Zain Ebrahim

According to the National Gardening Association, approximately 30% of American households grow their own food, and tomatoes appear in 86% of those gardens. This makes tomatoes the most commonly home-grown vegetable in America by a large margin. However, the difference lies between growing a few tomatoes and growing plants that consistently produce a heavy, flavorful harvest week after week. That difference stems from specific, well-timed decisions made throughout the season.

Many people recognize the distinct sense of unease that arises as the weekend comes to an end. As Sunday afternoon approaches, apprehension often arises, triggered by the realization that the return to the professional or academic week is imminent. There is no clear cause for this unannounced anxiety, and no significant event has occurred to warrant such concern, yet it persists.

Alzheimer’s has a particular way of living inside a family long before anyone says the word out loud. A parent stumbles on a name they’ve said a thousand times. The silence that follows is very loud. Millions of families know that loop: the hope that research is somewhere catching up, and the dread that it isn’t moving fast enough. For a long time, the honest answer from scientists was that they understood some of what Alzheimer’s does to the brain, but not quite what starts it.