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Snacks that have enough wow factor to be a hit with the kiddos, but are also healthy and easy to make. And these little kiwi Christmas tree stackers? Well, they fit the bill perfectly.
Gastroenterologist Dr Salhab suggests eating 8 foods to reduce colon cancer risk. He highlighted that while diet helps, it doesn't replace medical treatment.
MARGALIOT — Walking between the rows of bare kiwi trees on his family farm in Margaliot on a recent Wednesday, Hezi Mena, 43, surveyed the gnarled, grey branches and raised his hands in despair ...
Like the kiwi fruit, the feijoa, or pineapple guava, is not native to the island nation, but it has become something of a national obsession.
At a sanctuary on New Zealand’s North Island, the long-endangered flightless birds have grown so much in number that they are being transported to other areas to start new colonies.
Kiwi grower Hezi Mena was on the verge of giving up his family business ravaged during the war with Hezbollah, when volunteers stepped in to help him save his farm.
A backyard boom The feijoa’s allure comes partly from how it’s acquired. In autumn, fallen fruit forms fragrant carpets beneath backyard trees and is swept into boxes, bags and buckets to be ...
The fruit kiwi was originally called something completely different before the Cold War - and many people are only just learning what it was ...
Pohutukawa are hardy plants, tolerating dry, coastal and full-sun conditions. Pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsea) can be started from seed and will eventually grow to around 5–8 metres tall when ...
An established kiwi tree vine consists of a trunk, permanent cordons, and fruiting arms. Harvesting A mature kiwifruit vine can produce more than 90 kilogrammes of fruit.
The feijoa, not the kiwi, is the unofficial fruit of New Zealand, but it remains unknown to much of the world.