In the Nevada desert, fish join tomatoes to yield bumper crops

February 20, 2019 in Vegetables, Fruit

Sometimes, innovation makes for strange bedfellows.

In the Northern Nevada desert, on land once spattered with grazing cattle, inside a 31,000-square-foot greenhouse, tilapia and tomatoes are farmed in partnership. The hydroponic tomatoes break down waste from the fish for nutrients while also cleansing the water so it can be recycled back to the tilapia tanks.

Eating Fruits & Veggies Is Good for the Environment?

January 24, 2019 in Vegetables, Fruit

Reducing your consumption of animals products could yield benefits for your health and the environment.

How Foods Affect Your Mood

January 24, 2019 in Vegetables, Fruit

Do you feel like your mood is dropping along with colder temperatures? Take a deep breath and spend a moment to reflect upon how you eat. Are you eating three meals each day? Do you consume two types of fruits and vegetables every day?

Jackfruit

October 22, 2018 in Fruit

Spiky, strenuous to prepare and containing foul smelling slime, it has until recently been regarded as a "paupers fruit". Now, the jackfruit is being hailed as a meat replacement superior to soy by restaurants, and is lining the shelves of supermarkets.

Study shows positive apple response to Thermaculture

October 18, 2018 in Fruit

North Dakota State University compared two years of fresh apples exposed to periodic Thermaculture versus conventionally grown apples and concluded that the Agrothermal Systems process created significantly higher inducible levels of phenolic metabolities and related antioxidant activity.

Anti-Aging Effects found in some Fruits and Vegetables

October 09, 2018 in Health, Vegetables, Fruit

Anti-aging effects of compound in some fruits and vegetables verified in novel new research