Jill Ettinger

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Gardener shares the food you need to be eating with your beans: ‘It will help take care of that gas problem’

By: Jill Ettinger

A plant nursery took to Twitter to share a tip for eating beans without uncomfortable bloating — just eat them with the Epazote herb.

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TikToker reveals simple garden hack for seemingly endless tomato plants: 'You just blew my mind'

By: Jill Ettinger

One TikToker demonstrates how to propagate tomatoes, allowing you to make new tomato plants in your garden rather than buy more.

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This state is requiring every new home to be built with money-saving, energy-efficient heat pumps: 'The right choice'

By: Jill Ettinger

Soon, each new Washington state house or apartment will use a money-saving, energy-efficient heat pump for heating and cooling.

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Bargain hunter finds unbelievable 'dapper grandpa' look while browsing their local thrift store: 'What was old is now new'

By: Jill Ettinger

One Redditor put together an unbelievable 'dapper grandpa' tweed ensemble of pieces found at a local thrift store and Facebook Marketplace.

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DIY wizard reveals how they repaired their laundry baskets with a simple household item: 'Honestly they look better [now]'

By: Jill Ettinger

One Redditor repairing the laundry baskets instead of throwing them away is also helping to reduce the amount of plastic going to landfills.

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DIY champ receives surprising package in the mail after breaking their backpack: 'I didn't know that did that'

By: Jill Ettinger

One backpacker got a little help from Fjallraven to fix their broken Kanken bag — saving them from buying another backpack.

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Laundry ninja stuns viewers with wild replacement for fabric softener: ‘I really didn't believe it'

By: Jill Ettinger

A video shared by a TikTok user named Roxy (@that.so.roxy) shows how she successfully replaced fabric softener with a household staple you probably have in your kitchen right now.

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Texas farmer takes on big grocery chains with his half-acre garden: 'I want to be the reason why Walmart can’t sell produce'

By: Jill Ettinger

Michael Bell, the "plant daddy of Dallas," grows organic produce on a half-acre of land in Texas, where food insecurity is very high.

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Texas farmer takes on big grocery chains with his half-acre garden: ‘I want to be the reason why Walmart can't sell produce'

By: Jill Ettinger

Michael Bell is the “plant daddy of Dallas.” He grows organic produce on a half-acre of land in Texas, where food insecurity is ranked the fourth highest in the nation.

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Home gardener shows how she 'defeated' an infestation of flies with a surprising household item: 'I am feeling victorious'

By: Jill Ettinger

The TikToker covered up her butternut squash with pantyhose in order to avoid the previous season’s loss to fly infestations.