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Sweeten Drinks With Stevia by  Kate Walker Article courtesy: HerbCompanion.com Aug 18, 2010 10:59 am Stevia is a natural sweetener that is also calorie-free. Photo by  Kate Walker Kate Walker is a retired educator who enjoys cooking, quilting, reading, writing and travel! She believes that there is always "thyme" to cook and to sit down as a family for the evening meal. Cooking together is a wonderful way to bring family and friends together to enjoy food and each other. With a good recipe and a spoonful of thyme wonderful things can happen! Visit Kate at her blog A Spoonful of Thyme at   www.aspoonfulofthyme.blogspot.com . I am fortunate to live in the world's largest garden: California's Central Valley! This valley actually provides one quarter of America's food.  Living here makes it easy to find an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. With the variety of fruits and vegetables available, it also means that there is no excuse for not

By Patricia Hamilton Newsletter Sent July 20th 2010 I decided to start a little backyard garden. A little late in the season, but I’m getting it done. I’m learning how to grow some of my own fresh, organic fruits, vegetables and herbs for teas and cooking.  I have been inspired by Michelle Obama’s let’s move initiative and groups such as the slow food movement. I am convinced more that ever that it really does matter what I eat, and where and how what I chose to eat is produced. So far it’s been an interesting experiment. We decided to grow straight up out of the ground as opposed raised beds to save on expenses, and was given a few heirloom cucumbers and black bean starters to get us going. I also purchased a few varieties of tomatoes, squash and herb plants which the seller promoted as heirloom organic. I think the hardest part was digging up the dirt and working it. I saw a little taste of it while participating in a local community garden startup, but that

Local Farms vs. The Dirty Dozen by Patricia Hamilton Newsletter Sent: Aug 04, 2010 02:03 pm Organic living is unfairly hard. It cost more to purchase and takes longer, more time, care and know how to produce. That is why I appreciate the EWG’s (The Environmental Working Group’s) list of the worst non-organic produce to consume, due to pesticide and chemicals left on these foods even after a through washing; and the clean 15 non-organic foods that do not absorb and retain chemical pesticides after washing. Local vs. Organic I respect the list. I wholeheartedly agree that we should be careful and limit the amount of chemical pesticides and unnatural things we put into our bodies. However, I think it is also important to mention the benefits of becoming familiar with your local farmers and backyard producers. Because having one’s produce certified as organic can become so mottled in the muck and mire of legal minutia, many producers who do take the time and effort to

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Rachel Maddow in Phoenix Afghanistan. Amazing buildings, very expensive huge landscapes are what government officials are buying with monies sent them from America to cover the expense of war. Fantastic buildings housed on unpaved streets because the persons who own the properties do not actually live it them but rather use them as investment properties for rent, lease, resell or whatever.  The many poor and hungry in the neighborhoods pick through trash left in the streets for food and recyclables. Please what this video and pass it along. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy If you know someone who might know someone, who might know someone who can get in front of the President, or get in a conversation with the President about this, please do what you can. And spend a moment in prayer, with gratitude for this time in history. I do believe we have President with a sincere heart to what want to do the right thing. I just think he needs a se

Widely circulated email: Truth or Fiction Chances are you will never be involved in an earthquake......But just in case ...... Boy! Is this ever an eye opener. Directly opposite of what we've been taught over the years! I can remember in school being told to "duck and cover" or stand in a doorway during an earthquake. This guy's findings are absolutely amazing. I hope we all remember his survival method if we are ever in an earthquake!!! EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE: "TRIANGLE OF LIFE" My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake. I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries... I was the United Nations expert in Di

Nutrition Educator Mary Toscano Shares Diet Secrets About Sugar and Fats Shared via AddThis