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Health Benefits of Strawberries
Strawberries not only look like a fruity heart-shaped valentine, they are filled with unusual phytonutrients that love to promote your health.

Plant for Taste
Looking for something else to grow and eat besides vegetables? Consider adding flowers to your list of potential snacks, or as additions to your salad bowl. Here are a few tips and rules for your health, when it comes to munching on flower blossoms.

How to Pick the Freshest Fruits and Vegetables
Here are some great tips to memorize on ways to choose the freshest fruits and veggies.

Farmers' Almanac Readers Name Apple Pie as our National Dessert
There are many symbols we use to help represent the US and what we stand for. But what about dessert? In 2001, we asked this very question.

Hungry? Think Blue!
July is National Blueberry Month. July is the best time to eat more blueberries. They're healthy, patriotic, and tasty!

Back-To-School Breakfast Fun!
Your children will have fun helping make these quick and easy breakfast recipes.

Test Your Food Trivia
Strange but true food facts. See how many you know.

A Pillow Can Ease Your Headache Pain
With this easy-to-make pillow, you can rest your weary head and ease the pain of a headache.

Celebrate Spring Flavors
Favorite spring-time recipes. Looking for some new spring-time dishes to try? Check out our picks.

Welcoming Birds for the Winter
If you enjoy watching colorful birds visit your yard, stock those bird feeders now.

Holiday Plants: How Safe are They?
Are poinsettias really that toxic? Learn the truth behind the health risks of some popular holiday plants.

Childproofing for the Holidays
Before you dress your children in their best holiday clothes, you may want to call grandma and ask her to put the hard candies and breakable ornaments away.

Uninvited Garden Guests: and some natural ways to discourage them
Learn how to naturally discourage deer, slugs, moles and other pests from visiting your garden.

Recipes

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake
Get some fresh strawberries and treat yourself to something very special.

Blackberry Pie
There is nothing quite like a blackberry pie warm from the oven.

Chilled Ruby Red Cider
A cool refreshing way to enjoy the season's apple cider.

Strawberry Bread
Use frozen strawberries in this strawberry bread recipe. It's simple, quick and perfect for breakfast!

Hot Cakes A La Henry
Cook over low to medium heat for two minutes, or until hotcakes have golden undersides.

Festive Fruit Bowl
This fruit salad is festive and full of an assortment of summer fruits.


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Peach Melba



Pork Medallions with Pear-Cranberry Sauce
Sliced pork cooks faster than a whole tenderloin, and this pear- cranberry sauce not only has wonderful flavor, but it's also quick and easy.




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Low Calorie Salad

Products

Apples and Berries
Nothing captures the merriment of the season more than this beautiful magnolia collection decorated with bright red apples and berries, green hydrangeas and an elegant ribbon to finish it off. shipping is included.

Apples and Berries Mantel
Nothing captures the merriment of the season more than this beautiful magnolia collection decorated with bright red apples and berries, green hydrangeas and an elegant ribbon to finish it off. Shipping is included.

The Waistie Pouch
The Waistie Pouch™ is a revolutionary garden pouch that makes routine gardening tasks easier.It is ideal for weeding, deadheading, pruning flowers, collecting herbs and berries and so much more. No more dragging the trash can around or leaving messy...

Weather Chatter

March - Spring & Birds
March 3, 2008 7:05 AM

Can you predict the weather?
September 3, 2008 1:34 PM

Move Thanksgiving?!
November 20, 2007 5:53 PM

Blog


Strawberry Stats
March 31, 2006 8:34 AM


Itching for Blackberries
July 13, 2005 4:53 PM