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Grow vegetables in CT and save money
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Grow vegetables in CT and save money

Anyone who grocery shops on a regular basis has likely noticed a higher tally at the checkout counter. The latest consumer pricing analysis from the USDA is predicting a 1.3 percent increase in food prices. While we can’t do much to lower the prices, one thing we can do is grow some of our own vegetables and herbs. The investment in a small 100 square foot or so garden is not large, and one can be assured of healthy, high quality fresh produce. Vegetable gardeners can also control what, if any, types of pesticides are used on the plants. One source suggested that a $70 investment in plants and seeds could produce a harvest worth $600 or more over the growing season. Already having basic garden tools was probably taken for granted. If yard space is limited or too shaded, consider renting a...
Trying to Eat Healthier This Year? Eat Less Sugar With These Tips
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Trying to Eat Healthier This Year? Eat Less Sugar With These Tips

Listen to article(2 minutes)One of the best strategies for good health in the new year: Reduce the amount of sugar you eat.Sugar sneaks into our diet in surprising ways, from coffee drinks you don’t realize are sugar bombs to small amounts that add up in bread or sauces. Looking more closely at nutrition labels and little tricks like putting a few cookies onto a plate rather than eating them straight from the bag can help.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Congo’s President Has Been Re-Elected. His Climate Policy Will Have Global Significance.
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Congo’s President Has Been Re-Elected. His Climate Policy Will Have Global Significance.

Dec. 31, 2023 11:51 am ETCongolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Sunday was declared the winner of this month’s national election, handing him a pivotal role in global efforts to combat climate change thanks to his country’s vast forests and rich mineral reserves. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission said the 60-year-old Tshisekedi won a second five-year term with 73% of the vote in the Dec. 20 presidential election, well outpacing his challengers. But the election was fraught with delays: Many polling stations didn’t get voting materials on time, which led the commission to extend the vote by an extra day. The vote also came amid a hunger crisis and the worst fighting in years in Congo’s war-torn east.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8...
Pardon Lt. Ridge Alkonis – WSJ
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Pardon Lt. Ridge Alkonis – WSJ

Japan helped mend a diplomatic sore before Christmas when Tokyo transferred an imprisoned U.S. Navy lieutenant back into American hands. But this international incident isn’t over, and the outcome matters to U.S. troops wondering if they’re vulnerable to rough justice while stationed abroad.Lt. Ridge Alkonis was assigned to a Navy destroyer in Japan in 2021 when he fell unconscious while driving, and two Japanese nationals died after the attendant crash outside a restaurant. Lt. Alkonis maintains he experienced a medical emergency—acute mountain sickness—while driving his wife and children back from a daytime hike. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change
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The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change

There’s no denying it: Farming had a rough year. Extreme weather spun up storms and floods, unseasonal freezes and baking heat waves, and prolonged parching droughts. In parts of the world in 2023, tomato plants didn’t flower, the peach crop never came in, and the price of olive oil soared.To be a farmer right now—or an agronomist or an agricultural economist—is to recognize how closely those weird weather events are linked to climate change. In fact, when the United Nations Climate Change Summit, known as COP28, ran in Dubai earlier this month, it featured a 134-country pact to integrate planning for sustainable agriculture into countries’ climate road maps.As the agriculture sector looks toward 2024, crop scientists are working to get ahead of ruinously unstable weather. They are envisi...
Suntory Beverage & Food Exits Nonalcoholic Drinks Business in Indonesia
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Suntory Beverage & Food Exits Nonalcoholic Drinks Business in Indonesia

Suntory Beverage & Food is exiting its nonalcoholic beverage business in Indonesia after 12 years of selling bottled tea, jelly drinks and other products in the Southeast Asian country.The Japanese company will transfer its 75% stake in Suntory Garuda Beverage to Garudafood, it said in a statement on Thursday. After the transfer, Suntory’s main focus in Indonesia will be the health-enrichment product category.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet
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Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet

Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz resigned from his position at the Simon Wiesenthal Center after the Jewish organization urged people not to buy Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.Peltz, who is a board member at Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent company, stepped down from the center on Dec. 12, according to people familiar with the matter. His firm, Trian Fund Management, is a Unilever shareholder.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet
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Nelson Peltz Resigns From Wiesenthal Board Over Its Ben & Jerry’s Tweet

Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz resigned from his position at the Simon Wiesenthal Center after the Jewish organization urged people not to buy Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.Peltz, who is a board member at Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent company, stepped down from the center on Dec. 12, according to people familiar with the matter. His firm, Trian Fund Management, is a Unilever shareholder.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
S&P 500 Notches Longest Run of Weekly Gains Since 2017
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S&P 500 Notches Longest Run of Weekly Gains Since 2017

The S&P 500 closed out its eighth consecutive week of gains Friday, logging its longest winning streak in six years. The benchmark index rose 0.2%, up almost 0.8% for the week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite also added 0.2% Friday. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down almost 0.1%, or about 18 points.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8