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Yes, Eating Hemp Seeds Is Legal

Hemp seeds are a bona fide superfood, but confusion about their connection to marijuana keeps many people from adding these nutty green treats to their diet. Do you buy products made with hemp, or cook or bake with hemp seeds or hemp seed oil?

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5 Comments | Posted by Lee Zalben, May 18, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Tagged: hemp, hemp seeds, nuts, seeds, That's Nuts

Just the Flax, Ma'am: How To Incorporate Flax Seeds Into Your Diet

Has everybody been telling you to eat flax seeds lately? They may be on to something. Flax seeds have been making a comeback as nutritionists, chefs, and wellness experts are recognizing the powerful health impact this little seed can have. [Photograph: Sean Dreilinger on Flickr]

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23 Comments | Posted by Lee Zalben, September 29, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Tagged: flax, nuts, seeds, That's Nuts

Video: A Tour of the Doomsday Seed Vault

Remember the Svalbard Global Seed Vault that was in the news in February 2008? It's the doomsday bunker built by the Global Crop Diversity Trust whose goal is to house all the world's seeds in the Arctic safe from rising water levels and (gulp) nuclear war. You know, in case we humans really pull a stupid move. Anyway, this video from National Geographic takes us inside. It's a must-watch, folks.

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12 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 22, 2010 at 10:00 PM
Tagged: awesome, doomsday, seeds, Svalbard Global Seed Vault, videos

Have You Mastered the Art of Eating Sunflower Seeds?

There seems to be a lot of controversy over the proper way to eat sunflower seeds, and with baseball season starting up again, we wanted to get to the bottom of this issue. To begin, do you buy shelled or unshelled? Salted or unsalted? Do you put them in your mouth one at a time, or eat them by the handful?

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31 Comments | Posted by Lee Zalben, April 28, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Tagged: seeds, sunflower seeds, That's Nuts

Southern Foodways: Southern Seed Legacy

Southern Foodways appears on Fridays as part of our collaboration with the Southern Foodways Alliance, an organization based in Oxford, Mississippi, that "documents and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the American South." Dig in! It's cold today and snowing (or about to snow) here in Mississippi. We don't get snow that often. In fact, if this forecast becomes reality it will be the first real snow Oxford has seen in five or six years. Truth be told, I'd enjoy a little snow, sort of. The Ole Miss students are heading out of town for spring break. March Madness is upon us. My yard is full of daffodils. The tulip trees have bloomed and the rest of the trees aren't...

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2 Comments | Posted by Melissa Hall, March 7, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Tagged: Mississippi, seeds, SFA column, Southern Foodways Alliance