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USA WEEKEND • Sept. 7-9,2007
Smart
Money By WALECIA KONRAD
Cut the cost of organics
coupons for organic packaged goods
(Equal Exchange coffees, Lundberg
Rice Chips) at Mambosprouts.com.
Stonyfield.com offers one-time-only
e-coupons on its dairy products.
Buy in bulk. Your local health food
store or food co-op usually will have
better prices on produce and pack
aged goods than most grocers. And
head for their bulk bins to find even
lower prices (and minimal packaging
also good for the environment).
Shop warehouse and discount
stores. Wal-Mart and Sam’s Clubs
I Garden Smart fran sown
It’s time to transplant
Now’s the time to transplant peren
nials. Whether you want to move
plants because you don’t like how
they look together, they weren’t put
in the best location for their needs,
or they have grown large and need
to be divided, try these tips:
■ Transplant six weeks before the
first frost date where you live.
■ Pick the new site and prepare
the soil before digging up the plant.
■ In the morning or at dusk, not in
the heat of midday, dig up the plant
and cut off its foliage 1 inch above
the base. If the plant is large, dig in
a large perimeter so you don’t cut the
roots. Replant immediately.
■ To divide a plant, place it up
right or on its side and use a large
cutting knife or the end of a spade
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now sell or
ganic items,
and Costco is
expanding its
natural offer
ings with re
duced prices.
Negotiate.
Farmers mar-
kets are a growing source of organic,
locally grown produce, but the prices
can be high. Vendors often will dis
count slightly bruised produce or give
you a break on, say, a half-bushel of
tomatoes especially late in the day.
Choose selectively. Should you go
for the $6 quart of organic strawber
ries or the $3.49 pack of conventionally
grown? For such dilemmas, check out
Here's how to move your
daylilies to a new spot
to make as many rooted pieces as
desired. Plant immediately.
■ Pat soil around the plant, and
add a 2- to 3-inch layer of mulch.
■ Water deeply every day for two
weeks, unless it rains.
ewg.org, the Envi-
ronmental Working Group’s website,
which has a shopper’s guide to fruits
and veggies most susceptible to pes
ticide residue. (Sorry, but strawber
ries are among them.) For foods that
are more resistant (such as broccoli),
you might decide to go conventional.
Walecia Konrad is an award-winning
consumer reporter.
Eat Smart jean carper
A new anti-acne diet
Many doctors say that diet doesn’t cause
acne, however a new Australian study sug
gests otherwise.
Facial acne improved dramatically in
young men (ages 15 to 25) who for three
months shifted their diet away from foods
that spike blood sugar; such as soft drinks,
candy and white bread. These foods are
also called high-glycemic-index foods.
This is the first real evidence that re
ducing glycemic load relieves acne, re
searchers say. Their theory: Foods that
are sugary and highly processed hype in
sulin, which affects hormones in ways that
promote acne.
Message for youths who are prone
to acne: Curb blood sugar spikes by eat
ing whole grains, legumes, fruits and veg
etables, and you might actually be able to
keep acne away, ca
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