Mom says “Eat your fruits and veggies” and you’ll get big and strong. Doctors tell you that eating plenty of vegetables and fruits can help you reduce the risk of heart disease, control blood pressure, and may even help prevent…
This Non-Profit is Changing Lives Through Foodservice Training
Food is everything – from the fields to the grocery store, from our plates to our health, from community to personal and professional re-integration. We all need to eat, every day. Because of that, being trained in any aspect of…
Wellness in the Workplace: What’s Good for Employees is Good for Business!
It may come as no surprise that when employees feel better and are in good health, they are more productive in their jobs. Yet, it has taken some time for this notion to translate into action within businesses to promote…
9 Simple Steps to Improve Digestion
Be good to your digestive system and it will be good to you. Our overall health relies on the health of our gut. Here are a nutrition consultant’s suggestion on how to improve digestion. 9 Simple Steps to Improve Digestion…
3 Quick Tips to Break “the” Fast
Fasting has become a popular method of eating strategy for a variety of reasons. These include weight loss, metabolism reset and activating anti-aging genes. Depending on the length of your fast (generally longer than 24 hours), you may want to…
Easy Slow-Cooker Organic Red Wine Brisket
A tender, savory organic red wine brisket recipe made with Frey Vineyards biodynamic red wine and slow cooked to perfection. Be sure to use organic vegetables and grass-fed brisket! Organic Red Wine Brisket Serves 10-12 Ingredients 1 bottle (750 ml)…
Love Thy Nature – Official Trailer
Narrated by Liam Neeson, Love Thy Nature points to how deeply we’ve lost touch with nature and takes viewers on a cinematic journey through the beauty and intimacy of our relationship with the natural world. To watch the film, visit…
Youth v. Gov – Official Trailer
A special preview screening and youth activist workshop. An intimate look at a group of youth plaintiffs, ages 10–21, as they embark on the groundbreaking—and possibly most important—climate change litigation of the 21st century. The fight to secure their legal…
Regenerative Gardening is Good for Your Health and the Planet
Written by Acadia Tucker It’s 6:30 a.m. and the sun has been up for a little less than an hour. I roll out of bed and quickly guzzle a cup of coffee. Then I slip on my moss-green muck boots,…
How to Build Compost for Healthier Soil
Written by Acadia Tucker When I was growing up I often spent muggy afternoons with my grandmother after school tucked away in the back of her garden, cutting twigs into small pieces for the compost pile. I never grasped the…
Perfect for Picnic Lunches: Whole Wheat Veggie Wrap
Although we love a good PB&J, there are plenty of options for a creative, healthy…
