Author: Lindsey

I am a holistic nutritionist/conscious eating coach and birth doula, writer, and creativity maven (photographer, cook, crochet/macrame artist, poet, short story writer), gardener, and yogi. I am the mama of three beautiful furbabies, and live in Arizona.

Can consumers afford their own demands?

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________________________________~.~________________________________ Hear ye, hear ye! Burger King has started to jump on the socially conscious bandwagon with their recent announcement that they have decided to forego meat and animal products that grew up in a cage. We're excited, right? First it was pink slime, now it's bye-bye animal cruelty from one of the biggest meat-buyers [...]

April: A month for new beginnings.

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April's coming and going has brought us spring, 2012! As the temps begin to rise here in Arizona to remind us of the very short bridge between spring and the hot official kickoff of summer on the solstice (July 20), everybody is getting the itch. It's the time to start shaking off that winter coat, [...]

Edible ammonia? Pink slime and friends in our food

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Well, it looks like the offending "pink slime" product has been shelved, permanently, thanks to a great public outcry. So what was all the fuss about? If you weren't familiar, or would like a little 'food for thought' about how beef would get to your plate, read on. ___________________________~.~___________________________ Ammonia: It's not usually the first [...]

Gemme’s famous “from seed” experiment

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Well, for good or for ill, I have opened up four packets of veggie/herb seeds, and planted them in a starter situation to see what happens. I took spent newspaper rolls (biodegradable - and good for your compost bin, as well!), cut them in half and planted them firmly inside of a the bottom of [...]

Are we all just “armchair experts” on nutrition?

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Ugh, nothing is worse than an armchair expert. I know, because I used to date one. But how does being an amateur nutritional expert actually hurt us in the end, you ask? Because our knowledge is only as good as the source it comes from. In an article on the Organic Gardening magazine's website, food and [...]