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In the aisles: Unbleached/Unbromated

Several websites go into details about bleach and bromate in flour and flour-based goods. It’s a subject that comes to mind every time my family’s tempted by the baking aisle at most grocers. When researching whole wheat and alternative grain options, a body of knowledge regarding bleach and potassium bromate joins in quickly. The perspective …

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Amazing early literacy due to Lakeshore

The internet contains vast pointers from teachers that take the classroom to their own children. With a mind to learning resources for letters, words, speech, early literacy, various stages of articulation, colors, numbers, calisthenics, imaginative play, handicrafts, sports, and all manner of special interests, there’s a ready army of mostly mothers incredibly passionate across areas …

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Sage, an herb to win back home gardens

Broadleaf sage, or Salvia officinalis, is a perennial evergreen subshrub that swiftly became a mainstay across several of our garden areas. Overtly ornamental salvia varieties come up as showstoppers in garden centers, and digging just a bit deeper reveals an encyclopedic level of choices across woody and nonwoody, evergreen and deciduous, perennial and annual intersects. …

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