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What’s the difference between inorganic and organic solvents?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by HealthyCook| 3 Comments

Question by reichs: What’s the difference between inorganic and organic solvents?
1. My chemistry textbook talks all about inorganic and organic solvents, but they don’t explain WHAT they are exactly.

2. Do they have different solubility characteristics? Like an organic solvent would dissolve organic compounds?

3. What makes something more soluble in an organic solvent?

Thanks for the help, and no, I’m not asking you to do my homework. I’m reviewing for my chemistry exam!

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Answer by ETAdvanceTeam
1. Organic solvents always contain the element carbon.
Inorganic solvents don’t contain the element carbon.
The most common solvent, water, is an example of an inorganic solvent.
There are many more organic solvents than inorganic solvents.
2. Using the adage “like dissolves like” is helpful in determining solubility characteristics of a compound in a given solvent. For example, paraffin wax would dissolve in a hydrocarbon solvent such as cyclohexane, because they are both hydrocarbons. Paraffin wax would not dissove in a polar solvent such as water.
3. Depends on the polarity of the compound to be dissolved and the polartiy of the organic solvent. For example, the polar organic compound benzoic acid has much more solubility in ethanol (a polar organic solvent) than cyclohexane (a nonpolar organic solvent).

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What is the price difference between organic and non-organic flowers?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by HealthyCook| Leave a comment

Question by for danny: What is the price difference between organic and non-organic flowers?
I want to have an eco-friendly wedding and I was just curious as to how much extra would I have to pay for organic flowers as opposed to those grown with pesticides, ect. Also, does anyone know any good wholesalers that sell organic flowers for a good price? Thank you very much!

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Answer by Brooke
I looked it up on google and i found some good flowers!
u actually just taught me something new today< they put pesiicides on flowers, never new that, and now i know to get the organic flowers:)

Check out the links below

for the last one if u click on the links above (green boxes) it shows u their other flowers besides roses!

Hope this helps(:

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Steve-O to host charity event benefiting The Kindness Collective

Posted on November 29, 2011 by HealthyCook| Leave a comment

Steve-O to host charity event benefiting The Kindness Collective
He also lives a compassionate vegan life that is in line with the mission of The Kindness Collective," says Amber McDonald, founder and president of The Kindness Collective. The Kindness Collective works at the intersection of human and animal welfare, …
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Have a Very Vegan Thanksgiving
Vegan food freaks a lot of people (ok, most) out, so one of my favorite things to do is to share meals with friends who are open to trying new things to make vegan less “scary.” Vegan food can not only be incredibly delicious, but there are also so …
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Fairfield's 'Healthy Habit' Raw, Vegan Cafe
Catch a Healthy Habit Cafe, now two years old, serves organic, gluten-free, dairy-free, raw-food and vegan dishes. By Caitlin Mazzola Catch a Healthy Habit Cafe Owners Glen Colello (left) and Lisa Storch (right) with anti-GMO advocate Jeffrey Smith …
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Q&A: Which organic product is best for spraying fruit trees?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by HealthyCook| Leave a comment

Question by Mary-Frances B: Which organic product is best for spraying fruit trees?
We have 14 fruit trees and this year we have sprayed with organic spray. One pear tree (maybe 8 years old) has black leaves and we seem unable to stop the spread. Do we need to go to stronger?

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Answer by ohiorganic
we generally use dormant oil early in the spring than lime sulpher for fungal attacks. Sounds like you might have fire blight which is incurable. take a sample of the disease to your county extension agent to get it ID’ed properly and ask them what they would suggest (they will in all likelihood suggest non organic ways of dealing with the problem)

the book Rodale’s Garden Problem Solver has a pretty good section on spraying fruit trees organically

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how do you keep gluten free cakes from going stale?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by HealthyCook| 1 Comment

Question by julia s: how do you keep gluten free cakes from going stale?
I find that when I bake cakes or muffins with gluten free flower, they dry out and become stale within a day or so. Are there any secrets in keeping them fresher?

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Answer by michele
Put cakes into plastic bag,and leave in the fridge,make sure the bag is closed so the air don’t get to the cakes.

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Thanksgiving Recipe Call Pt. IX: Vegan Pecan Pie II

Posted on November 28, 2011 by HealthyCook| Leave a comment

Thanksgiving Recipe Call Pt. IX: Vegan Pecan Pie II
by Andrea Wachner The ninth installment of the Thanksgiving Is Made Of Vegan People Recipe Survey comes to us from Jacob I. Jones-Martinez. He says of his Pecan Pie, "I've put in as much as 1 cup of chocolate chips in this recipe. …
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Ellen's vegan sliders
At the same time; toast each bun in a dry hot pan or with a small amount of vegan butter. 14. To assemble, lay out 6 buns open face, and spread a small amount of 1000 island on each side. Place patties on the bottom. Then 2 slices of Tempe bacon, …
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Impressing Your Carnivorous Family
Everyone's favorite vegetarian option: pie! (Photo/pies by Sarah Anne Lloyd, actual pies from actual Thanksgiving) Some vegetarians spend Thanksgiving far away from home at a vegan potluck. Some vegetarians were raised by hippies, and their grain-fed, …
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Vegetarians and Vegans Shop, Sell for Thanksgiving
By Bettina Marks Cristin Gest, who works at Goshen's farm stand, turned vegetarian in 2005, but she eats eggs. She has also found alternatives to her family's traditions of turkey, meatballs and cured meats and cheeses. Bettina Marks Among the first …
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Q&A: Best fertilizer organic for house plants?

Posted on November 27, 2011 by HealthyCook| 3 Comments

Question by MICHAEL R: Best fertilizer organic for house plants?
I have been using organic fertilizer for months now and nothing seems to be greening up my leaves. I have gardenias, citrus trees and jasmine and the flowers are ubundant though. I have been all kinds of fish fertilizers and especially Neptunes Harvest and yet leaves are still light green to yellow. I have been told Organic is too low in nutrient for plants needs..What is the strongest Organic that fills all the house plants requirements for deep green leaves and flowers? I am tired of supplementing stuff like Epsom salt and others to hopefully think That it will help the organic not working for me.

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Answer by reynwater
Yellow leaves, poke rusty nails in the dirt around the plants. I would have suggested Coperas and MiracleGro, but you’re doing the organic thing. Fish emulsion and Epsom salts are the best I know if you are set on using organic.

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What vegan recipe would you recommend to help celebrate my 15 year old son’s birthday?

Posted on November 27, 2011 by HealthyCook| 5 Comments

Question by cassandra: What vegan recipe would you recommend to help celebrate my 15 year old son’s birthday?
He is newly vegetarian, and his “girl friend” is vegan. I know he’d be thrilled if I presented a special meal honoring her choice.

He wants to have a meal with her and watch a movie on our tv with her. That movie is about Palestine, if that helps inspire a theme, but that’s not a necessary theme.

What would you recommend? Please explain techniques/ingredients that might not be readily familiar to a middle aged American.

Thanks so much for your thoughtful replies.

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Answer by Rika
You can make pasta with tomato sauce and veggies like onions, spinach, zucchini, bell peppers, mushrooms and other veggies of your choice.

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