I love fruit. When picked at peak ripeness, it is delicious, and by some struck of divine luck, is also really good for our health. Whether talking of an uncommon fruit, like our arctic kiwi-berries pictured here, or the common apple, fruits are a perfect package of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytochemicals, fiber, and water. TheyContinue reading “Growing For Life: October 2024”
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Growing For Life: March 2024
Change is in the air. While grey, soggy days are still plentiful, we are starting to see the garden wake up. Bud break has begun among our little urban fruit trees and bushes. The blueberries are opening their white, bell-like flowers, and the raspberries, blackberries, currants and elderberries are pushing out fresh, green new leaves.Continue reading “Growing For Life: March 2024”
Growing For Life: February 2024
(published in the Love.Life Telehealth Newsletter, 2/2024) As I write this month’s gardening column, the rain and wind are blowing on a very grey winter day. Oh well, it doesn’t look like I’ll be doing much gardening today. During breaks in the rain over the last few weeks, I’ve seized the moment, grabbed the gardenContinue reading “Growing For Life: February 2024”
Jeffrey M Pierce, MD 