Harvesting Seeds

By James Brent Beach

A dabbler in vegetable gardening, this year I harvested my first seeds. The obvious benefit is that you do not have to repurchase seeds every year. But you must purchase non-hybrid seeds, certified organic heirloom seeds are preferred.  Consider the Seed Savers Exchange, check your local nursery, health food store,  [...]

Juicing Primer

By James Brent Beach

The fresh flavor of fresh-made juice is truly wonderful. Something everyone should enjoy. The health benefits are well documented. Each of us has different nutritional needs; if we meet them we can perform at our best physically and mentally, if we don’t we can’t. (See The [...]

Organic vs. Commercial foods

From A Course in Metabolic Typing and Healthy Nutrition
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Organic vs. Commercial foods

By  James Brent Beach

What are Organic Foods?

Basically, organic foods are foods raised and processed without synthetic chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, sewer sludge, artificial hormones, antibiotics, irradiation, genetically modified organisms, etc. Livestock and poultry must be fed [...]

Planning Spring Vegetable Gardens

By James Brent Beach

Its time to plan for a spring vegetable garden. A dabbler, this year I intended to build one solar pod and do more container planting. I intended to use two old double pained glass doors for the roof of my solar pod. They proved to be to heavy. [...]