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Home Canning Preserves Your Home-Grown Fruits and Vegetables

Save money and reduce waste from your garden by canning fruits and vegetables.



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Top Fall Garden Crops: What to Plant in Your Region

Learn which plants will flourish during the fall season in your particular region of the United States.



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Indoor Gardening Project for Kids: How to Build a Terrarium

This fun indoor craft project allows kids to customize their very own miniature garden, plant succulents in a container, and watch them grow.



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Festive Plants Bring Holiday Cheer, Indoors and Out

Decorate both the interior and exterior of your home with live plants and accents from the garden, like evergreens and acorns, for a festive holiday atmosphere.



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Staying green for the holidays

Winter is quickly approaching and the holidays are in full swing once again.



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Holiday Gifts that Grow: Tips for Giving Live Plants

Live plants make a thoughtful and long-lasting gift, especially when chosen with care and customized with little touches that make them even more special.



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Cooking with Herbs: Infuse a Four-Course Meal with Flavor

Basil, parsley, cilantro, thyme and mint bring fresh flavors from the garden into a four-course meal, from appetizer to dessert.



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Plant bulbs at the right time for brilliant blooms in spring

These guidelines will help you determine the best time to plant bulbs, for a colorful burst of blooms in the spring.



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Create an Anytime Seeding Nursery – Step-by-Step

Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean your passion for gardening needs to hibernate.



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3 Outdoor Gardening Games for Kids

To prevent kids from getting bored over the summer, teach them some fun garden games.



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The Benefits of Organic Gardening

Soils rich in organic matter grow tasty vegetables and fruits, colorful flowers and strong trees and shrubs.



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Getting a New Garden Started

Springtime is the best time of year to start a new garden.



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How much is 7 billion kilowatt hours anyway?

Walmart has committed to produce or procure 7 billion kWh of renewable energy globally by Dec 31, 2020.




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Why it's OK to disagree about politics

New research suggests that discussing politics — and even arguing — offers more benefits than you might think.




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It's the boomers 'wot won it'

Once again, a vote in the U.K. demonstrates a demographic and cultural divide that's changing politics.




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2020 may be the year that young people finally decide who wins elections

The demographics are shifting in favor of Generation Z as these young people head to the polls.




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'Granny pods' are the latest alternative to nursing homes

Your aging parent may prefer living in a tiny house in your backyard.



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4 things teens really need from their parents

Teens can be distressed without being depressed. Here's how parents can help them navigate their feelings and tell the difference between angst and depression.



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Teen driver at home? Here's how to keep insurance costs down

If you have teenage drivers and are trying to live within your means, here are a few tips for keeping insurance costs down.




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For a happier family, stop overspending on kids

A new book by Brett Graff helps parents drown out the cultural noise and reduce parenting anxiety when it comes to spending money on our kids.




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7 personal finance skills for college kids

​One of the best skills you can give your college student is practice with money management, preferably while they still live under your roof.




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It's never too late to learn these 10 personal finance skills

​No matter how practiced we are at managing our money, it’s never too late to learn new hacks. Try these 10 tips to revamp some of your financial habits.




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Why kids should work (and 10 ideas for jobs)

Life is expensive, and kids will learn important life lessons from earning and saving their own money.




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6 ways to clear physical and mental clutter

Clutter causes stress on many levels. For families feeling the need to create more space — mental, physical, emotional — here are 6 suggestions.




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Will that be cash or credit?

Cash can keep you out of debt, but credit and debit cards are so convenient. Here are 8 times to definitely use one over the other.




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How to protect yourself against medical ID theft

Medical identity theft is a hassle, but for a person managing a severe health issue, it can be life-threatening. Here's what you need to know.




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10 ways today's college students can lower their student debt

The best strategy to minimize student loan debt is to search for affordable colleges. Yes, it’s complicated, but here’s what to know.




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11 ways to save money on medical expenses

Rising health insurance costs have many people worried about the financial impact on the family budget.




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Why we need to make math relevant to kids

Plus, 5 ideas to use at home to get kids thinking numerically.




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What do people-finder sites know about you?

Websites like FamilyTreeNow and even Whitepages have a surprising amount of your personal information.




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What you need to know about your child's teeth

Common questions parents aren’t asking their dentist about their children's teeth and gums, but should be.



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In praise of exercising with friends

Most of my life I’ve preferred solo running. But now that I’ve reached a certain age, I’m looking for accountability, community and friendship.



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How to find charities to support the things you care about

If you're inclined to give, here's how to find a worthy recipient.




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Why free play matters and how to encourage it

Parents may feel the need to protect and schedule, but experts say our kids learn more when we get out of the way as they play.




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11 ways to use nutritional yeast (and why you should)

You may not realize that nutritional yeast is a vitamin-packed protein. Here's how to add it to salads, pastas and more.




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Apple visionary Steve Jobs named most fascinating person of 2011

A deceased celebrity tops Barbara Walters' annual list for the first time.



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A doctor focuses on food and faith

In a new book, a psychologist with an expertise in sex therapy and addictions has opted to focus on another passion: Eating.




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Hebrew National hot dogs in hot water

The company that brands itself as kosher is now being sued by some of its customers who claim it actually isn't kosher.




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At this former lunatic asylum, history mingles with new ghosts

We take a trip to a former Civil War-era insane asylum that has been called one of the most haunted places in America.




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A rare illness meets its match

Sheryl Grossman has one of the rarest diseases on Earth and may not live to see 50. In spite of this, or perhaps because of it, this woman battling Bloom's Synd



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Cory Booker: Obesity is bigger problem than gun violence

Mayor announced a plan to offer his employees discounts to Weight Watchers.




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The moth man of West Virginia

Kevin Daly has trained a lab full of bomb-sniffing moths, sparking the interest of the United States Department of Defense.




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Ashes to ashes, dust to … diamonds?

A company that turns cremated remains into diamonds has made headlines turning loved ones and celebrities into jewelry. Next up? Fido.




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Would you buy a T-shirt from this guy?

A Notre Dame football player turned fashion model has a new role: Eco-entrepreneur.



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At this conference, being short is your ticket in

Scenes from the Little People of America conference in Washington, D.C.



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Flight returns to gate for cancer patient

11-year-old camper had lost her passport.



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7 Christmas movies you've never heard of (that are actually quite good)

Sure, you've seen classics like 'A Christmas Story' and 'Miracle on 34th Street.' But have you heard of 'Holiday in Handcuffs'? We didn't think so.



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One man's street magic leaves passers-by in disbelief

Watch street magician Andrew Mayne knock people's socks off with these eight stunts.



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Fanciful 'Hobbit House' reimagines the treehouse

Luxury treehouse on Orcas Island in Washington state is truly a unique getaway.




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I'm Max Brooks, and I have a lot I want to say

A freewheeling conversation with the 'World War Z' author on Bear Grylls, Rambo and the 'Casablanca' musical his 10-year-old son is writing.



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