The Damaging Effects of Unsaturated Fats

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“Cancer cannot exist in the human body unless there are unsaturated fats in the diet.” – Dr. Ray Peat Unsaturated fats are one of the most toxic and damaging components of a modern diet, and the list of harmful effects from the consumption of polyunsaturated fats (PUFA) is vast. As you’ll find out in this…

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Perennial Garlic – Plant It once and Harvest For 20 years

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There’s a way to grow garlic without replanting each year, explains a Washington gardener. Joe Capriotti doesn’t plant garlic, but every year he harvests hundreds of pounds from his backyard in Montesano, Wash. His technique goes against the common practice of planting and harvesting garlic each year as if it were an annual plant. Most…

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8 Vegetables That You Can Plant Once and Regrow Forever

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Have you ever wondered which vegetables you can regrow or how to regrow them?  Below are eight vegetables that you can regrow again and again. Scallions You can regrow scallions by leaving an inch attached to the roots and place them in a small glass with a little water in a well-lit room. Garlic When…

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Edible Bus Stop turns London Transit Routes into Community Gardens

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Originating as a guerilla garden project near a bus stop in London, England, The Edible Bus Stop beautifies neglected landscapes around bus stops by converting them into community gardens. In an interview with The Guardian, the group’s founder Mark Gilchrist revealed that when a small strip of land was offered for sale, a group of…

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San Francisco Mom’s Itty Bitty Farm Grows Vegetables, Chickens and Goats

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Tired of the confusing and misleading labels on food in the supermarket?  San Francisco mom Heidi Kooy started her own backyard farm, growing a variety of organic vegetables, and raising chickens and goats for their nourishing eggs and dairy. Learning as they went along, Heidi and her daughter began with a 350 square foot garden…

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Gotham Greens: America’s First Commercial Rooftop Greenhouse Farm On Whole Foods Store

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A neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, is now benefiting from a revolutionary partnership in urban agriculture — a 20,000-square-foot rooftop greenhouse built on a Whole Foods supermarket. The partnering farmers are from a company called Gotham Greens, and together they are growing high-quality, pesticide-free produce year-round for their customers.  Gotham Greens says the new facility…

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