Would you like a side of pesticide with your juicy apple? If you are consuming non-organic apples you might just be getting that. According to the Environmental Working Group, 92% of conventionally grown apples contained 2 or more pesticide residues. So just how dirty is your food? That to me is an alarming amount. Not […]
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Project Green Foot- Week 41
Our little E was sick this past week which made it feel like the longest week ever. We made sure to fill her up with lots of fruits and veggies to help her on her path to recovery. I made her a delicious raw carrot cake treat with an avocado-banana “icing” on top. She ate […]
Project Green Foot- week 22
This week, I took my compost to Whole Foods for the first time, and it did not go as well as planned. When I had originally asked about composting, the women working at customer service told me just to put my compost in a bag and than place it in the designated compost bin near the customer service counter- so that […]
Project Green Foot- Week 21
This past week I picked up our CSA basket and it was loaded with leafy greens. Many I have already juiced and others I am just anticipating how yummy they will taste. The one thing that caught my eye was this beautiful purple kale. At first glance, I wasn’t quite sure if it was kale […]
Green Juice
I try almost every day to have a nice pint of green juice. It tastes good, I feel great after drinking it and I just love the color! What is you drink of choice? Green smoothie? Juice? Tea? Coffee? etc.[print_this] Green Juice Yields: 2 cups Ingredients 1 cucumber 1 large handful of spinach 2 carrots […]
11 Questions to Ask Your Local Farmer
Some people can get a little overwhelmed on their first visit to the farmers’ market. I know I sure did the first time. As time went on, I learned what questions to ask and how. I quickly learned to ask open-ended questions. By letting the farmer explain his practices, you can see if they are a […]
6 Reasons to Buy Organic and Locally Sourced Foods
Where do your fruits and veggies come from? It is amazing to me how today we are “fortunate” enough to have access to any type of food, no matter the time of year. We eat berries and cucumbers in the middle of winter; we can have oranges in the summer. Now take a step back and […]