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 What to do with Surplus Garden Fruits & Veggies?

Gleaning may be your answer.  Just what is “gleaning?”  According to Wikipedia, “it is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest.”

Gleaning has been part of the culture for centuries.  In ancient times it was a rule of most religious beliefs for farmers to leave a small portion of their harvest for the poor to collect for themselves.

Today, there are many local gleaning groups that have as their mission to collect surplus produce from farmers and anyone who has excess fruits and vegetables.    Read more...

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Should we be Eating the Diet of our Ancestors?

Evolutionary biologists have learned that all ancestral diets shared certain key ingredients. Food sources were limited to wild animals (which included brains, bone marrow, fats and organs), fish and shellfish, foraged wild plants, eggs, insects, nuts, seeds and wild berries. The primitive diet provided the nutrient dense balance for the critical metabolic processes, which allowed our ancestors to thrive, reproduce, and pass their genes on to subsequent generations. According to many studies there is supporting evidence that the diet of our distant ancestors may be a guide to the proper nutrition for us today.  Read more....