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Compost to improve your soil, plantsSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:41AMComposting can eliminate your dependence on chemical fertilizers, improve the quality of your soil, reduce the burden on your community's landfill and lessen your need for soil amendments and those black plastic bags.

Sow carrots for fall harvestSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:53AMBy now you've probably harvested your spring carrot crop. But, carrot lovers, you have a second chance. Now is the time to sow more carrot seeds for a fall crop. And because it's about 90 days from seed to harvest, don't delay.

The gym will totally still be there after you finish that creme brulee.Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:04PMJapanese BENIHANA VILLAGE Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Road, 732-5821. Japanese tabletop cooking at its finest. The chefs deliver great steaming-hot food, as well as an entertaining show.

Researchers develop new soybean varietyFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:15AMFORT SMITH, Ark. — A soybean variety called edamame will be introduced as a regular farm crop in the Arkansas River valley next year, if researchers at University of Arkansas' Vegetable Research Station have their way.

Cone heads: Home cooks discover how easy it is to make ice creamWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:44AMNo matter the season, ice cream is a favorite -- but it's during summer that people's taste buds really crave the creamy treat.

DIY: Create your own compost pileTuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:45AMIf you're still bagging grass clippings and fallen leaves to be hauled off to the landfill, make this summer the season you declare your independence from the 30-gallon plastic bag.

Getting Fresh: Chive Talkin'Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:56PMGetting Fresh is a seasonal exploration of fresh herbs. From cultivation to cooking, join us as we get our hands dirty and add a little extra spice to life. If you have any favorite uses for the herbs we cover or questions, please share them in the comments section. [ more › ]

Grow and cook 11 herbs (and no spices)Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:40AMCitrus, spice, licorice, sweet, sour, pungent. Culinary herbs encompass those and other flavors for which words just don’t exist. The best part about culinary herbs? They taste best fresh and most can be grown in your backyard. Or front yard.

Jail inmates are planting, growing their own foodThursday, June 2, 2011 @ 11:28AMInmates are gardening at the Plymouth County Law Enforcement Center throughout the summer. Vegetables such as carrots, radishes, onions, cucumbers and tomatoes are already growing in a 20-by-25 foot garden plot on the east side of the evidence building.