I look out my window on a classic foggy Bay Area morning and see a family of deer chomping on some recently planted baby kale peaking its head out of the earth. “ Nooooooo!” I yell as I burst out of ...

All kinds of items at the health food store seem to have suddenly “sprouted”, including whole grains, nuts, seeds, beans, lentils and chickpeas. But are they really more nutritious than non-sprouted ...

This spring has been cooler and wetter than usual in Southeast Missouri. This has produced a perfect scenario for nuts planted by squirrels to sprout and quickly put down a healthy taproot. Conversely ...

Contrary to what the old playground song suggests, beans are not a magical fruit. But nuts might be. With the exception of peanuts, which are actually legumes — and which no one really wants to eat, ...