Category Archives: Grow Your Own
Seed and Weed Wednesdays will be filled with practical tips for anything gardening related. We hope it will become an exchange of ideas and shared learning through triumphs and failures. I decided to kick off the Seed and Weed Wednesdays with herb preservation, since we are coming into the end of the outdoor growing season. […]
Hard to believe the holiday season is upon us already! We took some time to reflect on our amazing growth and accomplishments of 2016, we have built such strong, healthy communities around real foods and are looking forward to so many more exciting projects in 2017. None of what we do would be possible without the […]
What a ride! This season is off to a great start, so many things happening for Nourish My Soul – it is hard to believe that this is our first “Official” year. Our From The Ground UP alumni launched their Farmers Market and their opening day was a huge success. It was great to […]
I am not going to pretend that I have something new to offer the world wide web in terms of starting seeds, on the contrary, I am certain that I could learn a ton from all of you! Last year was my first attempt at starting my own seeds…let’s just say it didn’t go the […]
Gratitude. Everywhere I look, I see signs of hope through new growth – both literally and figuratively. I am so grateful to witness it all from a front seat. I am grateful that I have all of you that I communicate with, it forces me to take some time and process everything that I experience […]
“Where love rules, there is no will to power, and where power predominates, love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.” -C.G. Jung As I look around our current food system, I see power struggles everywhere. The results have been a 30+ year struggle with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes and no […]
Well, it took me a bit longer to post my follow up on the new USDA Dietary Guidelines and their relationship with school food. But it was for good reason – I have been working on some exciting new projects that I can’t wait to share with you! For now though, I will focus on […]
“I am disgusted with myself” “Sarah” came into my office for her first appointment full of frustration as she continues to gain weight despite her best efforts to move the scale in the other direction. Sarah disclosed the numerous dietary changes as well as the addition of a new exercise routine, which she faithfully gets up […]