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Pesticides on spinach: what the data shows and how to avoid them
Pesticides on spinach: what the data shows and how to avoid them
Spinach has ranked at or near the top of the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list for several consecutive years,... Read more...
Does washing produce remove pesticides? The science explained
Does washing produce remove pesticides? The science explained
Washing produce before eating it is standard food safety advice. For bacterial contamination from handling, transport, and field conditions, washing... Read more...
Frozen vs. fresh vs. home-grown produce: which is actually most nutritious?
Frozen vs. fresh vs. home-grown produce: which is actually most nutritious?
The hierarchy seems obvious: fresh is best, frozen is a compromise, and home-grown is somewhere beyond both. This intuition is... Read more...
Hydration and fresh produce: water-rich plants to grow in spring
Hydration and fresh produce: water-rich plants to grow in spring
Most hydration advice focuses on what you drink. The role of food in daily water intake is consistently underestimated. Many... Read more...
Italian Parsley
Vitamin D gaps in spring: how fresh food fills the deficit
Vitamin D deficiency peaks in February and March, at the end of the season with the least sunlight exposure. By... Read more...
What to grow for picky eaters: nutrient-dense plants that hide in meals
What to grow for picky eaters: nutrient-dense plants that hide in meals
Picky eating in children is one of the most common and most stressful nutrition challenges parents face. Between 25 and... Read more...
Growing food indoors as a stress management practice
Growing food indoors as a stress management practice
Most stress management advice falls into one of two categories: cognitive interventions (reframing, journalling, therapy) or physical ones (exercise, breathing,... Read more...
Woman with her Gardyn
Hydroponic vs. conventional produce: is the nutrition different?
When people consider hydroponic growing, one question comes up consistently: is produce grown in water as nutritious as produce grown... Read more...
Iron-rich leafy greens for women: what to grow and why
Iron-rich leafy greens for women: what to grow and why
Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency globally and disproportionately affects women of reproductive age. The combination of monthly... Read more...
Herbs and greens for hormonal health
Herbs and greens for hormonal health
Hormonal health is one of the most searched nutrition topics among women, and one of the most poorly served by... Read more...
Homegrown plants and blood sugar management
Homegrown plants and blood sugar management
Blood sugar regulation is one of the most researched areas of food science, and for good reason. Dysregulated blood glucose... Read more...
Magnesium-rich greens to grow at home
Magnesium-rich greens to grow at home
Magnesium is one of the most commonly deficient minerals in Western diets and one of the most functionally critical. It... Read more...