Learn about various treatments and options for customizing your greenhouse garden.

Until recently, students in an Edgewater, Fla., elementary school were required to rinse their mouths out twice daily at school to avoid spreading peanut residue to a first-grade student with a severe peanut allergy.

Teachers had to monitor the mouth rinsing and frequent hand washing, and ensure surfaces were continually swabbed with Clorox. The school banned all peanut products, eliminated snacks in the classroom and forbade outside food at holiday parties. A peanut-sniffing dog patrolled the school halls.

Going organic isn’t a fad. The choice to eat organic food is based on the principle of reducing chemical toxins from farms, from the soil and from our food. By eating sustainable foods, we are protecting the environment and the earth for future generations while promoting local and family farms and promoting biodiversity.

Often enough, when we think of healthy living, we think of eating lots of salads. Unfortunately, for the majority of us that means some lame iceberg lettuce, a sprinkle of basic store-bought dressing and whatever veggies we happen to have on hand.

You can tell Easter is fast approaching when you start seeing egg and bunny-shaped candy, cards and gifts start popping up in stores. This is a holiday that Christians and non-Christians alike celebrate, whether in a religious sense or just taking part in the traditional Easter egg hunt.