LETTUCE GARDENING Written by Arleen M. Kaptur
Lettuce is a great way to begin this year’s garden. There are several different varieties to choose from. First, there is common lettuce and Romaine lettuce. Then we have this category broken down even further into Head Lettuce (sold in supermarkets under  name of Iceberg, Great Lakes, Imperial, Ithaca, or Oswego). It is tightly compressed and center ball is pale green. Loose-leaf lettuce forms a rosette of tender green leaves. Stores sell it as Oakleaf, Ruby (because leaves are tinged with red), or Salad Bowl. Butterhead lettuce has a softly compressed head with green outer leaves and pale green to yellow inner leaves. It falls under market names of Buttercrunch, Dark Green Boston, Tender-Crisp, Deer Tongue, and Summer Bibb. Head lettuce - 15 foot row yields about 15 heads of lettuce Loose-leaf lettuce - 15 foot row yields about 2-1/2 lbs. of produce Butterhead lettuce - 15 foot row yields about 15 heads Romaine lettuce forms a vase shape and has a tightly compressed head. It stands about 10 inches tall and has a more piquant flavor than other varieties.
| | Origins of ObesityWritten by Bette L. Hall CMA, NHC
Obesity is a leading health problem in America. At least one third of American adults are obese. Obesity is defined as anyone whose body fat is above 25%. A sedentary lifestyle and modern conveniences are culprits that leads to obesity. Id days of old, men and women both worked land. Think about it - they churned butter, milked cows, chopped wood, bailed hay, dug wells, built their own homes, washed clothes on a scrub board, pumped water, and much more. In other words, people of our American society were physically active. Today, everything is instant and convenient. We have couch potatoes and couch tomatoes with their remote controls and sweet and salty snacks. At end of great depression of 1930's, many modern conveniences were introduced into our society to make our life easier. All for what? I'll tell you, it's so we don't have to work so hard. All so we can take it easy. All so we can sit down and do nothing. We think all labor saving devices are saving us time and effort. In reality, they are making us lazy. In our laziness, our bodies are deteriorating, our muscles are diminishing, our bowels don't function properly, we don't think clearly, and we are more nervous than ever.
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