Lifestyle

Buying food at a grocery store and preparing it at home is better for your bottom line and often your nutritional quality. (Pixabay photo)

Buying food at a grocery store and preparing it at home is better for your bottom line and often your nutritional quality. (Pixabay photo)

Prairie Fare: Will food prices continue to increase at a high rate?

As I placed my grocery bags in my car, I noticed something at the bottom of the cart and picked it up. It was someone else’s shopping list.
Before winter is upon us, gardeners should consider protecting tender roses like this beautiful Campfire cultivar, named for its prolific yellow, red and pink flowers. (NDSU photo)

Before winter is upon us, gardeners should consider protecting tender roses like this beautiful Campfire cultivar, named for its prolific yellow, red and pink flowers. (NDSU photo)

Dakota Gardener: Winter protection for tender roses

We have been blessed by an unusually lovely fall in the northern Great Plains. Unfortunately, the long-range weather forecast promises that all good things must come to an end. Before winter is upon us, gardeners should consider protecting tender roses.

Health Tip

Provided by Cavalier County Health District Nov. 1 - If you are an uninsured adult, CCHD has limited quantities of FREE vaccines including flu, covid, tetanus, and/or pneumonia vaccines. So don’t let the worry of cost stop you from protecting yourself and your family and get vaccinated today.
When researching health and nutrition information online, be sure the articles you reference have currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose. (Pixabay photo)

When researching health and nutrition information online, be sure the articles you reference have currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose. (Pixabay photo)

Prairie Fare:

Have you used artificial intelligence? “Write an article in the style of Prairie Fare about dogs and green beans,” I told an artificial intelligence (Al) program called ChatGPT. The person sitting next to me during a session about Al suggested the topic.
Prairie Doc® Perspective

Prairie Doc® Perspective

Prairie Doc® Perspective

Diabetes The saying goes, 'newer isn’t always better,' and while I typically tend to agree with that, newer might be better when it comes to glucose monitoring technology.
Nuts provide protein, fiber, healthful fats, and minerals such as magnesium, zinc, selenium, manganese and iron. (Pixabay photo)

Nuts provide protein, fiber, healthful fats, and minerals such as magnesium, zinc, selenium, manganese and iron. (Pixabay photo)

Prairie Fare: Pistachios, walnuts and pecans: Are nuts healthful?

“Do you want a brownie with or without nuts?” the server asked as she brought a tray of treats to our table. I observed my companions to see who liked nuts in their brownies. I think about half wanted the added crunch. This was not a scientific experiment.
Though the focus is generally on pumpkins through the fall season, gourds also should be able to share the spotlight. (Pixabay photo)

Though the focus is generally on pumpkins through the fall season, gourds also should be able to share the spotlight. (Pixabay photo)

Dakota Gardener: Move over pumpkins, give gourds the spotlight

It’s October and the spooky season is upon us. Yards are decorated, kids are figuring out their costumes and it’s all things pumpkin. Pumpkin spice is in full swing. Here in Bismarck, Papa’s Pumpkin Patch is already half-way through its season and pumpkins are getting many makeovers in homes.