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Country Breakfast?

  As time passes by (not that we are getting older haha) Stacie D, @freedomtowrite, and I love some great food. When it comes time to breaking our fast at ...

My recipes - now in printable format - Red lentil coconut curry with brinjal

I have started creating downloadable versions of the recipes on my blog. It certainly makes a difference to me, having a "made-up" recipe printed and in my reci...

Plant-based tuna aims to be the future of fish — without the smell - MarketWatch

Good Catch’s fish-free version of tuna was designed to be a less fragrant work lunch. >Good Catch uses legumes, beans and algae to mimic the flavor and texture ...

Rosa Rugosa Recipes For Culinary & Beauty

https://www.walkerland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG6459.jpg I was recently asked about the roses that we grow on our homestead and was glad to spend some t...

Which milk is best? Almond, hemp, oat, soy, or cow's milk

As plant-based alternative milks grow increasingly popular, it can help to know how they compare nutritionally. Find out in this article. I wrote about oat milk...

Instagram Shadowban and Gorgeous Edible Flower and Wild Salad

Life feels right again now that we are wandering the gardens gathering ingredients for daily salads. We like our salad a little wild! Today's recipe included: S...

Pot edibles, topicals and extracts available in Canada mid December

The Canadian government has indicated that it will allow a "limited selection'' of edibles and other cannabis products on store shelve mid December.  The r...

Intermittent fasting - Would it work for you?

Over the past year I've been using a technique to manage and reduce my weight. If you have not heard about about intermittent fasting you should look into it. N...

Vitamin A and the Eye

Vitamins are micro-nutrients that are needed in small quantities by the body. Very small amounts are contained in foods. Vitamins are essential.The roles they p...

Nutrition and Cataract

Several studies have found that the long-term use of supplements of various types are related to lower occurrences of common age-related eye diseases, suggestin...

L-Theanine: A Major Constituent of Tea (Camellia sinensis)

Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) from Köhler's Medicinal Plants, 1897 Tea is an ancient drink. It was grown 2100 years ago to cater for the drinking habits of the ...

Omega-3 and Heart Health

(Image source: https://www.heartuk.org.uk/) Longer chain omega-3 fatty acids from fish sources include eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA...

Think Fruity For Good Health

Image source: www.pixabay.com You should ensure the intake of fruits in your daily diet. Fruits are naturally full of vitamins and minerals. These two substance...

N-Hydroxypipecolic Acid: A Novel Metabolite of Lysine Controlling Systemic Acquired Resistance in Plants

What is Systemic Acquired Resistance? Systemic acquired resistance is defined in Wikipedia as follows: > The systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is a "whole-plan...

Just a little bit more... #naturalproducts

We're moving along with our plans for the natural products community. We're pushing along with building the front end that will host the natural products commun...

Why use natural cosmetics

For several years, hundreds of percent natural cosmetics have appeared on the market. Bio, and newer and vegan. First of all, we need to clarify one thing, the ...

Super food - marketing or health? Examples and benefits

Today's world is crazy about the food item described as super food. Wherever we look in the press, on the internet or on television, we hear about new products ...

Costa Rica - Part 6 - Black Pepper, Chili Pepper and Cinnamon

Introduction As a botanist it was a wonderful experience to see a number of different spices grown on the Villa Vanilla plantation near Tulemar. In addition to ...

15C Below - Time for an Icewine Tour

This Christmas we decided to give our oldest son tickets to the Niagara Icewine Festival as a Christmas present. Yes, we know it might sound odd to some but he'...

Costa Rica - Part 5 - Cacao

Introduction After Vanilla, my favorite plant-derived natural product is chocolate. I was delighted to find that in addition to Vanilla, Villa Vanilla(a small b...