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Combining Chiropractic and Acupuncture Energizes Health by Kathleen Barnes
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TRUE SELf
Four Tools Guide Us on Our Life Journey
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Urban America is Going Green in a Big Way by Christine MacDonald
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ELECTRIfYIng fUTURE
Solar Power is a Worldwide Eco-Goldmine by Linda Sechrist
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Public Radio’s Steve Curwood Empowers Listeners to Aid Planet Earth
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Host a Halloween that’s Natural, Healthy and Cost-Conscious
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his month, our key theme is Sustainable Communities. Our feature article, “Sustainable Cityscapes,” by Christine MacDonald, explains how cities nationwide are putting a push on their “go green” initiatives and how a growing body of research indicates that an unexpected upside to living greener is that it not only makes us healthier, it makes us happier, too. Among local cities with green initiatives, the city of McKinney’s Environmental Education Department continues to work diligently toward promoting greater sustainability. Each year, they host a biannual Drug Take Back event where residents and non-residents can bring their unused, unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications to be properly disposed of by police and FDA officials. McKinney’s upcoming Recycling is Fun Day is another great event to educate the public about the importance of recycling. Attendees can tour the LEED-certified Material Recovery Facility on the Progressive Waste Solutions campus during actual hours of operation to see the recycling process in action. In November, McKinney hosts the Trash Bash cleanup day, and each month they offer educational events about rainwater harvesting, gardening and other conservation-oriented topics. Also in this issue, be sure to consider the article about the dynamic duo of chiropractic and acupuncture. While both can be very beneficial independently, many people are finding that using both modalities in tandem is working even greater wonders. Having experienced the benefits of both modalities myself, independently and together, I encourage you to try both. Another article of particular interest to me is “Breath-Taking Wisdom,” in which Lane Vail shares six ways to inhale energy and exhale stress. This was personally very poignant for me, as I recall a time in my life when the year was filled with a lot of emotional turmoil. I hadn’t really thought about the year in total, but then one day, alone in the house, I was in an unhurried state of doing some mundane household task when I spontaneously breathed—deeply. Not a particularly giant-sized or deliberate breath, just a deep, slow, lung-filling, lingering breath. And in that moment, I felt such release and realized that I hadn’t breathed deeply in months. What this article helps remind me of is how important breath is and why we need to take time each day to consciously feed our cells with breath. I hope you’ll find time this month to sit back, relax and breathe deeply as you enjoy what we’ve put together for you. Thanks as always for your readership and for supporting our advertisers that make this free publication possible! Live simply, laugh more!
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newsbriefs Learn About Sustainability at Green in Greenville
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he Greenville Farmers’ Market, which operates from 9 a.m. to noon at 2400 Lee Street on Bois d’Arc every Saturday through December 15, will host their third annual sustainability fair, Going Green in Greenville, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., October 3. Visitors will discover how to live a healthier, money-saving, energy-producing, earth-friendly life. A sustainable lifestyle means doing anything that reduces the use of resources. There will be speakers, demonstrations, exhibitions and vendors selling farmfresh local food. Topics include intentional communities, natural/energy-efficient building, renewable transportation, renewable energy, sustainable food growing, organics, permaculture, rainwater harvesting, renewable energy, homesteading, herbs, conservation and natural health. Admission is free. For more information, call 972 251-1532 or visit GreenvilleFarmersMarket.com.
2014 Veggie Fair in Dallas
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he fifth annual Texas Veggie Fair will take place October 19 at Reverchon Park, in Dallas, with food, products, live music, speakers, games, activities and information that promotes choices which do not inflict pain and destruction to animals, people or planet. Speakers include Joshua Katcher, Kristina CarrilloBucaram, Kathryn Lorusso and Chef Aj. Music is provided by The Effinays, Bel-Ami, Foxtrot Uniform, Tammie Brown and Ronnie Heart. There will also be chef demonstrations, a beer garden, yoga sessions with Sunstone Yoga and a kids’ area.
Admission is free and dogs are welcome. For more information, visit TexasVeggieFair.com.
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an Peeler and Charlie Rose are joining the staff at the Robert Muller School/ Center For Living Ethics for the new school year to teach Dan Peeler art and design for 5-to-12-year-olds. The internationally recognized duo has been producing television entertainment and educational films and live productions for more than 30 years Charlie Rose from offices based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Robert Muller School (RMS)) is a cooperative community learning center for adults, families and Pre-K through middle school-aged children, offering both full-time and part-time programs for homeschooling families. In harmony with the planet, RMS draws from Waldorf, Montessori, and other teaching modalities to help grow through focused development of the mental, spiritual, emotional and physical being. For more information or to attend a free tour, talk and tea, call 214-544-8338 or visit CenterForLivingEthics.org. See listing, page 44.
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newsbriefs TJ’s Terrific Touch is Expanding
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fter locating in Frisco in early 2013, 3T’s (TJ’s Terrific Touch), owned and operated by Tameka “T. J.” Ayoka Bisa Jones Kaeufer, has moved her Frisco location and expanded to a second location, too. Her new Frisco location is nestled downtown, on Pecan Street near the corner of Main and 5th Streets. The second location is now open at Lake Kiowa, Texas, near Gainesville, on FM 902 next to the 902 Grill. T.J. has been a licensed massage therapist since 2011 and started 3T’s that same year. She is certified in and offers Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, foot reflexology and prenatal/pregnancy massage. For appointments, call 469-237-4289. For more information, visit tj4ttts.com. See ad page 15.
Peanut Festival in Whitesboro
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he 49th annual Peanut Festival, held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 18, in historic downtown Whitesboro, Texas, features events and activities for the entire family. A carnival sponsored by Holiday Auto Group will be open prior to the festival from 6 to 10 p.m., October 16 and 17 and all day of the festival. Peanut Festival highlights include a parade at 10 a.m., more than 200 booths with crafts and displays, a food court in Trollinger Park and Kid Alley. The main stage brings a variety of events and performances, plus prize drawings. There is also a car show, quilt exhibition and a tractor expo. Admission is free. For entry forms and more information, call 903-564-3331.
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merican Rose Society is hosting it’s national conference during the Texas Rose Festival in Tyler, to be held from October 16 to 19. Rich in heritage and tradition, the festival offers enchanting ceremonial events such as the Queen’s Coronation, the Rose Show, the Queen’s Tea and the Rose Parade. The parade begins at 9 a.m., October 18. The Tyler Rose Museum was developed to preserve and display the history of Tyler’s rose-growing Industry and the Texas Rose Festival. The Rose Show will display 14,000 individual rose blooms that are put together in arrangements by volunteers. More than half of all commercial rose bushes marketed annually in the United States are packaged and shipped from Smith County. Location: 420 Rose Park Dr. For tickets and more information, call 903-592-6978, ext. 224 or visit TexasRoseFestival.com.
Star Coyote Sound Temple Open House
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he Star Coyote Sound Temple will present an afternoon of peaceful, creative, relaxing fun from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., October 25, with a drum circle and the soothing sounds of gongs, didgeridoos, and Tibetan bowls. Tea and light snacks will be served. The setting is a large house on a creek in a quiet neighborhood in Plano. Jodi Roberts is the steward of the sound temple, having spent the last 10 years traveling Texas and the Southwest offering sacred sound concerts and healing sessions in venues such as the Crow Collection of Asian Art, the Rothko Chapel, the Texas Children’s Hospital, Fort Hood Warrior Combat Stress Program and the Cave Without a Name. Private and group healing sessions are available. Workshops, classes, mindfulness meditation, yoga, tai chi and sacred dance are offered for all ages. Practitioners include Roberts (shamanic sound healing and spiritual counseling), Kris Sands (Healing Touch), Warren Frerichs (shamanic Reiki), Edward Henderson (drumming for health), Steve Daniel (didgeridoo healing) and Veronica Valles (spiritual counseling). Location is a private home; RSVP for address. For more information, call 512-788-1236, email JodiSacredSound@gmail.com or visit StarCoyoteSoundTemple.com. See listing, page 47.
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newsbriefs Recycling Is Fun Day in Mckinney
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he city of McKinney Environmental Education Department has joined with Progressive Waste Solutions and the city of Frisco to host the fourth annual Recycling is Fun Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., October 13, a school holiday for both districts. At Recycling is Fun Day, students and parents can tour the LEED-certified material recovery facility on the Progressive Waste Solutions campus during hours of operation to see the recycling process in action from the observation deck and visit a variety of green exhibits in the parking lot. There will be more than 20 exhibitors, including game booths teaching water pollution prevention and other topics related to taking care of the environment. Preregistration is strongly encouraged. Admission is free, but everyone is encouraged to bring canned food for the Scare Away Hunger campaign sponsored by 3e. Location: IESI Progressive Waste Solutions, 2138 Country Lane. Register (advised) at MckinneyTexas.org/recyclingisfun. See ad, page 13.
Downtown Plano Feastival Features Great Pumpkin Race
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he Downtown Plano Feastival will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., October 25, with six bands, food, the Kroger wine and beer garden, Special Olympics Texas fire truck pull, This Side Up! Family Center Pumpkin Race and Raising Cane’s Feastival Kids Zone. Visitors can enjoy the offerings from some of Plano’s most exquisite eateries, including Amazeball Cakeballs, Angela’s at the Crosswalk, Brix Bar and Grill, Cajun Tailgators, Dalat Viet Cuisine, Jorg’s Cafe Vienna, Kona Ice, Raising Cane’s, Urban Crust, Urban Rio Cantina and Grill and Ye Old Butcher Shop. The third annual Downtown Plano Feastival Great Pumpkin Race features real pumpkins decorated and crafted with wheels and powered by gravity. May the most creative—and fastest—pumpkin win. The North Texas Food Bank, food drive is a featured activity this year. Festivalgoers are encouraged to bring canned goods and other shelf stable food to donate at one of three designated entrances to support the families in need in Collin County and Plano. Each guest that donates at these entrances will receive a complimentary raffle ticket. For more information, go to VisitDowntownPlano.com. 8
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Barktoberfest Benefits Dogs and Cats in Frisco
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arktoberfest 2014, an afternoon of family fun and a celebration of life benefiting the rescued dogs and cats of Frisco Humane Society (FHS), will be held from noon to 4 p.m., October 11, at Frisco Commons Park. The FHS Fabulous Felines booth will have FHS cat T-shirts for sale and information about their Fabulous Feline program. Highlights include the Bow Wow, Buy It Now sale, booths from local vendors, a pet photo booth, canine agility demonstrations, low-cost microchipping, canine good citizen testing, a kissing booth, dog walk around the lake, kids’ crafts and face-painting. Dog contests include Best Costume, Best Trick, Best Booty Wiggle and more. The DogFather Grill will serve up the refreshments. Admission is free. For more information, visit FriscoHumaneSociety.com.
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eventspotlight International Festival in Plano Includes Wellness Expo
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he 10th annual Plano International Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 18, at Haggard Park, showcasing cultures in an environmentally friendly way and healthy living around the globe. Attendees will be able to experience the area’s rich tapestry of cultures through food, performances, displays and activities from around the world. The festival follows zero waste practices to reduce landfill burden. A wellness fair, in partnership with the Plano ISD Education Foundation and Plano ISD Health Science Academy, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will provide free health screenings and information at the Courtyard Theatre. Presbyterian Hospital will focus on women’s health issues, including flu shots, mammograms, blood pressure screenings and educational materials. The Asian Breast Health Outreach group will offer breast health awareness information and mammography screenings for uninsured Asian women. The Collin County Community Health Center will offer diabetes screenings. Family Audiology will offer hearing screenings, and CURE will screen for HIV. In addition, the fair will feature dental and oral health information for children and adults, cholesterol testing, health risk assessments, and fitness demonstrations. Carter Blood Care will have mobile donation units on hand. Admission is free. For more information, visit PlanoInternationalFestival.org. See ad, page 23.
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Water Fluoridation Gets Another Thumbs-Down
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n extensive review of research from the UK’s University of Kent has concluded that fluoridation of municipal water supplies may be more harmful than helpful, because the reduction in dental cavities from fluoride is due primarily from its topical application instead of ingestion. Published in the Scientific World Journal earlier this year, the review, which covered 92 studies and scientific papers, concludes that early research showing a reduction of children’s tooth decay from municipal water fluoridation may have been flawed and hadn’t adequately measured the potential harm from higher fluoride consumption. The researchers note that total fluoride intake from most municipalities can significantly exceed the daily recommended intake of four milligrams per day, and that overconsumption is associated with cognitive impairment, thyroid issues, higher fracture risk, dental fluorosis (mottling of enamel) and enzyme disruption. The researchers also found clear evidence for increased risk of uterine and bladder cancers in areas where municipal water was fluoridated.
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Acupuncture Lowers Meth Withdrawal Symptoms
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esearch from China published earlier this year in the journal Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion suggests that electro-acupuncture and auricular acupuncture—also called ear acupuncture— can alleviate symptoms of withdrawal from methamphetamine addiction. For four weeks, 90 patients attempting to withdraw from methamphetamine use received either electro-acupuncture, ear acupuncture or no treatment. Compared with the no-treatment group, those given electro-acupuncture and ear acupuncture treatments showed significant reductions in anxiety, depression and withdrawal symptoms. Between the two acupuncture treatments, the electro-acupuncture group did better during withdrawals than the auricular group.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution designating October 6 to 12 as Naturopathic Medicine Week.
Energy Efficiency Improves Family Health
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esearch from Columbia, Maryland’s National Center for Healthy Housing suggests that adding insulation and more efficient heating systems can significantly increase the health of household residents. The researchers studied 248 households in New York City, Boston and Chicago that underwent energy conservation improvements by trained energy efficiency professionals, including installing insulation and heating equipment and improving ventilation. After the improvements, subjects reported reductions in sinusitis (5 percent), hypertension (14 percent) and obesity (11 percent). Although a 20 percent reduction in asthma medication use was reported, two measures of asthma severity worsened; the scientists called for further study of the asthmarelated outcomes. A similar study from New Zealand’s University of Otago examined 409 households that installed energy-efficient heating systems. Children in these homes experienced fewer illnesses, better sleep, better allergy and wheezing symptoms and fewer overall sick days. In examining 1,350 older homes where insulation was installed, the research also found improvements in health among family residents.
Yoga PRACTICE PUMPS Up Detoxifying Antioxidants
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ndian researchers recruited 64 physically fit males from the Indian Air Force Academy for a three-month study of yoga’s effect on detoxification. For three months, 34 of the volunteers practiced hatha yoga with pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditation. The other 30 volunteers underwent physical training exercises. At the end of the study, blood tests found significantly higher levels of antioxidants, including vitamin C and vitamin E, among subjects in the yoga group. These participants also showed lower levels of oxidized glutathione and increased levels of two important antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase, all indicating better detoxification. Meanwhile, the exercise-only group showed no changes in these parameters.
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Lower Breast Cancer Risk by Eating Colorful Veggies
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esearch published in the British Journal of Nutrition discovered that the risk of breast cancer decreases with increased consumption of specific dietary carotenoids, the pigments in some vegetables and fruits. The research was based on five years of tracking 1,122 women in Guangdong, China; half of them had been diagnosed with breast cancer and the other half were healthy. Dietary intake information was collected through face-to-face interviews. The women that consumed more beta-carotene in their diet showed a 46 percent lower risk of breast cancer, while those that consumed more alphacarotene had a 39 percent reduced incidence. The individuals that consumed more foods containing beta-cryptoxanthin had a 62 percent reduced risk; those with diets higher in luteins and zeaxanthins had a 51 percent reduction in breast cancer risk. The scientists found the protective element of increased carotenoid consumption more evident among premenopausal women and those exposed to secondhand smoke. Dark green leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach and dandelion greens top the list of sources rich in luteins and zeaxanthins, which also includes watercress, basil, parsley, arugula and peas. The highest levels of betacarotene are found in sweet potatoes, grape leaves, carrots, kale, spinach, collard and other leafy greens. Carrots, red peppers, pumpkin, winter squash, green beans and leafy greens contain alpha-carotene. Red peppers, butternut squash, pumpkin persimmons and tangerines are high in beta-cryptoxanthin. natural awakenings
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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.
Doable Renewables
Engineers Detail a Clean Energy Future
Stanford University researchers, led by civil engineer Mark Jacobson, have developed detailed plans for each U.S. state to attain 100 percent wind, water and solar power by 2050 using currently available technology. The plan, presented at the 2014 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference in Chicago, also forms the basis for the Solutions Project nonprofit. “The greatest barriers to a conversion are neither technical nor economic. They are social and political,” the AAAS paper concludes. The proposal is to eliminate dirty and inefficient fossil fuel combustion as an energy source. All vehicles would be powered by electric batteries or by hydrogen produced by electrolysis, rather than natural gas. High-temperature industrial processes would also use electricity or hydrogen combustion. Transmission lines carrying energy between states or countries will prove one of the greatest challenges. With natural energy sources, electricity needs to be more mobile, so that when there’s no sun or wind, a city or country can import the energy it needs. The biggest problem is which companies should pay to build and maintain the lines. Source: SingularityHub.com
Peace cannot be kept by force;
it can only be achieved by understanding. ~Albert Einstein
Coastal Caretaking Zoning Tropical Waters Like Land Resources
In the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, 24 scientists from Canada, the U.S., the UK, China, Australia, New Caledonia, Sweden and Kenya affirm that one-fifth of humanity lives within 60 miles of a tropical coastline, primarily in developing countries. They warn that growing populations and the increasing impact of climate change ensure that pressures on these coastal waters will only grow. Most locations are lacking in holistic, regional management approaches to balance the growing demands from fisheries, aquaculture, shipping, oil, gas and mineral extraction, energy production, residential development, tourism and conservation. Lead author Peter Sale, of the United Nations University’s Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health, states, “We zone land for development, farms, parks, industry and other human needs. We need a comparable degree of care and planning for coastal ocean waters. We subject [the sea], particularly along tropical shores, to levels of human activity as intense as those on land. The result is widespread overfishing, pollution and habitat degradation.” According to the paper, solutions must address a larger geographic scale over a longer period of time; focus on multiple issues (conservation, fisheries enhancement and land-based pollution); and originate from a local jurisdiction to gain traction with each community. View the paper at Tinyurl.com/ OceanZoning.
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False Alarm
Expiration Labels Lead People to Toss Good Food
Coral Countdown
Endangered Caribbean Reef Solutions With only about one-sixth of their original coral cover remaining, most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years, primarily due to the loss of two main grazers in the region, according to the latest report, Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 19702012. It’s published by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the United Nations Environment Programme. The report—involving 90 experts and an analysis of 35,000plus surveys at 90 locations since 1970—included studies of corals, seaweeds, grazing sea urchins and fish. Climate change has long been thought to be the main culprit by making oceans more acidic and causing coral bleaching. Now, the loss of parrotfish and sea urchins is seen as the main factor; their demise has broken the delicate balance of coral ecosystems, allowing the algae upon which they feed to smother the reefs. Restoring positive populations, plus protection from overfishing and excessive coastal pollution, could help the reefs recover and make them more resilient to future climate change impacts.
Several countries are asking the European Commission to exempt some products like long-life produce from the mandatory “best before” date labels because they lead to food waste. According to a discussion paper issued by the Netherlands and Sweden and backed by Austria, Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg, many food products are still edible after the labeled date, but consumers throw them away because of safety concerns. The European Union annually discards about 89 million metric tons of edible food. In the U.S., food waste comprises the greatest volume of discards going into landfills after paper, reports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In 2012, this country generated 36 million tons of food waste, but only 3 percent of this waste stream was diverted from landfills. A 2013 report co-authored by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic proposes that producers and retailers take other steps to prevent the discarding of good food. Source: EnvironmentalLeader.com.
Conservation Covenant
A Greener Future for National Parks National parks have an undeniable environmental impact on the very lands they seek to preserve. Yellowstone’s managers have been working on ambitious management goals to elevate it to be a world leader in environmental stewardship and become one of the greenest parks in the world by 2016. The Yellowstone Environmental Stewardship Initiative goals (against a 2003 baseline) are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent (50 percent by 2025); reduce both electricity and water consumption by 15 percent; reduce fossil fuel consumption by 18 percent; and divert all municipal solid waste from landfills. Source: Environmental News Network
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The future will either be green or not at all. ~Bob Brown
Clever Collaborations
Renewables Gain Ground Worldwide Excess heat from London subway tunnels and an electric substation will soon be funneled into British homes, slashing energy costs and lowering pollution, according to the Islington Council. Germany’s renewable energy industry has broken a solar power record, prompting utility company RWE to close fossil fuel power plants that are no longer competitive. RWE says 3.1 gigawatts of generating capacity, or 6 percent of its total capacity, will be taken offline as it shuts down some of its gas- and coal-fired power stations. In China, wind power is leaving nuclear behind. Electricity output from China’s wind farms exceeded that from its nuclear plants for the first time in 2012 and out-produced it again last year, generating 135 terawatt-hours (1 million megawatts)—nearly enough to power New York state. While it takes about six years to build a nuclear plant, a wind farm can be completed in a matter of months. China also employs a recycling-for-payment program in Beijing subway stations that accept plastic bottles as payment. Passengers receive credit ranging from the equivalent of five to 15 cents per bottle, which is applied toward rechargeable subway cards. In the U.S., a newly installed working prototype of a pioneering Solar Road project has raised more than than double its $1 million crowd-funding goal to seed the manufacturing process (Indiegogo.com/projects/solar-roadways). Watch a video at Tinyurl.com/NewSolarRoadways. Primary Source: Earth Policy Institute
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ecotip Make Mulch
Enrich Garden Soil Naturally Homeowners with gardens have many natural, organic and sustainable options for mulching, which enriches soils with nutrients, helps retain moisture and controls weeds. In most regions, many types of trees can provide ingredients. In northern areas, ridding the yard of fall leaves yields a natural mulch. Apply ground-up leaves, especially from mineral-rich oak and hickory trees, so they biodegrade by growing season. OrganicLandCare.net suggests choosing from double-ground and composted brush and yard trimmings; hemlock, pine, fir and Canadian cedar; and ground recycled wood. Using a lawnmower with a high blade height or switching to a serrated-edged mulching blade can chop leaves into tiny fragments caught in an attached bag. The National Turfgrass Federation notes, “A regular mower may not shred and recirculate leaves as well as a mulching blade.” Shredded leaves also can filter through grass and stifle springtime dandelions and crabgrass, according to Michigan State University research studies. John Sibley, former chapter president of the Florida Native Plant Society (fnps.org) and owner of All Native Garden Center, Nursery and Landscapes, in Fort Myers, Florida, says that mulching during the summer and fall is particularly beneficial in southern areas. “It’ll decompose more due to heavy rains and intense humidity and provide more composition to help acidic sandy or clay soils retain nutrients,” he advises. “Applying it in winter will retain more moisture, which is helpful during the dry season.” Sibley suggests avoiding cypress-based mulch. “It’s endangered, a critical component of U.S. native habitat and can act like a sponge, keeping moisture from plants.” He recommends eucalyptus mulch because the tree is more prevalent, and melaleuca, an invasive exotic that can kill termites and won’t float in heavy rains. Also consider pine straw, which is plentiful in the South. Ground-up parts of many other plants can also provide natural mulch in their native regions. AudubonMagazine.org cites cottonseed hulls and peanut shells in the Deep South, cranberry vines on Cape Cod and in Wisconsin bogs, Midwest corncobs, and pecan shells in South Carolina.
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Earth Kind Services
Brings Organic Benefits to Lawn Care by Charles Lewis
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have a more drought-tolerant, pest and diseasearth Kind Services, in Denton, Texas, is into resistant lawn would enjoy our service.” organic composting in a big way and wants Earth Kind Services does all the hard work to enable homeowners to apply a topdressand delivers mulch and Dyno-dirt, too. But their ing to their lawns that feeds the microbes in soil to main specialty is topdressing with organic comrelease the nutrients to their landscape post and consulting for landscape issues. Propes Owner Beau Propes recently finished the describes his service as a great value, with cost of Earth Kind short course at Texas A&M and states, “I about $99 per 1,000 square feet. The larger the wanted to start a local service business that would area, the more the rate goes down. “It's a great bring a great organic alternative for landscapes. value since we deliver, spread and clean up, too,” I have 25 years in landscape management, and he says. for the last 11 years I owned and operated a lawn Beau Propes fertilizing and shrub/tree care company.” The business is new, but as they they grow He uses organic, eco-friendly products and a Earth Kind Services wants to offer beneficial specialized spreader that allows topdressing lawns much insects, nematodes and earthworms for sale that will be better than just by wheelbarrow and raking. Propes notes, shipped directly to the homeowner. “Many people are looking at organic solutions for their landscape. They want to feel good about what they put on their For more information, call 469-744-0281 or visit lawns that their kids and pets play on. Anyone that wants to EarthkindServices.com. See ad, page 7.
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acupuncture meridians to facilitate quick healing, “sometimes even immediately,” says Campbell. “Instead of having the needles in for 20 to 30 minutes, I can actually use a microcurrent device to access the meridians in the ears or on the hands and get the same results in five to 10 seconds.” He notes that relief can be both fast and permanent because the healing energy currents are able to circulate freely throughout the body.
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DYNAMIC DUO
Combining Chiropractic and Acupuncture Energizes Health by Kathleen Barnes
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hiropractic manipulation of the spine has long been a remedy for structural malfunctions such as aching backs and recurring headaches. Today, chiropractors are also treating neck pain from stress, plus tight shoulders and numb fingers from long hours of computer use. An increasing number of them are now incorporating acupuncture into their arsenal against disorders once treated by chiropractic alone, with great success. “What if you had a nail in your foot? You can do anything to try to heal
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it, but until you pull the nail out of your foot, you’ll still have a recurring problem,” explains Dr. James Campbell, owner of Campbell Chiropractic Center, in East Brunswick, New Jersey, a certified diplomate and incoming president of the American Board of Chiropractic Acupuncture (ABCA). “Like removing the nail, chiropractic removes the mechanical problem and opens the way for acupuncture to stimulate healing,” Similarly, a chiropractic adjustment removes obstructions and opens
Combining the two modalities has been practiced for more than 40 years, although awareness of the enhanced effectiveness of doing so has been primarily realized in the eastern half of the U.S. The dual therapy is the brainchild of the late Dr. Richard Yennie, who initially became a Kansas City chiropractor after acupuncture healed a back injury shortly after World War II. An acupuncturist smuggled prohibited needles into Yennie’s Japanese hospital room in the sleeve of his kimono for treatments that ended with Yennie’s hospital discharge marked, “GOK,” meaning in the doctor’s opinion, “God only knows” how the intense back pain was healed. While Yennie went on to teach judo and establish five judo-karate schools, his greatest achievement was bringing the two sciences together in the U.S. He founded both the Acupuncture Society of America and the ABCA, affiliated with the American Chiropractic Association. Certification as a diplomate requires 2,300 hours of training in the combined modalities. —Continued on page 22.
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he Chiropractic Villa is a privately owned chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage center focused on individual wellness for both chronic illness and prevention. The calm, family-style atmosphere is a draw for natural healing that is appealing to many. Kuiken states, “I believe that the power that made the body heals the body. Healing begins from above and within. Therefore, removal of interferences from the body’s natural healing source at the base of the central nervous system is essential for healing and health maintenance. The techniques performed here are
specific, gentle and effective for the goals you you seek to accomplish.” Being diagnosed with Lupus 15 years ago and experiencing selfhealing firsthand through the power of chiropractic, acupuncture and nutrition fueled Kuiken’s desire to share the knowledge with others and has given her insight and understanding on how best to effectively treat her patients. The Chiropractic Villa is located at 8762 Preston Trace Blvd., in Frisco, TX. For more information, call 469-8884749 or visit TheChiropracticVilla.com. See ad, page 39.
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aphne Su, the owner of Daphne Acupuncture Center, in Plano, is a third-generation Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor, and she is dedicated to helping people live a physically healthy and emotionally balanced life. She believes that health cannot be achieved with a cookie-cutter approach. To her, each person that walks through the door of the clinic is unique. Su takes the time to develop an individualized treatment plan, treating the whole person and recognizing that all aspects of a patient’s health—physical, emotional and mental—are inseparably related. Su says, “When you’re getting the individualized support to make changes that work within your life and your lifestyle, making permanent changes becomes something absolutely within your reach.” Su states, “Since I come from a
Chinese medicine doctor family, I will to continue my family legacy helping patients get their health back and coaching people to have a healthy lifestyle.” She likes to make acupuncture comfortable and accessible for everyone in her community and wholeheartedly believes in the healing, compassionate properties of ancient Chinese medicine. Most importantly, she believes that everyone has a right to quality health care without borders. Daphne Acupuncture Center is located at 4101 Spring Creek Pkwy., Ste. 200, Plano, TX. For more information, call 972-665-8618, email dsuacupuncture@gmail.com or visit DaphneAcupunctureCenter.com. See ad, page 26.
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former Navy nurse, Patti Carey, LAc, has helped her clients relieve pain, digestive disorders, headaches, stress, allergies, sports injuries and emotional issues through her skilled use of acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and nutrition for more than 15 years. Continuing on her path to integrate the old and the new, Carey is the first practitioner in North Texas helping her clients heal using the new, state-of-the-art, FDA-cleared, “no-needle” LED light therapy technology. Carey says, “My mission is to provide the most comprehensive, safe, natural and effective health and wellness care in a safe, caring environment. I provide health care for all the stages of life and partner with you to get you out of pain, help you heal chronic symptoms, improve vitality and more. She explains that the body has the ability to self-heal, but it must be properly supported. Whether assuring continued good health or addressing an acute or chronic illness or injury, her focus is helping patients in developing and sustaining their own health and wellness goals. Carey notes, “My unique blend of experience and understanding of Western and Eastern modalities allow me to work with your doctor to identify and treat the root cause of a health problem as well as make referrals to other health care professionals when appropriate.”
Patti Carey, LAc, is located at 2121 W. Spring Creek Pkwy., Ste. 107, Plano. For more information, call 972-7043730 or visit PattiCareyLAC.com. See ad, page 27.
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October is National Chiropractic Health Month Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day is October 24 Proven Practice
Doctor of Chiropractic Michael Kleker, of Aspen Wellness Center, in Fort Collins, Colorado, is also a state-licensed acupuncturist. “I can tailor treatments to whatever the individual needs,” he says. For patients experiencing pain after spinal fusion surgery, with no possibility of any movement in their spine, Kleker finds that acupuncture helps manage the pain. “We can commonly get the person out of the chronic pain loop,” he says. He also finds the combination helpful in treating chronic migraines, tennis elbow and other chronic pain conditions. “When I started my practice in 1981, few chiropractors knew anything about acupuncture, let alone used it. Now there are more and more of us,” observes Kleker. Both Kleker and Campbell are seeing increasing numbers of patients with problems related to high use of technology, facilitating greater challenges for chiropractors and new ways that adding acupuncture can be valuable. Notebook computers and iPads
have both upsides and downsides, Campbell remarks. Users can find relief from repetitive motion injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome by utilizing portable devices. However, he is treating more patients for vertigo due to looking down at screens or neck pain from lying in bed looking up while using the devices. “Blackberry thumb”, which refers to pain caused by texting, responds especially well to a combination of chiropractic manipulation of the thumb to free up the joint and microcurrent or acupuncture needles to enhance energy flow in the area,” advises Campbell. Prevention is the best cure for these problems, says Kleker. He routinely informs patients about proper ergonomic positions for using traditional computers and mobile devices. He also suggests exercises to minimize or eliminate the structural challenges that accompany actively leveraging today’s technological world. In addition to chiropractors that are increasingly adding acupuncture
to their own credentials, an increasing number of chiropractors have added acupuncturists to their practices. Therapy combining chiropractic and acupuncture has yet to be widely researched, but one study published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine in 2012 reports the results of two acupuncture treatments followed by three chiropractic/acupuncture treatments for a women suffering from long-term migraine headaches. The migraines disappeared and had not returned a year later. Other studies show the combination therapy offers significant improvements in neck pain and tennis elbow. Campbell relates a story of the power of chiropractic combined with acupuncture, when his young son that was able to walk only with great difficulty received a two-minute treatment from Yennie. Afterward, “My son got up and ran down the hall,” he recalls. Locate a certified practitioner at AmericanBoardOfChiropracticAcupuncture. org/about-us/find-a-diplomate. Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous natural health books. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.
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Live Your True Self Four Tools Guide Us on Our Life Journey
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tarting today, we can experience life as a naturally unfolding expression of our vision and realize the contribution we are here to make. Living a truly good and purposeful life becomes as natural as breathing as we shift into a new paradigm based on the four tools of connect, listen, trust and act. In most people’s current paradigm, the limited and limiting human mind will shape and drive our day-to-day actions whenever we allow it to. When we buy into it, it becomes our automatic truth, organizing our energy around fears for survival. Everything changes when we stop focusing primarily on what we need to do in order to function and survive. Instead, by realizing that our essence is energy, we gain powerful access to our ability to separate the human mind’s chatter from our higher consciousness, shifting us into a new relationship with who we are. That’s where we can now go for the answers that are unique to us and aligned with our true journey and purpose. Connect. The initiating step of seeing our real self as an eternal energetic force of higher consciousness activates our alignment with the universal vibrational force of all creation. This energy frequency becomes real and available to us. Listen. By learning to distinguish between the mind’s busyness and intuited messages of our true self, we come to more consistently align our actions with our highest being. As a result, we naturally walk a path of honoring both our highest self and others. Trust. The inner guidance we discern often defies logic, but we begin to trust that it knows best. The beauty is that because everything is in relationship with everything else, when one piece of our life changes or moves forward it shifts the entire energy and relationship with everything else, allowing for a new
relationship and a new result. Such trust goes deep, activating our inner knowing of who we are; not from the basis of a thought or concept, but as our new reality. We are listening to and heeding our most authentic self. Act. Be aware that when we honor our higher self, transcending the human mind’s control, the ego will fight for its survival. It may argue for doing something else, not doing it fully or create circumstances that make it tough to act from an authentic place. Now we can release such mind suggestions and choose what supports our true journey. We are here to experience our own magnificence as we walk our journey on Earth. In acting, we are saying, “I am not my mind; I am a wellspring of divine truth.” We are claiming our eternal identity. Indira Dyal-Dominguez’s new book, YOU: A Spiritual Being on a Spiritual Journey, is based on 15 years of personal experience using the four tools and living from the spirit within while developing and sharing programs that guide others to connect with their true self. Access free tools at IndiraToday.com. natural awakenings
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SUSTAINABLE
CITYSCAPES Urban America is Going Green in a Big Way by Christine MacDonald
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oday, buzzwords like “sustainability” and “green building” dominate discussions on how to overcome the unhealthful effects of climate change, extreme local weather events and pervasive pollution. Now, a growing body of research indicates an unexpected upside of living greener; it not only makes us healthier, but happier, too. It’s all helping to spread the “green neighborhood” idea across the U.S., from pioneering metropolises like New York, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to urban centers like Cincinnati, Detroit and Oakland, California.
Rethinking Redevelopment
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cities, developers also are striving to replace hard-luck industrial pasts and turn problems such as depopulated urban cores into opportunities for fresh approaches. “We are having a major rethink about urban development,” says Rob Bennett, founding CEO of EcoDistricts (EcoDistricts.org), a Portland-based nonprofit skilled in developing protocols for establishing modern and sustainable city neighborhoods. The group has recently extended help to seven other cities, including Boston, Denver and Los Angeles, applying innovations to everything from streetscapes to stormwater infrastructure. “The failures of the old, decaying urban and suburban models are evident,” says Bennett. “We’re now learning how to do it well and create environmentally sustainable, peoplecentered districts.”
The concept of home is undergoing a radical makeover. From villages of “smallest houses” (usually no bigger than 350 square feet), to low-income urban housing complexes, people interested in smaller, more self-sufficient homes represent a fast-growing, increasingly influential segment of today’s housing market, according to experts such as Sarah Susanka, author of The Not So Big House. Google reports that Internet searches for information on “tiny houses” has spiked recently. Economic freedom is one factor motivating many to radically downsize, according to Bloomberg News (Tinyurl. com/TinyHouseDemand). Cities nationwide have overhauled their building codes. Cincinnati, for example, has moved to the forefront of the eco-redevelopment trend with its emphasis on revamping instead of demolishing existing buildings. Private sector leaders are on board as well; a transition to buildings as sustainable ecosystems keeps gaining ground through certification programs such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and the “living building” movement begun by Seattle’s Cascadia Green Building Council has gone international.
Friendly Neighborhoods
Walkability is “in” these days, along with bike paths, locavore shopping and dining and expansion of public destinations, all of which draw residents out to meet their neighbors. This “new urbanism” is evident in places like Albuquerque’s emerging Mesa del Sol community and Florida’s proposed Babcock Ranch solar-powered city. While public and private sectors are involved, residents are the catalysts for much of the current metamorphoses. Whether it’s a guerrilla gardener movement—volunteers turning vacant lots and other eyesores into flowering oases—creative bartering services or nanny shares, people-helping-people approaches are gaining momentum. The Public School, an adult education exchange that began in Los Angeles in 2007 and has since spread to a dozen cities worldwide, the Seattle Free School, the Free University of New
York City, and Washington, D.C.’s Knowledge Commons all have taken the do-it-yourself movement into the realm of adult education. The latter offers more than 180 courses a year, most as free classes offered by and for local residents encompassing all neighborhoods, with topics ranging from urban foraging and vegan cooking to the workings of the criminal justice system.
New York City residents taking an urban walking tour rated the experience better and more exciting when it included an urban garden.
Designing for better public health is a central tenet of sustainability, as well. Active Design Guidelines for promoting physical activity, which first gained traction in New York City before becoming a national trend, intend to get us moving. Banishing the core bank of elevators from central loca~ Charles Montgomery, tions, architects substiHappy City tute invitingly light and airy stairwells. Evolving cityscapes make it easier for commuters Upgraded Transportation to walk and bike. Tyson’s Corner, outside of WashWith America’s roads increasingly ington, D.C., has made sidewalk clogged with pollution-spewing veconstruction integral to the overhaul of hicles, urban planners in most larger its automobile-centric downtown area. U.S. cities are overseeing the expanMemphis recently added two lanes for sion of subway and light rail systems, bikes and pedestrians along Riverside revamped street car systems and even Drive overlooking the Mississippi River, ferry and water taxi services in some while Detroit’s HealthPark initiative has places. Meanwhile, electric vehicles many of the city’s public parks serving (EV) got a boost from four New England as sites for farm stands, mobile health states, plus Maryland, New York, Texas clinics and free exercise classes. and Oregon, which have joined California in building networks of EV charging Clean Energy stations, funding fleets of no- or lowemission government cars and making The ways we make and use energy are green options clearer for consumers. If currently being re-envisioned on both all goes as planned, the nine states eslarge and small scales. Solar cooperatimate that 3.3 million plug-in automotives have neighbors banding together biles could hit the streets by 2025. to purchase solar panels at wholesale Mass transit, biking and walking prices. Startup companies using comare often quicker and cheaper ways to puter algorithms map the solar producget around in densely populated urban tion potential of virtually every rooftop centers. Car sharing, bike taxis and onin the country. However, while solar line app-centric taxi services are popular panels and wind turbines are rapidly with increasingly car-free urban youth. becoming part of the new normal, they Boston’s Hubway bike-sharing program are only part of the energy revolution addresses affordability with a $5 annual just getting started. membership for low-income residents. In the past several years, microgrids One common denominator of the have proliferated at hospitals, military new urbanism is an amplification of bases and universities from Fort Bragg, what’s considered to be in the public in North Carolina, to the University of welfare. Through partnerships among California at San Diego. These electripublic and private sectors and comcal systems can operate in tandem with munity groups, organizations like utility companies or as self-sufficient EcoDistricts are developing ways to help electrical islands that protect against communities in the aftermath of natural power outages and increase energy effidisasters like hurricanes and tornadoes, ciency, sometimes even generating revseasonal flooding and water shortages. enue by selling unused electricity to the Coastal cities, for example, are grappling grid. While still costly and complicated with ways to safeguard public transit and to install, “Those barriers are likely to other vulnerable infrastructure. fall as more companies, communities natural awakenings
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The benefits of urban agriculture are not limited to the provision of food, with many advocates citing community empowerment, environmental justice, public health, and education and training as primary goals. ~ Columbia University and institutions adopt microgrids,” says Ryan Franks, technical program manager with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
Local Food
What started with a few farmers’ markets feeding urban foodies has given way to a growing local food movement that’s beginning to also reach into lowincome neighborhoods through mobile markets, a kind of farmers’ market on wheels, and an explosion of urban gardens and city farms. Ohio City Farm (OhioCity.org) grows food for in-need residents on six acres overlooking the Cleveland skyline. In Greenville, South Carolina, the Judson Community Garden is one of more than 100 gardens in the downtown area, notes Andrew Ratchford, who helped establish it in a neighborhood four miles from the nearest supermarket. Giving residents an alternative to unhealthy convenience store fare is just one of the garden’s benefits, Ratchford says. “We’re seeing neighbors reestablish that relationship just by gardening together.”
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Waste Reduction
While cities nationwide have long been working to augment their recycling and find more markets for residents’ castoffs, many are becoming more sophisticated in repurposing what was formerly considered trash. Reclaimed wood flooring in new homes and urban compost-sharing services are just two examples characterizing the evolution in how we dispose of and even think about waste. We may still be far from a world in which waste equals food, as described by environmental innovators William McDonough and Michael Braungart in their groundbreaking book, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Nevertheless, projects certified as cradle-to-cradle are cutting manufacturing costs and reducing pollution. For example, carpet maker Shaw Industries Group, in Dalton, Georgia, reports savings of $2.5 million in water and energy costs since 2012, when it improved energy efficiency and began using more renewable material in its carpet tiles. Shaw is spending $17 million this
year to expand its recycling program. Stormwater runoff is a pervasive issue facing older cities. Many are now taking a green approach to supplementing—if not totally supplanting —oldfashioned underground sewage systems. Along with creating new parks and public spaces, current public spaces are often reconfigured and required to do more. Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Portland, among others, are instituting carefully planned and built green spaces to soak up rainwater and cut down on runoff into sewer drains—taking motor oil and other pollutants with it. Using revamped sidewalk, parking lot and roof designs, plus rain gardens designed to filter rainwater back into the ground, municipalities are even successfully reducing the need for costly underground sewer system overhauls. The proliferation of rooftop gardens in places including Chicago, Brooklyn and Washington, D.C., and new green roof incentives in many cities nationwide further exemplify how what’s considered livable space is expanding. Altogether, eco-cities’ new green infrastructure is saving cities billions of dollars and improving the quality of life for residents by adding and enhancing public parklands and open spaces, a happy benefit for everyone. Christine MacDonald is a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C., whose specialties include health and science. Visit ChristineMacDonald.info.
HAPPINESS GOES VIRAL by Christine MacDonald Since the tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan first came up with the idea of ditching standard measures of prosperity for a more inclusive Gross National Happiness (GNH) about a decade ago (GrossNationalHappiness.com), it has spread around the world. After gaining a U.S. foothold in Seattle, dozens of American cities and institutions have adopted the central tenets—the idea that the time has come to rethink our concept of well-being. Today, the nonprofit Happiness Alliance (HappyCounts.org) supports grassroots activists that are challenging the idea that economic activity always leads to happiness and is pioneering new ways to think about and measure life satisfaction, resilience and sustainability. GNH proponents from around the country came together in Vermont last May for their fifth North American conference. Alliance Executive Director Laura Musikanski says that more than 50,000 people and 100 municipalities, college campuses and businesses have been using the GNH Index, developed to more accurately gauge a community’s happiness, and the group expects to see even more growth as its expanding website tools allow more people to connect online. “Economic success in terms of money only correlates with happiness up to a certain point,” she remarks. “After you meet your basic needs, the biggest things determining your happiness are community and feeling that you can trust the people around you and the democratic process.” While faith may be in short supply when it comes to community and politics today, Musikanski thinks there’s cause for optimism, because happiness is a core value in this country. “We believe in the Declaration of Independence and ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ These are truly American values.” natural awakenings
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The Sun’s Electrifying Future Solar Power is a Worldwide Eco-Goldmine by Linda Sechrist
“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” ~ Thomas Alva Edison in 1931
Energy Engine
Humankind has sought for centuries to harness the sun because the cumulative energy of 15 minutes of its rays shining on Earth could power the world for a year. Following the invention of the solar collector in 1767, a slow, yet steady evolution of other breakthroughs in the quest have included the photovoltaic (PV) effect, observed in 1839,
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invention of the first solar cell in 1954 and a solar-powered communications satellite in 1958. Solar summits in 1973 and 1977 led to the inception of the Solar Energy Research Institute (now the National Renewable Energy Laboratory), part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Organization Act signed by then-President Jimmy Carter. Making the most of the “alchemy
of sunlight” that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin writes about in The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, has required a global village of inventors, visionaries, scientists and engineers. Pioneering companies have produced technological advancements and reduced manufacturing costs that expand the sun’s services to the world. Today, thanks to solar power, many of the remotest villages in developing countries have electricity. “Without solar photovoltaics on satellites and those powering the uplink transmitters, downlink receivers and associated equipment on the ground, the isolated residents of developing countries can’t join the modern world,” explains Neville Williams, author of the recently released book, Sun Power: How the Energy from the Sun is Changing Lives Around the World, Empowering America, and Saving the Planet. As founder of the guerilla nonprofit Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF.org), Williams led the charge for electrifying households in 12 developing countries for 17 years, beginning in 1990, using solar panels and systems funded by grants. “While we were cost-effective and decisive, the results were due to the honest, hardworking and dedicated people we found there,” he advises. Williams initiated his pioneering advocacy of solar energy as a media specialist with the DOE during the Carter administration and served as the national media director for Greenpeace, in Washington, D.C. In 1997, he co-founded the solar installation company SELCO-India, which has supplied solar home systems to more than
150,000 families in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam and South Africa. In 2005, he founded the solar solutions supplier Standard Solar Inc., of Rockville, Maryland.
Economic Engine
The U.S. currently has an operating capacity of 13,000-plus megawatts of cumulative solar electricity—enough to power more than 2.2 million average American homes. As the industry grows, so does its impact. The Solar Foundation’s Solar Job Census 2013 reported nearly 143,000 solar workers in the U.S.—a 20 percent increase over 2012—at 6,100 businesses in 7,800 locations encompassing every state. According to Yergin and Williams, the increasing value of nationwide solar installations has “electrified” the U.S. economy. In 2013, domestic solar electric installations were valued at $13.7 billion, compared to $11.5 billion in 2012 and $8.6 billion in 2011. The top 10 states for annual additions of photovoltaic capacity in residential and
The Solar Foundation’s Solar Job Census 2013 reported nearly 143,000 solar workers in the U.S.—a 20 percent increase over 2012—at 6,100 businesses in 7,800 locations encompassing every state. commercial applications are California, Arizona, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nevada, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Colorado, New York and New Mexico. Currently, there are more than 550 major solar projects underway nationally. Under the Obama administration, 16 of these have been permitted on federal lands and will provide 6,058 megawatts of generating capacity. The two experts expect solar energy to be a major catalyst of global political and economic change. Williams contends that now is the time to fully access
this cheapest form of unlimited energy. “If millions of poor families in developing countries can get their electricity from the sun, why can’t Americans do the same?” he queries. In a 2002 National Public Radio Planet Money podcast, Yergin, president of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, in Massachusetts, addressed the concerns of everyone that sees the common sense of relying on solar energy. “Technology will be central to solutions for our energy challenges,” he says. “What needs to be done is very, very large, as are the risks and challenges. What we have going for us is the greatest resource of all—human creativity—and for the first time in history, we are going to see it employed on a global scale.” To learn more, visit SunPowerBook. com and DanielYergin.com. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe.com for Neville Williams’ recorded interview.
Solar Blocks by Neville Williams
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conomics, rather than technological concerns, are now driving the adoption of clean, safe, solar electricity to preserve the environment. During this transition to a new energy paradigm, we can choose to embrace the solar imperative now, rather than later, and prepare for a post-carbon lifestyle without sacrificing our present quality of life. Many hurdles have been overcome in the shift away from fossil fuels during the past two decades. Challenges still exist, but the hope is that we are on our way toward a brighter future with solar electricity made universally available. n The cost of solar photovoltaics has dropped 75 percent in the past four years, thanks to China. n Solar electricity is now the least expensive energy source in many markets,
overcoming for the first time the economic argument that it’s too expensive. n Innovative partnerships like that formed by green energy provider Viridian with large, full-service solar provider SolarCity lease solar panels to homeowners and businesses that significantly reduce upfront costs. Installation costs, which once averaged more than $20,000, can now amount to just hundreds of dollars.
storage, which allows the use of sun power at night, well-financed new “smart grid” technologies are rapidly emerging.
n Solar is disrupting the century-old central power generation model, and the challenge is to get the utility industry to change and adopt distributed solar. Utility companies that previously ignored solar energy now fear it might threaten their bottom line if they don’t get with the program.
n The impending showdown will be between corporate power and people power, comprised of homeowners and businesses producing their own electricity. The politics of energy is central to our national future. The question is, Can we change?
n While the next big obstacle is energy
Learn more at NevilleWilliams.com.
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Airwaves Activist
Public Radio’s Steve Curwood Empowers Listeners to Aid Planet Earth by Randy Kambic
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s creator, executive producer and host of Living on Earth, the weekly environmental news program broadcast since 1990, first distributed by National Public Radio and more recently by Public Radio International, Steve Curwood keeps millions of people informed on leading environmental topics. Broadcast on more than 250 public radio stations nationwide, the program has garnered a host of accolades, including three from the Society of Environmental Journalists and two Radio and Television News Directors Association Edward R. Murrow awards. In-depth interviews and onsite tapings bring subjects to life for listeners. Movers and shakers, innovators and grassroots organizers explain complex issues in understandable terms. Updates of previously aired segments sometime point to what has changed since a piece first aired. Here, Curwood reflects on his own key learnings.
What do you believe is the most important environmental challenge we currently face? Hands down, global warming and the associated disruption of Earth’s operating systems is the biggest risk that we run right now. If we continue to get this wrong—and right now we’re not getting it right—it’s going to destroy the ability of our civilization to pro30
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ceed as it has been. Everything else operates within the envelope of the environment. There’s no food, economy, family or anything else good if we don’t have a habitable planet.
As Living on Earth approaches its silver anniversary, what stands out to you as having changed the most over the years? One thing that is new and important is an understanding of the power of coal to disrupt the climate. Massachusetts Institute of Technology research shows that using natural gas energy has about three-quarters of the impact of coal over its lifetime, and work at other universities and government agencies supports that finding. Another way to put this is that coal shoots at the environment with four bullets while natural gas does it with three. It also raises serious questions about whether we should be making massive infrastructure changes to use natural gas when we already have that infrastructure for coal, and why we shouldn’t instead be moving to clean and renewable energy sources that don’t destroy the climate system.
Can you cite the single highest-impact segment enabling NPR to tangibly help forward changes benefiting the environment?
economy, family or anything else good if we don’t have a habitable planet. I believe that in 1992 we were the first national news organization to do environmental profiles of presidential candidates, prompting follow-up by ABC News, The Wall Street Journal and others. That signaled the greatest impact—that other news organizations felt it was important. A number of media picked up on the idea and started doing those kinds of profiles... not always, not everywhere, but frequently. Presidential candidates can now expect to be asked questions about their positions on the environment.
How much does listener feedback and interaction influence your selection of topics? When we launched the program, surveys showed that only 14 percent of the public cared about the question of global warming, which means 86 percent didn’t care, but we thought the story was important and stuck with it. People do care about their health, so we pay a lot of attention to environmental health stories, particularly eco-systems that support healthy living, from clean water to the vital roles of forests to the toxic risks we run from certain manmade chemicals. That’s really important to people, and listeners are quite vocal on such subjects. There’s a phrase, “You don’t know what you don’t know.” If we just relied on listeners to tell us what we should tell them, we wouldn’t be educating them. On the other hand, it’s equally important to cover what listeners are curious about, because they can also educate us. It’s a two-way street. Randy Kambic, in Estero, FL, is a freelance writer, editor and contributor to Natural Awakenings.
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TRICK & TREAT Host a Halloween that’s Natural, Healthy and Cost-Conscious by Avery Mack
Slipping masks, sagging costumes and sugar hits can all contribute to cranky kids at Halloween. Healthier, greener and safer options will up the ongoing fun factor.
Neat Costumes
Hooray! Princesses and superheroes are more popular than witches and devils these days. With encouragement from parents, kids can enjoy a greener Halloween with tiaras, wands and capes made from recycled cardboard and hobby shop items. Thrift stores offer up hats and jewelry for added bling. The Internet overflows with inspiration. Also, many public libraries host costume swaps this month; find other swap locations at Tinyurl.com/CostumeSwaps.
Colorful Disguises
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by a shower cap for a steeping period of as long as youthful patience allows before shampooing. Homemade face paint is a fun and healthy alternative to sweaty masks. (Commercial face paint can contain lead and other undesirables.) A moisturizer with sunscreen, unscented lotion or cocoa butter acts as the base. “UVA/ UVB rays are present year-round,” says Dermatologist Michael Taylor, in Portland, Maine. “Use zinc- or titaniumbased products, free from fragrance, para-aminobenzoic acid, parabens, bisphenol A, phthalates and other harmful ingredients.” Natural food coloring, spices or other pantry items provide colorants. Turmeric makes a bright yellow; raspberry, blackberry or beet juice yields pink or red; mashed avocado and spirulina show up green; blueberry juice is naturally purple; and cocoa powder makes a great brown, according to Greenne.com.
For the youngest treaters, hold an afternoon party with games and an outdoor wildlife/leaf hunt. “Plan a scavenger hunt or arrange stuffed toys to be knocked over with balls,” suggests Pamela Layton McMurtry, author of A Harvest and Halloween Handbook, and mother of seven in Kaysville, Utah. “Older kids will love a block party. Solar twinkle lights can mark the perimeters. Plan for a potluck and emphasize healthy choices. Games with prizes like wooden toys, juices, raisins or glutenfree crispy rice cakes take the focus off of candy. Tweens like progressive parties: appetizers at one house, dessert at another and music or scary movies at a third.” “Disguise healthy snacks as scary, gross foods,” suggests Rosie Pope, a parenting style leader and former reality TV personality in Ridgewood, New Jersey. “Homemade grape or orange juice popsicles with a small gummy worm inside are popular.” Pope likes to decorate cucumber and apple slices with raisins, dried cranberries, blueberries and pretzels adhered with organic peanut butter to mimic crawly creatures. Black spaghetti colored with squid ink can simulate boiled witch’s hair. Spinach linguini masquerades as swamp grass. Look for gluten-free varieties. Prepare peeled grapes for green eyeballs. “Cover party tables with a patchwork of fabric remnants,” advises McMurtry. She also suggests a DIY taco area or cat-and-scarecrow-shaped pizzas. Use sliced olive or cherry tomato eyes, shredded cheese hair and a red pepper smile. Prepare a cheesy fondue with whole-grain bread. Individually wrapped popcorn balls studded with bits of fruit can be great take-home desserts for guests.
Harvest Décor In addition to the usual farmers’ market gourds, Indian corn and pumpkins, “Oranges, tangerines and apples covered with cloth and tied with orange or black yarn or ribbon hung as miniature ghosts in the kitchen and doorways add a spooky touch,” adds Pope. “After the holiday, the fruit returns to the table as a snack.” Pope’s children also like to
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More EcoTreat Tips 4 Keep kids’ hair dry after applying temporary coloring to keep ingredients from running. 4 Mix cornstarch and beet juice to make “blood”. 4 Post a door notice that this family is giving out healthy snacks. Search out organic, fair trade, GMO-, gluten-, nut- and sugar-free treats in recyclable packaging (or no packaging at all). Avoid artificial preservatives and high-fructose corn syrup. 4 After gutting the pumpkin, roast the seeds for a snack and purée the pumpkin to add fiber and flavor to recipes. 4 Post-Halloween, compost the jack-o’-lanterns and gourds and add any corn stalks to foliage recycling. Find more tips at Tinyurl.com/ Eco-Halloween. Contributing sources: Green Halloween.org, SafeCosmetics.org
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ids can make individual pizzas starting with pre-baked crusts, bagels or English muffins. Choose whole wheat or gluten-free as desired. Smaller sizes allow for portion control. Add toppings and cheeses, regular or vegan, pop in the oven and serve. Want fun shapes like a Halloween cat or scarecrow? Make an organic crust with a recipe from RealFood GirlUnmodified.com/fail-proof-organicpizza-dough, or try a whole-wheat version like one found at EatingWell. com/recipes/whole_wheat_pizza_ dough.html (using whole wheat and organic, unbleached all-purpose flour and a natural granulated sugar).
Kid-Friendly Pizzas Yields 8 servings 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided 8 bagels evenly split, English muffins or prepared pizza rounds 1 garlic clove, peeled and split lengthwise 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, finely grated 1 cup organic pizza or marinara sauce One protein, such as lean ground beef or soy crumbles (browned and drained); sliced vegetarian pepperoni; turkey or vegetarian bacon (fried, drained and broken into pieces); or peeled and deveined shrimp, cut into bite-sized pieces Red, yellow or green bell peppers, onions, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, sliced or diced black or green olives, drained pineapple bits, garlic cloves, drained and roasted 1 to 11/2 cups shredded mozzarella or vegan mozzarella cheese Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly oil two cookie sheets and set aside. Open and arrange bagels or muffins on the sheets. If using prepared pizza rounds, place on sheets whole. Rub each piece of bread lightly with cut garlic. Brush each round with olive oil. Bake for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to stove top and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Return to oven for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove, spread with sauce.
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draw Halloween murals on windows using water-based markers. Traditional tricks and treats are easily improved upon with mindful shopping and imagination. The calorie counts are lower, environmental impacts are lighter and the feel-good fun factor soars.
Raise the oven heat to 375° F. Begin with the proteins, then layer the vegetables and special ingredients and top with a layer of cheese. Return the rounds to the hot oven and bake until the cheese melts. Cool slightly and serve.
French Bread Pizza Dough 2 Tbsp active dry yeast 2 cups very warm water 2 Tbsp natural granulated sugar 3 cups organic unbleached all-purpose or bread flour, divided 2-to-1 2 tsp salt 2 Tbsp olive oil 3 cups whole wheat flour, divided 2-to-1 Preheat oven to 400° F. Lightly grease baking pans. Dissolve yeast and sugar in the warm water. Stir gently, let yeast rise until frothy foam covers surface. Mix dough by hand with a dough hook or using an electric mixer. Add 2 cups all-purpose flour, salt and olive oil and mix well. Add 2 cups whole wheat flour (grind just before using for maximum nutrition). Gradually add the additional flour until a smooth dough forms. Depending on altitude and humidity, more or less may be needed. Mix until dough is smooth. Remove to flour-dusted bread board. Shape and roll out to about ½-inch thick, top with marinara sauce, cheese and desired toppings. Bake at 400° F for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden around the edges.
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chopped onion and stir. Sweat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the ground meat or meat substitute. If needed, add oil. Stir to break up large clumps and cook until browned. Remove from skillet and drain the meat. Return to skillet, and then add tomato sauce, chili powder and cumin. Stir to blend and simmer over medium heat until the sauce begins to thicken. Add salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm.
Aunt Judy’s Taco Stacks Yields 6 generous servings This one-dish treat contains all of the major food groups. Prepare favorite taco ingredients and stack them on organic blue-corn chips or a bed of torn lettuce. Homemade salsa adds more veggies and zing. Use a recipe like one at AllRecipes.com/recipe/ fresh-salsa-2. For a flavor twist, add diced avocado sprinkled with lemon juice to keep the bright green color; red, green, orange or yellow peppers; and fruit like mangos or peaches. 1 to 2 Tbsp olive oil (if needed) 11/4 lb naturally raised lean ground meat or meat substitute 1 small onion, 2-in or less in diameter, chopped 1 (8-oz) can organic tomato sauce 1 tsp chili powder 3 /4 tsp ground cumin Natural salt and pepper to taste 2 (151/2-oz) cans black beans, rinsed and drained 3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped in 1/4-inch pieces 1 bunch cilantro leaves, stems removed 11/2 cups organic shredded cheddar, Mexican blend or vegan cheese 1 (151/2-oz) can black olives, drained and sliced 1 (8-oz) container of regular or vegan sour cream 1 small head Romaine lettuce, roughly chopped 1 (1-lb) bag organic blue corn, whole grain, artisan, white or yellow corn or gluten-free baked tortilla chips Add 1 Tbsp oil to an 8-to-10-inch skillet and heat over medium-high heat until the oil just begins to simmer. Add 34
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Place beans, tomatoes, cilantro, cheese, olives and sour cream in separate bowls. On a serving plate, put Romaine lettuce, taco chips or a combination of the two. Add toppings and salsa as desired. Optional substitution: Use one 8-oz can of tomatoes with green chiles instead of the tomato sauce, chili powder and cumin.
Salsa Fresca Yields 3 cups 8 Roma tomatoes, coarsely chopped 1 bunch green onions, sliced 3 jalapeño peppers (or to taste), seeded, stems removed, finely minced (wear gloves and work in a ventilated area) 1 to 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp natural salt Juice of 1 lime Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Chill covered. Adjust seasonings before serving.
Spicy Cheese Fondue with Crudités and Croutons 1 24-oz round of unsliced sourdough bread 3 cups (12 oz) organic sharp cheddar cheese, grated 12 oz organic Neufchâtel cheese, softened 1 cup organic sour cream 1 cup green onions, chopped 2 (7-oz) cans green chilies, diced 1 /2 tsp salt
Directions for bread bowl Preheat oven to 350° F. Cut off and reserve the top of the sourdough bread round. Hollow the inside with a small knife, leaving a ¾-inch shell. Cut remaining bread into 1½-inch cubes for croutons. Directions for fondue Mix together the cheeses, sour cream, onions, chilies and salt. Spoon the mix into the bread bowl, replace the reserved top. Wrap tightly with several layers of foil and place on baking sheet. Bake at 350° F for 1 hour or until cheeses melt. During the last half-hour of cooking, toast bread cubes. Remove bread from foil and place on a serving tray. Encircle with vegetables and toasted croutons. Toasted Croutons for Fondue Dipping Cut one 16-oz baguette of sourdough bread into ½-inch pieces and add the cubed bread from hollowing the sourdough loaf. Add ½ cup of melted butter. Toss bread gently to coat it. Place in oven during the last half-hour the fondue is baking. Remove when crisp, not hard. Crudités for Fondue Dipping Plan 4 servings per pound of vegetables of broccoli, zucchini, celery, cauliflower, green cauliflower, cucumber, mushrooms and red, yellow, orange and green bell pepper strips. Also consider serving grapes, orange slices and melons as refreshing bites after the cheesy fondue. Source: Recipes courtesy of Pamela Layton McMurtry
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Herbology Day Camp – Investigate culinary, essential oils, and medicinal values of different plants. Includes wild edibles, poisonous plants and gardening tips. For adults. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc., 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Details: 940-440-8382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com. Christian Women Business Networking – 11am1pm. Fellowship and networking with other professional Christian women, to draw us closer together. We meet monthly over lunch, for prayer, inspiration and a “Spiritual Vitamin.” Prestonwood Country Club, 15909 Preston Rd, Dallas. For reservation & details, mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: ExceptionalWomen.org. Read to Rover – 4:30pm. Give your child an opportunity to read one-on-one with a trained, certified therapy dog. Ages 6-11. Emily Fowler Library, 502 Oakland St, Denton. Registration required: 940-349-8752.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 38th East Texas Poultry Festival – Oct 2-4. Celebrates the poultry industry which is a vibrant and vital part of East Texas’ history and current economy. Arts & crafts, exhibits, rides, live entertainment and more. 100 Courthouse Square, Center. More info: 800-854-5328 or ShelbyCountyChamber.com. Fire Fighter Story Time – 10am & 11am. Read about firefighters and learn about fire safety from our local fire fighters. Best for ages 1-5. Denton Public Library, South Branch, 3228 Teasley Ln, Denton. 940-349-8752.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 First Friday Dance – 7-9:30pm. Refreshment served. Free dance lessons with paid admission of $5/person. Lewisville Senior Activity Center, 1950A S Valley Pkwy, Lewisville. 972-219-5050.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 Earth, Wind & Fire Energy Summit – Oct 4 & 5.
International Festival: October 18, Plano Learn where our current sources of energy stand and what our energy future looks like in the U.S. Find out more about the pros and cons of those sources and what concerns that they pose to our air, water and the environment. Experts and academics from around the country and state will speak. Addison Conference Centre, 15650 Addison Rd, Addison. More info & to register: EarthWindFireSummit.org. DORBA Beginner Clinic – 9am. Consists of basic instruction including bike setup, safety, trail etiquette and basic bike handling skills. After the instructional portion, there will be a group ride of the trail. Horseshoe Trail. More info & to RSVP: dorba.org. Texas SmartScape Tour – 9am-1pm; maps available 8:30-10:30am. Self-guided tour showcases Coppell homes and community gardens that feature drought-tolerant native and adapted plants that require minimal irrigation. Free. Coppell Town Center Plaza, 255 Parkway Blvd, Coppell. Info: CoppellCommunityGarden.org. Fall Gardening Festival – 9am-3pm. Free entertainment and educational activities for the entire family. Master gardener booths topics: propagation, lawn care, designing a water-wise landscape, herb growing, worm composting and a dozen other topics. Seminars on gardening offered. Trietsch Memorial UMC, 6101 Morriss Rd, Family Life Center, Flower Mound. dcmga.com.
Fire Fighter Story Time – 10am. Read about firefighters and learn about fire safety from our local fire fighters. Best for ages 1-5. Denton Public Library, South Branch, 3228 Teasley Ln, Denton. 940-349-8752. SolarFest 2014 – 10am. A free, fun, family event that serves as a one-stop event for everything related to “going solar,” energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability. Swing by to get a free tree,
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Owls, They’re a Hoot – 10-11:30am. Programs for ages 4-7 & 8-12. Be wise about owls. Learn about these nocturnal birds of prey. Stories, games, crafts with lessons about nature. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Rd, Sherman. Register: 903-786-2826. FriendsOfHagerman.com. DFW Solar Home Tour – 10am-4pm. Tour of homes in North Texas with solar systems and other sustainable features installed. Free. More info: DFWSolarTour.org.
Fall Harvest Family Day – 9am-7pm. Find spectacular Fall decorations, including adorable scarecrows, special displays and a fanciful paper tree. Includes free children’s activities: pie pumpkin decorating, story time, planting pansies in cute ice cream cones, drawings for great prizes, and Mad Science performances. All Calloway’s Nursery locations. 817-222-1122. Calloways.com.
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eat some food truck fare, bring the kiddos to play in the Kids Zone, and interact with solar installers and other green living professionals. William R. Sinkin EcoCenter, San Antonio College, 1802 N Main Ave, San Antonio. More info: treia.org.
Fall Displays in the Landscape – 10:15am. Add to the fall fun, with a terrific landscape display. Clinic discusses how to incorporate fall colors, live fall flowers, as well as fun elements like scarecrows and hay bales into the landscape. Free. All Calloway’s Nursery locations. 817-222-1122. Calloways.com. StoryTime at Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center – 11am. A special nature-themed StoryTime. After the StoryTime, enjoy an educational hike led by a Texas Master Naturalist. For children ages 3-5 and their families. 3310 Collins Rd. More info: 940-349-8752. Fall Kayak Tour on McWhorter Creek – 3-5pm. All skill levels welcome; paddlers receive an introduction to kayaking on dry land before pushing off into the water. All equipment provided. $15/paddler plus $5 LLELA gate fee. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. 972-219-3930. LLELA.org.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 Bird Walk – 8-11am. Bring binoculars and field guides if have them, and learn what to watch for in habits, characteristics and calls from Gailon and Rodney, both with Prairie and Timbers Audubon Society. Can expect about 30+ species. All ages welcome. Connemara Meadow Preserve, 300 Tatum Rd, Allen. ConnemaraConservancy.org. Comic Creation Challenge: Create a Comic in 10 Hours – 9am-6pm. Set a page number goal for yourself or your group and join fellow artists and writers in the comic creation process. Denton Public Library, North Branch, 600 N Locust St, Denton. Registration required: 940-349-8752.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Fire Fighter Story Time – 11am. Read about firefighters and learn about fire safety from our local fire fighters. Best for ages 1-5. Emily Fowler Library, 502 Oakland St, Denton. 940-349-8752.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 Dallas Vegan Drinks – 6:30-8:30pm. Meet fellow vegan and veg-curious folks for a great evening of drinks, fun and discussion on vegan goings-on in the Metroplex. Location varies. For more info: Drinks. DallasVegan.com.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 Putting for Paws Golf Tournament – In-Sync Exotics, 3430 Skyview Dr, Wylie. 972-442-6888. InSyncExotics.com.
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Primitive Survival Skills Combo Class 1 & 2 – Oct 11-13. Survival 1 class teaches how to build a simple shelter using natural materials, start a fire without matches, and find safe drinking water . Part 2 deals with food. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc., 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Details: 940-4408382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com.
Teen Advisory Board – 6:30-8pm. Help plan and run library programs. Discuss books, movies and music. Work on service related projects and earn community service hours. Ages 11-18. Denton Public Library, North Branch, 600 N Locust St, Denton. For more info, Juli Gonzalez: 940-349-8741. Dallas Sierra Club Meeting – 7-8:30pm. Eli Baron will share experiences of bike rides around the world; David Griggs will discuss fall elections and candidates friendly to the environment. Free. REI Dallas, 4515 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, Dallas. Kirk Miller: 972-699-1687.
Run for the Environment – Green Source DFW, a project of the Memnosyne Institute, is hosting its first-ever fundraising 5K run. Proceeds support Green Source DFW and its mission to advance the environmental movement in North Texas. Cedar Hill State Park, 1570 F.M. 1382, Cedar Hill. More info: GreenSourceDFW.org. Bird Walk – 7:30am. Accompany a master birder on a guided hike. Birders of all skill levels (but at least 10 yrs old) welcome. Bring own binoculars. $7/ person, $2/annual pass holders. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. 972-219-3930. LLELA.org. Hands-On CEB Workshop – Oct 11 & 12. 9am. Learn the essentials of making and building with Compressed Earth Blocks. In this hands-on weekend workshop learn how to mix the soil, how to press blocks, how to build a foundation, and then build a wall. Pre-requisite Classroom Session: Oct 5, 1:30pm. Wildflower Ecovillage, 6257 CR 3204, SW corner of CR 3202 & 3204, Campbell. To register & more info, Terry Jensen: 972-251-1532. Self Defense Class: Basic Martial Arts – 9-10:30am. Be prepared to protect yourself in the woods, from other humans, that may want to do you harm. Designed as an introductory course for men and women. Covers basic strikes, blocks, punches and punches against larger opponents. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc., 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Details: 940-440-8382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com.
savethedate SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 2nd Annual FarmFest – 9am-3pm. A family fun event to celebrate agriculture history and “kick off” the new season at the Heritage Farmstead Museum. New theme: “The Female Frontier” supported by two new exhibits. Day includes tour, vendors with arts, crafts and jewelry as well as entertainment and food. $7.50/advance, $10/at door, $25/Family fun pack. Heritage Farmstead Museum, 1900 W 15th St, Plano. 214-403-9878. HeritageFarmstead.org. Nature Walk – 10am. Explore LLELA’s trails with a Texas Master Naturalist in this guided search for animal tracks and signs and learn more about the natural history of LLELA. All ages. $5. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. 972-219-3930. LLELA.org. Ferns of Texas – 10-11:30am. Speaker: Dr. George Diggs, Biology Professor at Austin College. Ferns grow in all parts of Texas, even the dry parts. Learn which ones are native to our North Texas area and more. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Rd, Sherman. Register: 903-786-2826. FriendsOfHagerman.com. Star Wars Reads Day – 10am-12pm. Dress up as your favorite Star Wars character and join us
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 Barktoberfest: October 11, Frisco for Star Wars crafts and activities (while supplies last). All ages. Emily Fowler Library, 502 Oakland St, Denton. 940-349-8752. Family Pumpkin Fun Walk – 10am-12:30pm. Walk the trail and then enjoy a pumpkin decorating activity. Each family must provide one pumpkin to decorate. All decorations for your pumpkin provided. $7/family. Memorial Park Recreation Center, 1950-B S Valley Pkwy, Lewisville. Registration: 972-219-5061. CityOfLewisville.com. Long Lasting Fall and Winter Color – 10:15am. Learn the secrets of fabulous fall and winter color at this exciting gardening clinic. Find out which plants bloom through the cool season and how to make the most of them. Free. All Calloway’s Nursery locations. 817-222-1122. Calloways.com. Read to Rover – 11am. See Oct 1 listing. Denton Public Library, South Branch, 3228 Teasley Ln, Denton. Registration required: 940-349-8752. Design Your Own SmartScape – 11am-12:30pm. The Biodiversity Education Center. More info: CoppellCommunityGarden.org.
savethedate SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 Barktoberfest 2014 – 12-4pm. Family fun benefiting the rescued dogs and cats of Frisco Humane Society. Wide variety of fun events, activities, demos and vendors for humans and their canine friends. Visit the FHS Fabulous Felines booth. We’ll have FHS cat T-shirts for sale and info about our Fabulous Feline program. Admission free. Frisco Commons Park. For details: FriscoHumaneSociety.com.
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savethedate MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 Recycling is Fun Day – Sponsored by the Environmental Education Department and Progressive Waste Solutions (formerly IESI), the city’s trash and recycling contractor. While visiting the facility students and parents can visit a variety of green vendors and exhibitors in the parking lot. More info: McKinneyTexas.org/Green.
Smart Yards for North Texas Talk & Tour – 10am12pm. Learn about soil preparation, which plants work best in our clay soil and our North Central Texas climate. Free. Environmental Education Center, 4116 W Plano Pkwy, Plano. More info & register: LiveGreenInPlano.obsres.com. North Texas Environment Meetup – 7:30pm. Topic: Lobbying For Change. Also will discuss latest environmental news. Meet other like-minded environmentally-conscious people. Snappy Salads, 5930 W Park Blvd, Plano. Meetup.com/ Environmentalists.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 Texas Rose Festival – Oct 16-19. 10am-5pm, Thurs-Sat; 12-5pm, Sun. Offers ceremonial events: Queen’s Coronation, Rose Show featuring 14,000 blooms, Queen’s Tea and Rose Parade. Free. 420 Rose Park Dr, Tyler. For schedule & more info: TexasRoseFestival.com
savethedate THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 Natural Networking: Lunch & Learn – 11:30am-1pm. Business owners and professionals who help people live better by promoting health, wellness, sustainability, personal growth, integrative medicine, healthy kids and pets, financial well-being and peace of mind, please join us as we connect our community. Meets 3rd Thurs each month. Open group. Menu includes salads and gluten-free pizza. Hosted by Natural Awakenings North Texas Magazine. Networking is $10 (cash only) or support our host restaurant by purchasing your own lunch and there is no charge for meeting. Held at Palio’s Pizza Café, 1941 Preston Rd, Ste 1004, Plano. RSVP important; space limited. Leave your details on our RSVP hotline: 469-3229549 or NAMS@NA-NTX.com. How Essential Oils Can Benefit Your Life – 7-8:30pm. Join us for healthy treats and good conversation as we learn about using dōTERRA Essential Oils and how they can benefit your life. All attendees receive a free sample. Raffle for a chance to win dōTERRA Essential Oils. Free. Massage Space, 7000 Independence Pkwy, Ste 180, Plano. Yana Kolmakova: 214-886-3720. Dallas DownRiver Club Meeting – 7pm. Canoeing, kayaking and rafting club. Roma’s, 7402 Greenville Ave, Dallas. 214-373-0500. More info, Dale Harris: 972-680-2727 or Dale_Harris@sbcglobal.net.
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unusual and everyday items to create open-ended works of art. Will read a book that ties into item. Denton Public Library, North Branch, 600 N Locust St, Denton. Registration required: 940-349-8752.
Fire Fighter Story Time – 11am. Read about firefighters and learn about fire safety from our local fire fighters. Best for ages 1-5. Denton Public Library, North Branch, 600 N Locust St, Denton. 940-349-8752.
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Night Hike – 6:30-8:30pm. Follow our trail guides on a moonlit stroll down the nature trails. Age 5 & up. $10/person, $4/annual pass holders. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. Registration required: 972-219-3930. LLELA.org. Night Hike on Campión Trail – 7-9pm. Explore the nighttime world of animals of Campión Trail with native species experts and learn more about the sights, smells and sounds of nature at night. Learn more about the kinds of animals that call Irving home. Pre-registration required: 972-742-2296.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 Food Day for Kids – 8am-12pm. Join in a nationwide celebration and movement toward healthier, more affordable, sustainable food. Free. Coppell Farmers’ Market, 793 S Coppell Rd, Coppell. CoppellFarmersMarket.org. Peanut Festival – 8am-5pm. Includes a parade at 10am, more than 200 booths with crafts and displays, a food court, Kid Alley, entertainment, prize drawings, car show, quilt exhibition and tractor expo. A carnival sponsored by Holiday Auto Group open prior to the festival from 6-10pm, Oct 16 & 17 and all day of the festival. Admission free. Whitesboro For entry forms & more info: 903-564-3331. Annual Wildflower Seeding – 9-11am. Gather your friends, family, scout troop and neighbors and do the “buffalo stomp” with the herd of seeders. Enhance the beauty of the trail system by participating in the annual seeding. Free. Moore Road Park, Coppell. CoppellTX.gov. Smart Yards for North Texas Talk & Tour – 9-11am. Learn about soil preparation, which plants work best in our clay soil and our North Central Texas climate. Free. Environmental Education Center, 4116 W Plano Pkwy, Plano. More info & register: LiveGreenInPlano.obsres.com. Read to Rover – 10am. See Oct 1 listing. Denton Public Library, North Branch, 600 N Locust St, Denton. Registration required: 940-349-8752.
savethedate SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 Wellness Fair – 10am-2pm. In partnership with the Plano ISD Education Foundation and Plano ISD Health Science Academy. Free health screenings and information for a variety of health issues from Presbyterian Hospital, Asian Breast Health Outreach group, Collin County Community Health Center, Family Audiology, CURE. Carter Blood Care will have mobile donation units on hand. Haggard Park, Courtyard Theatre. PlanoInternationalFestival.org. REI Garage Sale –10am-3pm. REI members score epic deals. Find slightly used or returned gear and clothing for way less than what you’d pay for it new. REI Plano, 2424 Preston Rd. 972-985-2241.
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Star Coyote Sound Temple Open House: October 25, Plano Fall Grasses for Texas Gardens – 10:15am. Discover how to create bold color, texture and interest in fall gardens using Proven Winners® ornamental grasses in this informational workshop. Free. All Calloway’s Nursery locations. 817-222-1122. Calloways.com. StoryTime at Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center – 11am. A special nature-themed StoryTime. After the StoryTime, enjoy an educational hike led by a Texas Master Naturalist. For children ages 3-5 and their families. 3310 Collins Rd. More info: 940-349-8752.
savethedate SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 Plano International Festival – 11am-5pm. Showcasing cultures in an environmentally friendly way and healthy living around the globe. Experience food, performances, displays and activities from around the world. Zero waste practices followed. Admission free. Haggard Park. PlanoInternationalFestival.org.
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savethedate SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 Texas Veggie Fair – Annual festival featuring vegan and vegetarian food court, vendors, animal advocates, speakers and live music. Free. Reverchon Park, 3505 Maple Ave, Dallas. TexasVeggieFair.com. Family Fun with Board Games – 2-4pm. Bring the whole family for an afternoon of board games, from classics to cooperative board games like “Max the Cat,” which encourages teamwork to beat the game, not each other. Emily Fowler Library, 502 Oakland St, Denton. 940-349-8752. All About Skin Care – 5:30-7pm. Join us for elegant treats as we discuss skin care concerns and innovative ways to solve them. Certified estheticians onsite to do personal skin consultations. Raffle prizes and free product samples. Free. Massage Space, 7000 Independence Pkwy, Ste 180, Plano. Yana Kolmakova: 214-886-3720.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 No Paintbrushes Allowed: Painting with Combs – 11am. Ages 3-5 experience sensory art using both
Nature Awareness Day Camp: Mountains – 9:30am-2:30pm. Learn about the plants and animals in your own backyard in the North Texas area. Become comfortable and knowledgeable in your own environment. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc., 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Details: 940-440-8382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com. Weston A. Price Plano TX Chapter Meeting – 6-7:30pm. Tired of confusing nutrition “trends?” Learn how to prepare and eat traditional foods like our ancestors with practical steps for changing your diet. Meet others and share tips. Free. HealthWorks, 2317 Coit Rd, Ste B, Plano. Shari Miles: 972-6121800. HealthWorksTX.com.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 Make and Take Rain Barrel – 6:30-8:30pm. Learn how to collect and utilize rainwater at home and construct very own 55-gallon rain barrel. Open to Coppell residents only. Town Center, 255 Parkway Blvd, Coppell. CoppellCommunityGarden.org.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 Fall Festival – 6-9pm. Includes carnival games, bounce houses, bake walks, balloon animals, climbing walls, face paintings, live entertainment and more. Everyone welcome. No scary costumes, please. Free admission. Food available for purchase; cash only. Stonebriar Community Church, 4801 Legendary Dr, Frisco. 469-252-5200. Stonebriar.org. Stars on the Prairie – 7-9pm. Bring a blanket and a comfy chair to LLELA and settle in for a fascinating evening as we explore the wonders of the night sky. Age 5 & up. $10. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. Reservations required: 972-219-3930. LLELA.org.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Annual Fall Festival– In-Sync Exotics, 3430 Skyview Dr, Wylie. 972-442-6888. InSyncExotics.com.
savethedate SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Third Annual Sustainability Fair – Speakers, classes, demonstrations, exhibits. Learn to live sustainably at Live Green in Greenville. Wildflower Village will have a booth. Includes solar and other renewable energy, organic gardening, alternative health, green transportation, medicinal herbs, permaculture and more. Greenville Market Square, 2400 Lee St at Bois d’Arc, Greenville. More info, Terry Jensen: 972-251-1532. GreenvilleFarmersMarket.com/ Sustainability-Fair. Nature Awareness Day Camp: Mountains – 9:30am-2:30pm. Learn about the plants and animals in your own backyard in the North Texas area. Become comfortable and knowledgeable in your own environment. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc., 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Details: 940-440-8382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com.
Water Collection/Ferro Cement Tank Building Workshop – 10am-4pm. Covers Ferro-cement thin shell tank. Ferro-cement is a 1” thick shell that is flexible and therefore crack proof. $35/person. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc., 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Details: 940-440-8382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com. 2014 Downtown Plano Feastival – 10am-8pm. A high-energy celebration of merchants, music and food from Downtown Plano and Collin County. Features performances from up and coming local acts representing an array of genres. Includes Pumpkin Race and Special Olympics of Texas Fire Truck Pull. More info: VisitDowntownPlano.com. Spring Bulbs, Fall Planting – 10:15am. Enjoy a fabulous spring show with bulbs. Daffodils, Tulips, Lilies, Caladiums and more, can be planted now for an early season show. Learn to plant bulbs for easy spring color. Free. All Calloway’s Nursery locations. 817-222-1122. Calloways.com.
savethedate SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Star Coyote Sound Temple Open House – 11am-2pm. An afternoon of peaceful, creative, relaxing fun with a drum circle and the soothing sounds of gongs, didgeridoos and Tibetan bowls. Tea and light snacks served. RSVP for location: 512-788-1236, JodiSacredSound@gmail.com or StarCoyoteSoundTemple.com.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 Connemara Meadow Preserve Open House – 7-11am. Experience what makes this natural oasis in the middle of suburbia so special, and always surprising. Free. Connemara Meadow Preserve, 300 Tatum Rd, Allen. ConnemaraConservancy.org.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 Teen LegoMania – 6:30pm. Build one of our challenging projects or just build for fun. All LEGOs provided by the library (please don’t bring own). Ages 11-17. Emily Fowler Library, 502 Oakland St, Denton. 940-349-8752.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 Night Hike – 6-8pm. Follow our trail guides on a moonlit stroll down the nature trails. Age 5 & up. $10/person, $4/annual pass holders. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. Registration required: 972-219-3930. LLELA.org.
plan ahead SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Bird Walk – 8-11am. Bring binoculars and field guides if have them, and learn what to watch for in habits, characteristics and calls from Gailon and Rodney, both with Prairie and Timbers Audubon Society. Can expect about 30+ species. All ages welcome. Connemara Meadow Preserve, 300 Tatum Rd, Allen. ConnemaraConservancy.org. National Family Literacy Day with Library Larry Live – 10-11:30am. Celebrate with the cast of Library Larry’s Big Day; children get a free book. A ReadyRosie representative will help parents sign up to receive daily videos with easy educational activities. Emily Fowler Library, 502 Oakland St, Denton. 940-349-8752. Birding Basics: Creating a Bird Friendly Backyard – 10:15am. Create a backyard haven for birds and beneficial wildlife. Learn how to attract particular species of birds by providing the correct bird foods, housing and environmental conditions. Free. All Calloway’s Nursery locations. 817-222-1122. Calloways.com. Horsemanship Day Camp – 11am-4pm. Ages 7 & up. Adults welcome. We can set up an all adult class for a minimum of 6 adults. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc, 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Details: 940-440-8382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com. Fall Kayak Tour on McWhorter Creek – 1-3pm. All skill levels welcome; paddlers receive an introduction to kayaking on dry land before pushing off into the water. All equipment provided. $15/paddler plus $5 LLELA gate fee. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. 972-219-3930. LLELA.org.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Texas Renewables 2014 – Nov 3-6. The only conference exclusively focused on the advancement of renewable energy in the state of Texas. Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 N Olive St, Dallas. More info: 512-345-5446, treia.org.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Mindful Mommy To Be – 5-8pm. Nutrition, over-
coming fears, birth planning, and how chiropractic care benefits mother and baby. For couples to learn holistic support tools for a successful pregnancy. $20/couple. HealthWorks, 2317 Coit Rd, Ste B, Plano. Deja Erwin: 972-612-1800. HealthWorksTX.com.
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savethedate SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Fall Festival – 2-6:30pm. A fundraiser to support Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center. Includes activities for all ages: games, horseshoe tournament, hay rides and a camp fire with drumming and storytelling. Raffle and silent auction. Food and drinks for sale. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc, 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Details: 940-440-8382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com.
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savethedate SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 TUF Turkey 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run – 8am. Sponsored by Transform U Fitness whose mission is to raise needed funds for Journey to Dream dedicated to assisting homeless, abandoned and at risk youth in the Lewisville area. Transform U Fitness, 1565 W Main St, Ste 240, Lewisville. 214-577-9641. TUFBodies.com.
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savethedate SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Beauty & The Beast: A Traditional British Panto – Nov 29-Dec 28. 7:30pm, Fri; 2:30pm & 7:30pm, Sat; 1:30pm & 5pm, Sun. Theatre Britain presents the world premiere of pantomime by Jackie Mellor-Guin. Includes wacky characters, the dame, a ghost, a black light scene and audience participation. $21/adults, $16/students/seniors (60+), $11/under age 14. The Cox Building Playhouse, 1517 H Ave, Plano. Tickets & more info: 972-490-4202 or Theatre-Britain.com.
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sunday Sunday Morning Rides – Various start times and lengths. Richardson Bikemart, Southeast corner of Campbell Rd & Coit Rd, in the front parking lot. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972231-3993. Teen/Adult Horse Club – 11am-5pm. Do you have horse experience, but wish to ride and learn more? Join the Camp Tonkawa Horse club. This Sunday club is for Adults, children come on Saturdays, Homeschoolers on Mondays. $15. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc, 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. For restrictions & details: 940440-8382 or CampTonkawaTexas.com/Classes/ Horse_club.shtml. Visit the Cats – 11am-6pm, Sun & Sat. A selfguided tour to learn about the animals that call InSync home. Helpful volunteers available to answer any questions. $10/adult, $7/senior (65+), $7/child (4-12), free/under 4. In-Sync Exotics, 3430 Skyview Dr, Wylie. 972-442-6888. InSyncExotics.com. Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group – 2-3pm. 3rd Sun. Get info on local resources, education and support. Open to anyone whose loved one may be affected by dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Autumn Leaves of McKinney, 175 Plateau Dr, McKinney. 972-542-0606. ZSmith@AutumnLeavesLiving.com. Nature Explore Family Club – 3-4pm. 1st Sun. Also 1st Mon, 9-10am. Event aims to connect children and families with nature through fun, ageappropriate activities. Free. Environmental Education Center, 4116 W Plano Pkwy, Plano. Register: LiveGreenInPlano.obsres.com.
monday savethedate MONDAY Robert Muller School and Center for Living Ethics: Tea, Talk, Tour – 9:30am. 1st Mon. We invite you to come learn more about our heart-centered, scientific, loving, intuitive and co-creative approach to learning. Robert Muller School, 340 Country Club Rd, Fairview. RSVP requested: 214-544-8338. CenterForLivingEthics.org. Overeaters Anonymous – 12pm. Weekly Mon-Fri. A 12-step recovery program for compulsive eating. Prairie Creek Baptist Church, 3201 W 15th St, Plano. 972-238-0333. Angela’s Open Mic Night – 6pm. Grab your guitar, keyboard, banjo, etc and come show us what you got. Also offer live music every Thurs, Fri & Sat in a warm, family-friendly atmosphere
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where we feature comfort food and great spirits. Free. Angela’s at the Crosswalk, 1010 E 15th, Plano. 972-633-9500. AngelasCrosswalk.com. Beekeeping Meeting – 6:30pm. 2nd Mon. Beginner to experienced keepers welcome, ages 8-80. Free. Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association meets at Heard-Craig Center, 205 W Hunt St, McKinney. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-8438084. CCHBA.org. Monday Night Ride at Arbor Hills – 6:30pm. Bring bike, helmet and light. Meet at the trail head at Arbor Hills. More info: DORBA.org. Native Plant Society Meeting – 7pm. 3rd Mon. Guest speakers on topics related to native plants and habitats. Free. Dallas Chapter Native Plant Society. REI Outdoor Equipment Store, 4515 LBJ Frwy, Dallas. 866-527-4918. Open Stage – 7pm-12am. An opportunity to practice performance on a stage with an engaged and supportive audience. Performers sign up to show off their skills in a 5-min time slot, which we film and share with the performer to help hone their craft. After variety show, practice any and all types of performing art. $5 cover, 21+. House of Poets, 580 W Arapaho Rd, Ste 199, Richardson. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 214-494-0952.
tuesday savethedate TUESDAY Healthy Eating Tours – 10am & 4pm. Learn how to make healthier choices, using our ANDI scoring system. Learn how to read labels; build menus around plant-based foods low in fat to ensure highly nutrient dense meals. Whole Foods Market, 2201 Preston Rd, Plano. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-612-6729. Dallas Museum of Art – 11am-3pm. 1st Tues. Programming designed specifically for children age 5 and under and their families, but all ages welcome. Art-making activities, story times, performances, and gallery activities. Free. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas. 214-922-1200. Yoga for Runners – 6:45-7:45pm. 20-wk program, less than $8/session. Luke’s Locker, 959 Garden Park Dr, Allen. For details & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-854-6244. Collin County Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas Meeting – 7pm. 2nd Tues. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. More info: 972-380-4030. HeardMuseum.org. PTAS Chapter Meetings – 7pm, refreshments; 7:30pm, meeting & program. 4th Tues, Sept-Nov
& Jan-May. All meetings and other activities open to everyone. PTAS offers interesting programs and wonderful guest speakers at our meetings that bring a great variety of expertise and excitement to the membership. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. Program details: PrairieAndTimbers.org. Public Knowledge – 7pm. 1st Tues. Adults celebrating brains and brews through conversation and presenters from diverse fields in science and history. Different bar or restaurant location each month. For location details: FWMuseum.org/PublicKnowledge.
wednesday Nature Awareness Club – 9:30am-2:30pm. 2nd Wed &/or Thurs; Club members choose one day each month. Learn about our local North Texas plants and animals, through activities, games, and nature walks. Bring your Nature Journals and pencils. Children 4 & up. $15. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc, 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Pre-registration required, mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 940-440-8382.
savethedate wednesday Business Opportunity: LegalShield – 11:45am1pm. Learn how to generate extra daily cash or full-time income sharing very affordable legal and identity theft plans by LegalShield. Work at your own pace and style; promote the casual referral to friends and family, or work business accounts, HR benefit plans or broad consumer markets. $15 includes entree, drink and gratuity. Razzoos, 3904 Dallas Pkwy, N of Parker Rd, Plano. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings, Pam: PamelaWidom@yahoo.com. Breastfeeding Cafe – 12-1pm. Designed to offer support to all nursing mothers from newborn challenges to toddler strikes, all breastfeeding moms welcome to join us to chat about breastfeeding at all ages and stages of nursing. Cafe is attended by a Certified Lactation Counselor and/or Le Leche League Leader. Baby scale available to do before and after weights. You may turn up at any time during the cafe to ask your questions. Free. 3253 Independence Pkwy, Plano. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-371-5448.
of art and provide insight into the mind of the artist. Free. Heard-Craig Carriage House located, 205 1/2 W Hunt St, McKinney. 972-569-6909. Adults with Special Needs Cooking Classes – 6-8pm. 1st & 3rd Wed. Call for details. Space limited. $10. Market Street Culinary School, 6100 Eldorado Pkwy, McKinney. Reserve spot now & mention Natural Awakenings North Texas: 972-548-5167. Evening Social Runs/Walks – 6:30pm. Post party new restaurant each 6 weeks. All levels welcome. Luke’s Locker, 959 Garden Park Dr, Allen. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-854-6244. Organic Society Meeting – 6:30pm, seed & info exchange; 7pm, meeting. 3rd Wed. Denton Organic Society. Denton Senior Center, 509 N Bell Ave, Denton. 940-382-8551.
Fitness in the Square (FITS): Part of Be Fit Frisco – 6:30-7:30pm. A free one-hour exercise class in the courtyard in front of Frisco City Hall. For kids 10+ to adults. Bring water, towel, and appropriate clothing and shoes. The type of workout changes each month. Bring your family and move together. Be Fit Frisco, Frisco City Hall Square, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd. 972-292-6501. Greater Dallas Organic Garden Club – 6:308:30pm. 4th Thurs except Nov & Dec. Hear local speakers presenting a variety of topics. REI, 4515 LBJ Freeway, Dallas. gdogc.org. Power Yoga – 6:45-7:45pm. In conjunction with Luke’s Locker Allen, class meets at Allen Yoga Center, 915 Market St, Allen. Details & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-854-6244.
Sport Watch Tech Clinics – 6:30pm. 2nd Wed. Garmin, Polar, Nike, Times, Moto, Soleus. Luke’s Locker, 959 Garden Park Dr, Allen. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-854-6244.
Dallas Down-River Club Meeting – 7pm. 3rd Thurs. Canoeing, kayaking and rafting club. Roma’s, 7402 Greenville Ave, Dallas. 214-373-0500. More info, Dale Harris: 972-680-2727 or Dale_Harris@ sbcglobal.net.
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Men’s Only Pilates – 8pm. Class utilizes all the Pilates equipment. $15. Pilates for Life, 103 W Belmont Dr, Allen. 214-704-3070.
Grapevine Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 18. 8am4pm, Thurs-Sat. Eat healthy with locally-grown produce and products. Town Square Gazebo, 325 S Main St, Grapevine. 817-793-8634. FarmersMarketOfGrapevine.com. Free Admission & Wildlife Program – 9am-9pm. 3rd Thurs. Admission and parking free. 7:15pm, Special Program: Saving Our Birds, The work of the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas. 214-309-5801. Lunch Hour Yoga – 11:30am-12:20pm. Class utilizes the Franklin Method and Smart Spine along with various types of yoga for relaxation and rejuvenation. $15. Pilates for Life, 103 W Belmont Dr, Allen. 214-704-3070. McKinney Farmers’ Market at Adriatica – 3-7pm or sellout. Local and organic meat, dairy and produce vendors. 6851 Virginia Pkwy, W McKinney. 972-5628790. McKinneyFarmersMarket.com. CPR Training – 6-8pm. American Heart Training Center with 125 trained instructors. Texas CPR Training, 4013 Carrizo, Plano. 214-770-6872. TexasCPR.com. Dallas Organic Garden Club – 6:30pm, refreshments; 7pm, meeting. 4th Thurs, except Nov & Dec. Free. REI, 4515 LBJ Freeway, Dallas. DOGC.org.
friday Free Mom & Kids Yoga – 5:30-6pm. 1st Fri. Find out how our Multisensory Kids Yoga can help improve your child’s focus and grades while keeping you both fit at the same time. SMARTS Club, 8780 Preston Trace Blvd, Frisco. Registration required & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 214-872-8592. Free Community Yoga – 6-7pm. 1st Fri. Suitable for all levels. Learn to breathe, relax and renew. Space limited. Free. Transform U Fitness, 1565 W Main St, Lewisville. Pre-registration required: 972-849-9666. Acoustic Jam Session – 7pm. Weekly open jam and song circle. All acoustic instruments and levels welcome. All music genres welcome. Sponsored by the Visual Art League of Lewisville. Free. MCL Grand, 100 N Charles, Lewisville. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-444-0825. Community Dance – 7-9:30pm. 2nd & 4th Fri. Live Music, varied styles. Fun for all ages 21 and up. $5/ person Denton Senior Center, 509 North Bell Ave, Denton. For details & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 940-349-8720.
Frisco Noon Lions Club – 12-1pm. 2nd & 4th Wed. Friendships, fun and fulfilling. Come share the joy of community involvement and fellowship while helping make the world a better place. Designed for busy small business owners and professional and works well for the time conscious individual (stay at home mom, student, retiree). All welcome, ages 18 & up. Free. Buy own lunch if wish to eat. For details, Brandy Miles & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-335-2487 or Brandy@ MarilynKuhlman.com. Art History Brown Bag Series – 12:30-1:30pm. 1st Wed. Presented by Annie Royer. A look at the “isms” including cubism, romanticism, modernism and impressionism. How did one “ism” influence the next? How did artists influence and challenge each other? Series will heighten one’s appreciation
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Square and Round Dance for Fitness and Fun – 7:30pm. 1st & 3rd Fri. Individuals and couples of all ages welcome. Texas Reelers, 820 W Arapaho, Richardson. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-235-1400.
tour. Visitors welcome to arrive at any time during the open hours and tour at their own pace. Regular admission to LLELA: $5/person; free/age 5 & under. No additional charge for tour. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. 972-219-7980.
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Kayak down the Elm Fork – 12-3pm. 3rd Sat. Whether have lots of river time under your belt or have never set foot in a kayak, you’re welcome here. Kayak Power provides equipment and instruction followed by a 6-mile trip down the Elm Fork to a shuttle vehicle. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. Reservation required: 214-669-1663.
Denton Rugby – We are always looking for new recruits in Dallas Fort Worth Area. Email for more info about how to join. Currently we have players that live in Lewisville, Flower Mound, Keller, Southlake, Frisco and many others. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings to Jason Millerd: JMillerd@TWU.edu. Pathfinders Fun Cycling – A free, non-competitive riding group for all cycling skill levels. Short, weekly bicycle rides for the purpose of fun and exercise. All rides held on the weekend, less than 20 miles and include a food destination and a “no rider left behind” policy. Routes and destinations change each week. For more info: Facebook.com/ CycleHighlandVillage. Operation Kindness – 3rd Sat. No Kill animal shelter brings animals for adoption. Weather permitting. Whole Foods Market, outside store, 2201 Preston Rd, Plano. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-612-6729. Saturday Morning Rides – Various start times and lengths. Richardson Bikemart, Southeast corner of Campbell Rd & Coit Rd, in the front parking lot. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-231-3993. Small Fry Sports Classes – A skills and developmental sports class for boys and girls ages 3 & 4. Each month offers a different sport which allows children to develop new skills and gain exposure to all sports offered at the Y. Parents participate alongside their child during this fun and active class. $20/YMCA Family Member, $40/everyone else. Frisco Family YMCA, 3415 Main St, Frisco. Trey Gilmore: 214-297-9622. Coppell Farmers’ Market – 8am-12pm. Seasonal produce for the North Texas area, natural meats and eggs, seafood, organic dairy products, honey, teas, breads, mixes, flowers, plants, and more. Coppell Farmers’ Market, Corner of Bethel & S Coppell Rds, Coppell. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: CFM@CoppellCommunityGarden.org. CoppellCommunityGarden.org. McKinney Farmers’ Market at Chestnut Square – 8am-12pm. Local and organic meat, dairy and produce vendors. Locally grown and produced food and craft items. Live music. 315 S Chestnut St, McKinney. 972-562-8790. McKinneyFarmersMarket.com. Saint Michael’s Farmers’ Market – Thru early Nov. 8am-12pm. Shop local and fresh, with farmers/growers who practice natural, sustainable, organic farming and are within a 150-mile radius of Dallas County. Baked goods, tamales, cheeses, eggs, local honey, meats, and pastas also available. Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 8011 Douglas Ave at Colgate Rd, Dallas. SaintMichaelsMarket.com. Frisco Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct. 8am-1pm. A bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables creates a colorful welcome to those who appreciate the “buy fresh, buy local” idea. Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco. FriscoFarmersMarket.org.
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Recycling is Fun Day: October 13, McKinney Recycling: Electronics – 9-11am. The city of Plano encourages residents to bring all old electronic devices (not being used) to this site for proper disposal. For details, location & mention North Texas edition of Natural Awakenings: 972-769-4150. Greenville Farmers’ Market – Thru Dec 15. 9am12pm. 2400 Lee St on Bois d’Arc, Greenville. 972251-1532. GreenvilleFarmersMarket.com. Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Waste Collection Program – 9am-12pm. 2nd Sat. For Lewisville residents; must bring driver’s license for proof of residency. A convenient, safe and environmentally sound way to get rid of waste materials that should not be put into the landfill. City of Lewisville Residential Convenience Center, 330 W Jones St. CityOfLewisville.com. Collin County Farmers’ Market – 9am-1pm. Features Texas-grown produce and meats, locally made products and a community center to learn about green and healthy living. Fairview Farms, 3314 N Central Expressway, Plano. 970-209-4694. CollinCountyFarmersMarket.org. Free One-Hour Seminars – 10am. Topics: gardening, beekeeping, rainwater collection, goat milking, poultry. Ploughshare Institute for Sustainable Living, 7781 Gholson Rd, Waco. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 254-754-9663. Power Yoga Flow – 10-11:15am. With Crystal. Designed for proficient to advanced yoga students. Build strength and flexibility in this challenging and invigorating class. Meet and practice outdoors on our beautiful deck. $15 or class pass. Pilates for Life, 200 S Austin Dr, Allen. 214-704-3070. Pilates-ForLife.com. Second Saturday for Youth – 10-11:30am. For youngsters aged 4-10; children 6 & under must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, A/V Classroom, 6465 Refuge Rd, Sherman. Reservations necessary: 903-786-2826. Kid’s Fish – 11am-1pm. Ages 4-11. The opportunity to go outside to our pond and do some live fishing (weather permitting). If bad weather will have a scavenger hunt. Free. Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, 2501 Bass Pro Dr, Grapevine. 972-724-2018. Visit the Cats – 11am-6pm. See Sun listing. In-Sync Exotics, 3430 Skyview Dr, Wylie. 972-442-6888. InSyncExotics.com. Homestead Open House – 12-3pm. 3rd Sat. Time subject to change during heat of summer. The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area is home to several historic structures, most notably the Minor-Porter Log House, which dates to about 1869. Volunteers on hand to guide visitors through the structures and answer questions in this informal
Frisco Humane Society Adoption – 12-4pm. 1st, 3rd & 5th Sat. We invite you to meet and greet some of the wonderful dogs and cats available for adoption from Frisco Humane Society. PetSmart in Frisco, 3333 Preston Rd. 972-498-8980. Heard Nature Photographers Club – 1:30pm. 2nd Sat. Speakers and discussions. Topics include how-to and technique discussions and travelogue presentations. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. More info: 972-462-7314. Sunday Mountain Bike Group Ride – 6pm. Open to all levels. Informal and leaderless. Food, fun and riding. Food served after the riding. Location changes weekly. For details & location: BBishop@ Bikemart.com. Stargeezer Star Party – 6:30-9:30pm. 1st Sat. Bring the whole family. Star parties begin at sunset, weather permitting. Free. Spring Park, Jonandrea Ln, Garland. TASObserving.org. Frisco StarFest – Sunset-10:30pm. 2nd Sat. Approximately a dozen telescopes will be set up for your viewing pleasure. Weather permitting. Free. Frisco Commons Park. TASObserving.org.
daily Dairy Farm Tours – By appt only. Experience life on a dairy farm with an educational tour including how and what cows are fed, the benefits of grass-crop based feed (silage), the milking parlor, bottle feeding baby calves along with the learning the benefits of drinking raw milk vs pasteurized milk. Everyone gets samples of milk and treat bags for the children. $5/person age 2 & up. Circle N Dairy, 2074 CR 446 Gainesville. 940-372-0343. CircleNDairy.com. First Aid Classes, CPR & Babysitter Training – Various days. Monthly at various branches. For specific info on cost, space availability, times: YMCADallas.org. Project Passenger Pigeon – Thru Oct 31. Once described as being so numerous that they obscured the sun when in flight, the passenger pigeon is now extinct. The Heard is one of the few educational facilities in the state of Texas with a specimen in its collection. $6-$9. Heard Museum, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. HeardMuseum.org. Dallas Farmers’ Market – 8am-6pm. Year round. One-stop shop for all your produce, meat, floral and specialty-food needs. Farmers from 150 miles around come to give you the chance to “buy locally.” 1010 S Pearl Expwy, Dallas. DallasFarmersMarket.org.
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Peggy Breeze 972-658-1600 • TheBalancedYogi.com Achieve optimal health with Ayurveda, the ancient healing practice that balances body, mind, and spirit. I provide comprehensive assessments that uncover your imbalances, create customized diet and lifestyle plans to help you achieve your wellness goals, offer Ayurvedic therapies and online consultations. Let me help you harmonize and energize your life.
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Zhangping Lu, D.C., L.Ac., M.D. (China) 425 Maplelawn Dr. Ste 101, Plano 75075 972-519-8488 DFWAcupunctureChiropractic.com Whole body wellness center providing chiropractic care, spinal decompression, allergy testing, NAET, IMAET, detoxification, weight loss, hormone balancing, wellness programs and more. All natural healing, no medication, no surgery. See ad, page 11.
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Dr. Vince Baugher, D.C. 2500 Lillian Miller Pkwy, Denton 76210 940-484-6336 • SpinalDecompression.net In delivering quality chiropractic care, our approach is simple, gentle and relaxing. We have been able to save literally hundreds of patients from surgery with the new technology of Spinal Decompression. See ad, page 2.
HaIR CoLoR STUDIoS
9200 E Lebanon Rd, Ste 32, Frisco 75035 214-436-4955 • HairColorStudios.com See full listing under Hair Salon. See ad, page 17.
Acupuncture, Herbs & Nutrition 2121 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Ste 107 Plano 75023 972-704-3730 • PattiCareyLAC.com
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After years in Western medicine, I finally found a way to really help people heal, relieve pain and reduce stress. In my practice I utilize acupuncture (with or without needles), herbal medicine, nutrition and energetics to help you create and maintain the healthy body you deserve. See ad, page 27.
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Robin Bollinger, Licensed IM Trainer Near Preston Rd and Main St, Frisco 214-693-9601 • PerformanceRev.wordpress.com Interactive Metronome training (IM) is a drug free, performance enhancement program that improves your brain-body connections. IM can help you reduce stress, improve concentration and focus, optimize opportunities to learn, improve performance in work-life or sports, recover from brain trauma, and overcome lifelong challenges many people think are "normal". See ad, page 26.
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Dr. Cecilia Yu, D.C.; NUCCA practitioner 12740 Hillcrest Road, Ste 138, Dallas 75230 972-387-4700 • MySynergyBalance.com By aligning the first vertebrae through a precise NUCCA adjustment, Dr. Yu eliminates nerve interference from the brain stem. Such interference can manifest itself in any manner including Scoliosis, skin conditions, behavioral disorders, herniated discs or joint problems. Unlike traditional chiropractic, even traditional upper-cervical chiropractic, there is no popping, cracking or twisting and a NUCCA adjustment holds longer which means you return far less often. See ad, page 27.
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Whole body & lifestyle healthcare rejuvenating your body from the inside out. Comprehensive healthcare— naturally. Visit our website to view our schedule of free workshops. See ad, page 13.
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State-permitted dairy licensed to sell fresh, all natural unprocessed grade A raw milk. Visit us at the farm to learn why our great-tasting, fresh, raw milk is a safe and naturally healthier choice for your family. Call us to schedule a tour to see a working family farm and be sure to visit our on-site store for fresh raw white and chocolate milk, cream, free-range eggs and more. See ad, page 20.
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DEnTISTRY DEnTaL STUDIo of CaRRoLLTon Drs. Robert and Sandhya 2005 W Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton 75010 972-395-0150 • DSofCarrollton.com And 331 W Harwood Rd, Hurst 76054 817-282-4539
Approaching dentistry from a natural, whole body health perspective, we make teeth beautiful, keep them healthy and offer honest education on how balanced structures in the face/mouth can affect your overall health. Serving adults, children and apprehensive clients, at our state-of-the-art facility we offer the cutting-edge "DNA Appliance"; a small device which addresses snoring and sleep apnea, mercury free fillings and crowns, teeth whitening, Clear Braces, TMJ pain and much more. See ad, page 6.
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Vicki Johnston, Founding Director 340 Country Club Rd, Fairview 75069 214-544-8338 • CenterForLivingEthics.org Are you seeking a learning environment that nurtures the whole child? Children thrive in heartcentered relationships that cultivate whole-being intelligence through nature, creativity, discovery, storytelling, meaningful learning and individual projects. Full and part-time programs available. We welcome you to our monthly Tea, Talk and a Tour.
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Functional and Nutritional Medicine 14330 Midway Rd, Building 1, Ste 121 Dallas 75244 972-930-0260 • JenniferEngelsMD.com As a licensed MD practicing functional and nutritional medicine, I find the possible nutritional deficiencies, food sensitivities, and hormonal imbalances that could be contributing to your symptoms. I identify your risk factors for breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and metabolic syndrome; then devise a personalized diet, nutrition and lifestyle program that can help minimize your risk factors and move you toward healing and optimum health.
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HaIR SaLon HaIR CoLoR STUDIoS
9200 E Lebanon Rd, Ste 32, Frisco 75035 214-436-4955 • HairColorStudios.com
SACS-accredited educational alternative that offers individualized, mastery-based instruction for grades 4-12. On-campus and home-study options. Middle and high school international students are welcome. We provide Form I-20.
Open seven days a week. Our coloring stylists love to work with the wonder-ful alternative products we have that are made from natural extracts and yogurt. These exquisite products, such as NAYO, Neuma and Moroccan Oil, actually do improve your hair quality so we in turn can help you look your most radiant while you're out-and-about. Whether you're simply sensitive to some of those harsher chemical lines or just want vibrant, beautiful, healthy hair you'll love our natural approach to how we treat your hair and overall beauty. Ask about free color consultation. See ad, page 17.
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MCKInnEY faRMERS’ MaRKETS Chestnut Square (Saturdays 8am-noon) 315 S Chestnut St, McKinney 75069 Adriatica Market (Thursdays 3-6pm) 6851 Virginia Pkwy, McKinney 75071
Buy your food from the people who grow it. Local and organic meat, dairy, honey and produce, entertainment and more. See ad, page 25.
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Improve your health and vigor. Lose weight. Feel better. Get out of pain. Take the toxins out of the food you're eating and eliminate or improve symptoms such as asthma, ADHD, allergies and more. Convenient, personal phone consultations and coaching with Board Certified Health Coach. Get guides, recipes, ideas, tips, encouragement, support, and accountability. Daily, weekly, monthly programs available. See ad, page 14.
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4851 Legacy Dr, Ste 301, Frisco 75034 972-294-0808 • HealthyKidsPediatrics.com See full listing under PEDIATRICS. See ad, page 9.
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Drs. Han and Buttyan, DDS 4701 W Park Blvd, Ste 201, Plano 75093 972-985-4450 • DentalArtsOfPlano.com Dental Arts of Plano specializes in routine, restorative and cosmetic dentistry with a holistic approach. Mercury-free crowns and fillings, safe amalgam removal, clear orthodontics and jaw stabilizing devices are a few reasons these professionals are sought after. Prioritized treatment, fair and straightforward financial terms, and a real knack for patient care and compassion are reasons their client loyalty is admired by all. See ad, page 9.
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Donna Brown, Clinical Hypnotist, NLP Quorum Dr, Addison 75254 972-687-9010 • DonnaBrownHypnosis.com Are you in a toxic relationship? Has day to day living produced crushed hopes, crumpled feelings, or a can'tdo attitude? Would you like to feel happy? Unafraid? Has something stopped you from becoming successful but you don't know what it is. Hypnosis is a tool that can help you shift into a new way of thinking, feeling and being. Call today if you have questions about how I can help.
JUICIng JUICER HERoES
Bryan and Kristi Wright, Owners 6975 Lebanon Rd, Ste 306, Frisco 75034 469-803-5919 • JuicerHeroes.com/Frisco Raw fruit and vegetable juices, made daily from farm-fresh, local and organic produce. Delicious, healthy, no-sugar or other additives, and served in glass bottles so you can stay and sip, or grab and go, there is a variety of seasonal flavors to suit every taste and desired health benefit. See ad, page 28.
PaWS & CLaWS PET HoSPITaL
Shawn Messonnier 2145 W Park Blvd, Plano 75075 972-867-8800 • PetCareNaturally.com Offering drug-free treatments, antiaging medicine, holistic anesthesia, and blood testing for early diagnosis of cancer in healthy pets. See ad, page 39.
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Money Family / Guy Money, Beekeeper McKinney 75070 • 972-829-3216 Honey as raw, local, organic, yummy and healthy as it gets. Our hives are in Collin and surrounding counties, and because our honey is straight from the hive, nothing added and never heat pasteurized, you get all the vitamins, minerals, live-enzymes, and pollens which are the allergyfighting benefits that are heat filtered out of most other store-bought honeys. Available at Frisco Farmers Market, McKinney Trade Days, Sprouts, Market Street or pick up at our home office. Look for the bee in cowboy boots! See ad, page 40.
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3T’S (TJ’S TERRIfIC ToUCH) Frisco and Lake Kiowa 469-237-4289 • TJ4ttts.com
Specializing in Swedish massage for overall body relaxation and deep tissue massage for tense knotted muscles, an affordable 3T’s massage can help relieve stress commonly associated with a hectic lifestyle. See ad, page 15.
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SW Corner of Coit & Legacy; Inside Legacy Salons of Plano 940-320-9383 • jcsweetescape.com Exotic massage styles include Lomi Lomi and Thai table massage, classic styles such as Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point, reflexology, cranial sacral, prenatal and sports also available. Esthetician services too. See full listing under SPA.
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7000 Independence Pkwy, Ste 180 Plano 75025 972-612-5363 • Massage-Space.com Seven different types of massage therapy for rejuvenation and energy. See ad, page 10.
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1036 CR 203, Collinsville 76233 940-440-8382 • CampTonkawaTexas.com We are all connected to nature, and at Camp Tonkawa, our classes, camps and events help you to nurture that connection. Feel your connection to all living things. Sense the spirit of the wilderness. Know that you are related to the Earth on a practical and a spiritual level. Our goal is for everyone to be as knowledgeable of the natural world as the Native Americans, who love, honor and respect our planet Earth... Mother Nature.
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Dr. Kimberly Wilson, NMD 6545 Preston Rd, #200, Plano 75024 972-608-0100 • InnovationsWellness.com Your family's health is 'naturally' our passion. Using naturopathic medicine, our approach is holistic and non-toxic, helping those with cancer, hormone imbalances, fatigue, chronic illness, depression, and so much more. Let us be a partner in your wellness and show you naturopathic solutions to your health concerns.
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Dr. Marvin Sams 972-612-0160 • GreatBrain.com The Sams Center specializes in evidence based, non-drug therapy for ADD/ADHD, learning issues, chronic Depression and Anxiety, Asperger’s and Autism, epilepsy, Bipolar, and OCD. Quantitative EEG (computerized brain wave analysis) detects and defines the neurological issues; NeuroMatrix Neural Efficiency TrainingTM safely remediates and optimizes brain function. Find out more today. See ads, pages 7 and 16.
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Jill Baumann 214-675-5607 • GuidedPathToHealth.com ThinkingOfBaby.com Specializing in reducing the risks of and reversing the symptoms of the 4A’s: Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies, from preconception through symptomatic child. Providing plans for diet, supplements, functional lab tests, prevention and healing strategies. Convenient 1:1 phone sessions and online programs. See ad, page 20.
SYnERgY BaLanCE
Dr. Cecilia Yu, D.C.; NUCCA practitioner 12740 Hillcrest Rd, Ste 138, Dallas 75230 972-387-4700 • MySynergyBalance.com Are you getting enough antioxidants from your food or supplements? With a simple scan of your palm, I can empower you with an easy to understand report of how effective your nutrition actually is. No needles and safe for children and adults. See ad, page 27.
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Organic Compost Lawn Treatment Beau Propes, Owner 469-744-0281 • EarthKindServices.com Organic lawn treatment that gets amazing results. We do all the work – spreading an even layer of composted top dressing onto your lawn with our specialized spreader. Bare spots fill in, better drought tolerance and disease resistance. Safe for kids and pets. See ad, page 7.
PEDIaTRICS HEaLTHY KIDS PEDIaTRICS
4851 Legacy Dr, Ste 301, Frisco 75034 972-294-0808 • HealthyKidsPediatrics.com Where your child’s health is our passion! Offering a full range of pediatric services integrating conventional and natural medicine for your child’s optimal health. See ad, page 9.
PERSonaL DEVELoPMEnT LIVE YoUR DREaM
Kathryn Kutzer 469-955-5123 • DreamBuilderLifeCoach.com Many people cannot identify their dream; they just know they are discontent with their current life and have a longing for something different. It is my privilege to help people discover the dream that is in harmony with their purpose, and then coach them through a specific process to help them achieve that dream.
PHoTogRaPHY RYan JoHnSon PHoToWoRKS 817-688-6074 • RyanJohnso.com
I like photography because it makes you pay attention to the world around you. There is beauty in everything, you just have to look. Dallas-Fort Worth photographer for hire. Reasonable rates with no project too small.
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Jill Baumann 214-675-5607 • GuidedPathToHealth.com ThinkingOfBaby.com Specializing in reducing the risks of and reversing the symptoms of the 4A’s: Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies, from preconception through symptomatic child. See ad, page 20.
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Martie Whittekin; Certified Clinical Nutritionist Saturday 8am • KWRD 100.7 FM Interviews with authors, doctors and other experts about natural approaches to health and happiness. Listener calls are always welcome. Archives of past shows available on HBNShow.com.
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Private Label Realty 6900 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 110, Plano 75024 469-269-2754 • GillianCunningham.com Thinking about selling or buying a home? I can take you from “For Sale to Sold!” Maximize your home equity with property preparation tips, staging assistance, optimal exposure. Buyer Representation – at no cost to you. Got a real estate question? Ask@ GillianCunningham.com. See ad, page 5.
RESPIRaToRY THERaPY SaLT ESCaPE
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THERMogRaPHY THERMogRaPHY CEnTER of DaLLaS Dr. Genie Fields 5220 Spring Valley Rd, Ste 405, Dallas 75254 214-352-8758 • ThermographyCenter.com
Screening with thermography can detect abnormalities, many times 8-10 years before other screening methods. Non-invasive. No radiation. See ad, page 19.
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SW Corner of Coit & Legacy; Inside Legacy Salons of Plano 940-320-9383 • jcsweetescape.com Exotic massage styles include Lomi Lomi and Thai Table massage, classic styles such as Swedish, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, Reflexology, Cranial Sacral, Prenatal and Sports also available. Esthetician services include facials, body wrap, body bronzing, waxing and tinting. Each service begins with customized ambiance and ends with our gift of hand-selected boxed truffle to round-out your blissful sensory experience. Call today about monthly specials exclusively for Natural Awakenings North Texas readers.
SPIRITUaL DEVELoPMEnT SHIR TIKVaH REfoRM SYnagogUE Rabbi Heidi Coretz 7700 Main St, Frisco 75034 214-500-8304, • ShirTikvahFrisco.org
Services are held on Friday evenings at 7 p.m. Every service welcomes children of all ages. Religious school classes take place on Sunday mornings during school year. Visit website for service schedule. See ad, page 41.
ST. PHILIP’S EPISCoPaL
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Andy Hopkins, Owner 3221 Independence Pkwy, Plano, 75075 972-516-1740 • HealthworksMart.com Online prices at a local outlet store. You don’t have to get “brain drain” while shopping for supplements. We pick only the best products in t h e i r c a t e g o r i e s . F r i e n d l y, knowledgeable staff provides personalized service. On-site nutrition consulting. Educational health events. SW corner Parker/Independence, Plano. See ad, page 11.
WELLnESS CEnTERS nEW STaR CHIRoPRaCTIC & aCUPUnCTURE WELLnESS CEnTER Zhangping Lu, D.C., L.Ac., M.D. (China) 425 Maplelawn Dr, Ste 101, Plano 75075 972-519-8488 DFWAcupunctureChiropractic.com
Whole body wellness center providing chiropractic care, spinal decompression, allergy testing, NAET, IMAET, detoxification, weight loss, hormone balancing, wellness programs and more. All natural healing, no medication, no surgery. See ad, page 11.
SHaMBHaLa WELLnESS CEnTER
215 E University Dr, Denton 76209 940-380-8728 • ShambhalaWellness.com A true wellness center and oasis for body, mind and spirit. Massage, Reiki, yoga, nutrition and counseling are just some of the modalities we offer.
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