Cathy Isom has some stinging news about an alarming study that shows honeybees like what’s actually bad for them. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Honeybees Attraction to Pesticides Researchers at University of Illinois have discovered that honeybees, which have been dying off in mass numbers every year for the past couple decades, seem to prefer flowers that …
Celebrating a Popular Crunchy Snack
Cathy Isom has a few popping tidbits about the popular crunchy snack you’ll want to get your hands on today. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating a Popular Crunchy Snack Don’t let this day slip through your fingers. It’s National Popcorn Day. A day to celebrate a time-honored treat can be enjoyed sweet or savory, caramelized, buttered …
Curbing Food Waste Helps Our Planet
Cathy Isom has a few great tips about how to help out the planet by curbing a global problem. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Curbing Food Waste Helps Our Planet Food waste is second largest component of our waste stream, just behind paper. It encompasses about 18 percent of the material handled by our waste management system every …
United States Food Sustainability Ranking
Cathy Isom gives us the eye opening reasons the United States got a low ranking in the Food Sustainability Index. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. United States Food Sustainability Ranking The Food Sustainability Index is a study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, analyzing food sustainability in 35 nations. Countries are graded on several variables. Among them …
Best Time to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms
Cathy Isom gives us the how and why now is the best time to grow a certain type of mushroom. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Best Time to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms Shiitake mushrooms are not only delicious, but a superfood. Shiitakes are a medicinal mushroom with tons of benefits, from boosting the immune system to fighting cancer. …
Veggies, Flowers, Herbs to Plant in January
It is time to start thinking about the vegetable garden. Cathy Isom tells us about the best veggies, flowers, and herbs to plant in January. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Veggies, Flowers, Herbs to Plant in January The weather may be cool but if you’re itching to get the garden going, you’re in luck. January is a …
Celebrating Menudo, a Traditional Soup
Cathy Isom has delicious tips about a month long celebration for a traditional soup that’s famous at family gatherings. That’s coming on This Land of Ours. Celebrating Menudo, a Traditional Soup January is known as National Menudo Month. And there’s no better time than now to learn a great new culinary tradition! Menudo is a traditional soup made with beef …
Planning Your Spring Garden in January
Cathy Isom has a few tips about why January is the best time to start planning for that springtime garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Planning Your Spring Garden in January January brings on a new year and its actually a great time to start planning a garden. Starting early is actually the best time to start …
Flowers Help to Save the Bee Population
We all want to do our part in helping to save our pollinators. Cathy Isom has a bit of information on the four flowers we can plant to help save the bee population. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Help to Save the Bee Population We need bees and they need us. One way to help them out, …
Celebrating the Delicious Apricot
Cathy Isom gives us a bit of history and great ways of celebrating a wonderful and delicious orange fruit. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating the Delicious Apricot Apricot lovers from all over the United States observe National Apricot Day every year on January 9th. The apricot’s velvety flesh is similar to that of their relative the …