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LIFESTYLE LETTER

APRIL 2020 PUBLISHER

Jeron Traphagan | jeron.traphagan@lifestylepubs.com Zach Traphagan | zach.traphagan@lifestylepubs.com MANAGING EDITOR

Get Growing!

DEAR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS,

Rachel Murphy | rmurphy@lifestylepubs.com AD DESIGNER

Kaylee Mitchell LAYOUT DESIGNER

Emily Stout

Isn't spring grand? I am so excited by the early onset of the season that I already

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

have a sizeable pile of seed packets just waiting to be planted and incubated in my

Rachel C. Murphy

sunroom. My daughter, Iris, is excited to act as a junior gardener this year, and I

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

am so happy. She swears that she will eat every vegetable that we plant, so a lot is

Ashley Elwell

riding on our garden this year!

Our April issue is always fun as we explore the beautiful things that our community is doing to support our earth. This year we have a community garden, a service that will garden for you, and Abbey-Jo Eans' delicious kale caesar salad recipe to inspire you. If that's not enough to get you outside, nothing is!

I know that there is a lot of anxiety about COVID-19 right now and rightfully so. But as a magazine that centers around the community, I will focus on the ways that we can come together even when circumstances seem scary. So dig in the dirt and create something new. And then wash your hands while singing Toto's Africa. Hang

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PUBLISHER’S LETTER

A Year of Growth DEAR FRIENDS, It's April--one year since I left corporate America and stepped into a completely new role for me, that of the publisher of Northland Lifestyle. When I took this job on, I hoped to find a community of inspiring, innovative people making their home the best that it can be. I have found just that and I haven't looked back since!

When reflecting on the past year, several great moments come to mind. I loved being a part of the May Women's issue and showing women that empower women. Our August kid's issue hit close to home, literally, as we did several fun activities in my backyard for the photoshoot! And then there was one of my favorite topics, our Food issue, which was filled with several mouth-watering dishes! I really can't pick a favorite.

Every story that appears in Northland Lifestyle is special. This goes for both the editorial and our advertising partners. We truly care about making Northland Lifestyle inspiring and hyper-local content that you're proud to place on your coffee table. Our issues seem to always come together perfectly--many thanks to our amazing editor, Rachel.

I'd like to thank our partners, both the ones that have been a part of the Northland Lifestyle family for years or that have just joined us in 2019. We truly have a partnership and I care about each one of their successes. I've created several great relationships that I consider more friendships now. It warms my heart when I receive emails from local businesses that are thriving because of the connection to the community that we are able to provide. The Northland is a hidden gem and I am so thankful to have a platform that can showcase its growth, charm, and potential. After all, we are just getting started!

As a mom and a business owner, I'm proud to nurture the area where I want to raise my kids. Thank you for allowing our magazine to be the voice of our neighborhoods. I'm so proud to say I live in the Northland - we are thriving!

Best,

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INSIDE THE ISSUE APRIL 2020

FEATURES 20 Healthy Paradise Portugal offers relaxation and healthy living

26 Backyard Salad? Yum! Yum Yards makes gardening easy

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42 Hail Caesar!

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The Northland Coalition and Tri-County Mental Health Services hosted the conference at the Platte Woods United Methodist Church.

Kisker, who is a community health development specialist for the Platte County Health Dept., has volunteered her services to the Northland Coalition for 20 years, including serving on four community prevention teams in Platte County.

Her volunteer service has encompassed many leadership positions in the various coalitions.

In presenting the award to Kisker, Vicky Ward, manager of prevention services for Tri-County Mental Health Services, said: “She is eager to learn and creatively and effectively incorporates prevention science and messages into every aspect of her job.”

Kisker’s classes on nutrition and on the impact of trauma as well as the value of building resilience among our youth were among the many examples of her dedication to prevention Ward cited.

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Join us in creative black tie attire and enjoy delicious bites from the following restaurants.

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GIVING BACK

GROWING COMMUNITY--AND VEGETABLES

Meadowbrook North

Community Garden WHEN AJA HARTMAN MOVED TO THE MEADOWBROOK NORTH NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, SHE WAS EXCITED. There was a rumor about a pool in the neighborhood, a welcome perk in Gladstone. But as time passed, the pool never opened. Little did Hartman know, the pool that

club that was no longer maintaining the pool. In disrepair,

she hoped for would be home to another sort of gathering

the city took the pool out and filled the lot in. While the

place, one that she would personally spearhead.

eyesore was gone, now the land sat empty, its owner

After some time, the city of Gladstone erected a fence around the Meadowbrook Swimming Club, a defunct private

long dead and the city unwilling to develop the land. In 2015, Hartman started hatching an idea.

“I thought it would be great to put in a garden. I started

asking around, and they informed me that there was a neighborhood board that I needed to talk to about it. I didn’t even know that there was a board,” says Hartman.

Undeterred, she continued digging, figuratively. After going to the neighborhood meetings, she found the support of her neighbors, as long as she was willing to lead the efforts. With pluck and determination, she took on the task of fundraising and directing the efforts to turn an empty lot into a growing community gathering place.

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Fundraising was the first hurdle. After starting a GoFundMe page, Hartman raised around $1500 to buy supplies to build the raised garden beds, of which there are eight. There are also trellises intended for training up climbing bushes such as raspberries and blackberries. Once she had funding, Hartman tapped into the human resources that she found amongst the neighborhood, capitalizing on her friends and neighbors’ strengths.

“Some of the older men in the neighborhood really like to build so they designed and built the beds. They got really excited to do it,” says Hartman.

The garden opened in May of 2016 with eight garden boxes, all occupied with gardeners. A few years later, after a fundraiser at The Hide Out Bar, they put in several fruit trees in conjunction with The Giving Grove. They also applied for and received their 501(c)3. What was an inkling has turned into reality.

Hartman says that she reserves the highest boxes for older gardeners so that they don’t have to bend down as far. As the years have passed, some beds have opened up as people have moved away so now Hartman is looking for new blood to come and tend the garden.

Two ladies are doing their part to keep the garden growing.

Debbie Reynolds and Karlyn Miller have been gardening in their backyards for several years but this will be their first year tending a garden box. Both ladies focus on creating gardens that nurture pollinators, specifically monarch butterflies. Their boxes will be full of flowers and milkweed, which is the sole food source for monarch butterflies.

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GIVING BACK (CONTINUED)

Aja Hartman has taken the garden under her wing.

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“WE WANT TO MAKE A PLACE WHERE IT’S NOT JUST FOR THE GARDENERS BUT FOR THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD T O C O M E T O G E T H E R .”

Attracting pollinators to the garden will help all the gar-

for corporate sponsorship to offset their small water bill,

deners. And Hartman hopes that adding picnic tables will

which is currently paid for by the annual rent for the boxes.

attract more neighbors. That’s her next project--to raise

A few extra hands would also help. Currently, Hartman

enough money to add picnic tables to the lot so that peo-

and her husband do most of the maintenance on the plot.

ple can gather to relax and enjoy the natural space.

“I think the real issue is time. There’s a good mix of older

“We want to make a place where it’s not just for the gar-

couples and families with kids in this neighborhood. It’s

deners but for the entire neighborhood to come together,”

tough to commit that extra time to gardening when you

says Hartman.

have a lot going on. I would love to see more people get

That’s happening. Last fall, they held a fall block party

involved though,” says Hartman.

that drew 50 people to the lot. As Hartman and I chat,

Hartman aims to add more plants to the garden, both

a mother and daughter grab a book from the little free

new berry plants, as well as landscaping. In the meantime,

library and read under a tree for a few minutes. Despite the

she remains committed to nurturing the plot of land and

lack of tables, the neighborhood is embracing the space

seeing what it grows--whether that’s butterflies, apples,

as a place of leisure.

or just friendships.

In addition to picnic tables, Hartman is interested in

To support the Meadowbrook North Community

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to be done in the garden. She says she’s actively looking

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

H E A LT H Y PA R A D I S E

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ARTICLE EMILY SHEA

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MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, TRAVELING MEANS A PRETTY DRASTIC CHANGE IN YOUR DAY-TO-DAY ROUTINE. It affects everything from your diet and exercise regiment to what time you go to bed and wake up.

Although the trade off of traveling to a new and exciting city or your favorite beach destination is typically worth the change in routine, traveling doesn’t mean all of your healthy daily habits must be abandoned.

I get it – vacation for most of us is all about relaxation. Relaxing on the beaches of Hawaii with an ice cold piña colada in my hand is much more enticing than hitting the gym for a workout. And let’s face it – healthy options like gym accessibility and nutrient-rich menu items aren’t always available.

But traveling doesn’t necessarily have to be unhealthy.

It also doesn’t have to be as intense as making a commitment to hitting the gym for three hours everyday and eating steamed broccoli for dinner each night. If you make a conscious effort, you can always find ways to stay active and eat nutritiously on vacation.

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

(CON TI N U ED)

a fitness facility, healthy dining options and spa services. And while it is difficult to find a place that offers all of those things, it is not impossible. In fact, Hotel Galomar, located on the small Portuguese island of Madeira (yes, as in Madeira wine), has all that and more.

Located along the beautiful southeast coast of Madeira and within the Galo Resort, Hotel Galomar is an adults only hotel that has a unique cliff-edge location, a sea water outdoor pool, a lounge and bar, a spa and an on-site restaurant. It is also walking distance to the resort’s two additional restaurants and the large gym with free weights, vast cardio equipment options, benches and barbells, weight machines and 70 weekly exercise classes – all available for no additional cost. Hotel Galomar also offers active outdoor excursions such as mountain biking, Photography provided

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hiking and canyoning through the outdoor company LokoLoko Madeira.

The resort’s state-of-the-art gym is home to more than just your everyday tread-

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mill and generic set of dumbbells. There are over a dozen indoor cycling bikes, ellipticals and treadmills, as well as a weights area with a large selection of dumbbells, kettlebells and weight machines, a CrossFit room, a yoga and meditation room, squash courts, a heated indoor pool and a sauna.

Hotel

Galomar’s

on-site

restaurant,

Restaurante Atlantis, offers a daily breakfast buffet with options ranging from tropical fruits, a selection of fresh bread and pastries, smoked salmon, egg dishes and more. In the evening, Restaurante Atlantis transforms Photography provided

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into an upscale grill that specializes in nutritious seafood and fish dishes.

One of the other dining options located within the resort is Restaurante Ondamar.

Similar to Restaurante Atlantis, it also offers a daily breakfast buffet. Each evening Restaurante Ondamar also offers a house buffet. With daily themes and a vast selection of gluten free, vegetarian and organic food options, the house buffet provides numerous nutritious options and can whet just about anyone’s appetite.

If exploring the unique culture of Madeira strikes your interest, Hotel Galomar is steps

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Funchal, Madeira

away from a local bus stop. For less than $5, you can purchase a round trip ticket to Madeira’s capital city of Funchal. Another option is to have the hotel’s front desk staff call you a local taxi, which will cost you a bit more. Renting a car in Madeira is also an option, but the roads are extremely steep and windy, making driving quite a challenge if you’re not a local.

Funchal is a cosmopolitan city well known for its natural beauty, cable cars and upscale restaurants. The city overlooks the blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean and is backdropped by the island’s luscious green mountains. The best views of the city can be experienced from the Madeira Cable Car, also known as the Teleférico do Funchal.

It starts in Funchal’s Old Town and travels over 10,000 feet to Monte, one of the most historical areas of Funchal.

Funchal is also home to the Funchal Ecological Park. The park offers multiple hiking trails, trails for mountain biking and all-terrain biking, bird watching experiences, canyoning and more.

There is no better time to begin planning your healthy vacation than right now.

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LOCALLY OWNED

B A C K YA R D SALAD? YUM! YUM YARDS MAKES GARDENING EASY

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FORTY RAISED BEDS. One hundred twen-

“My client is a two-income family with

ty-five plants in containers and grow bags in

children that cares about where their food

his driveway. To say that James Worley loves

comes from but doesn’t have the time or

plants is an understatement. What he loves

knowledge to do all the work that comes

even more, though, is introducing others to

with gardening,” says Worley.

the joy that backyard gardening can bring.

To that end, Yum Yards is extremely per-

Worley started gardening as a child, learn-

sonalized. Worley starts by coming out to

ing from his grandfather, who filled his corner

each yard and assessing the available light

lot with tomatoes, beans, and beets. As he

and space. He says that the number of times

grew as a gardener, he diversified a bit and

that he couldn’t find enough light to grow are

now grows hundreds of varietals of herbs and

very few. Once he’s ascertained where the

vegetables. Not only does he grow them, but

best spot for growing might be, he installs

he has also recently started teaching others

raised beds in which to grow.

how and even doing it for them in their yards.

Worley says he prefers raised beds

Yum Yards, Worley’s company, started last

because it’s a fresh slate where gardeners

year. Its mission is two-fold--to install raised

can control the environment a bit more.

beds for people to use for their gardens and

Starting with fertile, well-drained soil gives

if they want, to fill those beds with plants and

plants a fighting chance as opposed to the

maintain it throughout the growing season.

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LOCALLY OWNED (CONTINUED)

James Worley is spreading the gardening love all over Kansas City.

prefers raised beds to allow older gardeners to be able to

the shade of that same tomato plant in the fall, you can plant

reach their plants without killing their backs.

fall radishes and lettuces and spinach. You can get three

Those raised beds also give clients a wide variety of options for their configuration, from modular beds in several spaces to linear beds or horseshoe or L-shapes.

Worley says that many of his clients have used CSAs (community-supported agriculture) in the past but want to

Some clients only utilize Worley’s bed-building skills but

customize their crops a bit more. Worley says that the draw-

some take advantage of his growing skills as well. Worley

back of CSAs can be vegetables that shareholders don’t like

provides all the plants and visits the garden two to three

or know how to use. A customized survey at the beginning

times a month to weed and maintain them throughout the

of each season assures clients that they are growing what

growing season. With each visit, he includes a journal of

they want to eat.

what he did and instructions on what to do in-between vis-

As a former teacher, Worley’s teaching experience is

its. He also includes recipes from local chefs that utilize the

coming in handy. He says that many of his clients, which

crops that each homeowner is growing.

are mainly women, enjoy sending their kids out to help

“All the homeowner needs to do is a little watering (or let me install an irrigation system) and picking, cooking, and eating--the fun parts of gardening!” says Worley.

and learn.

As Yum Yards continues to grow, Worley says that he plans on adding members to his team but right now, he’s

He uses succession planting techniques to extend the grow-

putting in legwork all over the city. In addition to building the

ing season for his clients without having to use additional space.

beds and maintaining gardens, he will pick ripe vegetables

Personally, he grows all the way from March into the late fall.

for clients if they are on vacation and donate the yield to

“Before you plant a tomato, you can grow in the same spot. You can plant lettuce or radishes or kohlrabi. Then in

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T H I N K O U T S I D E T H E S C A L E . T R Y TA K I N G N O T E OF HOW YOUR FOOD MAKES YOU FEEL AFTER Y O U E AT I T. I T ’ S E A S I E R T O M A K E H E A LT H Y CHOICES WHEN YOU CAN FEEL THE DIFFERENCE!

nutrition MINDFUL EATING MEANS KNOWING WHAT IS IN YOUR FOOD, HOW IT IS AFFECTING YOUR BODY AND TAKING THE TIME TO FULLY APPRECIATE THE NUTRIENTS AND FLAVORS YOU ARE TAKING IN. Whether or not you are trying to lose, gain or maintain weight, reading labels and understanding nutrition facts will help you make better choices for your body and ultimately feel better in your day-to-day.

PROTEINS Protein makes you feel full longer. If you eat a meal with little protein, you’ll feel hungry again pretty quickly, and it can be discouraging. But you don’t have to eat a huge steak to get enough protein. You can find it in cheese, nuts, seeds, spinach, eggs, avocados, broccoli, hummus, lentils—the list goes on and on! Mindful eating means taking note of how hungry you feel and eating enough protein to satisfy that hunger in a way that will last.

C A R B O H Y D R AT E S Carbohydrates are not your enemy. But, it is important to pay attention to how you feel when you eat them. If you eat a lot of carbs in one sitting, it can cause your blood sugar to spike, and when it drops back down, you can feel lethargic and maybe even irritable.

By spreading your carbohydrate intake throughout your day and always pairing it with a protein, you can help your body regulate your blood sugar more effectively and feel more alert all day long.

F AT S Fats also help slow carbohydrates down so they don’t instantly turn into sugar in your bloodstream. Fats are important for energy, and it’s especially important to eat the right kinds of fats for your brain. For better concentration and memory, try to incorporate foods like salmon, avocados, nuts, seeds and olive oil.

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FOOD & WINE (CONTINUED) While nutritionists can recommend average nutrient intake percentages for a population, those might not be entirely accurate for your body and what you need. If you don’t enjoy calculating and counting

read

labels

every single gram you eat, you can just start with the recommended guidelines and make adjustments based on how you feel each day. If you are groggy and sluggish mid-day, look at how many carbohydrates you had in your lunch and see if you want to change anything about your lunch tomorrow. Here’s how to read nutrition labels so you can better keep track and know what you are eating.

Serving sizes can be confusing if you don’t know what an ounce of that food looks like. Look at “Servings Per

The number of calories per

Container” and divide that

serving doesn’t mean that’s

container into however many

how many calories you should

portions it says. Now you know

eat at a time. It’s just telling you

that the nutrition facts on the

how many are in that particular

label will be accurate for every portion you separated out.

food. If you are eating a package of nuts as a snack, and you are not eating anything else with it, you may need a couple of packages to eat as many calories as you want for that snack. It’s not wrong to eat multiple servings! Focus on what your body needs.

You need a variety of vitamins in your day, so check the percentages and make sure you are getting lots of different nutrients. Vitamin C is great, but it is possible to have too much Vitamin C and neglect Vitamin A. Calcium and iron are important for strength and to avoid injuries, so make sure you get enough of those each day as well. An easy trick is to try eating a vegetable of every color each day.

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Carbohydrates are broken down by dietary fiber and sugar. To feel fuller longer and to have a clear mind and avoid getting foggy, choose carbohydrates, such as wild rice, that have more dietary fiber and less sugar.

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CULINARY CREATIONS

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DRESS YOUR GREENS TO THE NINES FOR SPRING

ARTICLE RACHEL C. MURPHY PHOTOGRAPHY ASHLEY ELWELL ABBEY-JO EANS, CO-OWNER AND EXECUTIVE CHEF AT HAPPY GILLIS AND NORTHLAND RESIDENT, LOVES GREENS OF ALL SORTS. And what grows well in the early spring? You guessed it-greens! So if you have a bumper crop of fresh kale or hardy lettuces, whip up this addictive Caesar dressing and crunch your way through the season. Topped with some garlicky toasted bread crumbs, this salad will feel fresh and indulgent at the same time.Â

Happy Gillis' Kale Caesar Salad DRESSING INGREDIENTS + 3 egg yolks + 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard + 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard + 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce + 1.5 teaspoon Valentina hot sauce + 5 dashes Tabasco + 3 lemons juiced and zest of 1 lemon + 3 cloves garlic + 1/4 cup ice water + 1 tablespoon salt + 4 white anchovy fillets

+ 1 cup canola oil + 1.5 cups extra virgin olive oil + 2 tablespoons of anchovy oil

DIRECTIONS Blend all top ingredients in a blender till smooth.

Slowly drizzle in oils until dressing is thick and looks creamy. Eat on any greens and top with croutons, breadcrumbs and Parmesan. Store for up to 7 days. If using kale, chiffonade to make sturdier greens easier to eat. Enjoy!

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LOVE WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO KEEP HER HEART BEATING.

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