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Cheesemaking
Good as Mold
Every cheese lover holds a special place in his or her heart for mold-and bacteria-ripened cheeses like Brie, Camembert, and Gorgonzola. Although time-intensive, these cheeses are worth the effort.
ParentLife
Dig In!
More than 7 million Americans broke the soil for a new garden in 2009, and the craze continues. Here’s why you and your family should join them and how to get started.
Hobby Farm Home
The Incredible, Edible Fruitscape
Apple trees, berry bushes and other fruit-bearing plants aren’t just for the orchard or garden; numbers of homeowners are incorporating fruiting plants into their landscape designs to get both aesthetic enjoyment and physical nourishment from the same plant.
Canning & Preserving
Dark, Dank, Delightful
In this special issue on home food preservation from the editors of Hobby Farms, my article examines root cellaring, a low-cost, low-tech, sustainable option for storing fresh vegetables and fruits.
Relish
The New School Lunch
At Minnesota’s St. Olaf College, cafeteria meals get their start in the on-campus, student-run organic garden.
Working Mother
Laptop Learning
Looking for a new job, decent earnings and a better life? Sharpen skills at an online school — perfect for working moms with little time but lots of drive.
Ode
A funny thing happened on the way to the office
Laughing at work keeps workers – and workplaces – healthy.
Relish
Gardens without Borders
When recording artist Taja Sevelle cut a CD in Detroit, she was struck by the poverty and urban blight. In 2005, she founded Urban Farming and, last year, partnered with Detroit to plant community vegetable gardens on the lots of 20 foreclosed properties.
Hobby Farm Home
Creativity Contained
Container gardening isn’t just for cramped urbanites. Even on an expansive farm, container gardens can add personality, creativity and panache to the landscape.
Motto
Where the Tunes Turned to Gold
At the Alabama studio where Mick Jagger wrote Wild Horses, a musician and entrepreneur finds his passion.
HomeLife
Kitchen Gardener
Love the difference fresh herbs can make in your recipes, but don’t have the time to dash to the farmer’s market every week? A kitchen herb garden may be the perfect solution. You can plant and maintain one in a kitchen window box without much time or trouble. Follow these easy tips.
HomeLife
For Love and Money
Experts including Dave Ramsey offer six mistakes to avoid when it comes to marriage and money.
Custom Publications
MyBusiness Magazine
Beyond Telecommuting
How to provide a flexible work environment when telecommuting won’t work
MyBusiness
Stealing the Show: How to exhibit success at your next trade show
It’s a slow year, but Kevin Robinson of Great Lakes Communication Corp. in Spencer, Iowa, didn’t let the economy stop him from launching a newly designed telephone system in a new market sector. The best way to get face time with buyers in a new industry? Attend a trade show, Robinson says.
American Spirit
Meet Your Match
In March, seven members of the Melzingah Chapter in Beacon, N.Y., had their DNA tested, helping them discover a new world of information about their family backgrounds.
American Spirit
Preserving Food the Colonial Way
With the local food movement growing in popularity and food safety attracting headlines, more Americans have become interested in growing their own food.
American Spirit
How We Hail the Chief
America ushers in her new president with an event full of solemnity, pageantry and celebration.
American Spirit
The Other Colonial Coast
With a blend of cultures that are still prevalent today, the Mississippi Gulf Coast reminds visitors of its storied Colonial past.
American Spirit
The Hallelujah Trail
One historic trail in Alabama promotes the preservation of historic churches, helping to forge a legacy of faith and community.
EdTech
Beating Cheating
IT chiefs partner with academic officials to develop high-tech answers to an age-old problem.
MyBusiness
Making a Move
Owning a business doesn’t anchor you to your hometown forever. Learn how one small business owner started over somewhere new.
MyBusiness
Laugh Your Way to the Bank
Adding a dose of humor to your workplace can boost your bottom line.
MyBusiness
Sister Act
What does it take to run a business with your siblings?
Trade Publications
Scholastic Instructor
Learn About Volcanoes!
These hands-on ideas teach kids about volcanoes while commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Mount Saint Helens eruption.
Asscociations Now
Makeover from the grassroots
Americans are going greener, but most people still have little respect for the garbage man - although he kept the environment clean long before the rest of us were worried about it.
EXPO Magazine
Trade Show Best Practices: Organic Growth
When its exhibitors and attendees wanted to see some changes to the BIO International Convention, show organizers at the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) listened — and ended up growing the show by 30 percent.
EXPO Magazine
Trade Show Best Practices: The Sum of Its Parts
Three manufacturing shows team up to create one major industry event.
Sav-on Health
The Cartilage Thief
More than 20 million Americans live with osteoarthritis. Learn what you can do to prevent the disease or manage its symptoms.
American City & County
Comeback Kid
The tornado that flattened Greensburg, Kan., met its match: City Administrator Steve Hewitt not only insisted on rebuilding, but pushed to rebuild a model “green” city.
American City & County
Ready for Reuse?
Nobody wants to think about drinking treated sewage, but drought conditions and increasing population make water reuse necessary for many communities. Proponents say it’s cost-effective and environmentally friendly — so how do governments get the people’s buy-in?
Convene
Hitting a Rough Patch
Independent meeting planners must navigate rocky economic terrain without the cushion of company health insurance or a guaranteed paycheck. How are they coping with the recession?
Convene
TED: Ideas Worth Sharing
No breakout sessions. No panel discussions. Just a single speaker on the main stage for 12 sessions, each session lasting an hour and a half, over the course of four days. Sound boring? Old fashioned? Think again. This is actually the structure of the TED Conference, one of the most forward-thinking, world-changing conferences held today.
EXPO
Shop Online
The New York International Gift Fair debuts its Online Catalog Gallery, receiving more than 3.5 million page views and more than 5,600 information requests in the three months prior to the show.
Waste Age
Trash on the Tracks
New York City leads the growing trend of transporting more municipal waste by rail. This article highlights the pros and cons of the rail movement.
Online
Entrepreneur.com
Four Ways to Catch up on Your Retirement
Bankrate.com
Five Money Tips for Your College-Bound Kid
Covering college costs today often requires a lot of student loans, but they can be viewed as an investment in a better future. Not so with another form of student finances: reckless personal spending.
CNNMoney.com
ESOP plans let founders cash out and employees cash in
More business owners are finding that an ideal retirement plan allows them to share the wealth—and the risk—of ownership with their employees.
Bankrate.com
Financial Planning at Five Stages of Life
Life is full of changes, and with each new set of circumstances come new financial needs. Financial planners can be especially helpful at these five points during life.
Entrepreneur.com
Wanted: Fully Engaged Employees
Years of layoffs and cutbacks have taken a toll on the workforce. Here’s how to get everyone back on track.
CNNMoney.com
Build a Better Business with Outsourcing
If your business uses independent contractors, get ready for new scrutiny. Hoping to boost tax revenue, the IRS and many state governments are cracking down on how companies classify their workers.
Entrepreneur.com
Build a Better Business with Outsourcing
A comprehensive guide on the what, when and how to outsource
CNNMoney.com
The Best-Kept Tax Secret for Small Businesses
A unique defined-benefit plan offers business owners the opportunity to make hefty, tax-deferred contributions toward their retirement savings
Bankrate.com
3 ways to pay for a Roth IRA conversion
Thanks to new rules that go into effect in January 2010, for the first time ever, every American with an IRA can qualify for conversion to a Roth IRA, creating the opportunity for tax-free growth of their retirement investment dollars.
Entrepreneur.com
Retirement: What’s That?
Though you may never stop working, here are 5 tips to ensure financial stability.
Smithsonian.com
250 Years of Wedgwood
Two new exhibitions celebrate the enduring wares of ceramics designer and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood
Bankrate.com
Two Prescriptions to Lower Medical Bills
While Congress works to reform the health care system, millions of uninsured or underinsured Americans just need cheaper health care. For those who want to take health care matters into their own hands, consider these two unconventional alternatives to the standard employee-sponsored health insurance.
Entrepreneur.com
Why Should Your Employees Like You?
Use these five tips to help you gain respect from your team and improve your bottom line.
Bankrate.com
Four Alternatives to Payday Lending
The recession drags on, and many consumers facing financial emergencies are looking for quick cash. For years, payday lending has been a popular option, but it’s not a smart financial move for the borrower. Fortunately, there are other ways to get quick cash.
MSNBC/Entrepreneur.com
5 Ways to Ease the Pain of Layoffs
In January, David Johnson realized that all of his budget cuts weren’t going to be enough to keep his business profitable. As CEO, he had no choice but to lay off a third of his workforce at Summitville Tiles, an Ohio-based tile factory that Johnson’s family has owned for nearly a century. To make the announcement, he gathered all of his employees on the factory floor and blasted the news through a bullhorn.
Entrepreneur.com
Team-Building with a Purpose
Announce that you’re planning a team-building exercise for your staff, and watch the eyes roll. Team-building events have a reputation among many employees as time-wasters that simply keep them away from the office as more work piles up, but savvy entrepreneurs design programs that will help them reach specific goals for their team.
Entrepreneur.com
How to Raise $1 Million in a Year
Venture capital and IPO options may have all but disappeared, but a Nevada registered offering program gives entrepreneurs a chance to raise up to $1 million.
Preservation Online
Still Like that Old Time Rock and Roll
The Rolling Stones recorded there. So did Lynyrd Skynyrd, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Cher, and other musicians. In fact, much of the music of a generation was created in the tiny town of Sheffield, Ala., at a recording studio called Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. Once condemned, the small stone building that was the birthplace of hits like Bob Seger's “Old Time Rock ’n Roll” has been painstakingly restored, listed on the National Register, and is now open to the public.
American Heritage
Summer Camp in Outer Space
At some point almost every American child dreams of becoming an astronaut. Over the past 25 years, half a million kids and adults have gotten an up-close look at that dream at the real Space Camp. This travel article coincided with Space Camp’s silver anniversary season, when the camp welcomed thousands of guests and alumni for special events.
Parenthood.com
Six Reasons Why Your Family Should Volunteer
Just as Little League practice or gymnastics classes help kids become better athletes, early habits of service to others can help children develop into more caring, selfless individuals. Volunteering, either individually as children, or together as a family is a rewarding way to help your community.
Parenthood.com
Kids and Fundraising
So your child has to sell candy bars. Or wrapping paper. Or raffle tickets. There’s a fine line between doing your part for the fundraiser and driving your friends and neighbors crazy with solicitations.
Parenthood.com
How to Become an Organized Family
Stop envying the family that seems to have it all together. Follow these tips to streamline your activities and simplify your life.
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