Acai is a deep purple berry that is filled with high nutritional value. It has many minerals in it that are important to overall health. Some of the minerals can be found in many other foods, while some of them are less common. Iron is an essential mineral needed in the body to form hemoglobin, a part of the blood. It is the iron that carries the oxygen in the blood around to different parts of the body. While many vegetarian sources produce iron that is not easily absorbed, acai juice delivers iron that can be readily used. Read the rest of this entry »

As I walk among the plants in my garden I am always surprised by the ones that are still going strong at this time of the year.  I now just smile knowing they will have the opportunity to keep on producing as long as they can because I have a cold frame that will help extend their growing period into late fall and early winter.  The cold frame that I own is made by Solexx.  It has been extremely helpful in my gardening plan and I have been pleased with it for years. Read the rest of this entry »