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o you recognize the handsome fellow on the cover of our magazine this month? He is a local hero in our community and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Nathan Ballentine, or Man In Overalls by his other moniker, is a gardener, businessman and Food Movement activist. He has had his hands in many of the community gardens, church gardens and school gardens all over our area. Recently, on his blog, maninoveralls.blogspot.com, he announced that in 3 months this past winter, he was able to grow over 150 pounds of food. Announcing this helps to reinforce the point that Nathan likes to make as one of the foundational elements of the Food Movement, grow your own food and that which you do not need – you can share with others. He also has written an article for us this month discussing the finer points of the Food Movement and our own Tallahassee Food Network. In our local newsbrief section of the magazine, you can find information on how to purchase your own iGrow buckets, a project that Nathan is involved in with young people from the Frenchtown youth empowerment and urban agriculture project. The newsbrief is on page 5, the article on page28. March always seems to be one of my favorite issues to work on each year. Our Natural Foods issue is a subject that is near and dear to my heart. Besides Nathan’s piece we also have three other fantastic articles. On page 14, in our Wise Words section, Linda Sechrist discusses the documentary Forks Over Knives and the science behind the health benefits of a plant based diet. There have been showings of this documentary in both Tallahassee and Thomasville in the past year. If you missed one of those viewings, I recommend you purchase or rent the movie, it is well done and eye opening. Changing the Way America Eats on page 18 discusses the importance of farms in our country and encourages the people to eat as much local and organic produce as they can. I love the section of the article that talks about new trends involving getting freshly grown fruits and vegetables into hospitals, restaurants and schools. For those of you worried about the cost of eating local and organic, check out the article on page 22, Eating Well on a Budget. Setting a budget and eating seasonally are concepts most of us know. But do you know what Eating Down the Fridge means? You can find the answer on page 22. Last year at this time, I was involved in the photo shoot for our Tallahassee Chickens article. Ansley Simmons, was the photographer on that shoot as well as the one we did with Nathan Ballentine in his front yard garden for this year’s issue. Her artist profile can be found on page 10. I recommend her highly for any of your photographic needs, but only if you want someone highly talented and really fun to work with. This was a great issue to put together, and we hope it is one you thoroughly enjoy. Eat well, buy organic, and help others when you can.
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14 CHOOSING FORKS OVER KNIVES
Doctors Advocate a Plant-Based Diet
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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.
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15 STEP INTO FITNESS Dance Your Way to a Beautifully Strong and Flexible Body
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by Sandra Murphy
16 DISH UP VARIETY
Treat Your Dog to Good Health and Good Taste by Wendy Bedwell-Wilson
18 CHANGING THE
WAY AMERICA EATS Nourishing the Shift to Farm-Fresh Foods by Melinda Hemmelgarn
22 EATING WELL
ON A BUDGET by Judith Fertig
24 UNCONVENTIONAL GARDENS
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26 COOLING CHRONIC INFLAMMATION Dietary Solutions Counter Disease by Linda Sechrist
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newsbriefs Grow Your Groceries
Celebrity Auction and Gala
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he iGrow Bucket is a self-watering mini food garden built using two five-gallon buckets. It has a water-reservoir at the base that allows for bottom-up watering, which encourages the roots to grow down and helps ensure consistent moisture for maximum food production. The buckets – a product developed by Wendell Mitchell and Nathan Ballentine of Tallahassee Food Gardens – are being manufactured by the Frenchtownbased iGrow—“Whatever you like”—Youth in order to raise funds to underwrite their dream to start an urban farm in Frenchtown. (You may know iGrow by another name, YELDA—Youth Empowerment Leadership Development Academy or by their work: they are responsible for a donation garden at Second Harvest Food Bank.) “Anything you can grow in the ground, you can grow in the iGrow Bucket: a tomato plant, squash, cucumbers, collards, lettuce, broccoli,” says Shanteria Pugh, an iGrow Youth. In the cold season, you could grow eight to sixteen heads of lettuce or four to five bundles of collard greens. During the warm season, a single tomato plant grown in an iGrow bucket could yield five to ten pounds of tomatoes. The iGrow team is making three versions of the buckets, all available for sale via their website (igrow-whateveryoulike.weebly.com): • Just Add Water for $32. Filled with magic compost-mix. Pre-planted with heirloom tomato. Comes with built in trellis. •
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he Celebrity Ties Auction and Gala, sponsored by TallyTies, is a semi-formal celebration that features live music, food and drinks as well as a silent and live auction of celebrity memorabilia - donated from local and national celebrities. The event aims to raise awareness for and put a spotlight on the “faces of hunger” in our community. Proceeds from the event will be donated to help Second Harvest to continue their fight against hunger in the Big Bend. America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend is a food bank that distributes over 5.5 million pounds of food every year to local communities in north Florida. This is done in partnership with over 135 non-profit and faith based organizations that serve individuals, families, children and other low-income persons with special needs. Food is delivered and distributed to the partner agencies, who have food pantries, feeding sites and residential programs. Tickets for this charity auction and Gala can be purchased through their website at http://fightinghunger.org. TallyTies is the nonprofit organization organizing this event. They are comprised of professionals from various local industries who want to give back to the Tallahassee community. Each year, they partner with a different service organization, and this year it is Second Harvest. The Celebrity Ties Auction and Gala is on Thursday, March 29th at 6:00pm. The location of the Gala is at The Woman’s Club of Tallahassee on 1513 Cristobal Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32303. Attire is Semi-Formal/Black-Tie Optional. To purchase tickets please go to www.fightinghunger.org.
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newsbriefs New Location Announced
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ynthia Cowen, LMT, wishes to announce a new location for her massage practice in Tallahassee. She is now located at Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Center, 104 West 5th Avenue. Cynthia also practices in Thomasville, Georgia, at New Genesis Center, 814 Gordon Avenue. She offers relaxation, deep tissue, pregnancy, and medical massage. She is available by appointment only. Please call (850) 264-9145. MA49191, MT005208
Spring Break and Summer Camp Announcement
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RTS AfterSchool, Tallahassee’s newest quality afterschool program is happy to announce their upcoming Summer Camp! Students at ARTS Camp will participate in: dance (creative movement, ballet, hip hop), art (ranging from drawing, painting, clay building and sewing), Karate and self-defense by Logan’s Martial Arts Academy and a music program by Pretty Cool Music School. Academics is just as important to us as the art programs,” states Carla Hutchinson, PhD, and director of ARTS Afterschool. “Therefore, we will also be offering academic support programs designed specifically to bridge the gap between school years as well as to assist students who need remediation.” Book clubs and working with manipulative materials will also be included with the academic portion of the summer camp program. ARTS offers day camps on all Leon County school holidays and teacher planning days, which includes the upcoming Spring Break from March 19-23rd. Don’t forget to book your children for Spring Break before all the spaces fill up. Day camps are from 7:30am to 5:30pm. All activities are offered on-site and ARTS serves up healthy snacks and meals. Multi-child and multi-day discounts are available. ARTS AfterSchool is known for offering wholechild enrichment provided by kind, experienced instructors in a state-of-the-art, environmentallyfriendly facility – all at an affordable rate. Their daily after-school program offers a high-quality enrichment program that enhances the social, emotional, physical, and mental development of each child. Self-esteem development and a life-long love of learning together with fundamental competency development are the overarching objectives of all ARTS instructional activities. It is ARTS AfterSchool’s belief that these areas are essential ingredients in a child’s life and future success. So if you are on the hunt for a Spring Break or summer camp for your kids, you just found the solution! Find them at www.TallyARTS.com or call (850) 878-ARTS and ask for Carla Hutchinson, PhD, director and owner. Hablamos espanol! 6
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nity of Tallahassee will host quantum field psychologist Garland Landrith, PhD for a seminar on Saturday March 17 starting 10:00 am. Dr. Landrith’s research has been published in scientific journals and was featured in the 2004 film “What the Bleep Do We Know?” Dr. Landrith’s research proved that what groups of individuals think inside can directly improve the quality of life in the city they live. His findings have been cited by authors like Deepak Chopra, Neale Donald Walsh, and Dean Radin. The seminar will be a Level 1 Certificate Emotional Freedom Technique Training Seminar. The cost is $39. Course materials are included. The title of the seminar is “We Can Manifest the Life of Our Dreams”. Dr. Landrith teaches participants to use tapping on acupuncture points (with fingers) combined with quantum technology. In addition, training on how to reduce junk food cravings will be included. This class will be oriented around using tapping for positive purposes...including how to get a natural high (increased endorphins), or to enhance your ability to get a new job, give a lecture or even help you hit a golf ball straight. Unity of Tallahassee is located at 2850 Unity Lane, off Crowder Road in the Lake Jackson area. More information is available at their website, www.unityoftallahassee.org.
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LIVE YOUR DASH by Linda Ellis
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ave you ever walked through a cemetery or read an obituary and pondered that small, seemingly insignificant dash between the day someone was born and the date he or she departed? This oftenoverlooked little line ultimately represents every breath and step we take in life. Until an epiphany awakens us to the brevity of this dash with which we have been blessed, true appreciation of our life cannot begin. So think about this long and hard; are there things you’d like to change? For you never know how much time is left that can still be rearranged. When, as newborns, we take that first independent, deliberate breath, we sign an invisible contract with life that we will do everything we can to preserve, cherish and live it. By seizing and inhabiting our moments and living our dash, instead of simply existing, we are abiding by that first unspoken oath. Because success should not be measured in what you will buy, or own, but in the pride you feel
in the person you’re with … when you are all alone. When we spend our time focused on problems, we subconsciously disregard all that is not a problem. In mulling over yesterday and worrying about tomorrow, we fail to recognize the presence of today. When we postpone living until everything is running smoothly, we forfeit the minutes of our now. Instead of focusing on the next achievement or acquisition, we need to practice focusing on all the blessings around us—our loved ones and the sheer pleasure found in simply being. The poet in me writes: So live in your now; be conscious, sincere. Let your mind allow you to be in your here! For it matters not, how much we own, the cars… the house… the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. Linda Ellis’ global touchstone poem, The Dash, was followed by the Live Your Dash poem, and her new book, Live Your Dash. Join the conversation at Facebook.com/LindaEllisAuthor and Twitter.com/LiveYourDash. natural awakenings
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High Fiber Trumps Low Fat
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hen food shopping, concentrate on fiber content, rather than just the amount of fat, suggests a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. New Michigan State University (MSU) research suggests that foods high in fiber—but not necessarily low in saturated fats or cholesterol—are tied to lowering the risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes in teens; it’s a generation noted to be at high risk for developing chronic disease, due in part to the popularity of processed foods with this age group. The researchers found that due to low consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans, the teens’ total dietary fiber intake was about 13 grams a day, well below the recommended 26 grams and 38 grams for female and male adolescents, respectively. “Our study reinforced the current dietary recommendations for fiber intake by including a variety of plant-based foods,” says lead author Joseph Carlson, a registered dietician and associate professor at MSU. “It may be better to focus on including these foods than to focus, as is commonly done, on excluding foods high in saturated fat.” Teens are not the only ones that benefit from a fiber-rich diet. A recent report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that adult women and men that eat at least 26 grams and 30 grams of fiber a day, respectively, had a reduced risk of death from cardiovascular, infectious and respiratory diseases.
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new, in-depth guide to the benefits of grass-fed beef is now available from Animal Welfare Approved, a national nonprofit organization that audits, certifies and supports farmers that raise their animals according to the highest welfare standards, and outdoors on pasture or range. The Grassfed Primer, available as a free download at AnimalWelfareApproved.org/consumers/ food-labels, notes that grass-fed meat and dairy products offer health benefits via higher levels of omega-3 essential fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and vitamin E, and can reduce the risk of E. coli infection. Scientists now believe that CLA may be one of humanity’s most potent defenses against cancer.
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dolescents that log between six and 10 hours of sleep each night perform better in mathematics and physical education classes than those that sleep six hours or less, according to a study published in the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. The researchers, after analyzing the sleep habits of 592 students aged 12 to 19 in Seville, Spain, further observed that bedtimes and wake times did not significantly influence academic outcomes; however, they did note that students that require less than 15 minutes to fall asleep tended to achieve better marks.
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il derived from the aromatic coriander plant—one of the 20 most popular essential oils worldwide—has applications beyond aromatherapy as a food additive and is widely used in Mediterranean cuisine. Coriander oil’s reputed health benefits include relieving pain, easing cramps and convulsions, aiding digestion, curing nausea and fighting fungal infections. Now, researchers from the University of Beira Interior, in Portugal, have specifically found that the oil is highly effective in killing bacterial strains such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), Salmonella enterica, Bacillus cereus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Thus, coriander oil may be useful in preventing and treating food-borne illnesses. “Coriander oil could also become a natural alternative to common antibiotics,” says study leader Dr. Fernanda Domingues. Source: Society for General Microbiology
Red Meat Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
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new study by Harvard School of Public Health researchers finds a strong association between the consumption of red meat—particularly processed meat—and an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. They analyzed questionnaire responses from 37,083 men, spanning 20 years; 79,570 women, covering 28 years; and 87,504 women for 14 years. The researchers also conducted an updated meta-analysis that combined data from their new study with earlier ones involving more than 442,000 participants, 28,228 of which developed Type 2 diabetes. After adjusting for age, body mass index and other lifestyle and dietary risk factors, they concluded that a daily 100-gram serving of unprocessed red meat (about the size of a deck of cards) was associated with a 19 percent increased risk of Type 2 diabetes. They also found that one daily serving of half that quantity of processed meat, or 50 grams—equivalent to one hot dog or sausage or two slices of bacon— was associated with a 51 percent increased risk. According to the study, replacing red meat with healthier proteins can significantly lower the risk. The researchers concluded that the consumption of processed meats, such as hot dogs, bacon, sausage and deli meats, which usually contain high levels of sodium and nitrites, should be minimized. They recommend that people eat less unprocessed red meat and instead suggest healthier choices like nuts, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, fish and beans.
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egular brushing and flossing is vital for keeping teeth and gums healthy. Surprisingly, so is managing our weight. Case Western Reserve University researchers have found that the body is better at fighting gum disease when fat cells disappear. Excess weight often triggers damaging inflammation throughout the body, and inflammation from gum disease can erode bone, lead to tooth loss and create fissures in the gums, allowing harmful oral bacteria to enter the bloodstream. Such bacteria have been linked to preterm births, fetal death, heart disease, diabetes and arthritis, according to Nabil Bissada, chair of the department of periodontics at the university’s School of Dental Medicine.
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coverartist by Ansley Simmons In the summer of 2000, Ansley Simmons studied Art Appreciation in Paris, France. To be surrounded by many of the artworks she was studying in the classroom was magical. Her father gave her an SLR camera before she left, encouraging her to photograph everything since he was not able to go himself. When Ansley returned home and had the film developed, she discovered another magic – showing friends & family her perspective of the trip. She quickly changed her major from botany to studio art. She went on to graduate with a bachelors from Georgia Southern University and a masters from Florida State University, both in photography. In addition to exhibiting her fineart photography nationwide, Ansley owns a contemporary on-location photography business specializing in weddings & lifestyle portraits. Ansley Studio, LLC opened in 2006 and delivers eco-friendly museum quality products & artist-designed coffee table books. She serves the South Georgia & North Florida area, including Thomasville & Tallahassee. View the artist’s portfolio at AnsleyStudio.com.
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Gardening Helps Children Grow Gardening provides many varieties of engagement for children: designing, planting and maintaining a garden patch; harvesting, preparing and sharing food; working cooperatively in groups; learning about science and nutrition; and creating art and stories inspired by their garden experiences. When third, fourth and fifth grade students participating in a one-year gardening program were surveyed for life skills, they showed significant increases in self-understanding, interpersonal relationship skills and the ability to work in groups, compared with nonparticipating students. Qualitative surveys of 52 second and third grade students working in a community garden classroom program in San Antonio, Texas, further revealed the children were likely to have more positive bonding experiences with their parents and other adults. A study of children with learning disabilities that engaged in gardening measured increases in nonverbal communication skills, awareness levels of the advantages of order, understanding of how to participate in a cooperative effort, and the ability to form positive relationships with adults. Juvenile offenders that gardened showed improved self-esteem, interpersonal relationships and attitudes towards school. Overall, gardening has been recognized by many studies as a therapeutic healing activity that can positively impact mental health and well-being. Source: University of Colorado-Denver; Health Sciences Center
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Yoga Mitigates Prison Recidivism
Overcrowding is a serious issue in American prisons partly because the rate of recidivism (return) is high. A 1994 study showed that 67.5 percent of the 300,000 adult prisoners released in 15 states were re-arrested within three years. James Fox, founder of the nonprofit Prison Yoga Project (PrisonYoga.com) believes that part of the problem is that the U.S. prison system overly emphasizes punishment during incarceration and that programs such as yoga classes might lower the rate of recidivism. He is an advocate for restorative justice and has worked with prisoners for 10 years. KeepSafe The theory is that yoga and meditation help prison inmates develop important emotional and social skills, including impulse control and willpower, and thus reduce tendencies Serving the Big Bend area’s music therapy needs. toward antisocial and criminal behaviors. Fox observes how Individual/group anyone that adheres to the practice can develop mindfulness, sessions, adults/children. patience, diligence and self-motivation. Stress reduction, pain The Prison Yoga Project provides training for yoga teachmanagement, behavior ers that want to work in prisons. Fox also would like to maintain modification, speech a scholarship fund to help former inmates do teacher training, so restoration, gait Steffi Tassos they can make a career out of the practice.
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Nature’s Wake-Up Set to Snooze Bees are awakening earlier each spring, according to a Rutgers University study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Scientists report that global warming over the past 130 years has caused several species of North American bees to emerge about 10 days earlier than they did previously, with most of the shift occurring since 1970. Scientific research known as phenology measures the timing of lifecycle events of animals and plants. “A shift in 10 days is a lot from the point of view of an insect whose lifetime is measured in weeks,” says Rutgers Entomologist Rachael Winfree, co-author of the study. Because bees are the world’s most important pollinators of flowers and plants, any change in this crucial relationship could prove devastating. Study leader Ignasi Bartomeus, Ph.D., says. “If bees and plants responded differently to climate change, bees could emerge in the spring before plants were flowering, in which case the bees would die because they wouldn’t have anything to eat. Or plants could flower before the bees emerged, in which case the plants would not be pollinated and would fail to reproduce.” Source: USA Today
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Nigeria Makes Houses from Plastic Bottles Citizens of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, can now live “inside” the plastic water bottles that previously littered their roads, canals and gutters, thanks to a project initiated by the Kaduna-based nongovernmental organization (NGO) Developmental Association for Renewable Energies, with help from foreign experts from African Community Trust, a London-based NGO. The prototype 624-square-foot, two-bedroom bungalow looks like an ordinary home, but it is made from capped, sand-filled plastic bottles. The bottles are stacked into layers and bonded together by mud and cement, with an intricate network of strings holding each bottle by its neck, providing extra support to the structure. Once approved, the country will start construction to alleviate a current deficit of 16 million housing units.
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Silicon Valley Launches Philanthropy 2.0 Reinvention is nothing new in Silicon Valley, California, home of some of the world’s most prominent cutting-edge technology companies. Frustrated with what they perceive as the slow pace and inefficiency of many nonprofits, some of the area’s innovators are bringing fresh approaches to solving vexing social issues. Along with money, these social entrepreneurs are applying their business skills—from marketing to operations, together with their enthusiasm and business drive—to transform nonprofits into more savvy, goal-focused businesses. “Donors aren’t waiting until retirement now,” says Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, a philanthropist and author of Giving 2.0, a book on how to improve philanthropy. She says, “This is no longer about sympathy. It’s about strategy,” asserting that donors today are demanding more research and metrics before funding charitable projects. Beth Kanter, a nonprofit scholar and author of The Networked Nonprofit, points to MomsRising.org, which advocates for family-friendly laws, as a leading example. “MomsRising didn’t reinvent the wheel, and instead just focused on what they were enthusiastic about—mobilizing people,” she says. Instead of operating in a traditional manner, the nonprofit outsourced much of its operations, allowing it to run more nimbly on a virtual basis. Arrillaga-Andreessen advises, “If we are to solve these problems, the onus is on givers to facilitate that change.” Source: The Christian Science Monitor
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Big Boosts in Fridge Efficiency Refrigerator manufacturers are making huge strides in creating more energyefficient products, and with recent improvements in standards, upcoming designs will use a fifth of the energy that household refrigerators required 40 years ago. That will save the average owner about $150 over a typical 12-year product lifetime. Government analysts note that side-by-side refrigerators might be more convenient than traditional top-and-bottom models, but they offer less usable space and use more electricity—50 to 150 more kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, about 20 percent of the unit’s total energy consumption. An icemaker and door-accessed ice and water service can each add another 10 to 15 percent to overall refrigerator energy consumption. Top Ten USA, the leading source of independent information about the energy efficiency of common products, identifies and publicizes the most efficient products on the market, so that when consumers are able to find the most energy- and money-saving models to buy, manufacturers are encouraged to make products even more energy-efficient. The nonprofit uses comprehensive information from Energy Star, the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), The California Energy Commission and professional and manufacturing trade publications to evaluate and determine the most energy-efficient refrigerators and freezers in the United States. They recently tested three size categories: medium (14 to 18 cubic feet); large (18 to 22 cubic feet) and extra-large (22 cubic feet and up). To compare the top 10 most efficient medium refrigerator models, visit Tinyurl.com/7wm6cub. Energy Star, a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy, calculates that by upgrading to Energy Star appliances, Americans saved enough energy in 2010 alone to avoid creating greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 33 million cars, while saving nearly $18 billion on their utility bills.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards created to protect families from power plant emissions of mercury and airborne toxins such as arsenic, acid gas, nickel, selenium and cyanide. The new standards are expected to prevent 11,000 premature deaths, 4,300 heart attacks and 130,000 cases of childhood asthma symptoms each year. “It has taken almost 20 years to amend the Clean Air Act, despite clear, unequivocal scientific knowledge that mercury and other pollutants have been killing our children,” remarked Kathleen Rogers, president of Earth Day Network. Source: EarthDay.org
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CHOOSING FORKS OVER KNIVES Doctors Advocate a Plant-Based Diet by Linda Sechrist
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ilm Producer Brian Wendel’s concern for the many Americans suffering from multiple chronic diseases, as well as the strain this puts on our nation’s health care system and economy, sparked the idea for documenting what doctors researching the issue have to say about it. In his latest film, Forks Over Knives, these pioneering thinkers examine the claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases afflicting humanity can be controlled or reversed by avoiding the ingestion of animal-based and processed foods; more, they make a compelling case that switching to a whole-foods, plant-based diet can restore health. Much of the foundational science showing why a plant-based diet of whole foods is not only best for everyone’s health, but also for the planet, comes from noted nutrition research pioneer T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. He has summarized his results in his book, The China Study, co-authored with his son, Dr. Thomas M. Campbell. His 1980 study of 130 Chinese villages, involving 6,500 adults and their families, directly tied the consumption of animal protein-based foods to the development of cancer and heart disease. Based on his research, Colin Campbell, teamed up with Dr. Junshi Chen, currently a senior research professor with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in Beijing, specifically characterized casein, a protein found in milk from
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mammals, as “the most relevant carcinogen ever identified.” With concrete evidence in hand, and accounting for other diet and lifestyle factors, the pair went on to conclude that consuming whole, plant-based foods offers the best strategy for improving health and preventing serious diseases. Other solid science presented in the film comes from Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., whose 150 scientific articles complement the 1995 publication of his peer-acclaimed book, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, which summarizes the results of his long-term research on arresting and reversing coronary artery disease through www.natallahassee.com
nutrition. In his two decades of global research, Esselstyn, who directs the cardiovascular prevention and reversal program at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute, found that wherever people ate a plant-based diet, cancer and cardiovascular diseases were rare. In many of the case histories and personal stories chronicled in Forks Over Knives, diet was used as a treatment for various diseases and cited as being more effective than prescription drugs. Anthony Yen and Evelyn Oswick, for example, attest how their lives were saved by switching to a whole-foods, plant-based diet after a lifetime of illness that included multiple heart attacks and surgeries, as well as chronic chest pain. Treatment under the care of Esselstyn succeeded in reversing advanced-stage heart disease in both cases. Today, they enjoy active lives full of friends, family and meaningful work. Social media channels such as Facebook have been vital to spreading the word about the effective solutions presented by the Forks Over Knives film and companion book (complete with recipes). Wendel reports inspiring posts such as, “Your film changed my life,” or “I no longer require diabetes medication.” Potential savings in costs to people and the planet are vast. Consider, for instance, that according to the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, if the entire U.S. population were to adopt a plant-based diet for just one day, the nation would save at least 100 billion gallons of drinking water, enough to supply every person in every home in New England for nearly four months. Wendel foresees the ForksOver Knives.com website ultimately expanding into a news resource, linking people with information provided by leading experts in the whole-foods, plant-based world via various media platforms. It will also provide opportunities to blog with experts, listen to live broadcasts about food preparation and find resources to help individuals transition to a healthier, plant-based diet. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings magazines.
Taking Fun Classes
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“Zumba Gold is a great reentry to exercise for baby boomers” advises Sherry Lucas, a licensed Zumba instructor in St. Louis. “Classes are approachable, available and affordable.” Recommended workout wear includes comfortable sweatwicking clothing and a good pair of shoes. Because of the side-to-side movements, she suggests tennis or basketball shoes, not running shoes. Community classes generally range from 45 to 90 minutes (find a local class at Zumba.com). An hour-long regular Zumba class can burn 400 to 600 calories says Lucas, depending upon body weight, workout intensity, conditioning level and individual metabolism. As a point of reference, NutriStrategy.com charts calories burned by a 155-pound person engaged in an hour of light calisthenics at 246 calories; leisurely biking, 281; and walking briskly uphill, 422. by Sandra Murphy “Find a class and an instructor you like,” counsels Lucas. “Make a commitichard Simmons grew up in the eight pounds and have built an incredment to having some ‘you’ time. Part of French Quarter of New Orleans ible relationship with my teenager. We where, he notes, “Lard was a food dance, compete, sweat and encourage exercise is being social, so it’s a chance to make new friends, too.” group and dessert mandatory.” Exercise each other. Doctor of Naturopathy Kathy Gruver, studios were geared to those already in “We also enjoy conversations Ph.D., finds that a hip-hop workout best shape, not to people that wanted to lose before and after Wii time. Are they suits her needs four to five times a week. weight. So in 1974, Simmons opened meaningful? Sometimes. Does he Slimmons studio, followed by his claslaugh at me? Definitely. Does he look Each 90-minute class is non-stop action and she rarely takes a break, although sic exercise video, Sweatin’ to the Old- forward to our evening dance worksome class members don’t dance the ies, with motivating tunes like Dancing outs together? Absolutely.” entire time. in the Street, Summer in the City and Wii games popular around the Gruver works out at Rhythm Dance Loco-Motion; a plus—not everyone country include Just Dance, versions & Fitness Studios, near Santa Barbara, in his video is a size 0. Simmons and one and two, and Just Dance Kids California, with choreographer Tamarr others have been helping people dance plus Gold’s Gym Dance Workout and Paul. “I grew up dancing jazz, tap and their way to fitness ever since. Zumba Fitness. ballet; nothing even close to hip-hop, and there are still moments that I can’t get a Making Dance a Game Popular DVDs certain move or trip over my own feet. In Portland, Oregon, Mara Woloshin Still, it took just a few weeks to get my In 2011, FitBottomedGirls.com compiled was inspired to get a move on when rhythm back and get in the groove,” says a list of the best dance videos they ever she complained to her 15-year-old Gruver. “We run through a set of steps reviewed. The list launches with their son, Benny, about her weight. “Benny multiple times before we add more. Once hands-down favorite, So You Think You challenged me to do some basic Wii we’ve learned a whole dance, we run it Can Dance Get Fit series. Melt away Fitness and then Zumba Fitness,” says over and over to different music; some Woloshin. “I give myself the right to fail calories using a variety of dance styles faster, some slower.” and fun moves via Billy Blanks’ Dance at most exercises and dance moves; I With dance, there’s something just with Me Groove & Burn. just keep moving and let my son give right for everyone. Dance with the kids, Several Dancing with the Stars cast me tips, pointers and instruction.” the dog, while making the beds or vacumembers have videos out to improve Benny puts in his own dance fituming crumbs. Dance along with a video ness time, plus keeps mom on track for fans’ look and style. Check out Cheryl or take a class to learn something new Burke Presents Disco Abs (includes Vil- and different while making new friends. 30 minutes a day. The Wii video game lage People’s classic YMCA) or Julianne In any case, breathe in the music. It all keeps score. “I win sometimes; mostly Hough’s Dance with Julianne: Cardio with yoga, while he is terrific at dance makes exercise fun. stuff,” Woloshin says. “I’ve logged more Ballroom. More experienced dancers than 1,200 days with the Wii so far, and may like Dancing with the Stars BallSandra Murphy is a freelance writer at love to shake my size 14 self. I’ve lost room Buns and Abs. StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.
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food in a natural, unprocessed state,” he says. To start, dogs require 12 amino acids in their diets, so foods that contain all of them would provide the best quality protein for dogs, advises Dr. Rebecca Remillard, Ph.D., a board-certified veterinary nutritionist and founder of Veterinary Nutritional Consultations, in Hollister, North Carolina. “Egg and liver are of the highest protein quality because of their amino acid profiles,” she advises. A varied diet even reduces the chances of dogs developing an allergy to certain foods, like chicken or wheat, adds Delaney. “Feeding a dog food that’s not commonly used in the pet food industry—a food that he’s naïve to— reduces the potential that the animal will develop an allergic reaction to it.”
Shopping for Choices Dr. Tracy Lord, a holistic veterinarian based at the Animal Clinic and Wellness Center, in Williamsburg, Virginia, says that older theories once claimed that dogs would become picky eaters or experience indigestion on a varied diet, but that perspective has since been questioned. To the contrary, variety brings excitement and interest to the table— or the bowl. For instance, Lord points out, “If you feed your child a dinner of chicken, broccoli, brown rice and cantaloupe, you can pat yourself on the back for providing a well-balanced nutritious meal. But if you feed this same meal to your child three times a day throughout his life, you would start to see nutritional deficiencies.” Plus, no one would be surprised to hear that the child is tiring of it. The same holds true for dogs, she says. Their bodies appreciate the different sources of nutrition, while their taste buds respond to delicious change-ups. One popular type of varied diet centers on taking commercially prepared, top-quality, frozen, canned or dry foods and simply rotating them, as long as the owner provides a consistent number of calories. This approach will ensure that a dog receives the right balance of nutrients, says Remillard. She explains that, “Federally regulated, commercially prepared foods have processing methods and quality assurance programs that limit the
potential for food-borne illnesses in pets and offer guarantees, a nutritional profile and bioavailability of nutrients.” Remillard further notes, however, that not all products are equal when it comes to highly desirable ingredients, so as with any other processed food, consumers must read labels. Varied diets also may be prepared at home. That’s where home chefs can get creative with different types of meats, grains and vegetables, but they should follow guidelines prepared by a trained nutritionist, Remillard cautions. “Unless properly formulated by a nutritionist, diets developed at home are not likely to be complete and balanced,” she says. “The nutritional profile of any diet—including homemade diets— depends on how the recipe was formulated, the nutrient content of the ingredients and how the owner prepares the
food. Homemade diets may also contain contaminants and food-borne microbes if the owner isn’t careful.” Sometimes, just adding a little something special to a dog’s bowl will give him the variety he’s craving. For example, “If we’re making something our dog loves, like grilled salmon or ahi, we’ll cook a little piece for her and give her a little less kibble in her dish,” relates Alyce Edmondton, who lives in Redmond, Washington. “We always share our dog-safe leftovers with her. We figure that if it’s good for us, it’s good for her, too.” Wendy Bedwell-Wilson’s healthy living pet articles regularly appear in national and international magazines. Her latest of six books on dogs, Shih Tzu, is part of the DogLife series. Connect at PetWriter@live.com.
What’s on the Menu? by Wendy Bedwell-Wilson If you would like to incorporate a varied diet into your dog’s eating routine, here are five expert tips for doing so safely and successfully. Choose different main ingredients: If you’re primarily relying on a chicken and rice diet, switch the pooch to something completely different, like a duck and sweet potato or bison and barley diet, advises Veterinarian Sean Delaney. It’s okay to change brands: Although some food manufacturers have developed food lines designed to rotate among items, you can always try out different brands and formulas. Stick to the highquality mixes for optimal nutrition, says Veterinarian Tracy Lord. Change the menu regularly: If you plan to rotate a dog’s commercially prepared diet, consider buying a new blend each time you shop, advises Veterinarian Rebecca Remillard. Switch slowly: For a smooth transition between foods, slowly increase the amount of new food while decreasing the old, counsels Lord. The process should take about a week. Take note of portions and calories: Delaney advises that a good way to ensure that a dog stays youthfully slim and trim is to calculate an appropriate calorie count and portions of the new foods.
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Changing the Way America Eats Nourishing the Shift to Farm-Fresh Foods by Melinda Hemmelgarn
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entucky farmer and writer Wendell Berry states that in order for people to care about their food, “They have to taste it.” Tasting the difference between fresh, local, organic foods and those that travel hundreds or thousands of miles before touching our taste buds is catalyzing a healthy change across America. Consider the growth in patronage of farmers’ markets alone: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports the number of markets has soared, from 1,755 in 1994 to 7,175 in 2011. What’s driving the surge? Incentives include our apprecia-
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tion of scrumptious seasonal flavor, a comforting sense of community and the reassurance of knowing exactly where our food comes from and who—often on a first-name basis—grew or produced it. Good, healthy food germinates in genuine relationships—between growers and consumers, and farmers and the Earth. Local markets boost hometown economies, too; the USDA predicts a record $7 billion in such food sales this year, delivering a greater proportion of food dollars directly to farmers. Regional food systems also support the biological diversity that is vital to sustainability. According to the United
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Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, “different varieties of the same species,” have “statistically different nutrient contents.” In other words, each variety promises a unique mix of health-protecting compounds. Supermarkets must rely on crops and animal products that can withstand long-distance travel and also meet uniform appearance standards. Small farmers serving local markets, on the other hand, can better preserve the legacy of biologically diverse heirloom crops and heritage breeds because of the shorter distances between field and plate. An heirloom tomato picked ripe at peak flavor can’t survive a lengthy commute, but nothing tastes better when it’s plucked fresh from the vine and still warm from the sun. Planting diverse, region-specific crops also reduces the burden of weeds, pests and plant diseases—and any related chemical use—and helps provide safe nourishment for pollinators and wildlife, as well. No wonder the Organic Farming Research Foundation characterizes farmers as the largest group of ecosystem managers on Earth. Everyone can support a cause that feeds us well while caring for the planet.
Farmers’ Job Market
With 57 being the current average age of American farmers, and more than a quarter 65 or older, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition recognizes the desperate need for more young farmers. When the National Young Farmer’s Coalition recently surveyed 1,000 beginning farmers, it found that access to capital, land and health insurance presented the biggest hurdles to entering farming as a career. The Women, Food and Agriculture Network has identified access to health care as the main challenge facing females that want to farm. While city dwellers tend to ideal-
ize farming as a romantic occupation in a bucolic setting, it is actually a risky, physically demanding job. Despite the challenges, farmers say they love their work because they enjoy being outside, working with their hands, producing highquality food and being their own boss. It helps to be healthy, smart and an optimist at heart.
Sticker Price versus Hidden Costs
To consumers coping in a down economy, the cheapest price may sometimes seem like the best choice. John Ikerd, professor emeritus of agricultural economics at the University of Missouri, notes that, “Americans, on average, are spending only half as much of their disposable income for food today as they were in the 1960s.” However, at the same time, “The percentage spent on health care has doubled.” Scores of studies show that many of today’s chronic diseases are related to poor diet. Factor in medical costs associated with food-borne illnesses, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and pesticide- and hormonecontaminated food and water, and it’s easy to understand why Michael Carolan, author of The Real Cost of Cheap Food, declares, “Cheap food... is actually quite expensive.” One way for families to save money on food costs is to reduce waste. Jonathan Bloom, author of American Wasteland, says Americans waste more than 40 percent of the food we produce for consumption, throwing away $100 billion-plus in food a year. Most of it ends up in landfills. Instead of providing incentives to agribusinesses to produce less expensive food, smarter national farm and food policies could prioritize producing higher quality food and wasting less of it. Kathy Bero, board president of NuGenesis Farm,
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in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, advocates shifting commodity payments to organic farmers. Her nonprofit educational farm promotes “food as medicine,” along with cost-saving, health-boosting consumer strategies such as learning how to garden and cook to maximize nutritional value.
Inspiring Trends
Stephanie Coughlin, a farmer in San Diego, California, says: “If you don’t have local farms, you don’t have local security.” Across the country, communities are proving how a few conscious buyers can improve everyone’s access to high-quality local foods. Farm to Hospital: As director of nutrition services at Fletcher Allen Health Care, in Burlington, Vermont, Registered Dietitian Diane Imrie has the power to influence the economic security and sustainability of her community and surrounding region. Imrie sources approximately 40 percent of the food served at her hospital from farms located within a day’s drive. In her work, she helps keep farmers on their land while providing higher quality food to patients and staff. The facility also supports onsite gardens, which yielded $2,000 worth of produce in 2011, despite Vermont’s short growing season. The hospital food is so popular that its café serves downtown businesspeople, further bolstering profitability and community benefits. For local maple sugar producer Bernie Comeau, Imrie’s consistent purchases provide an income he can count on every month. Imrie is glad to note that for farmers, selling their food to the hospital is “like a stamp of approval.” Marydale DeBor, who founded and led the “plow to plate” comprehensive food and disease-prevention initiative associated with Connecticut’s New Milford Hospital, maintains that, “Institutional leadership is critical.” She says that thanks to a supportive CEO that believed in bringing farm-fresh foods to hospital food services, their retail café more than doubled its revenue within two years. DeBor believes that hospital food should set an example for public health. “We need to support beginning farmers, and more food hubs and new distribution systems to facilitate access,” she says. 20
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“Consumers need to let their hospitals know they should focus on good food and nutrition.” Farm to Restaurant: Leigh Lockhart, owner of Main Squeeze Natural Foods Café and Juice Bar, in Columbia, Missouri, buys supplies directly from local organic farmers and never quibbles about price. She composts any food waste in her garden, where she grows some of the produce used in her restaurant. Rather than large plates of cheap food, Lockhart serves portions within U.S. Dietary Guidelines, comprising higher quality, more satisfying meals. Relationships with chefs are important to farmers, advises Carol Ann Sayle, owner of Boggy Creek Organic Farm, in Austin, Texas. Farmers can rely on a sure buyer; chefs appreciate dependable and high quality food; and customers return because of the great taste. Farm to School: Organic farmer Don Bustos, program director for the American Friends Service Committee of New Mexico, trains beginning farmers and ranchers in ways to provide food to the Albuquerque Public School District and beyond. For example, farmers grow crops during the winter in solar-powered greenhouses, and aggregate their products to meet school needs. Mobile meat processing and distribution networks also create jobs while keeping
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small farmers economically and environmentally viable, explains Bustos. Local agriculture fuels strong communities and fresh local foods help children thrive. In the Pacific Northwest, AmeriCorps volunteer Emma Brewster works with the Real Food Challenge, a national youth-based program that encourages colleges and universities to shift 20 percent of their food budgets to farm-fresh, locally sourced foods. Brewster works with Lucy Norris, project manager for the Puget Sound Food Network, which creates opportunities beyond farmers’ markets for local area farmers to connect with regional processors, distributors and end users, including Seattle Public Schools.
Hands in the Dirt
Regardless of occupation, many people feel a natural urge to work with the soil and witness the miracle of seeds sprouting new life. Rose HaydenSmith, Ph.D., a garden historian and a designated leader in sustainable food systems at the University of California– Davis, points out that home, school, community and workplace victory gardens established during World War II succeeded in producing about 40 percent of our nation’s vegetables. In both world wars, she says, our national leadership “recognized that food and health were vital national security issues.” They still are today. Melinda Hemmelgarn, a.k.a. the Food Sleuth (FoodSleuth@gmail.com), is a registered dietitian and award-winning writer and radio host, based in Columbia, Missouri. She co-created F.A.R.M.: Food, Art, Revolution Media – a Focus on Photography to Re-vitalize Agriculture and Strengthen Democracy to increase advocacy for organic farmers (Enduring-Image.blogspot.com). Learn more at Food Sleuth Radio at kopn.org.
2012 Farm Bill Update
Coming in April
by Melinda Hemmelgarn
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he single piece of legislation known as the Farm Bill currently contains $90 billion in taxpayer funding and significantly affects farming, conservation, energy and the quality and price of the food on our plates. When the bill comes up for renewal every five years, the public has a chance to voice support for a greener, healthier, more sustainable food and farming system. Sign up for Farm Bill updates and action alerts from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (website below), and talk with members of Congress about concerns. Marydale DeBor, who works to improve food quality in Connecticut, recommends that citizens align with farm advocacy organizations. “Advocacy is the single most important need now, around the Farm Bill and state policies,” she says.
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n Most Farm Bill dollars support food assistance programs, namely food stamps or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), our nation’s largest safety net against hunger. In 2012, SNAP is projected to consume 75 percent of the total Farm Bill budget. n Most SNAP benefits are spent in supermarkets and convenience stores. SNAP can be used at farmers’ markets, but only by those that accept electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards. In 2011, SNAP’s $11 million of the program’s total $71 billion benefits were redeemed at farmers’ markets nationwide, directly benefiting local farmers. n Crop insurance is the second-largest Farm Bill budget item. n The majority of subsidy payments go to large farms producing corn, cotton, wheat, rice and soybeans, which helps explain why soda is cheaper than 100 percent fruit juice, and corn-fed feedlot beef costs less than organic, grass-fed beef. n An improved Farm Bill would provide participation incentives for conservation, beginning farmers, local food economies and organic agriculture, and better align agriculture with public health.
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consciouseating “Having a realistic weekly budget is helpful, because you can’t go too far over budget before you realize you are in trouble,” advises Lisa Leake. To make it even easier to stay on track, she makes it a habit to shop near home and uses cash instead of credit.
EATING WELL ON A BUDGET by Judith Fertig
Seasonal Shopping “If we shop for seasonal produce and freeze or can surplus from our local farmers’ market, we can eat well all year and still eat frugally,” advises Rebecca Miller, a macrobiotic and healing foods caterer from Overland Park, Kansas. “When fresh blueberries are $3 a cup at the grocery during the off-season, for example, we can still enjoy canned berries in recipes or thawed from the freezer on our morning oatmeal.”
Eating Down the Fridge In tough economic times, many families include food in their spending cuts. How can we tighten our budget and yet still eat well?
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ix months ago, Josh Viertel threw down the “value meal” gauntlet in a major way. The Slow Food USA president challenged cooks around the country to create a family-friendly feast for under $5. Many responded, sharing their tips and tricks at SlowFoodUSA. org/5Challenge. Here are some favorites.
Setting a Budget Five dollars per meal for 21 meals a week, plus snacks, neatly totals the $125 weekly food budget set by the Leake family, of Charlotte, North Carolina. Lisa and Jason Leake, parents of two young daughters, first explored what it would be like to eliminate processed food from their diet, which they describe in their blog at 100DaysofRealFood.com. Their success led to the additional challenge of eating real food on a budget. 22
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Seattle-based Kim O’Donnel, author of The Meatlover’s Meatless Cookbook, blogs about family meals for USA Today. “I regularly emphasize what I call ‘eating down the frig,’” she says. “That means making use of what we’ve got on hand, like generations before us that also went through food shortages. We’re just out of practice.” One way to help ourselves learn, says O’Donnel, is to stock a “smarter” pantry. Staples include different varieties of dried beans; lentils; quickcooking grains such as quinoa, bulgur, couscous and purple barley; garbanzo beans; brown and black rice; and a few BPA-free canned goods like tomatoes, black beans and chickpeas. “If we take our time and watch for good deals, we can build a pantry at a low cost,” she says, because such ingredients are basically “blank slates.” As just one example of a low-cost, pantry-based
meal, O’Donnel might start with cooked red lentils, then add fresh ginger and garlic, sautéed onion with cumin, and fresh spinach and tomatoes, and then serve it with whole-wheat pita bread.
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Jane Zieha, a certified public accountant, knows that feeding people and watching the bottom line can go together. She owns the acclaimed Blue Bird Bistro, in Kansas City, Missouri. An avowed all-natural, organic, sustainable and local foods passionista, Zieha has stayed true to the principles of her Pennsylvania upbringing. “I didn’t eat like anybody else growing up,” she says. “We never ate packaged food. We ate what was fresh. When I was old enough to go to a friend’s house for dinner, I was surprised at how they ate.” Today, both at home and at work, Zieha continues to select the best that local farmers can provide. “I don’t start with a recipe and then find the food, like most chefs and restaurants do,” she explains. “I find the ingredients and then go from there.”
Meat as a Condiment More expensive ingredients, such as heritage turkey, can bring more flavor and texture to an entrée as an ingredient instead of a standalone part of a meal, advises Zieha. She might feature heritage turkey in an enchilada filling, pasta or savory bread pudding, so that a little goes a long way. It also makes sense to shop for varieties of fish or cuts of meat that aren’t widely popular or that take longer to cook. Slow Food’s Viertel, who shops near Brooklyn, New York, remarks: “I buy ‘trash fish’—sea robin, squid, mackerel, sardines—because they are cheaper and I believe, taste best. The same is true of the other meats I buy. I never cook pork chops or filet mignon; I cook oxtail and short ribs.” Then, O’Donnel adds, the frugal cook turns bones of roasted poultry or trimmings from a whole fish into a delicious stock. Any homemade broth can be just the frozen asset we need for yet another tasty “value” meal. Cookbook author Judith Fertig writes at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com.
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Rooftop Raised-Beds
Urban farmers in the United States are now transforming an increasingly significant portion of the country’s millions of acres of flat rooftops. Launched in 2010, New York’s Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm operation (BrooklynGrangeFarm. com), totaling nearly an acre atop a mid-rise warehouse, is among the largest of its kind. Sometimes called “vertigo farming”, because the farmers overlook an urban skyline, these enterprises re-green the landscape, wisely manage rainwater and rebuild affordable local fresh food systems. The Grange grows produce in seven-inch-deep beds using a growing medium made from compost and small, porous stones and annually produces 40 cultivars of organic tomatoes, salad greens, peppers, Swiss chard, beets and carrots. Food is sometimes transported to market via bicycles.
Window Gardens
Windowfarm co-founders Rebecca Bray and Britta Riley (Windowfarms.org/story) help homeowners grow some of their own food in window spaces year-round. Their research-and-develop-it-yourself hydroponic system project facilitates plant cultivation without soil, using nutrient-infused water pumped through a series of growing containers. To date, more than 20,000 people have downloaded plans for their own Windowfarm.
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Alleyway Wonders
In the East Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, flowers, ferns and ivy gardens have replaced concrete alleyways thanks to Podmajersky, a local real estate development firm. The lush gardens provide a tranquil sanctuary from city bustle and an aesthetically pleasing and inspiring surrounding for the Chicago Arts District, home to 1,500 artists and other creative entrepreneurs. In Monroe, Wisconsin, one resident turned a humble downtown alley into a welcoming nature-scape. Taking advantage of the “heat-island effect” generated in paved urban areas from hard-surface buildings and a nearby parking lot, as well as a southern exposure, his Midwest gardens even include cacti.
GARDENS No Space? No Problem. by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko
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or everyone that feels surrounded by a concrete jungle occasionally relieved by a pocket park, green strip or landscaped median, the concept of finding a place to grow their own food may seem like a fantasy. Fortunately, backyard, rooftop and community gardens are good ideas that are coming on strong. Around the country, productive green spaces are replacing paved lots and lawns with edible perennials and seasonal crops that enable folks to eat better and fresher, while reducing the family food bill. “Food plants can be grown anywhere, including on a high-rise balcony, miles from the nearest farm,” says David Tracey, author of Urban Agriculture: Ideas and Designs for the New Food Revolution. “You just need to meet the plant’s basic requirements for sunlight, water and a few nutrients. Cities are great places to grow specific kinds of food; they tend to have plenty of niche areas such as empty lots, rooftops and the ends of streets that new urban gardeners are using for growing fresh crops like salad greens and tomatoes.”
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Aquaponics is a well-organized way to sustainably raise fish and fresh produce together. “It mimics natural recirculation of resources in wetlands in a constructed dual-use ecosystem; the only inputs are fish feed and a small amount of power,” explains Sylvia Bernstein, author of Aquaponic Gardening and founder of TheAquaponicSource.com. “Because an aquaponic system can be set up anywhere, including warehouses, parking lots and exhausted fields, it is ideally suited to help localize food production and provide an alternative to clearing more land to feed our future.”
Patio Paradise
“When your space is limited, you start to think creatively about how to best use it,” notes Tracey. “Consider all three dimensions of a balcony or other narrow areas to maximize
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LocalHarvest.org lists some 2,500 community gardens in its database, as does the American Community Gardening Association (CommunityGarden.org). growing potential. Climbing vines such as grapes and berries, hanging pots with tomatoes and nasturtium, and fruit trees in half-barrels are great ways to grow more food in a small space. The crops don’t know they’re in a pot.” Herbs also love containers. Some plants, like tomatoes, can even be grown upside-down to more efficiently use limited space.
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“Community gardens are an excellent solution for those with the garden itch and no good land to scratch,” advises Roger Doiron, founder of Kitchen Gardeners International (Kitchen Gardeners.org), a nonprofit community of 20,000 members that has been cultivating change since 2008. Community gardens have taken over empty city lots, church lawns and schoolyards that are collectively farmed for food, relaxation or social camaraderie. Co-gardening a neighbor’s lot and sharing the harvest is another option.
Eating the Lawn
Garden-Fresh Recipes Lemon Balm Iced Tea Yields 8 servings Lemon balm grows prolifically and is ideal for a refreshing summertime iced tea. Slowly simmer the flavor out of the lemon balm in a slow cooker or simmer on the stove. Vary proportions depending on the pot size and desired sweetness. Big bunch of fresh lemon balm stalks with leaves ½ cup honey ¼ cup lemon juice 8 cups purified water 1. Stuff as much rinsed lemon balm into a slow cooker as will fit. Cover with approximately 8 cups of water, depending on the size of the slow cooker, and let simmer about three hours on low heat. 2. Drain the resulting liquid into a pitcher. 3. While it’s still warm, add honey and lemon juice. It is easier to add the honey while the tea is still warm, because it readily dissolves. Add more water to taste. 4. Chill before serving.
Strawberry Spinach Salad
“There are no beauty contests in the plant world, but, if there were, a productive, ever-changing patch of diverse vegetables would beat out a monoculture of turf grass any time,” says Doiron, smiling. Put into food production, America’s 25 million acres of lawns could go a long way toward reducing the environmental cost of transporting produce hundreds or thousands of miles. Americans growing their own food isn’t a pie-in-the-sky fantasy. As University of California garden historian Rose Hayden-Smith confirms, “During the peak year for Victory Gardens, 1943, some government estimates indicated that up to 40 percent of the fresh fruits and vegetables consumed on the American home front were produced in school, home, community and workplace gardens.” “One of the first steps in bringing healthy foods to the forefront of society is bringing them to the front and center of our living spaces,” concludes Doiron. “Growing food in small spaces is all about doing what you can with what you have. It’s a matter of changing our notion of potential foodproducing landscapes.” It does wonders for people’s connection to nature, too.
Yields 4 servings
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1. Mix spinach and strawberries in a large salad bowl.
Foodies prefer strawberries that are red inside and out, quarter-sized and organically grown. The dressing helps accent the sweetness of the fresh strawberries and spinach, with a nutty crunch from the chopped peanuts. Note: Mega-mutation versions of California strawberries are often sprayed with poisonous pest fumigants that harm people and the planet. 8 cups fresh spinach; wash, remove stems and tear into small pieces 3 cups fresh strawberries, sliced For the dressing: ½ cup water 1 cup vegetable oil ½ cup salted peanuts 1 /3 cup honey 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
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COOLING CHRONIC
INFLAMMATION Dietary Solutions Counter Disease by Linda Sechrist
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t’s important to note that wounds and infections would never heal without the presence of acute inflammation, the body’s normal biological response to harmful pathogens, damaged cells and irritants. Although this protective measure to initiate the body’s natural healing response is often misrepresented as being synonymous with infection, it is not; even when the inflammation is caused by infection. Dr. Vijay Jain, an expert in ayurvedic medicine, explains how the system normally works: “An infection brings about an acute inflammatory response and also summons the aid of immune system cells such as lymphocytes—thymus cells (T cells), bursa-derived cells (B cells) and natural killer (NK) cells—as well as monocytes (a type of white blood cell). These then migrate through the bloodstream to eliminate specific pathogens or pathogen-infected cells.” In contrast, chronic inflammation occurs when the immune response stays activated, rather than naturally
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abating, and the body’s defense system consequently turns against itself. Today, a number of leading physician scientists including Jain are drawing attention to an epidemic of cases of such chronic inflammation. With 35 years of experience in general surgery and 15 years of focused study in integrative medicine, Jain bases his concern on extensive study and research. He currently serves as the medical director of Amrit Ayurveda for Total Well Being, at the Amrit Yoga Institute, in Salt Springs, Florida. Floyd H. Chilton, Ph.D., author of Inflammation Nation, and professor of physiology and pharmacology at Wake Forest School of Medicine, in WinstonSalem, North Carolina, is on the same wavelength. Trained as a physician and specialist in infectious disease and inflammation at Harvard Medical School, Chilton’s 20 years of research have likewise led him, along with pioneers like Dr. Andrew Weil, to conclude that chronic, systemic inflammation is the root cause of many diseases.
The condition has been linked to rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes, allergies, arthritis, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s and cancer. Furthermore, in 2000, The New England Journal of Medicine published several studies showing that blood indicators of inflammation (such as homocysteine, fibrinogen and Creactive protein) are strong predictive factors for a heart attack. These experts all point to the standard American diet as a primary culprit for setting chronic inflammation in motion, and cite an anti-inflammatory diet as helpful in counteracting the problem. Kathy Bero, founder of at NuGensis Farm, Inc., in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, attests that an anti-inflammatory diet containing many angiogenesis-inhibiting foods was a major factor in the remission of three aggressive forms of cancer that threatened her life six years ago. “Many of the diseases linked to chronic systemic inflammation also share a dependence on inappropriate blood vessel growth, which either nourishes the disease or hinders the body’s fight against it,” Bero explains.
“Angiogenesis-inhibiting foods are known to assist the body in controlling the healthy growth of blood vessels.” The nonprofit NuGenesis Farm supports 35 acres dedicated to growing anti-inflammatory and angiogenesis-balancing foods with the strongest disease prevention properties, using sustainable organic agriculture practices. It offers a “food as medicine” model for global communities seeking alternative methods for naturally preventing disease. An anti-inflammatory diet recommended by family physician and nutritionist Ann Kulze, author of Dr. Ann’s 10-Step Diet, includes colorful, fresh fruits; green, leafy vegetables; low-glycemic foods such as whole grains, sweet potatoes and winter squashes; fruits such as berries, cherries, apples and pears; high-quality protein in omega-3-rich fish such as wild salmon, sardines, herring and mackerel; seeds and nuts such as walnuts; and green tea. It also calls for the vegetable-based protein found in soy foods, beans, lentils and other legumes. Ginger and turmeric, dried or fresh, rank among recommended spices. In addition to maintaining a healthy and correct balance between omega-6
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and omega-3 fatty acids, an anti-inflammatory diet eliminates consumption of margarine, vegetable shortening and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, all of which promote inflammation. “Anti-aging researchers believe that chronic inflammation shortens our lifespan,” remarks Jain, who recommends a prophylactic diet specific to the constitutional makeup of any of the three ayurvedic doshas—vata, pitta or kapha—as well as the annual panchakarma detoxification program. He further emphasizes that food should be freshly prepared with fresh ingredients and loving intention. “Proper economic studies would increase our understanding of the true cost benefit of growing food for the purpose of disease prevention,” says Bero. “Many believe that incorporating anti-inflammatory and angiogenesisinhibiting foods into our daily diet will not only improve both overall health and the outcome of treatment, it will also go a long way in reducing immediate and long-term health care costs.” Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings magazines.
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Ninety-three percent of soybeans and 80% of corn grown in the United States are under the control of just one company. Four companies control up to 90 percent of the global trade in grain. Today, three companies process more than 70 percent of beef in the U.S.; four companies dominate close to 60 percent of the pork and chicken markets. This centralization and lack of diversity in our food system dictates what we will and will not eat, largely to the detriment of our health and local economies. It also makes for a food system vulnerable to disruption. As the saying goes, we’ve got too many eggs in too few Big Food baskets. It’s time we dug into the soil of our roots to re-cultivate our food sovereignty.
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hen I was eight years old, my folks had me start a vegetable garden in our front yard. At 11, I canned two quart-jars of tomatoes with my mother, and so began learning the power of how to preserve the summer harvest. There were plenty of family stories about picking blueberries in the forest, raising chickens for dinner, “dressing” hogs, and preserving meat in the smokehouse. I was raised by a family well-versed in food sovereignty, a family that controlled the ingredients and methods by which we ate. The truth of the matter is that my family is not all that unique; every last one of us comes from—spare a few generations—people who fed themselves. Our families—as part of localized communities—raised, prepared, and preserved their own foods. They controlled their food systems. By consequence, they ate adequate, healthy meals and even managed to sustain themselves through the Great Depression. By contrast, we are currently living amidst a hot mess of hunger and chronic, diet-related diseases. These are caused by a food system controlled—not by our families and communities but— by ever fewer corporate giants. The Huffington Post recently ran an article that outlines our current lack of food sovereignty well, so I’ll quote at length: 28
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The exciting news is that folks the world over are growing community alternatives to the existing industrial food system. Tallahassee is no exception. In the past five years, we’ve gone from three or four community gardens in the area to 15 or 20; where there were ten school gardens, there are now twenty-five or thirty. Two years back, Leon County began supporting community gardens as part of their sustainability program. Last August, per citizen demand, the City of Tallahassee launched a new Community Gardening Program (www.talgov.com/planning) by which neighborhood leaders can apply for land on which to establish community gardens. The number of small, local farmers and farmers’ markets is on the rise. Just a few years back, there wasn’t a
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ops, community kitchens, and farmers’ markets. To avoid duplication of effort and ensure we progress as much as possible towards a food sovereign Tallahassee, we need to coordinate to collaborate.
Local Food Movement
photos by Ansley Studios farmer in the area offering CSA subscriptions; now there are 5… 10… 15? Things are moving so fast; it’s hard to stay up to date. The past year has seen the establishment of the Frenchtown Heritage Farmers’ Market and the Red Hills Online market (www.localfoodmarketplace.com/redhills), which connects area farmers to local consumers through the convenience of the internet. A few historic urban farms have been “discovered,” a couple new urban farms established, and a few more are in the works. To grow a community food system, we need to learn about our native soils, to trace down local heirloom varieties of seeds; we need more farmers and gardeners, but we also need more than that. Folks must relearn (and be taught) how to prepare and preserve, how to savor good, wholesome seasonal food. Folks need to seek out their family recipes, gain an appreciation for the connection between diet and health; we have to learn how to work with our neighbors to start co-
Such is the work of the Tallahassee Food Network (TFN), which serves as a hub of Tallahassee’s food movement. TFN’s mission is to facilitate the development of resilient, community-based food systems that will provide healthy, affordable food for all. The vision is this: for families to enjoy good, healthy meals prepared from naturally grown food, raised locally. For local health, sustainability, and economic development. For community building all linked to the growing and breaking of bread. Though we do not talk about it much in the food movement – even, for that matter, amidst the Tallahassee Food Network— what we are working on is the democratization, the decentralization of our food system, soil to seed to harvest to dinner. The big question is “Who controls your food?” Nathan Ballentine is known around town as the Man in Overalls and is a founding partner of the Tallahassee Food Network. Learn more at www.TallahasseeFoodNetwork. blogspot.com. He maintains a blog with gardening resources and stories from Tallahassee’s food movement; it can be found at www.maninoveralls. blogspot.com.
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A Celebration of the music of George Harrison. 7:00pm at THE MOCKINGBIRD (222-4956) 1225 N. Monroe - George Harrison was a great proponent of Yoga, and so it is fitting that Lakulish Yoga will be there. Anyone interested can find out about classes offered, and sign up to receive special discounts and free CD’s!
Make Your Own Kombucha for Less. 7:45-9:00 pm. $10 owners, $12 non-owners, includes manual and starter. Kombucha Tea has a fascinating history. Janet Reaves has been making her own for years and has authored a How To Manual. Janet will explain the entire kombucha making process. Come learn and save money. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop
Sunday, March 4
American Chamber Players in Concert. 8:00pm. Thomasville Entertainment Foundation presents one of today’s most exciting and innovative chamber music ensembles. Thomasville Center for the Arts, 600 E. Jackson St. Contact: 229-226-7404, tef@ rose.net, www.tefconcerts.com.
Friday, March 2 First Fridays in Downtown Thomasville. Downtown Thomasville shops, boutiques & restaurants open late with specials, entertainment and more the first Friday of every month! www.downtownthomasville.com, 229-227-7020. Co-op Café Night. 6:30-9 pm. FREE! Jim Crozier and Friends will delight you with their eclectic Americana and edgy blues. Music begins at 7:30 pm. Come by early to enjoy dinner or dessert from our award winning deli. Then take the Art Showcase Trolley for more adventure. Tickets only $5 per person. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Peace, Love & Mardi Gras Concert. 6:008:00 p.m. Join UE’s musicians and choir for this fun sing-a-long event. Unity Eastside, 8551 Buck Lake Rd. 850-656-1678.
Tuesday, March 6 Seven Essential Attitudes for Mindfulness Practice. 7:45-9:00 pm. FREE! Pamela Chamberlynn, MSW, Mindfulness Professional and Integrative Health Coach Professional, is a graduate of Duke University Integrative Medicine Center. She will share the principles and practices of Mindfulness for health, stress management, and wellbeing. You can contact Pamela at 850-329-6638 and www. integrativehealthcoachPSC.com. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www. newleafmarket.coop.
Thursday, March 8 Vegetables From the Sea. 7:45-9:00 pm. FREE! Jill Welch, whole foods educator, will demystify sea vegetables. Sea vegetables add valuable trace minerals to your diet and can detoxify heavy metals from your body. Jill will explain the various types of sea vegetables and prepare some delectable samples. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Saturday, March 10 Camp Splash Event at Northwood Mall. March 10th, 10am-3pm. FREE! Come dive right in and learn all about the local summer camps in the area! This exciting event will showcase over 100 summer camp programs in the Big Bend Region. Entertainment and activities for the whole family, rain or shine! Both Lakulish Yoga and ARTS Afterschool will be there featuring their summer camps. Call 850-385-0504 or visit us at www.elcbigbend.org. Northwood Centre - 1940 N. Monroe Street.
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Restorative Yoga. 2:30-4:00 pm. FREE! Limit 8, Registration required by Monday, March 5. Restorative Yoga offers a way for you—no matter what your physical ability—to experience postures that gently open the body and release long-held tensions. Instructor: Charlene Cappellini, certified Relax and Renew® trainer, Yoga Alliance certification, Kripalu Yoga Center 2004. Namaste Yoga, 1369 E. Lafayette St, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Monday, March 12 Pesto & Gluten-Free Pasta. 7:45-9:00 pm. FREE! Learn how to make vegan pesto with rich creamy cashews and plenty of garlic to keep the germs away! Served with delicious gluten-free pasta and sautéed veggies. YUM! New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Wednesday, March 14 Eat Healthy, Live Longer. 7:45-9:00 pm. FREE! Eating healthy is not the same as eating foods you don’t like. Whole Foods Chef Sadiqa Williams will show you just how true that is—all you have to do is come to class. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Tuesday, March 20 The Heart to Lead: Women’s Leadership Circle. A Circle for women called to lead from the heart; facilitated by seasoned group leader Licia Berry, this Circle will assist women as they emerge into leadership through dialogue and exercises, finding their authentic voice and the courage to lead from their hearts in a new paradigm of leadership. Meets monthly, 1 year commitment, $25/month. First committed meeting 3/20/12 at 6-8 pm. Call Licia Berry for more info at 850-661-9370. Spring Cleaning the Liver. 7:45-9:00 pm. FREE! Naturopath/Master Herbalist Wendy Creel welcomes you to learn the age old ways to spring clean the liver and thin the blood after a long winter of heavier eating. She will cover many different herbs and their roles in helping to clean the liver and overcome many liver diseases. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www. newleafmarket.coop.
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Everyday Fitness with Ahzel. 7:45-9:00 pm. FREE! Ahzel Ackerman, certified fitness professional and holistic health counselor, will share information how you can get fit and stay fit. Learn about fitness for everyone, setting goals, getting started on a personal fitness plan, increasing aerobic fitness, increasing strength, endurance and stamina, how to get fit at home. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
Tonic Sol-fa in Concert. 8:00pm. Presented by Thomasville Entertainment Foundation. Thomasville Center for the Arts, 600 E. Jackson St. Contact: 229-226-7404, tef@rose.net, www.tefconcerts. com.
Friday, March 23 91st Annual Standard Flower Show. March 23 – 24, 2012. Friday 1:30pm – 5:00pm, Saturday 10:00am – 4:00pm. Presented by Thomasville Garden Clubs, Inc. Thomasville Garden Center, 1002 S. Broad St. Contact: Show Chairman, Pam Wright, 229-226-2858.
Saturday, March 31 Peace with the Parts - Making Friends with Your Inner Tribe with Soul Collage workshop. 1-4pm at Living Luna Center. Peace begins within; in this fun, informative workshop, participants utilize the easy art form of collage to learn about aspects of themselves and to bring those aspects into unity for peace inside. Bring your journal…profound insights ahead! $59 all supplies included www.LiciaBerry. com 661-9370 to register.
Monday, March 26 Basic Green Cleaning—Let’s Get Started! 7:45-9:00 pm. FREE! Reenie Rogers, green living consultant, will discuss methods that will make your home a greener and healthier habitat. Topics covered include: green cleaning, air fresheners, antibacterial soaps, fragranced products, slow-draining sinks, and indoor pest control. Participants will make a cleanser to take home and try. New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www. newleafmarket.coop.
Tuesday, March 27 Make Your Own Sushi. 7:45-8:45 pm. $8 owners, $10 non-owners. Pre-payment required, limit 10. Join self-taught sushi expert Barry Courtney as he shares his enthusiasm for the avocado roll. Students will learn how to make sushi rice and practice rolling sushi. Yes, students can and will sample their creations! New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Pkwy, 850-942-2557, www.newleafmarket.coop.
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ongoingcalendar sunday Unity Eastside Services – 9:30 and 11am. Celebration Service and Youth Ministry. 8551 Buck Lake Rd. 850-656-1678, www.transformingourworld.org. Unity of Tallahassee Services – 9:30 & 11am Rev. Bill Williams. Dial-a-Thought 850-562-3766. 2850 Unity Lane, 850-562-5744, www.UnityofTallahassee.org. Tallahassee Buddhist Book Discussion/Meditation Group. 1 to 2pm. Meets every 2nd and 4th Sunday in the Barnes N Noble Cafe in the Tallahassee Mall. Please contact Stacey Turknett for more information stayc1977@yahoo.com or 850-656-7066.
monday Delicious, nutritious Salad Bar. Monday – Friday - 11:30 am to 12:45 pm. Healthy and homemade salad bar available daily for $2 & $4. Different ethnic theme every week. Eat-in our library café, picnic in our beautiful new memorial gardens, or carry-out. Everyone welcome! On Two Buck Friday” all large salads are $2.00. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. Tallahassee Edible Garden Club – every first Monday. Meeting at the pavilion in Winthrop Park behind the tennis courts. 1601 Mitchell Ave. just off Thomasville Road and Betton Road. No RSVP necessary - for questions or to get on their email list contact the Edible Garden Club at Elizabeth. markovich@gmail.com.
Yoga to Feel Good. 5:30-7pm. This class combines postures with inward focus, conscious breathing and meditative awareness to support us in moving from the periphery of our being to the center. As the process unfolds, tension is released, the body relaxes, the mind calms and the Light within begins to burn a little brighter! $80 for 8 weeks, drop-ins welcome. At the Episcopal Church of the Advent, 815 Piedmont Drive. Brain-Body-Memory Balance. 1:30-2:30pm. Low impact, seated exercise. Taught by Kathy Gilbert. Bring water bottle and wear comfortable clothing. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. Spiritual Growth/Study Group based on the Edgar Cayce readings. 7pm . Join us or let us help you start your own group. Genevieve Blazek - (850) 893-3269. Chan/Zen Group meets at 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. There are two 20-minute periods of seated meditation punctuated by short periods of either walking meditation or mindful Yoga. Each meeting concludes with a short session of question and answers. If you have no meditation experience, please arrive 20 minutes before the meeting for basic meditation instructions. For more information see us at www.tallahasseebuddhistcommunity.org/mondayevenings.html. Located at the Tallahassee Buddhist Community in Railroad Square -- 647 McDonnell Drive.
tuesday Apalachee Beekeepers meets every second Tuesday at Leon County Extension Office on Paul Russell Road. Business at 6:30 and program at 7pm. The Apalachee Beekeepers are a knowledgeable and friendly group. They love to help new beekeepers get started. Go to their website for more details at http://sites.google.com/site/apalacheebee. Healing Arts Alliance Meeting – 7-8:30pm 2nd Tues each month. Educational meeting open to all interested in healing arts. Email SusieHowell333@ comcast.net to get meeting announcements. www. healingartsalliance.org.
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Life Exercise - 9:30–10:30am (also Thurs). Aerobics, light weights, stretching. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St, 850-891-4000. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. Mindful Movement Fitness Class. 9:30-10:30am. Gather with friends once a week for this Tai Chi program to improve balance, gait and strength. Class also focuses on reducing risk of falling, better breath control, improving physical dexterity, and self-confidence. Taught by Lori Roberts. Orange Ave. Community Center (2710 Country Club Drive) 891-4000. Brain-Body-Memory Balance. 10:00 – 11:00 am. Dynamic and fun low-impact exercise that improves memory, strength and balance. Bring water bottle and wear comfortable clothing. Taught by Kathy Gilbert. Optimist Park Community Center, East Indianhead Dr. 891-4009. Breath of Life Yoga. 12:00-1pm. With gentle techniques we will learn how to breathe more deeply and with gentle yogic postures we will learn how to move and stretch so that our breath can go deeper. With deeper breath we will begin to experience a deeper meaning and purpose in our lives $60 - 6 weeks. Lakulish Yoga at the Sanctuary at 2824 Par Lane. Gentle yoga at Unity Eastside. 10:30-noon. Dropins welcome. Please contact Geralyn Russell at 878-2843 or yogawithgeralyn@yahoo.com. Seated NIA Yoga (Neuromuscular Intergrative Action). 11:00 am-Noon. Taught by Lori Roberts, certified NIA yoga instructor. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. Intermediate Yoga. 5:30-7:15pm. Bringing yamas into our daily lives discussion and posture/breathing class $80 for 8 weeks. Lakulish Yoga at the Sanctuary 2824 Par Lane. Blood Pressure Screenings - 10am-12 Noon (also Wed & Thurs). Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St, 850-891-4000. Tallahassee Senior Center. 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000. Men in Unity. Meets at 11:45 am on the second Tuesday of each month at Honey-Baked Ham, on Capital Circle near Mahan Drive.
wednesday Brain-Body- Memory Balance. 2:00-3:00 pm. Low-impact, seated exercise. Bring water bottle and wear comfortable clothing. Heritage Oaks. 891-4000.
Blood Pressure Screenings. 10am-Noon (also Tues & Thurs). Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St, 850-891-4000. Blood Glucose Screenings. 10:00 am - Noon. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St, 891-4000. Tibetan Chenrezig Meditation. The Buddha of Compassion. Chanting, prayer and meditation in the Tibetan tradition. Open to all. Meets 7-8PM. Located at the Tallahassee Buddhist Community in Railroad Square, 647 McDonnell Dr. 445-0387. Breath of Life Yoga. 9:30-10:45am. With gentle techniques we will learn how to breathe more deeply and with gentle yogic postures we will learn how to move and stretch so that our breath can go deeper. With the deeper breath we will begin to experience a deeper and meaning and purpose in our lives $60 - 6 weeks. Lakulish Yoga at the Sanctuary, 2824 Par Lane. Gentle Yoga. 6:00-7pm. Gentle stretches to open the body and deepen the breath followed up by a short, guided relaxation/meditation. A perfect addition to the middle of the week to glide smoothly to the finish! Drop-ins welcome $12 per class. Lakulish Yoga at the Sanctuary, 2824 Par Lane. Prayer and meditation with Dr. Patty Ball Thomas, L.U.T. Noon. Unity Eastside, 8551 Buck Lake Road, admin@unity-eastside.org 656-1678.
thursday Life Exercise. 9:30 –10:30am (also Tues). Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St, 891-4000. Blood Pressure Screenings. 10am-Noon (also Tues & Wed). Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000.
friday Chair Yoga: 11 a.m. – Noon, by Certified Yoga Instructors Bridget Kamke. A gentle yoga workout for increased mobility, bladder control, self-esteem, and mental focus. Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St. 891-4000.
Chanting and Meditation. 7-9pm on Second Friday of the month. Enrich your spiritual practice! Join Jeffji in singing easy-to-learn chants from eastern and western traditions. Donations will benefit the church. Unity Eastside, 8551 Buck Lake Road, 656-1678. Drumming Circle. 7-9 p.m. on Third Fridays in the Children’s House behind Unity Eastside’s main building. A willing heart, moving hands and a loving participation is all that’s needed. Some percussion instruments may be provided, but it if you have a drum, please bring it. Contact Mike Smith at msmithdrummerboy37@gmail.com for information. Unity Eastside, 8551 Buck Lake Road, www.unity-eastside.org 656-1678.
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Fifty Fabulous & Fit. 10:00 - 11:30am. Come enjoy creative movement dance class for women 50+. Creative movement is infused with ballet, West African and modern dance for good clean fun, exercise and bonding with other women. 2328 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 5 (behind Papa John’s Pizza). For information 850-545-9835 or www. journeytodance.com. The CrossRoads Shih Tzu Rescue Adoptions Event. 11am-2pm every second Saturday. Hosted by The Naturally Healthy Pet. 1850 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee. For more information call 850576-7387, or got to www.tallahasseepetstore.com or visit their Facebook page. Train Rides at Veterans Memorial Park. The second Sat. of each month. 11:00-3:00pm. NW Theo Jacobs Road, Bristol, FL 32321. For more information check out www.VeteransMemorialRailroad. org and YouTube - Veteran’s Memorial Railroad for video footage of the train in action! Chen Style Tai Chi. 9-10:30am. FREE. Class is suitable for practitioners of all skill levels. www. webdharma.com/taiji. Please email for additional information to: alannah1000@yahoo.com. Located at the Tallahassee Buddhist Community, 647 McDonnell Drive. Tallahassee Farmers Market at Market Square. 8am – 5pm. Year-round. rain or shine. Early Birds get the best selection! The oldest farmers market in Tallahassee. Growers and resellers. Organic and conventionally grown. 1415 Timberlane Rd Tallahassee.
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communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide email NATallahassee@yahoo.com to request our media kit. HEALTHCARE
ART THERAPY Licia Berry, Integrative Artist www.liciaberry.com licia@liciaberry.com (719) 850-1890
An artist and art educator with a passion for Jungian psychology, indigenous values, symbolism and writing (and over 25 years of professional experience), Licia blends visual image, written and spoken word, and healing and intuitive arts in original, unique art that reveal profound truths. Licia offers specialty commissioned collages for Rite of Passage, “Message from Spirit”, Birthday, Midlife, and Initiation into New Cycle (wonderful gifts!), playshops and customized Collage Retreats. With an international following on her Blog, FaceBook and Twitter, Licia’s genuine messages of self love and inner wisdom are gently affirming seekers all over the globe.
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY healthy solutions, inc. Rick Ferrall, lmt, 850-294-8069 521 E. College Ave., TLH 32301 www.healthy_solutions@comcast.net
CranioSacral Therapy addresses scoliosis, chronic fatigue and MS, infant disorders, learning disabilities, orthopedic problems, emotional difficulties, chronic neck/back pain, stress and tension related problems, TMJ, brain/spinal cord injuries, and cancer issues. MA24604 / MM11960
HEALING Healing Path Alice McCall
Advanced Energy Healer & Counselor BS Psychology, MBA, Hypnotherapist www.healingpath.info: 850-585-5496
I offer phone sessions, specializing in healing serious health issues and unwanted patterns. My book ‘Wellness Wisdom’ has little known information on natural health and healing; inspired by my journey with cancer. Free 15 minutes phone consultation to learn how I can help you.
Integrative Healthcare
N. Elizabeth Markovich, MSN, ARNP 850-878-4434 2016 Delta Blvd. Suite 100 Tallahasee 32308 www.IHCFL.com
We offer primary care, preventive care with a holistic approach. We use special testing with 11 outside laboratories to help find the cause of chronic illness and use a functional medicine approach (www. functionalmedicine.org). We also have hypnosis combined with acupuncture by IB Price MD, massage and cranio-sacral therapy by Angele LaGrave LMT and Nutritional Counseling by Leah Gilbert-Henderson PhD nutrition.Accept Medicare, Blue Cross, Universal, Aetna, others.
NEW GENESIS CENTER Patrice Bullock, MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner-C www.NewGenesisCenter.com 229-228-9050
A healthcare center-Functional medicine, patient-centered approach, non-drug, science-based, results oriented. Getting to the source of your health problems rather than bandaiding. Simple to complex problems. Skin care, digestive problems to the more complex health problems such as Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Chemical Sensitivity. Extraordinary results & health transformation. Functional medicine approach consults, hormone testing, detoxification, weight loss, expert skincare consult & prof. treatments, colonics, far-infrared sauna, physical therapy, massage therapy,
HEALTHY PET The Naturally Healthy Pet
Owners, Basil Cousins & Jerry Ayers 1850 Thomasville Road Tallahassee, Fl 32303 850-576-7387 tnhpet@gmail.com www.tallahasseepetstore.com
The Naturally Healthy Pet is a unique pet supply store with a mission to provide the finest quality nutrition for dogs and cats. The store provides an eclectic assortment of Holistic, Grain-free dry and wet diets, 100% organic raw pet foods with no preservatives, hormones, chemicals, fillers or additives. There are also treats like natural bakerystyle cookies, rawhide and antler chews, as well as an abundant selection of toys, leashes and other pet gifts. We passionately support pet issues such as adoptions, spay/neuter programs, pet therapy and training programs.
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HOLISTIC HEALTH Fertile Crescent Reiki Center Susie Howell, Reiki Master Miccosukee Land Co-op Tallahassee, FL 850-877-0371
Susie Howell began practicing Reiki in 1986 and has been an Usui Master since 1995. She offers treatments and classes in a beautiful, peaceful setting, usually spread out over three days. The Usui System of Reiki Healing is a way of working with sacred energy to enhance natural healing. Reiki seeks to bring about integrity on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. It works well with other healing modalities, including allopathic medicine. Learning Reiki is simple and direct; it requires no prior training. See Calendar of Events for info on upcoming class.
INTERGRATIVE MEDICINE Archbold Integrative Medicine Center
John Mansberger, MD, Medical Director. 229-228-7008; 2705 E. Pinetree Blvd. #C, Thomasville, GA 31792.
A holistic team approach to a variety of medical problems. Offering acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, pain relief, natural hormone replacement, Cancer therapy, nutrition, weight control, herbal medicine, yoga and physical therapy. www.archbold.org.
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MUSIC THERAPY KEEPSAFE MUSIC THERAPY Steffi Tassos Wohlsifer, BMus MS 1100 E Park Ave, Ste B Tallahassee, FL 32301 850-264-0033 Steffi@KeepSafeMusic.com KeepSafeMusic.com
KeepSafe Music Therapy offers research-based therapeutic interventions to help clients define and achieve emotional, physical, and mental health goals by emphasizing and building upon the individual’s strengths. Experience an increased quality of life through a variety of music therapy interventions for conditions such as depression, anxiety, pain management, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, stroke, addiction, and other health conditions. Group and individual sessions available. Adults and children. Previous training in music is not required in order to benefit from music therapy.
PHOTOGRAPHY Ansley Studio
Ansley Simmons artist . photographer . owner 229.224.6021 • www.AnsleyStudio.com
Specializing in portraits & weddings. MFA in Photography, Arts Administration Doctoral Student, Art Museum Education Certificate Florida State University
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Southeastern community blood ctr.
UNITY OF TALLAHASSEE 2850 Unity Lane, TLH, 850-562-5744, Rev. Bill Williams, Minister,
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A ministry that seeks inspiration from the teachings of Jesus and finds common ground with spiritual masters from other traditions. We invite you to join us. Sunday Services 9:30 & 11 AM. Youth Education 11 AM. Wednesday Service at Noon.
LAKULISH YOGA
www.lakulishyogatallahassee.com 850-273-1861 joannadevi@earthlink.net
Yoga is so much more than the postures we are so familiar with --- yoga is the science of the soul --- our ultimate journey! Come and explore yoga with us. We offer hatha yoga classes, chanting with Om Sweet Om, a Bhagavad Gita study group, summer yoga camp for children and periodic workshops to delve deeper into the classical 8-step path to liberation. We are dedicated to upholding the integrity of the original teachings in a loving and sacred environment.
1-800-722-2218. Located in Tallahassee; Marianna, FL; Thomasville & Douglas, GA. scbcinfo.org
Blood donors save lives. Is there any greater reward? Save Lives. Give Blood. M-F, 9am–6pm. (Sat. hours in Tallahassee: 9am–1pm)
REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE TEAM - KW Debbie Leo - 273-9306 Jennifer Stowell - 567-3223
You can have a green home or find a green home for your family’s health and future. If you’re looking to buy or sell, call Debbie Leo and Jenn Stowell! Your Tallahassee Keller Williams agents.
WORSHIP UNITY EASTSIDE
8551 Buck Lake Road, TLH, 850-656-1678 Rev. Jean Debarbieris Owen, Minister www,unity-eastside.org www.facebook.com- unityeastsidechurch
Rev. Jean believes the love of God is unfolding in each person, place, Thing. Join us in Worship: Celebration Service 9:30AM and 11:00AM; Youth Ministry 11AM, noon prayer Wed.
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. ~John Muir natural awakenings
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