As I tentatively begin to step into the pristine landscape of 2013 and leave my footsteps behind me, it seems inevitable that I would look back at the past 12 months and contemplate the year that was 2012. What a whirlwind year it was, after pulling myself out of a personal year-long hell in 2011. [...]
Tag: nutrition
Streamlined healthy passions on Facebook
I finally just went ahead and did it. About four or five months ago when I first began to blog seriously about my passions, I had likewise fiddled with the idea of starting up a Facebook page to specifically broadcast my posts on holistic health & lifestyle, cooking, gardening, etc. I fiddled with Facebook, figuring [...]
Healthy eating: Room at the table for Fluffy and Spot?
I remember the first time I heard of someone feeding their pets “people food” as a health boost. A friend of mine would give his dogs a leg of whatever animal happened to be on the human menu that day, “to help shine their coats and clean their teeth,” he said. I was about 16- [...]
‘Eating out’: Numbers on menus not enough to ward us off overeating
Eating out is such a major part of any social scene these days. Bowling teams, coworkers, women embarking on a girl's night: They all pile into a restaurant that can accommodate large groups of hungry people, to enjoy the atmosphere, the company, and a great, savory meal that just magically appears before them. Heck, even [...]
A locavore’s holiday: National Farmer’s Market Week
In case you didn't know, this coming week August 5 - 11 is National Farmer's Market Week. All hail the mighty American farmer! Locavores, unite! Believe me when I tell you, farmers don't do what they do for the money. Well, they try to. But for smaller farms, it's becoming harder and harder to break even these [...]
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