Making Herbs Last As summer winds down, do you have lots of herbs still growing in your garden? If you’re wondering what to do with them, we’ve collected several suggestions on preserving herbs for winter. Adrienne from WholeNewMom.com recommends freezing herbs. Here...
First Aid for Broken Bones If more pressure is put on a bone than it can withstand, it will break. These are referred to as fractures. If a bone punctures the skin, these are referred to as open or compound fractures. A hairline crack, or stress fracture, can develop...
Download the pdf Blender Wheat Pancakes Ingredients: 1 cup milk or 1/3 cup nonfat powdered milk and 1 cup water 1 uncooked cup whole wheat kernels 2 eggs 2 tsp baking powder 2 Tbs oil 2 Tbs honey or sugar 1/2 tsp salt Directions - Combine milk and wheat in blender...
Wheat Foods Council Like all grains, wheat began as a wild grass, and may in fact have been the very first crop in history. Historians believe the wheat kernel originated in the “cradle of civilization,” the Tigris and Euphrates river valley, near present day Iraq. In...
Bleach Bleach is a chemical that whitens clothes, removes stains and disinfects surfaces. The bleaching process has been know for a thousand years, but the chemicals used today for bleaching are based on chlorine. Sodium hypochlorite is the most used liquid and...
Our non-food items to store this month are dish washing soap and bleach. In 2005 dish washing detergent retails totaled nearly $10 billion USD worldwide.1 How much do you use in a year? Do you wash your dishes by hand or in a dishwasher? Probably some of both,...
Most of us are sick and tired of working our gardens at just about the time we should get a second wind and start our fall gardens. Many veggies, particularly root crops and leafy greens will make great eating into the winter. There is nothing more satisfying than...
American Red Cross Bloodborne pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, are present in blood and body fluids and can cause disease in humans. The bloodborne pathogens of primary concern are hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. These and other bloodborne pathogens are...
Blood is the fluid that travels throughout our bodies in tubes called veins. This fluid is essential for life because it carries oxygen and essential chemicals to where they are needed in the body. In its travels it also picks up waste from different body parts and...
September is National Preparedness Month, promoted by the US government (DHS and FEMA). Fortunately, we’re several months ahead in our planning, so we’re already putting together our 72 hour kits. The next step is to have a family council and discuss emergency escape...
