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Compost – A Gardener’s Delight

By / December 12, 2019

Isn’t it amazing that all that waste food that we can’t or don’t want in the kitchen is such a good food source for the plants in our garden? What makes it better is the fact that we can grow vegetables in our gardens, cook and eat them, and whatever we don’t use goes back […]

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What the ‘Sell By’ Date Really Means (and other helpful food storage tips)

By / April 29, 2016

Every year, people in the U.K. throw away more than 93 million gallons of milk, 733,000 tons of potatoes and 473,000 tons of bread, according to U.K. supermarket chain Sainsbury’s.1 Similarly, the average U.S. family of four wastes more than 2 million calories, which equates to $1,500 worth of food, every year.2 Wilted or spoiled […]

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Let’s Talk About Poop

By / March 1, 2016

In a disaster situation, knowing how to dispose of waste is essential. Depending on how severe the circumstances are, you may not have access to running water, which means toilets are no longer an option. Now for those of you near a water source, this may not necessarily be true. It would be possible to […]