by Mary Budinger — After the award-winning documentary “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” became available from Netflix in mid-2011, juicers started showing up in people’s kitchens, big time. In the film, Australian entrepreneur Joe Cross decided to take charge of his health by juicing vegetables and fruits for 60 days. He dropped about 80 pounds […]
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Eat healthy for less
December 28, 2012
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Organic produce is expensive, but you can still eat healthy, and save money if you go to some of the local farms or sign up for a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) group in your area. CSAs are basically partnerships between farms and communities, where farms deliver produce directly to the communities. It’s cheaper than stores because […]
Fresh-from-the-dirt food (at your farmers’ market)
August 12, 2012
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by Joanne Henning Tedesco — Recently, I had a wonderful morning at the farmers’ market. The aroma from the vine-ripened fruits and vegetables took me back to the hours spent pulling weeds and picking vegetables when my brothers, cousins and I were kids. Our average pick ratio was about four for the basket to one […]
April 23, 2013
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