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Eggs, milk and sugar are essential ingredients in most baked goods. The removal of eggs and sugar are comparable to building a brick house without mortar. Catastrophe!

If your plants need a boost in addition to the compost you already use to feed and build your soil in the lawn or garden, choose from one of several organic fertilizers.

Cooking for your cat is as easy as preparing your own home cooked meals.

You can make your own dog crackers with rice flour, oil, water and bone meal for extra nutrition. After baking, crush the crackers for filler in the party dog cake.

Even if you are not living in an area that has a garbage strike, having a contingency plan for disposing your garbage is a good idea.

Few things are more discouraging for a gardener than the development of blossom-end rot in a stand of tomatoes. Those precious plants don't have to be destroyed, though.

Until just a few years ago there were no regulations for proteins in pet foods. Now there have been numerous recalls on selected brands. Is yours one of them and why?

Planting an array of bulbs this fall, is one of the easiest and most economical ways to add lasting, colorful spring and summer flowers to your garden.

Careful selection and preparation will enhance a yard or garden with spring flowering bulbs like tulips, crocus, iris and daffodils.

Tulip bulbs need to develop a healthy root growth to see them through the period of cold weather that is part of their seasonal cycle, so they must be planted in fall.

Autumn is the perfect time to plant bulbs for an early burst of color in the home garden next season that can last well into the summer.

Organic lawn and garden maintenance doesn't end with summer. You can prepare your plants, flowers, and lawn for winter dormancy with this autumn garden checklist.

It is important to include an adequate amount of raw fruits and vegetables in your diet. If these foods are laden with chemicals, however, they will not be as beneficial.

The healthiest cats eat raw meat almost exclusively, as they would in the wild. Here are some tips for making a natural cat diet convenient to prepare.

The growing season may be over, but that doesn't mean your work is done. What you do in your garden now can make a big difference to next year's crop.

Providing organic care for indoor potted plants is important to gardeners who wish to minimize their exposure to chemicals indoors.

Now you can save money and grow healthful organic vegetables right in your own backyard.

The aloe vera plant is prized for its medicinal attributes. Add year-round activity to your garden by planting this succulent plant in large groupings.

Parthenocissus are hardy climbing plants. They will quickly cover a house or garden wall and provide a spectacular display of brilliant red and purple autumn foliage.

Humans acquire anthrax through contact with infected animals or animal products - in areas where livestock infection is uncommon, human infection is rare.

Organic gardeners can't use heavy garden soil for container gardening. Use potting soils or soilless potting mixes for seed starting, propagating, and container planting.

Reap the benefits of garlic by growing the bulbs in the organic garden. This easy vegetable will supply your table with fresh garlic for healthy cooking all year.

These gorgeous perennials return each year bearing an abundance of large richly colored flowers, a delight to the eye from early summer into late fall.

Fresh strawberries are at their best when an organic gardener grows strawberry plants in a garden free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

This article examines how pet food is produced, looking at ingredients and the differences between wet and dry pet foods.

Jasminums are vigorous hardy or frost hardy climbers, with plentiful scented blossom in shades of white yellow pink and red, with summer and winter flowering species.

Though not easy to grow by any means, delphiniums are among the most beautiful of all perennials. They are definitely worth the extra work.

Roses can succumb to many pests and diseases, but the organic gardener can grow these lush flowers without resorting to herbicides or pesticides.

Asparagus is a gourmet and highly nutritious perennial vegetable and is one of the best investments a gardener can make, producing a crop for decades.

Sage is a useful herb that is easy and fun to grow. It makes a great landscape plant, can be used in the kitchen as a seasoning, and makes a great tea.

Strawberries are among the most delicious soft fruit and very easy to grow. A few strawberry plants in a sunny corner of the garden will give a tasty crop for 2-3 years.

Wisterias are vigorous and hardy climbers, giving an abundant display of trailing plumes of scented blossom on shades of white pink blue or purple in May or early June.

Recent dog food recalls make homemade dog food recipes popular. Here's some ideas for making your own.

Worm composting is a great way for anyone with limited space to turn kitchen waste into compost for the garden or houseplants.

The key to using such health enhancers is to know your health risks and follow expert advice as to appropriate diet and supplementation.

When there are frequent power cuts and shortages of basic essentials, green intentions are put to the test. Ideas on making the best of all situations are given here.

Why pay for expensive and packaged pet food when you can make your own easily? Take care of your canine friend with homemade and healthy dog kibble.

The best natural dog cookies and dog biscuits for your pet are fresh and homemade. Experiment with one basic recipe by adding your own choice of extra ingredients.

Planting a drift of daffodils in your lawn is a great way to brighten up the yard, and it may just give you an excuse to avoid mowing the grass for several weeks.

Garden plants can benefit from sun, water and a good nutrient solution. Natural fertilizers help plants to grow healthy and strong plus benefit the environment as well.

Their flowers are gorgeous and their scent divine, but Oriental Lilies are also easy to grow and care for in the home garden.

Animals take in food and convert it to energy. Plants, on the other hand, take in energy and convert it to food.

Both sweet and hot peppers have found a place in the kitchens of most Americans. A little planning and patience can make it possible to grow them even in cooler areas.

Of all the spring flowers, the dainty white and green snowdrops are among the first to bloom, sometimes pushing up through the late winter snow.

The Montbretia or Crocosmia, (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora), is more than a beautiful bloom. It attracts tiny friends to your garden that help to remove garden foes.

Included in the wide array of summer flowering bulbs, you will find cut flowers, fragrant blooms and colorful foliage plants.

Fido depends on his humans to provide the right foods for health, energy and a long life.

Good deer control methods start with prevention. Stop deer damage in your organic garden by growing plants that deer rarely browse.

Hedges comprised of native plants make the most wildlife friendly garden boundaries, providing food, nesting sites and shelter for birds, small mammals and invertebrates.

A brief history of this graceful plant grown from a rhizome