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Top 10 Easy Produce to Grow

Caught with Your Plants Down
Posted by: jharper on 07/13/2009
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Make Me Like Fava Beans

I'm starting to see fava beans at farmers markets all around town, and pretty much my only exposure to them thus far in my life comes courtesy of Hannibal Lecter.

So today I use my platform to speak to thousands of you for a completely selfish purpose: To solicit recipes.
Posted by: mkrolak on 06/24/2009
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Shirt, Meet Apple

Today's Daily Tip

Our vinegar and water mix is supereasy, but I've been employing an even simpler fruit and veggie cleaner for a while now. Here's a breakdown of my method:
Posted by: mkrolak on 03/04/2009
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Use water and white vinegar - no lie. A few squirts on your fruits and veggies gets rid of the nasty stuff (like pesticide residue) that you don't want - no store-bought washes necessary. Sincerely yours, Ideal Bite.
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What's the probability your supermarket plums are genetically modified?

Submitted by tmeronek on Wed, 01/30/2008 - 1:12am. Plum dandy (um, pretty high). But we'll help you crunch the numbers: the little stickers on fruits and veggies have digits that let you know whether they're conventionally grown or organic, and if they're genetically modified (GM).

The Wrath of Buying Grapes

Posted by: hsnavely on 01/30/2008
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Plum dandy (um, pretty high). But we'll help you crunch the numbers: the little stickers on fruits and veggies have digits that let you know whether they're conventionally grown or organic, and if they're genetically modified (GM).
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Do Funyuns count as a vegetable?

Submitted by tmeronek on Wed, 01/09/2008 - 2:20am. Sorry, but nope. And the "natural flavors" you see on ingredients lists could be, well, anything. This year, try spending more time in the produce aisle, and fill your grocery cart with unprocessed, unpackaged foods. More onions, fewer Funyuns!

Producing Good Produce

Posted by: tmeronek on 01/09/2008
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Sorry, but nope. And the "natural flavors" you see on ingredients lists could be, well, anything. This year, try spending more time in the produce aisle, and fill your grocery cart with unprocessed, unpackaged foods. More onions, fewer Funyuns!
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