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Cloves In and Out of the Kitchen

Meeting an emperor or a sheikh? Here you have a great herb, with medicinal uses beyond the kitchen! Image via elenadan Spices are so versatile,...

Recipe: Seasoned Slow-Roasted Tomatoes

Summer time is tomato time, and not just for salads. Slow-roast some to taste the depth and sweetness of all their flavors. In Middle East...

Lower Your Pet’s Carbon Pawprint With Home-Made Dog Food Recipes

Pet owners in the Middle East pay lots for imported pet food. Miriam offers recipes for Fido's food with locally sourced ingredients to keep...

5 Israeli Fresh Food Markets – Traditional, Farmer's and Organic

Tel Aviv Carmel Market. Above image via esme Visitors to Israel’s best fruit and vegetable markets already know the country’s two most famous landmarks: The...

Biased Allergy "Milk Protein" Study Puts Babies at Risk

A new study suggests that introducing babies to milk before 2 weeks of age can prevent milk allergies later. "Lactavist" Hannah points out...

A Bittersweet Test for Women with Gestational Diabetes

Family values, and having children are important in the Middle East. Here is a simple test done during pregnancy that if paid close attention...

Rom Farm Brings Organic Goat Cheese to a Table Near You, With Some Help from the Handicapped

Eat delicious organic goat cheese and feel good about helping the handicapped at Rom Farm in the Galilee. Most organic farms have, at the very...

The Best Baba Ghanoush Recipe in the World

Baba ganoush, baba ghannouj or baba ghannoug (Arabic بابا غنوج ) is an Arab dish of eggplant (aubergine) mashed and mixed with various seasonings....

Israeli Company Makhteshim-Agan Industries Invests $1 Billion in Pesticides

Agrochemicals might be big business, but they are a bad deal for the environment and human health. Israeli firm, Makhteshim-Agan Industries, believes that there...

Natural Remedies for Late Pregnancy

Miriam recommends natural teas and a tincture for third-trimester ladies - and their husbands. Having actively worked as a doulah for many years, I've always...

Aloe Vera – A Prickly Plant with Pizzazz

Some Aloe Vera gelato I saw in Milan...but I wasn't brave enough to taste it! You’ve heard of aloe vera gel, aloe vera cream,...

Can a Male Birth Control Pill Save the Environment?

A birth control for men is in the works. It complies with strict religious traditions in Judaism, and it could control population growth in...

Kids in Cairo Survive on Crusts and Crumbs

It's hard to think green, when you're thinking about your next dinner. A UN story documents the lack of protein in Egyptian children, and...

The Healing Powers of Honey

Good for a sore throat, your hair and lowering cholesterol, the ancient honeycomb shows it can also improve your complexion. “Eat the crusts, it...

Make Soothing, Sensual Rosewater

The fragrance of roses is a Middle Eastern favorite for pastries and delights. This old-fashioned recipe shows how to make it yourself. In the Middle...

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Shebara hotel Saudi Arabia – is it eco-luxury dream or desert illusion?

A new breed of luxury has landed on the Red Sea, mirrored pods floating above coral reefs, reflecting sky and sea like something not entirely of this Earth. Energy powered by solar powers, drinking water pulled from the sea using desalination. 

Roof replacements and a changing culture of all-women teams in Canada

All-women roofing team Summit Sisters installs a sustainable metal roof in Ontario as climate change forces Canadians to rethink asphalt shingles and choose longer-lasting, eco-friendly roofing options.

Poop in the East River shows the city’s rat problem and what people like to eat

New York ecology and health can be monitored by a jug of water a week.

Billie Eilish’s Mom Maggie Baird Launches “Climate Kitchen” on Public TV

Maggie Baird, best known as the mother of Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, is stepping into a much larger spotlight, this time as a climate storyteller.

Monitoring farmers’ tillage patterns from space

Tillage is one of the clearest signals of how a farm treats its soil. Intensive plowing can degrade structure, release carbon, and increase erosion. Conservation practices—no-till, cover cropping, minimal disturbance—do the opposite. They build soil, retain water, and support biodiversity. But until now, measuring these practices at scale has been slow, expensive, and often self-reported.

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Shebara hotel Saudi Arabia – is it eco-luxury dream or desert illusion?

A new breed of luxury has landed on the Red Sea, mirrored pods floating above coral reefs, reflecting sky and sea like something not entirely of this Earth. Energy powered by solar powers, drinking water pulled from the sea using desalination. 

Roof replacements and a changing culture of all-women teams in Canada

All-women roofing team Summit Sisters installs a sustainable metal roof in Ontario as climate change forces Canadians to rethink asphalt shingles and choose longer-lasting, eco-friendly roofing options.

Poop in the East River shows the city’s rat problem and what people like to eat

New York ecology and health can be monitored by a jug of water a week.

Billie Eilish’s Mom Maggie Baird Launches “Climate Kitchen” on Public TV

Maggie Baird, best known as the mother of Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, is stepping into a much larger spotlight, this time as a climate storyteller.

Monitoring farmers’ tillage patterns from space

Tillage is one of the clearest signals of how a farm treats its soil. Intensive plowing can degrade structure, release carbon, and increase erosion. Conservation practices—no-till, cover cropping, minimal disturbance—do the opposite. They build soil, retain water, and support biodiversity. But until now, measuring these practices at scale has been slow, expensive, and often self-reported.

Hydrophilis SCUBA gear could make us one with the sea

Hydrophilis, Oliver Isler’s experimental rebreather suit, reimagines diving by reducing drag, eliminating bubbles, and bringing humans closer to the natural movement of marine life.

Alcohol the night before work in the heat may raise inflammation, study finds

If you work as a roofer, landscaper, pool builder, or in construction, installing garden slabs or solar panels, building sheds, or working on outdoor home improvement projects, take note of new research that can help you protect your heart.

April Is National Garlic Month

April is National Garlic Month! We’re close to the end of April, but fear not: the North American garlic harvest lasts through July, and you can pick up the bulbs until Fall. Even after the green stalks wither and the bulbs are drier, your garlic will remain pungent for any months if you store it well.
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