FORA.tv

I found an interesting website called FORE.tv. Two nutrition videos that I enjoyed are:

Don't Eat Anything with a Face which is debate between Dr. Neal Barnard, Gene Bauer, Chris Masterjohn and Joel Salatin about whether eating meat is healthy or ethical.  See it at Don't Eat Anything With A Face

Another is the The Future of Meat which discusses meat replacement alternatives at The Future of Protein Meat

FreshPaper - make your healthy investment last longer!

I watched a TEDTalks presentation called "Can a Simple Piece of Paper Change the Way We Eat?" about the discovery of a paper infused with herbs that can prolong the freshness of produce 2 to 4 times longer in the refrigerator.

This is a wonderful "green" product that can encourage people to buy more fresh produce and reduce the spoilage that causes a waste of money.



Go to http://www.fenugreen.com for more information.

Lifestyle, not diet

I recently read Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book called Eat To Live.  It isn't a new book and Dr. Fuhrman has been around quite a while.  But the thing I noticed when I read his book this time around is that the things he recommends can be done for a life time.  I hope that other will enjoy reading his book as well.

www.drfuhrman.com

Skyview Farm and Creamery - Local and Fresh

A great resource for locally grown farm products is Skyview Farm and Creamery.

They produce dairy, beef and other fresh farm products.

You can find them at selected farmer's markets, visit their farm (see directions below) or meet at Overland Park drop off.

Here is the link to their website:  http://www.skyviewfarm.net/


Hours at the farm are Monday- Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday 10 -4, and we try to avoid Sundays.
 
Directions: Take 69 Hwy.  south about 50 miles to Pleasanton.  Take the exit that is marked E.  850 Rd.  (Which is the same exit as the Mound City/52 Hwy.)  Turn left (east) and follow the black top as it makes a sweeping turn south and over a bridge.  Then turn left on 800 Rd., cross the RR tracks, and go about 3/4 mile.  We are on the left with a sign out front that says Skyview Farm.

Boycott These Brands!

DEMAND YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT’S IN YOUR FOOD
Parent Company Donations to defeat Prop 37 (California Right To Know GMO Labeling Initiative: PepsiCo, $2.5M · Kraft, $2M · Safeway, Member of Grocery Manufacturers Association, which donated $2M · Coca-Cola, $1.7M · General Mills, $1.2M · Con-Agra, $1.2M - Kellogg’s, $791k · Smucker’s, $555k · Hershey’s, $519k · Unilever, $467k · Dean Foods, $254k

Boycott the organic and “natural” brands listed below, whose parent companies* donated millions to defeat Prop 37, the California Right to Know GMO labeling initiative.

Call their customer hotlines listed below, and post on their facebook pages.
Tell them you’ll support their brands when they publicly and financially support your Right to Know!

Brookside Organic Market

Sean and Ian got up early and drove over to the Brookside Farmer's Market this fine Saturday morning.  Oh what a bribe of the offer to buy coffee will do!

I picked up some kale transplants to the pack I bought last week.  I also bought Ian a tomato plant.  I bought 2 last week for myself.

I love spring!  I have begun putting my transplants into my raised beds. I am planning on letting my big garden bed in the back rest this summer.  I had the boys put tons of mulch on it. 

This is the first year where I finally have too much mulch!  I have never had enough.  I got my mulch by stopping and asking a crew that was doing tree trimming along the utilities on Blue Ridge Blvd.  I ask if they would drop off a load of their shredded stuff and they said sure!

I now have a huge pile of very roughly chipped wood in my driveway. 

Vegan Mayo!

After buying 2 big, beautiful artichokes at Trader Joe's I decided to find a recipe for vegan mayo in which to dip my leaves!

I found this great recipe video from Toni Fiore at Delicious TV.
http://www.channels.com/episodes/show/14506584/Homemade-Tofu-Mayonnaise