Fickle Fields Colorado

08/25/2025

08/24/2025

Look at the reasons.

More than 3,500 babies in the state have died before the age of 1 since 2014, according to Mississippi state health officials.

08/24/2025

Critcal Race Theory, History, CRT

08/24/2025

Scientists found a natural way to lower your blood pressure. No pills, and no side effects.

Drinking beetroot juice has been shown to help lower blood pressure in older adults.

And it's not just because of its nutrients, but because it changes the makeup of bacteria in the mouth.

In the largest study of its kind, University of Exeter researchers found that consuming nitrate-rich beetroot juice twice daily for two weeks significantly reduced blood pressure in people in their 60s and 70s.

The study also found a shift in the oral microbiome: beetroot juice reduced potentially harmful bacteria and boosted beneficial ones, enhancing the body’s ability to convert dietary nitrate into nitric oxide—a compound crucial for maintaining healthy blood vessels.
Interestingly, younger participants did not experience the same drop in blood pressure, likely because nitric oxide production naturally declines with age.

This suggests older adults may benefit more from nitrate-rich diets, which include not only beetroot but also vegetables like spinach, celery, and fennel. The findings highlight a promising, non-pharmaceutical path to supporting cardiovascular health through nutrition.

With further research, targeted dietary strategies may become a powerful tool for healthier aging—especially in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Source: Vanhatalo, A. et al. Ageing modifies the oral microbiome, nitric oxide bioavailability and vascular responses to dietary nitrate supplementation. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, July 3, 2025.

08/24/2025

http://tnvge.co/ZPgfhCw This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. Click the link for the step-by-step guide.

08/24/2025

08/24/2025

Just look at that mycelium! And in only three days from a store purchased mushroom we are making new beds in the garden for fall cover crops to get them ready for spring! We have accumulated A LOT of organic matter of the season that these mushrooms are clearly eager to eat up! This spawn box should be ready to expand to a bigger spawn box next week so we will be having “mushrooms in the garden” for Fickle Fields Dirt Church! Woo hoo! Always a student favorite! Happy Sunday all see you at dirt church!

08/24/2025

08/24/2025

Phew! We sold a lot of figs this week! Picked them down pretty good today so we won’t be able to fill any orders for a day or two. Just an heads up!