Alpharetta, GA November 2018

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A Delicious Fall

PUT THE GIVING IN THANKSGIVING 3 SUVS FOR ROAD TRIPS & OUR FAVORITE PODCASTS EAT LETTUCE YEAR ‘ROUND FROM CIRCLE A FARMS

LIFESTYLE LETTER

NOVEMBER 2018

Lauren Blauser's successful business, Ritual The Salon is one of our most stylish advertising partners. We love you, Lauren! (And thanks for making my hair holiday-ready.)

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Jim Newman | jnewman@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR

Sue Collins | scollins@lifestylepubs.com MARKET SUPPORT MANAGER

Darce Richardson | darce.richardson@lifestylepubs.com

It's finally fall, friends!

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Karyn Slovin | karyn.slovin@lifestylepubs.com ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

MY MOTHER TAUGHT AT A COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL FOR MORE THAN 20

Jenny Kepano | jenny.kepano@lifestylepubs.com

YEARS. She was gentle, cheerful and encouraging. Everything a preschooler (or daughter)

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needed. On Thanksgiving, we would unwrap the porcelain turkey-shaped salt and pepper

EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

shakers and she would task me and my sister with the job of making place cards. We would

Kendra Gensemer

get out 3 x 5 inch index cards (which my mom used to hand write recipe cards to share), magic

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

markers, glue and head out to the yard to look for embellishments. Dried Queen Anne’s Lace,

Dennis Malcolm Byron, Carrie Whitney

tiny pinecones from tall Michigan spruces, orange leaves still left un-raked were our favorites.

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Aubry Canales

Last summer my sweet sister-in-law Lynne retired from teaching music (30 years) and gifted my mom’s home made book (more index cards) entitled, “Finger Plays.” She had one for every season. Here are two she would sing with her students.

Sleep little seed so brown and small, Sleep little seed in the chilly fall, Sleep little seed in the cold, cold snow, Then in the spring you’ll start to grow. and…

The turkey is a funny bird His head goes wobble, wobble.

And all he says is just one word, Gobble, gobble, gobble.

Find a tiny friend and share these with them this lovely Thanksgiving season.

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Enjoy your friends and family this month.

xo ON THE COVER Honeysuckle Gelato is made here in Atlanta and for

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those who (like us) love frozen wonder throughout the year, we support your habit! Available at Whole Foods Market Avalon, 2800 Old Milton Pkwy, where you can also pick up a copy of this magazine, in case you’re not getting it at home.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE NOVEMBER 2018

FEATURES 14 Lettuce Eat Healthy Circle A Hydroponics means fresh produce all year around.

18 Hats off to this Creative Beauty Nicole Jones shares her closet and her dreams.

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22 Pack ‘em Up, Move ‘em Out Three SUVS for your next winter road trip.

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DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

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Around Town

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Culinary Creations

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Back Stage

22 Driver’s Notebook 26 Local’s Choice 30 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Parting Thoughts

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FAMILY PHOTO SPECIAL Growing up, Taylor Marie Doleman was a creative

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GET GROOMED To celebrate 18 months in biz, Roosters Men’s Grooming Center in Johns Creek continues to proudly serve our communities with a team of talented and seasoned stylists. They believe you deserve to have a space of your own to relax in while you have a haircut and a shave. So sit back and enjoy the charm and comforts of

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GROWTH AND WELLNESS THERAPY CENTER OPENS

an old school barbershop updated for the modern man.

Growth and Wellness Therapy Center opened

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Tammy von Nordheim (featured on our September

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usually seen as the "Strong One" by friends, family, and co-workers, to manage feelings of anxiety, depres-

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These birds take about 20 weeks to grow into a dressed 12-16+ lb turkey, which is much slower than the industrial turkey lifespan. In fact, commercially raised turkeys reach this same weight in about 8-10 weeks. All of their poultry roam freely on pasture and are supplemented with a non-GMO grain mix. In November, the poultry processing abattoir will be busy getting many of these birds processed in preparation for Thanksgiving.

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CULINARY CREATIONS

LETTUCE EAT HEALTHY HYDROPONICS BRINGS FRESH PRODUCE TO THE PORCHES OF NORTH FULTON RESIDENTS ARTICLE CARRIE WHITNEY PHOTOGRAPHY AUBRY CANALES

EVEN AS THE FARMERS MARKETS CLOSE FOR THE SEASON, NORTH FULTON RESIDENTS SEEKING HEALTHIER, TASTIER, LOCALLY-GROWN PRODUCE CAN STILL GET LUCKY IN THE LETTUCE DEPARTMENT. Thanks to hydroponics and the dedication of two people who are passionate about sustainable growing, this vital ingredient for salads, sandwiches and more can be had all year and even delivered to your door, or actually your porch.

Jeff Adams, founder and co-owner of Circle A Farms was a couple of months into his first harvest when he met Cheryl Howlin, who had a B.S. in dietetics and nutrition coupled with years of experience in sales.

While Adams had grown up on a farm and achieved success in the construction industry, which allowed him to build and maintain the Circle A greenhouse, the complement of Howlin’s business development know-how helped transition the farm into a thriving local business. Lettuces from Circle A Farms can now be found at restaurants from Roswell to Alpharetta in addition to the farmers markets and a few small grocers.

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More importantly for the fall and winter seasons, Circle A Farms offers the Farm-to-Porch program that delivers fresh lettuce to North Fulton residents. It’s simple. Customers order and pay online, and based on zip code, Circle A delivers to each customer’s personal porch cooler. There is no obligation to agree to an ongoing order, but Howlin has found that many customers do.

“People love it,” she says. “Some people even do standing orders, which means they get the same delivery each week. Literally, your lettuce is at the most, 12 hours old.”

What makes the Circle A Farms lettuce delicious enough to create such a dedicated client base is its growing process, which is hydroponic. Both a wave of the future and a system that has been popular on the West Coast since the 1970s, hydroponic agriculture, which refers to growing in water, offers significant benefits. This soilless method eliminates the need for herbicides and pesticides, so produce is clean. Even better, the water used by Circle A Farms contains just the right recipe of nutrients to grow great lettuce.

“All of the nutrients that are in our water are derived from natural sources,” says Howlin. “It’s all a natural procedure. Our lettuce not only tastes a whole lot

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Eat beautiful lettuce this holiday season and every day.

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Circle A Farms has kept the focus on lettuce because it’s a type of produce that most people eat, however, there is plenty of

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variety. Offerings include spring mix, which is the most popular, as well as baby kale, Bibb, romaine, arugula and Tropicana. Additionally, basil and microgreens are available.

Hosting a Salad Bar Party is a fun way to sample Circle A Farms lettuce with family, friends or coworkers. Circle A delivers Kale & Quinoa and Romain BLT salads to a small gathering and introduces the benefits of hydroponics and presents the Farm-to-Porch program. It’s delicious and hard to resist.

“Kids absolutely love our lettuce,” says Howlin. “Kids are some of our best custom-

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ers.” That could be the best selling point of all.

Circle A Farms is located at 2895 Dishroom Rd. in Cumming. Lettuce is available onsite and via the Farm-to-Porch program throughout the year.

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Nicole Jones

GROWING UP IN THE ATLANTA AREA, NICOLE JONES ATTENDED PEBBLEBROOK HIGH SCHOOL’S PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM, BUT AFTER GRADUATION, HER CONCENTRATION IN THE ARTS TOOK ON A MORE VISUAL NATURE. Jones enrolled at Bauder College and earned a degree in fashion merchandising, also learning design skills as part of her studies.

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“I always had an affinity for fashion,” she says. After working with Polo Ralph Lauren, Jones combined the skills she gained at Bauder with her natural inclinations to cofound a jewelry company and has more recently begun concepting a hat line, which she plans to expand into a larger accessories line in the near future.

But it started with the jewelry. With business partner Chantel Watkins, Jones launched Honesty Jewelry in 2009, and thanks to the vast range of contacts each had – Watkins worked in the music industry – the duo was able to get their designs worn by celebrities, which proved to be a recipe for success. They made everything by hand, and in Honesty’s heyday, the brand could be found in 60 stores and was also sold online.

It wasn’t just local boutiques that wanted to carry the Honesty line; shops throughout the country couldn’t get enough of the handcrafted items. Jones recalls customers waiting outside the door before an Honesty event at Sanctuary Boutique in Staten Island, New York.

Honesty Jewelry has evolved and under the name Nicole Jones for Honesty, she plans to branch out more extensively into accessories, beginning with hats.

She’s interested in fashion hats in materials like wool and felt with touches of rabbit, straw, denim and even camouflage.

Jones envisions fedora-style and Panama hats that are funky and fashionable, but there won’t be any ball caps. In addition to selling the hats online, she will return to some of the boutiques that had carried the jewelry line. She will be debuting her new line of luxury hats the weekend before the Super Bowl in the ATL. “We always wanted to have a full accessories line,” she says. “The next thing I want to explore is clutches.” In fact, she’s such a fan of keeping small bags inside a big bag that friends often tease her about the many “kits” she carries.

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This sense of organization has reached its full expression in Jones’ closet, which she created with Peggy Snider-Houghton of Bell Cabinetry & Design. A favorite area of Jones’ new Suwanee home, the spacious closet features white cabinets and light gray hardwood floors and has a dressing area as well as a makeup station with a Hollywood mirror. Jones appreciates that everything sits inside the closet so that in a rush, items can be left out without cluttering the living space.

“Everything is behind doors, so there’s nothing that’s out,” she says. “I wanted it to look really clean all the time. I have a room that is specifically for shoes and bags, and the front room is all clothes.” Specialty aspects include a luggage room, drawers for sunglasses and jewelry, a piece that holds scarves and space to hang lingerie.

There is also plenty of room for Jones’ swimsuits – she has five or six drawers of them, a predilection developed in the days when she modeled swimwear.

When exiting her closet, this fashion expert can be seen stepping out in clothing picked up in favorite shopping cities like Los Angeles, New York and Miami. And she’s taken note of the trend that has welcomed high-end collaborations between luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Supreme.

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LOCAL’S CHOICE

Put the Giving in Your Thanksgiving 5 WAYS TO VOLUNTEER THIS MONTH ARTICLE SUE G. COLLINS

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This nationwide project rescues shelter dogs, rehabilitates them and trains them to be K9 officers, military K9 or service dogs.

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raise money for the purchase of a new K9 officer for the Alpharetta police trained by Throw Away Dogs Project. Make a donation, purchase merchandise or contact the local rep at SUPCreativeGroup.com to host or organize an event.

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PFLAG offers support and education to local LGBTQ+ people and their families with an active teen program and support meetings for LGBTQ+ teens and social events for teens and tweens. Volunteer to be chaperone for teen or tween socials, provide refreshments for family picnics

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Senior Services runs four senior centers and other healthy living projects. Volunteer with Pantry To You, where volunteers deliver essential grocery items to home-bound seniors on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month. be a Friendly Visitor Volunteer,

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OUR HOUSE OurHouseGA.org

Our House offers children and families experiencing homelessness the tools, support, and education they need to thrive. Make a gift for tools, support, and education; volunteer to rock babies, help prepare meals for shelter residents, or take part in story time with a class of preschoolers; participate in the Wheels4Walls. Wheels4Walls.com

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AID ATLANTA AIDAtlanta.org

For more than 35 years, AID Atlanta has been at the forefront of providing cutting-edge programs and comprehensive, compassionate care for people living with HIV/AIDS through service, education and advocacy. Make a donation, attend The Loop Reception at Altitude, select AID Atlanta to receive 1% of your Kroger purchase through the Kroger Rewards card (group number 99184).

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2 Ritual the Salon is having

A BLOWDRY & BRAIDS

Pop Up Shop WITH ORIBE! December the 5th from 5-8.

GOLF TOURNEY Trophy Club of Atlanta · Alpharetta

N OV E M B E R

LIFESTYLE CALENDAR

The Alpharetta Chamber's 4th annual full scale tournament. Giveaways, events and prizes for a day filled with

great food, networking, and of course - golfing. It is sure to be the highlight of tournament season. Sponsor op-

portunities for every budget. Shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.

AlpharettaChamber.com

4 ALPHARETTA WOMEN'S HALF MARATHON Avalon Shopping Center

The inaugural Alpharetta Women’s Half Marathon and 5K

will start and finish at Avalon. Bib Tag Timing provided by ChronoTrack. Pack your running shoes and join us for the

inaugural Alpharetta Women’s Weekend November 2-4.

AlpharettaWomensHalf.events

5 CHATTAHOOCHEE QUILT GUILD Alpharetta North Park

Light refreshments and social gathering. Business meeting, speaker or activity, and show and tell. Visitors

We will be introducing new power drops from Oribe. You add these drops to any Oribe product to help conserve color or ad more moisture! Come and see what all the fuss is about!

welcome. There is a $5 fee/guest when paid speakers are presenting. CESQuiltGuild.com

7 MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE 13660 New Providence Rd

Open house to learn more about Mill Springs Academy. The school caters to students with LD/ADHD, who have average to above average ability and are looking forward to a college education. 770.360.1336

8 EVENING OF BEAUTY 5 3 1 5 - A W I N D WA R D P A R K WAY, A L P H A R E T TA

RitualTheSalon.com | 770-676-0481 Salon 404-271-1287 After hours

3333 Old Milton Parkway

Dr. Graivier will provide complimentary evaluations and skin care analysis. Come tour the offices.

Event pricing on treatments and procedures. Bring a CONTINUED >

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LIFESTYLE CALENDAR GALA PROM BRIDAL PAGEANT COUTURE EVENING WEAR MOTHER OF BRIDE

perishable food for the North Fulton Charities. TheGraivierCenter.com

8 ALMOST MAINE AWP Acting Studio

KKP Atlanta Productions is a producing and directing duo of film and theatre, committed to giving stages to small voices. Their first play, John Cariani's incredible work, "Almost, Maine" tells the story of town folk falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded.

10 BREW & BBQ FOR CDLS Currahee Brewing Co

The 9th annual Brew & BBQ for CdLS, 5-8:30 p.m. at Currahee Brewing Co. in downtown Alpharet-

BERTA MUSE BY BERTA ZUHAIR MURAD MARCHESA WALID SHEHAB SAIID KOBEISY NETTA BENSHABU

ta. Food catered by Smokejack Grill & BBQ. Tickets are $30 and include barbecue and 2 beer tickets. Cash bar will be available. Silent auction. All proceeds benefit the Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation (CdLS).

12 CHILDREN'S STORYTELLING Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Milton Branch

Through the generous support of the North and South Fulton Master Gardeners, Fulton County 4-H will offer the MG Sprouts literacy and horticulture program for youth in K-3rd grades. The MG Sprouts program

combines

storytelling,

reading, and writing with hands-on horticulture activities to learn about science, agriculture, and gardening.

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NOVEMBER

Free, six-session program. For more information, contact Laurie MurrahHanson at Laurie@uga.edu.

14 TURKEY DROP Road Runner Sports

Join OTP and Road Runner Sports for this year's Turkey Drop. Start at

I F YO U C A N D R E A M I T,

We can design it!

the store to sign in and drop off your turkeys and other canned goods for those less fortunate this Thanksgiving season. Then go on a short run around the Avalon in your themed costumes. Meet back at the store for fun raffles and a 15% discount.

16 LEARN NEEDLE FELTING Out of the Box Art Studio, Canton

Create TWO needled felted winter cozies to give or to keep. Add on a freeby felted ornament as well.

Ages 8 and up. Taught by Cathy Dobson of Lazy D farms. Register at OutOfTheBoxArtStudio.com.

23 OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS Dahlonega Public Square and Historic District, 13 South Park Street Dahlonega, GA 30533

Dahlonega’s Old Fashioned Christmas is a month-long celebration held from November 23rd through December 23rd 2018, set in motion with the Lighting of the Square. A

Annual Holiday Open House N O V E M B E R 8 TH, 9 TH, 1 0 TH A N D 1 1 TH

real home-town parade officially

20% OFF ENTIRE STORE

bringing Santa to town occurs the

H O L I D AY G I F T S , D É C O R , O R N A M E N T S , H O S T E S S G I F T S A N D M O R E !

first Saturday in December. Plenty of other festive holiday events continue almost daily throughout December with caroling, a holiday market, carriage rides and more!

S C H E D U L E A N A P P O I N T M E N T TO D I S C U S S YO U R D R E A M K I TC H E N

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PARTING THOUGHTS

FAMILY DRINKS WE LOVE THEM, BUT IT’S NO SECRET THAT SOME FAMILY MEMBERS MAKE THE HOLIDAYS A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING. CHEERS TO THEM!

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THE MOTHERIN-LAW

INGREDIENTS

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THE HIPSTER COUSIN

INGREDIENTS

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( K ID-FRIENDLY!)

THE ROWDY NIECES + NEPHEWS

INGREDIENTS

+ 1 1/2 ounces vodka

+ 1 1/2 ounces vodka

+ 1/2 cup sugar

+ 1 part club soda or tonic

+ 1 1/2 ounces Baileys Irish Cream

+ 1/4 cup baking cocoa

+ 1 part Sprite or lemon-lime soda + 1 part cranberry juice + Lime and cranberries for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Pumpkin Spice Liqueur + 3 ounces cereal milk (steep cereal

+ Dash of salt + 1/3 cup hot water

of your choice—we like pumpkin

+ 4 cups almond milk

spice Cheerios—in milk for 25-30

+ 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

minutes, then strain)

+ Mini marshmallows and chocolate syrup for garnish

and cranberry juice to a glass of your

DIRECTIONS

choice—the more ornate, the better.

Fill a rocks glass (or any unconvention-

DIRECTIONS

Garnish with lime and cranberries if

al container you have laying around)

In a saucepan, combine sugar, salt and

desired and enjoy!

with desired amount of ice. Add vodka

cocoa. Add water and bring to a boil,

and pumpkin spice liqueur, then top

stirring for 2 minutes. Stir in almond

with cereal milk. Cheers!

milk and heat to desired temperature

Add vodka, club soda or tonic, Sprite

(don’t boil). Once at desired temperature, remove from heat, add vanilla and whisk until frothy. Top with toasted marshmallows and chocolate syrup— the more sugar, the better!

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