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The Gut-Brain Connection: How Food Affects Our Mood

October 27th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

We’ve all heard the phrase, “You are what you eat,” but the connection is more than just physical because food [&hellip

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Fall Beets: Versatile Leaf-to-Root Eats

September 27th, 2022 | by April Thompson

Versatile, nutritious, colorful and flavorful, beets are quite the package deal. This easy-to-grow, multi-season vegetable is packed with nutrition and [&hellip

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Food Dehydration Made Easy: Best Ways to Preserve the Harvest

August 22nd, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Drying food is the oldest known method of food preservation. Middle and Far Eastern cultures have used the sun and [&hellip

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Sustainable Shellfish: Superfood of the Sea

July 21st, 2022 | by April Thompson

The perfect food may not be underfoot, but rather, underwater. It’s delicious, fast-growing, nutritionally dense, sustainably produced, locally available from [&hellip

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The Healthy Food Movement: Pandemic Trends are Shaping Better Local Food Systems

June 20th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Like so much else on the planet, the two-year coronavirus pandemic turned the health food world upside-down. “I found myself [&hellip

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Flower Power: Edible Blooms Add Flavor and Color to Summer Fare

June 20th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Fruits, leaves, stems and roots are commonly eaten as part of a plant-based, farm-to-table diet, but until recently, the only [&hellip

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Savvy Shopper Tips for the Farmers Market

June 20th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

One longstanding obstacle to convincing folks to go all in on local foods at farmers markets is the widespread belief [&hellip

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Planet-Friendly Pours: The Rise of Sustainable Wine and Spirits

May 20th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Iconic food and beverage magazines such as Bon Appetit and Food & Wine affirm that sustainable and socially responsible wines and spirits are becoming [&hellip