Americans spend billions on OTC acne treatments yearly; however, no matter how expensive the masks, creams, and scrubs are, they can’t fix an acne breakout if the inside is the director. Skin is the body’s way of communicating with us and when we fail to pay enough attention to the […]
Walmart recently announced that they’ve started investing in vertical farming. The international retailer and the single biggest company globally (by revenue and number of employees) invested in Plenty, an indoor vertical farm startup based in San Francisco. Walmart will stock up the leafy greens of the startup at all of […]
Passive solar greenhouses work without any fossil fuel and help grow peppers, cabbages, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. A former geologist, Dong Jianyi has taken a scientific approach to the cultivation of cabbage, peppers, cucumbers, and other veggies at his innovative farm near Olds, Alta. He used to work in the oil […]
The first underwater farm in the world, i.e. the Nemo’s Garden, has started producing fruits and veggies again after a long break. This unique farm consists of six greenhouses underwater located off the coast of Noli, Italy. It’s been installed by the Ocean Reef Group back in 2012. Little by […]
If you follow a Southern type of diet, you may have a higher risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a study published in the American Heart Association journal. On the other hand, if you routinely consume a Mediterranean diet, this risk may be lower. The southern style of diet […]
Keeping the soil in our garden healthy and nourished is essential if we want to grow beautiful and productive plants. But, it doesn’t necessarily mean we’re supposed to use chemical fertilizers. They work fast because they feed the plant directly; however, they don’t nourish the soil with the nutrients it […]
Romanesco broccoli is indeed a very cool veggie, if not the coolest out there. Its mathematical patterns make it a fractal and it’s a part of the brassica family. Its relatives are the well-known cauliflower, kale, and cabbage. It boasts a similar taste to broccoli. But, it’s definitely funkier and […]
When millions of people throughout the US got their federal stimulus checks to help them address the economic consequences of the pandemic and lockdowns, most of them used the funds to pay for food, rent, mortgage, utilities, etc. But, this man from Tampa, Florida decided to do something different. He […]
Without doubt, purple potatoes are considered the gem at the potato aisle. Like many other of its relatives, they’re native to the Andes Mountains in South America. Their outer skin is blue-purple to almost black. And, the inside flesh has an impressive purple color, even after it’s cooked. Some of […]
Hello and welcome to the wonderful and weird world of ‘cave gardening’. If you’re hearing this term for the first time, don’t worry-you’re not alone. Many people actually had no idea until they checked out the BBC’s Follow the Food show and realized the immense agricultural things happening below the […]