From the category archives:

Our Health

Small winter harvest pays off at the White House – inspiring us all

March 30, 2010

March 20 was the one-year anniversary of  the White House Kitchen Garden, and Mrs. Obama’s project continues inspire us all – as well as her campaign for health and fresh, local food. I recently read a post on the small winter  harvest from the garden – an amazing story of the garden that survived Snowmaggedon [...]

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Sugar, honey, sweet…

March 29, 2010

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been in the news a lot lately, including the not-so-surprising revelation just last week that it is worse for your health than plain old sugar. HFCS is bad stuff, make no mistake about it.  Research is showing that it has a number of detrimental affects on humans, including increasing [...]

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Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution: 10 things to do right now

March 26, 2010

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution movement has become the tipping point for regular Americans on food consciousness, health, and the impact that our food habits have on our children and communities. Starting with his food revolution in the UK, then the TED Prize, a series of fabulous books, and now a prime-time TV show on ABC [...]

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A food rating system like this would help consumers make better choices

March 2, 2010

For regular people, making good food choices is a complex and confusing thing. With all of the noise about what to eat vs. what not to eat, buying organic vs. non-organic, local vs. non-local, it’s no wonder we have ended up in dire straights. Let’s face it, people are confused. Wouldn’t it be great if [...]

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A Food R/evolution

February 28, 2010

The inspiration for starting this site comes from many places. Allowing myself to live unconsciously with regards to my health and environment, being disgusted with a dysfunctional food system, wanting to share the local abundance that Virginia has to offer, along with my concern for the health and well-being of my family and community are [...]

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Is Wal-Mart (not Whole Foods) going to help us get healthier and save small farms?

February 28, 2010

It’s becoming more and more difficult for me to shop in big name grocery stores. Aisles and aisles of flavorless produce, brightly-colored packages of food-like substances are commonplace. These items have been my drug of choice for many years. Living unconciously – for a variety of reasons – I have eaten these items without thought. [...]

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