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The Tea Spot, Inc., Boulder’s philanthropic tea company, will be featured on Zulily.com today, offering $25 online vouchers for just $12 – a 52% discount. With over five million members nationwide, family-friendly companies like The Tea Spot can now reach their targeted audiences across the US. Boulder, Colorado (PRWEB) October 31, 2011 Online vouchers for The Tea Spot’s handcrafted loose teas and designer Steepware® are available to subscribers on Zulily.com...
SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Winner Medical Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WWIN; "Winner Medical" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of medical dressings, medical disposables and non-woven fabric made from 100% natural PurCotton® products in China, proudly announced today that Winner Industries (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd ("Winner Shenzhen"), one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, was ranked Top 500 Textile and Apparel Companies and Top 10 Non-Woven and Industrial Textile...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have identified a number of stem rust-resistant wheat varieties and are retesting them to verify their resistance. Stem rust occurs worldwide wherever wheat is grown. Over a large area, losses from stem rust can be severe, ranging from 50 to 70 percent, and individual fields can be destroyed. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant pathologist Mike Bonman at the agency's Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Unit in Aberdeen,...
TEN-CHI CHA is a mild taste Japanese herbal tea containing 12 different herbs with different medicinal properties. One of the health benefits by having this caffeine free tea is body cleansing. One of 12 herbs called Dokudami removes free radicals. Eco Vita now proudly offers TEN-CHI CHA. New York, NY (PRWEB) October 14, 2011 Is there any way for a relatively easy herbal body cleanse? TEN-CHI TEA will be the answer. This blend of 12 different Japanese herbs helps remove toxins keeping a...
San Jose's Canna Culture Collective announces Edible Wednesdays, their weekly patient appreciation, awareness and education event. San Jose, CA (PRWEB) October 07, 2011 San Jose Cannabis Dispensary, Canna Culture Collective provides an excellent selection of cannabis, prerolls, edibles, drinks and various other products for patients' healing pleasure. The Canna Culture team takes great pride in offering their members a clean, secure environment with a friendly staff. Their consistent...
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrate Fair Trade Month this October with a delicious cup of Numi Organic Tea (www.numitea.com), recently named the leading brand importer of Fair Trade Certified teas and teasans in the United States for 2010. Numi's Fair Trade Certified teas are certified by Fair Trade USA, which guarantees that farmers are paid a fair wage for their labor and receive a community development premium which they can collectively invest in programs including...
UC Davis scientists have developed a self-cleaning cotton fabric that can kill bacteria and break down toxic chemicals such as pesticide residues when exposed to light. "The new fabric has potential applications in biological and chemical protective clothing for health care, food processing and farmworkers, as well as military personnel," said Ning Liu, who conducted the work as a doctoral student in Professor Gang Sun's group in the UC Davis Division of Textiles of Clothing. A paper...
The Tea Spot is a philanthropic tea company, whose mission is to foster wellness by making loose leaf tea an everyday luxury. As the newest product addition to The Tea Spot’s line of Steepware®, the Mod Teapot presents a stylish, easy, and affordable way to make loose tea. Boulder, CO (PRWEB) September 22, 2011 The Tea Spot debuts the latest addition to their award-winning line of Steepware® - the Mod Teapot - at their online tea store today. The Tea Spot’s...
NEW YORK, Sept 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PORTS Coffee & Tea, specialty espresso bar across from the closed legendary Chelsea Hotel, kicks off PORTS Art Wall exhibition series with Bruce Banter's: If You Can Put Ketchup On It Don't Eat It (Ketchup)- a self advice book turned art installation. The exhibit kicks off with a private evening reception Wednesday, September 14 and a public 10 am book signing by the artist on Saturday, September 17. (Photo:...
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) soil scientist in Colorado is helping farmers grow crops with less nitrogen-based fertilizer. The fertilizers are a major reason why agriculture is a significant source of both greenhouse gas emissions and pollution in estuaries like the Gulf of Mexico and the Chesapeake Bay. If growers apply too little fertilizer, it reduces crop yields. But if they apply too much, the excess can be released into the atmosphere as nitrous oxide or leach into...
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Seed drilling is a method used by farmers in order to have a more unified, crop-yielding season. The first known use of seed drilling was in 1500 BC by the Sumerian. At this time, they were using a single tube. Later, in the 2nd Century BC, the Chinese developed a multi-tube iron drill. This facilitated in a larger crop planting allowing them to feed their large population. The first recorded patent of a sowing machine was in 1566 by the Venetian Senate, attributing Camillo Torello. In the...
Dryland farming is farming without the aid of irrigation and only with the amount of rain fall given by Mother Nature. Dryland farming is typical in arid regions such as Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Middle East, and other regions that are known for growing grains. Dryland farming is practiced in all parts of Australia with the exception of the Northern Territory. Process Dryland farming involves the constant assessing of the amount of moisture present or lacking for any given...
Image Caption: Painter of the burial chamber of Sennedjem. A Plowing Farmer. Credit: Yorck Project/Wikipedia Cover crops are crops that are planted to improve the quality of the soil, also known as green manure. Cover crops add fertility to the soil, control weeds and pests as well as control diseases that can be otherwise found in untreated soil. Cover crops increases the organic matter levels in the soil which only enhances the structure of the soil as well as increase the capacity for...
Image Caption: Effects of crop rotation and monoculture at the Swojec Experimental Farm, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences. In the front field, the "Norfolk" crop rotation sequence (potatoes, oats, peas, rye) is being applied; in the back field, rye has been grown for 45 years in a row. Credit: Leslaw Zimny/Wikipedia Crop rotation is the practice of planting different types of crops (also known as polyculture) in the same location in subsequent seasons. Utilizing...
Image Caption: A field in Randers, Denmark. A pile of manure is in the foreground. Credit: Malene Thyssen/Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 2.5) Manure is organic matter that comes from farmyard animal waste as well as from crop cover. Manure from cows, pigs, horses, chickens, rabbits, etc. is broken down into organic matter and used as organic fertilizer. “Green” manure is derived from planting a cover crop, such as clover, to be plowed directly back into the soil. Bacteria traps nitrogen and other...
