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Eat More Sweet Potatoes – and Put Them on Your Face Too

4 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

I love sweet potatoes; they are a highly nutritious and delicious root vegetable. Known as Ipomoea batatas, sweet potatoes are not only one of the best vitamin A sources, but they are also packed with vitamin B5 niacin, thiamin, and carotenoids. Research has also uncovered a host of therapeutic benefits in sweet potatoes. They contain anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and anti-diabetic properties. Sweet potatoes are a delicious addition to any meal and can even help keep your skin healthy.

5 Garden Favorites to Eat Before Working Out

5 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

Perhaps you have grown theme gardens before like butterfly, tea, salsa, or salad gardens. But have you ever considered growing your very own energy garden? An energy garden is packed with homegrown goodness that can give you just the right amount of energy before a hard workout.

Top 8 Foods You Can Grow for Better Eyes

5 min read | Author - Mary Ellen Ellis

Many people begin gardening to support a healthier diet. When you grow your own food, you’re more likely to make healthy meals and snacks. A vegetable garden is a solid foundation for healthy living, and there are no wrong answers when it comes to what to grow. But, if eye health is particularly important to you and your family, some vegetables have more of an impact than others.

So You Got a Dehydrator: 5 Delicious Things You Can Make

4 min read | Author - Taylor Ramsey

Once you have a dehydrator, there’s a whole new world of delicious and nutritious recipes for you to enjoy. This method of drying your food preserves most of the nutritional content and is a great way to keep your bountiful harvest from going to waste. Read on for some of our favorite ways to use a dehydrator.

Eat More Sweet Potatoes – and Put Them on Your Face Too

5 Garden Favorites to Eat Before Working Out

Top 8 Foods You Can Grow for Better Eyes

So You Got a Dehydrator: 5 Delicious Things You Can Make

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Eat More Sweet Potatoes – and Put Them on Your Face Too

5 Garden Favorites to Eat Before Working Out

Top 8 Foods You Can Grow for Better Eyes

So You Got a Dehydrator: 5 Delicious Things You Can Make

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