Beets are pretty common but the beet greens are often forgotten. Beet greens are healthy, delicious and easy to prepare.

American black cherry wood has a warm red to pink coloring. It is a beautiful wood to work with and makes an elegant floor covering.

Hickory is a dense, tough wood that works terrifically as a floor covering. Hickory nuts are edible though most people have never eaten them.

Hard maple is terrific for flooring and other woodworking applications where strength and durability are a concern. Maple wood is incredibly dense and wear resistant.

Birch trees used for wood flooring, cabinetry and toothpicks. Natives used birch bark to make canoes and handicrafts. Birch trees offer important nutrients to insects and people.

American walnut is an expensive wood, but it is pretty hard and has beutiful grain patterns. American walnuts are edible and high in Omega-3.

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