Organic Fruits – Part 1

In 2002, an analysis by British scientists found that almost one-third of all food on sale in Great Britain was contaminated with toxic pesticides. That included fruit and vegetables. The figures are similar in other developed countries, as growers try to increase crop yield and fill supermarkets with tempting produce.
Many of these food-contaminating pesticides can [...]

Organic Garden Sugar

Did you know that your organic garden contains sugar? You may not be growing sugar cane or sugar beets, but every plant in your organic garden contains a percentage of sugar.
The percentage of sugar in your organic garden can be measured by a simple, hand-held instrument known as a refractometer. A refractometer measures sugar percentage: [...]