Wash. — On the 40th night of the protest, a black Jeep drove up a logging road and stopped near the base of a towering grand fir. For more than a month, environmental activists had been living on a platform some 80-feet up the trunk of that tree in an attempt to stop logging in Read More…
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Forgotten food survival secrets: How ancient preservation techniques can save your family when modern systems fail
There’s a reason supermarkets didn’t exist for 99% of human history — and yet, our ancestors thrived. While modern consumers rely on fragile supply chains and electricity-dependent refrigeration, traditional cultures mastered food preservation methods that kept them alive through wars, famines, and brutal winters. Today, as supply chain disruptions and economic instability loom, these forgotten techniques Read More…
Kenyan woman finds success in snail farming despite being called a ‘witch’ for rearing the animal
Despite dealing with stigma and accusations related to witchcraft, Waweru pressed on, motivated by her conviction in the potential of snails as both a food source and pets. Photo credit: Kenya News Agency Wangui Waweru has struck gold with snails. After accidentally eating snail meat in 2017, her newfound fascination with the shelled creatures led Read More…
HOW TO HANDLE CANNABIS PLANTS GROWING IN A GARDEN TO MAKE THE BUDS ARRIVE?
I have a cannabis plant growing in my garden, and it’s relatively big, although I don’t know what big cannabis is. How do I handle it and make the buds arrive? Brock Pan-Yellow SVP Vegetation Management at my backyard garden (25 years)Author has 2.7K answers and 10M answer views2y First, hope and pray it is female. If it’s male, you Read More…
Seaweed Snacks Obsession and the Best Brands
Story by Amanda Kippert When the conversation turns toward seaweed snacks, which I’m sure it often does, most people think of it as the stuff that wraps around your limbs when you’re trying to swim in open water. But it’s edible—and good for you, too. Japanese restaurants already use sheets of seaweed called nori as the wrap for maki Read More…
NATION OF SNACKERS IN AMERICA
How America turned into a nation of snackers By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, New York (CNN Business)Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. People can’t get enough of the in-between. Big companies report that snack sales are soaring. Net sales of Doritos, Cheetos, Ruffles, PopCorners, Smartfood and SunChips grew by double digits in the second quarter. Retail sales of Pirate’s Booty jumped about Read More…