet.

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Uncommon Ground Rooftop Farm Report: God Bless America

Dave Snyder | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Growing, Farming, Organic Food, Urban Gardening, Vegetables, Rooftop Farms, Green Living, Green Energy, Green Roofs, Chicago News
Dave Snyder

Historically speaking, most Americans have either farmed or gardened, and while maybe it's not as common as it once was, the last several years has seen a renewed interest in productive growing.

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Playing (Too Hard) to Win: The Physical Risks of Teen Sports

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Bones, Football, Injuries, Safety, Boys, Hormones, Teenagers, Athletics, Girls, Growing, Sports, Running, Health, Soccer, Nutrition, Teens, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

The passage of Title IX has made competition in female sports so intense, girls are incurring as many injuries as boys -- and in some sports, more injuries.

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