Food

August is the peak month for ragweed pollen exposure, triggering sneezing, nasal congestion, and asthma in allergic individuals.  By Dr. Ruchit Rana Ragweed pollen is the major allergen for August in much of the United States and remains high through late September. Ragweed’s scientific name, Ambrosia, comes from the Greek word for “food or drink of immortality”, coined because of its resilience and abundance, whilst being able to sustain wildlife around it.

Our 6 1/2-year-old entrepreneur, Ellie, is quite adept at extracting honey from her grandfather’s bee hives.  By Lana Pierce I’ve interviewed many children over the decades, but none quite like Ellie. Her story is, of course, her story. But her theme belongs to the child in all of us: having one thing we like to do that, maybe, not everybody will understand.  It was in one small question—and her exquisitely honest