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Carob Nut Balls

The sweetly named carob tree produces a fruit that can be used as a chocolate substitute. Its cultivation is less harmful to the environment and it can made into syrups, desserts, spreads, toffees, drinks or used as a sweetener.

Recipe: Have a Tasty Tu B’Shvat with Bulgur Salad

Enjoy this fruity bulgur salad at your Tu B'Shvat seder. Rabbi Judah, a sage who lived in the 2nd century, said that wheat  - not...

Why I Love Washable Cloth Diapers

Rebecca points out the economical, environmental, and spiritual sides of using washable, reusable diapers on your baby. Recently, Green Prophet's Karin talked about her...

Cockroach Pie Anyone? Eating Bugs Are Good For You and the Environment

This happy bug muncher couldn't care less about stigmas. Time to bite the bug? Certain varieties are kosher and halal. You can learn how...

Jordan Joins The Food Protests As Tunisian President Steps Down

Jordanians have taken to the streets of the capital Amman to vent their anger at the government's inability to stem rising food prices We've already...

Beer Expo in Tel Aviv Tonight, Jan. 13

Israeli beers and  small breweries show off  at the Beer Expo in Tel Aviv's Nokia Sports Hall. For a small country, there is an astonishing...

Rising Food Prices Behind Riots in Algeria and Tunisia

The recent riots that have rocked North Africa are not just about unemployment and political corruption but also the rising cost of basic food As...

Grapes In Moisturiser Are Sweet For Skin, Not Sour

Esdor's beauty products contain healthy, antioxidant-rich extracts from grape skins, of which Israel has aplenty, and none of the bad stuff. Israel is well-known for...

Ethical Foraging Saves Native Flora

Care for wild edibles as if you'd grown them yourself, and they'll come back year after year. The Jewish springtime Tu B'Shvat festival is just...

Brown Rice and Bisli: Why Don’t Consumers Make Healthy Food Choices?

Bad food choices lead to obesity and poor health. Why do we do it? Israeli business magazine The Marker reports that sales of healthy foods...

How to Become a Middle Eastern Invasivore

Protect the environment by eating the (animal or plant) species trying to invade it.  What does a Middle Eastern invasivore look like? Environmentalists have a...

100 Lebanese recipes on an iPhone

Classic Lebanese recipes for a tiny token price. Green Prophet has covered at least a dozen recipes from Lebanon. And now the LebGuide site is featuring...

3 Ways to Cook With Fennel

Miriam offers three recipes for the liquorice-flavored fennel. From spring to the onset of fall, wild fennel Ferula communis waves feathery leaves and bright...

Canaan Fair Trade Creates Sustainable Community of Palestinian Farmers

Bigger isn't always better.  Canaan Fair Trade helps small-scale Palestinian farmers survive and thrive. With the modernization of agriculture, farming has become an industry instead...

Make your own non-toxic home cleaning products

Some essential and basic "green" cleaners for the house - for wood, the kitchen sink and even the toilet bowl.

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

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Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

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If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

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Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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