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Fairchild Mango Festival features mangoes of Mexico Part 1 (Photos)
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens remains a special place to me. My parents took me there as a teenager while visiting Florida. Years later, I was hired by the garden to do horticultural therapy as...
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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens features a mango brunch (Photos)
The famous Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden mango brunch on July 14 was a great success. The event always sells out weeks ahead. Top executive chefs from local restaurants prepare each course. I slid...
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How to harvest and brew herbal tea from your garden
How to harvest herb tea from your gardenDo not take cuttings for tea from a baby plant. Let the plant grow out a bit before you start clipping. For herbs such as basil, tarragon, sage, mint and...
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Jillian Michaels headlines Sweat USA Fitness Festival
In order to maintain a beautiful garden you need to have superior physical endurance, strong muscles and a solid core. Endurance is required to haul mulch, rake leaves, or till the garden for long...
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Linnette's herbal remedy garden
When Linnette Brown needed medicine where she grew up back home in Jamaica, “We do not run to the doctor like Americans for medicine, we go outside to the garden.” Indeed a visit to Linettes home is...
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Foodies will rejoice with new desserts at Metropolitan Hotel by COMO in Miami
Top pastry chef and master Chocolatier, Emanuel Alves, will be developing the dessert menu for the new Metropolitan by COMO hotel in Miami Beach, preparing farm fresh desserts that will thrill Miami...
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Art Basel Artists inspired by butterflies
Each year during Art Basel Miami we see amazing creative contemporary art that has been inspired by nature. Sculptures, conceptual performances, collages, multimedia as well as oils, pastels and...
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Linette’s Herbal Remedy Garden II
Linette is so knowledgeable and kind to share her knowledge it’s time for more great herbal tea remedies. In a past article, I introduced you to Linnette, who is an herbal healer from Jamaica. She is...
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Jillian Michaels reveals secrets of next The Biggest Loser Season 16
The Biggest Loser, the hit show for fifteen years is gearing up for the new season. Jillian Michaels revealed new ideas for future seasons of The Biggest Loser. Her passion for the show is exemplified...
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Neighborhood feels harassed by Fort Lauderdale code enforcement officers
Residents of the Poinsettia Heights neighborhood have been getting notices of code violations for their landscapes. The neighborhood is north of Sunrise Boulevard just west of Federal Highway. Built...
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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Mango Brunch 2014
South Florida is the mango capital of the United States. Every summer we celebrate with everything mango. We may start the day with mangoes over oatmeal, yogurt or cereal, or just a few eaten fresh...
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Tropical Caribbean garden flourishes in Margate
Marie is a dietitian at one of the senior residences I work at. Born in Jamaica, she sometimes would talk about wonderful fruits and vegetables she grew in her yard here. When Marie invited me to her...
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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Mango Brunch Menu 2014
This years mango brunch at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden was another fabulous event. There have been many requests for a detailed descriptions of the, so here it is. Poached Shrimp with Mango,...
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Decorate your home with chrysanthemums for the fall
In Florida when fall arrives, the days are shorter and there is less humidity in the air. Temperatures are dropping from sweltering nineties to the mid eighties. Hurricane season is in full swing....
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Garden of Delights Halloween Night in Wilton Manors
There are many types of gardens and on Halloween. One will never know what you will harvest. Wilton Manors creates a perfect atmosphere for their garden of delights by blocking off Wilton Drive to...
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Art Miami Celebrates Its Twenty Fifth Anniversary During Art Basel Miami
Long before Art Basel came to Miami there was Art Miami. Top galleries from around the world flock to Miami to showcase the favorite artists they represented. Galleries always had great sales at the...
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The Festival of Chocolate at Miami Car Museum Dezer Collection
Chocolate lovers and car lovers will unite this weekend January 17-18, at the annual Chocolate Festival which is being held at the Miami Car Museum Dezer Collection. If you have attended the Chocolate...
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Second Annual Eats and Beats Event Miami Food Week 2015
Created last year to bring Miami Food Week back to local Floridians, Eats and Beats event returns with an amazing lineup of food, drink and music. Expect locally grown produce featured on menus....
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Blooming Jacaranda trees signal spring is here in South Florida
After the vibrant yellow and pink Tabebuia trees bloom in South Florida, the next trees to show off their magnificent lavender blooms are the Jacaranda trees. Native to Central and South America and...
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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 23rd Annual Mango Festival 2015
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 23 Annual Mango Festival 2015 will feature the mangoes of Jamaica. The two day event is always held the third week of July at the height of mano season. Each day is...
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