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elcome to the June Inspired Living + Men’s Wellness issue of Natural Awakenings magazine. This month is an enlightened, alpha male-inspired, star-studded issue! First, our Wise Words article features an interview about life lessons with motivational speaker and author Wayne Dyer. This month’s Green Living feature highlights singersongwriter Jack Johnson’s efforts to green his concerts and connect his fans with local environmental nonprofits. Award-winning local novelist and journalist Dan Smith shares with us his thoughts on the topic of our feature article, “The Healing Power of Story.” Finally, our Inspiration article offers ideas for helping alpha boys become the kind of mature, compassionate and awe-inspiring men we feature this month.

If you feel inspired to eat local foods, including those grown in your own backyard, then you’ll enjoy the locavore lineup we’ve prepared for you this month. First, our Community Spotlight looks at the recent visit to Roanoke by Joe Lamp’l, host of the PBS show Growing a Greener World, who came to Roanoke with his crew to film a local segment with the help of Blue Ridge Public Television. Roanoke is doing so many things right, he said, and he’s excited to spread the word about our green and growing community. Second, check out “Living Off the Land,” this month’s Conscious Eating feature, which summarizes the variety of ways we can all eat clean, green and local. Finally, if you want to eat fresh on the road this season, check out this month’s Blue Ridge Green Travel feature, which highlights new developments at farmers’ markets throughout Virginia’s Blue Ridge region.

Looking to plan some fun activities this month? Look no further than our news briefs and calendar listings. In local news briefs, we feature two events that put the “fun” in fund-raising. The Smith Mountain Lake Songwriters Festival benefits St. Jude Hospital, and the Horse and Hound Wine Festival, in Bedford, benefits local animal welfare groups. The Friends of the Lynchburg Nature Center group invites you to enjoy a day of hiking, crafts and music at the first Ivy Creek Park celebration, and Barefoot Studios at 16 West Marketplace in downtown Roanoke would love to have you visit its second free Afternoon of Healing event.

We’re busily preparing for our July Food Watch + Natural Medicine Cabinet issue, and invite your ideas and input. In the meantime, enjoy this inspired issue of Natural Awakenings!

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Tracy Garland, Publisher

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Low- and No-Cost Ways to Feed a Family

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POWER OF STORY How Telling Our Truths Can Set Us Free

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newsbriefs Songwriters’ Festival at Smith Mountain Lake Benefits St. Jude Children’s Hospital

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he local chapter of the nonprofit service organization Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) International, Zeta Nu, is hosting the free Smith Mountain Lake Songwriters’ Festival, June 19 to 22, to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in Memphis. Lyrics on the Lake will bring Nashville singers and songwriters to music venues at Smith Mountain Lake, in Moneta.

A variety of events will be held throughout the weekend. On Thursday, at 7:30 p.m., local musicians will perform at Hot Shots Family Fun Center, in Moneta, with a “meet and greet” with Nashville singers and songwriters. On Friday, more performances will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at Sunken City Brewing Company and at midnight at Moosie’s Restaurant and Bar. On Saturday, a cruise on the Virginia Dare with songwriters will run from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.; tickets are $50 each. Also on Saturday, music will be played from 4 to 7 p.m. at Portside Bar and Grill, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Jake’s Place and at midnight at Moosie’s. A final performance will be held on Sunday, from 1 to 7 p.m., along with a silent auction, at Mango’s Bar and Grill.

The festival is open to the public and everyone is welcome. Donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are encouraged.

Cost: Free; $50 for cruise. Location: Various locations. For more information, call Ronnie Hess at 540-520-0012, email RonnieLHess@aol.com or visit SMLSongwritersFestival.com or SML Songwriters Festival on Facebook. See ad on page 25.

Free Celebration at Ivy Creek Park, in Lynchburg

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he Friends of the Lynchburg Nature Center will host a free celebration at Ivy Creek Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 7. The event will honor the work of volunteers during the past year and the improvements to Ivy Creek Park implemented by the Friends.

The celebration will include woodland hikes, nature and art activities, a plant display, music by Woody and Marcia McKenzie, garden tours, a Nature Zone animal visit, face painting and a beehive demonstration.

Garden and trail tours will feature the rain garden, wildflower garden and pollinator garden. The tours will be led by volunteers from the Friends of the Lynchburg Nature Center and other organizations, including the Lynchburg Master Gardeners, Lynchburg Area Tree Stewards, Lynchburg Master Naturalists and the Appalachian Trail Club. Activities for children include several nature stations throughout the park, staffed by volunteers. The spider web hillside art and toad abode craft stations are creative activities and the macro-invertebrate and bud display stations are opportunities for hands-on nature fun.

Because June 7 is also National Trails Day, the Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor a free butterfly walk at the park from 10 to 11:30 a.m. In addition, children can participate in a catch-and-release fishing program, for a $5 fee, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the fishing pier.

Cost: Free; $5 for fishing event. Location: Ivy Creek Park, 118 Clemmons Lake Pl., Lynchburg. For more information, visit LynchburgNatureCenter.org.

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he city of Roanoke, Roanoke County, Salem and Vinton, in partnership with Coca-Cola and Kroger, are reviving the Recycle and Win program, which offers tips to local residents and features a rewards program for the best recycling efforts.

Educational packets were sent to all single-family households in the city of Roanoke and town of Vinton the week of May 19 with instructions on how to participate and win a $50 Kroger gift card. Residents of Salem and Roanoke County received a postcard the same week, inviting them to drop off recyclable items and enter a chance to win a Kroger gift card at a special event, to be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 7 at Cox Communications.

“Cox Communications has a longstanding commitment to conserving natural resources through our Cox Conserves program,” says Cox Public Affairs Manager MargaretHunter Wade. “Recycling is an important conservation practice and we are pleased to serve as an ongoing recycling drop-off location for Roanoke County residents and now to be able to partner with Coca-Cola for the Recycle & Win event.”

For more information, contact Lauren C. Steele, Coca-Cola Consolidated, at 704-557-4551 or Lauren.Steele@ccbcc.com.

Food Waste Fuels New Initiatives at Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center

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he Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center’s new executive chef, Stephen DeMarco, is bolstering the hotel’s overall green initiative by introducing a new comprehensive composting campaign.

Hotel Roanoke staff place food waste from the hotel’s operations into specialized bins to be picked up by PME Compost. PME sorts the Hotel Roanoke bins for contaminants and non-biodegradable Executive Chef Stephen DeMarco items, then composts the rest, a process that takes about 18 months. Since the program began in April, 61 bins consisting of 7.29 tons or 19 cubic yards of food waste have been collected.

“This is a great initiative that continues our endeavors to be more environmentally-friendly in our operations,” says DeMarco. “We want to remove as much waste from landfills that we can and ultimately, over time, turn our waste into reusable compost which farmers and even our team can reuse in the herb garden. It is vital we facilitate a full-circle approach in our programs where we can.”

“Our philosophy on supporting the local community and businesses is based on the fact that the hotel was built and put back in place by the community, so we have an obligation to then turn around and support the community as much as possible,” said Gary Walton, the hotel’s general manager.

The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center and The Regency Room are members of Virginia Green, a partnership program between the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association.

For more information, visit www.HotelRoanoke.com.

Free Concert Series at Valley Community Church

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alley Community Church, in Roanoke, is offering a free concert series on Wednesdays throughout the month of June, as well as July 2. Music on the Lawn concerts will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on the church lawn. The public is invited.

This is the second season the church has offered the series, which features popular local musicians playing both original and old favorite songs. Visitors are invited to bring lunches as well as chairs and blankets.

The schedule is as follows: Randy Walker on June 4; Bill Hoffman on June 11; Joy Truskowski on June 18; William Penn on June 25; and Jane Gabrielle on July 2.

Cost: Free. Location: Valley Community Church, 5000 Carriage Dr. (behind the Oak Grove McDonald’s), Roanoke.

For more information, call 540-774-5512 or visit vccds.com.

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newsbriefs Free Afternoon of Healing Arts for Women at Barefoot Studios

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arefoot Studios, in Roanoke, will offer its second free Afternoon of Healing Arts for Women from 1 to 4 p.m. on June 22. The event will feature area healing arts practitioners At the first event in October, 18 practitioners offered free massage, reiki, tai chi, art therapy, raindrop therapy, heart math, yoga and healing touch to more than 70 women.

Jane Barefoot Rochelle, certified Healing Touch practitioner and owner of Barefoot Studios, encourages women from all walks of life throughout the area to come and try a modality they may never have tried before, at no cost. “It’s a day to rest, relax and restore,” she says. “We’ve specifically designed the afternoon to be worry-free. All services are free, and nothing will be for sale. There are no ‘shoulds’ and no feeling of obligation. Just come and receive.”

Rochelle hopes that even more practitioners will register to serve at this year’s event. Any interested certified and licensed practitioners can contact her for more information.

Cost: Free. Location: Barefoot Studios, 16 West Marketplace Bldg., 16 Church Ave. SW, Roanoke. For more information, call 540-589-8231, email JaneBarefootRochelle@gmail.com or visit BarefootStudiosAndGallery.com.

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Local Volunteer Needs Votes to Win Conservation Award

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atural Awakenings is urging its readers to vote for a local volunteer who has been nominated for a Virginia’s Cox Conserves Hero award and a prize of $10,000 to be donated to a nonprofit in his name. Voting will be held until June 18 at CoxConservesHeroes.com.

Roanoke volunteer Brian Batteiger was nominated because of his tireless work building trails in the Roanoke Valley, and for his ongoing leadership with Pathfinders for Greenways. He is competing against two other statewide finalists.

The person who receives the most votes will win $10,000 to be donated to the nonprofit of his or her choice.

Almost every weekend Batteiger can be found building or maintaining trails with attention to the details of good design, ensuring safety and sustainability. He has dedicated more than 1,700 hours leading trail work. His work also includes equipment maintenance, grant writing, website management and volunteer recruitment to provide the community with greater access to the outdoors.

Cox Conserves Heroes is an awards program created by Cox Enterprises and The Trust for Public Land (TPL) that honors volunteers who create, preserve or enhance the shared outdoor places in our communities. The program takes place in multiple Cox locations across the nation. More than $380,000 has been donated to local nonprofits and more than 100 volunteers have been honored through the Cox Conserves Heroes program.

For more information and to vote, visit CoxConservesHeroes.com.

New Virginia Science Festival to Be Held in October In May, the Science Museum of Western Virginia and Virginia Tech announced plans for the first Virginia Science Festival, to be held October 4 through 11 in Roanoke and Blacksburg. The festival will feature a week of events and attractions, including more than 100 exhibitors, hands-on activities, live performances and interactive demonstrations.

“We know our region can be proud that such an event has its origins right here in Roanoke,” says Jim Rollings, the museum’s executive director. “Most people don’t know that the Science Museum of Western Virginia and Virginia Tech have a formal partnership to help foster and encourage public understanding of science and technology. This partnership has worked so well—and the biggest proof of this is the Virginia Science Festival itself.”

Honorary co-chairmen are U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine. In support of the festival, the Virginia Tourism Corporation unveiled a new “Virginia is for Science Lovers” logo, and Appalachian Power presented a $25,000 sponsorship. Other partners include Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, Montgomery County and Roanoke City public schools, the Taubman Museum of Art, NASA-Langley and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

In 2013 the Science Museum of Western Virginia was one of 12 recipients nationwide to receive a $10,000 grant from the Science Festival Alliance to kickstart the project.

For more information, visit VirginiaScienceFestival.org or Facebook.com/VirginiaScienceFestival.

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Virginia Tech’s Morrill Living-Learning Community Focuses on Sustainability

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irginia Tech recently announced its new Morrill living-learning community, which will focus on issues of environmental sustainability and provide students with opportunities to be involved in research. Named after Justin Smith Morrill, the Vermont senator who sponsored the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862, it is open to first-year students in any field of study who have an interest in learning about sustainability.

“Sustainability is a word that has many connotations and is being explored across campus in a number of different ways,” says Peter Ziegler, research assistant profesVirginia Tech students plant sor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences office trees and shrubs at the of academic programs. Ziegler is academic director for Catawba Sustainability Center. the Morrill community. “In a sense, the land-grant mission—to advance social and community development, foster economic competitiveness, and improve the quality of life—is a sustainability effort.”

The Morrill community will explore sustainability as a framework, engaging students to understand complex systems, negotiate global perspectives and communicate within interdisciplinary teams. “They will learn to synthesize knowledge from different disciplines towards collaborative problem solving and critical thinking,” says Ziegler.

“Morrill was founded on the idea that sustainability is a shared process across academic disciplines and highly connected to your locale,” said Matt Grimes, assistant director of living-learning programs in Housing and Residence Life. “Students will engage in multidisciplinary and community-centered learning from day one.”

For more information, contact Pete Ziegler at 540-231-9662 or Matt Grimes at 540-231-6205.

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ohnson Orchards, in Bedford, will host its ninth annual Horse and Hound Festival on July 12. Proceeds from the event will benefit local non-profit animal welfare organizations.

Festivities include a patriotic-themed opening ceremony, a parade of horses, live music and dancing. Horses will entertain the crowd and win prizes in events such as English riding and trick riding, and both horses and riders will be available to meet attendees. Dogs will compete for trophies and ribbons in muskrat and lure course races as well as obedience trials.

Nine Virginia wineries will be on hand for tastings and purchases, as well as food and arts and crafts vendors. Tents and ice-cold towels will be available to help attendees relax in the summer heat.

The Kiddie Korral will be open with activities for kids throughout the day, and pony and horse rides will be available for an additional charge. “The Festival is the pace you can enjoy taking your kids and their grandparents,” says festival coordinator, Nancy Johnson.

Tickets for wine tasters are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. General admission is $12 in advance and $15 at the gate. Dogs are $3, children aged 3 to12 are $5 and children under 12 are free. Proceeds benefit Commonwealth Search and Rescue, Brook Hill Rehabilitation Center for Horses and the AllAmerican Mutt Rescue.

For more information, call the Bedford Welcome Center at 540-587-5681 or visit HorseandHoudWineFestival.com.

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ating three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries a week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack, according to research from the University of East Anglia, in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health. The berries contain high levels of powerful flavonoids called anthocyanins, which may help dilate arteries, counter buildup of plaque and provide other cardiovascular benefits.

Published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, the study involved 93,600 women ages 25 to 42 that completed questionnaires about their diet every four years for over 16 years. Those that ate the most berries had a 32 percent reduction in heart attack risk compared with those that ate them once a month or less, even if they ate a diet rich in other fruits and vegetables. “This is the first study to look at the impact of diet in younger and middle-aged women,â€? remarks the study’s lead author, AedĂ­n Cassidy, Ph.D., head of the university’s nutrition department. “Even at an early age, eating more of these fruits may reduce risk of a heart attack later in life.â€?

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Harvard Medical School study found that how well women age in their 70s is linked to the way they ate earlier in life. Researchers started with 10,670 healthy women in their late 50s and followed them for 15 years. Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the results saw fewer chronic diseases among women that followed diets heavy in plant-based foods during midlife; these women were also 34 percent more likely to live past 70. Those that ate most similarly to the Mediterranean diet had even better outcomes—a 46 percent greater likelihood of living past 70 without chronic diseases.

Eleven percent of the subjects qualified as healthy agers, which researchers defined as having no major chronic diseases, physical impairments, mental health problems or trouble with thinking and memory. According to lead author Cecilia Samieri, Ph.D., midlife exposures are thought to be a particularly relevant period because most health conditions develop slowly over many years.

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indfulness meditation training may help people overcome addiction by activating the brain centers involved in self-control and addictive tendencies, suggests research from the psychology departments of Texas Tech University and the University of Oregon.

Scientists led by Yi-Yuan Tang, Ph.D., studied 61 volunteers, including 27 smokers, randomly divided into groups that either received mindfulness meditation training or relaxation training. Two weeks later, after five hours of training, smoking among those in the meditative group decreased by 60 percent, while no significant reduction occurred in the relaxation group.

Brain imaging scans determined that the mindfulness meditation training produced increased activity in the anterior cingulate and the prefrontal cortex; regions associated with self-control. Past research led by Tang showed that smokers and those with other addictions exhibited less activity in these areas than those free of addictions.

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JOURNEY TO MATURITY Setbacks Make Boys Into Men

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He’ll recognize that he makes mistakes, absorb and acknowledge his vulnerability, admit he doesn’t know all the answers and become comfortable with this loss of control. These are the lessons a man must learn to become a more realistic, whole and three-dimensional individual. How he reacts to setbacks and takes responsibility for his actions molds character and helps him take his rightful place in society, rather than a false position.

Instead of being obsessed by competing for things and one-upmanship in the material world like an alpha boy, the alpha wolf grows up by adding strong spirituality and compassion to his life skills. He sees the bigger picture, and by viewing people as friends rather than rivals, is better able to forge mature, loving relationships and be a better father.

Our sons need to be exposed to emotionally intelligent role models and discussions of attendant values and traits. It’s not a simple or easy path, but it’s an essential process for boys and men that benefits them and everyone in their lives.

Nick Clements is an inspirational speaker, workshop leader and author of a trilogy of books on male spirituality and rites of passage, including his recent novel, The Alpha Wolf, A Tale About the Modern Male. He also blogs on masculinity at HuffingtonPost.co.uk/nick-clements.

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In many cases, they are influenced by subtle and overt pressures from parents, peers and celebrity lifestyles, as well as advertising and video games.

As a consequence, these men, obsessed with superficial goals, are emotionally stunted, controlling and unable to form long-term relationships. The good news is that if they can recognize these symptoms and want to change, they may be ready to mature into an alpha wolf, a whole different kind of man.

An essential catalyst for this change usually comes from experiencing personal wounding: being overlooked for a promotion, feeling redundant, losing a friend or status or perhaps sacrificing a former identity to parenthood.

Ultimately, the true test is how he faces such failure and deals with his emotions without labeling himself as weak. The hallmark of mature manhood is how a guy acknowledges his diminishment, not how he manages success.

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Joe Lamp’l interviews John Bryant at Roanoke Natural Foods’ Heritage Point Farm

Growing a Greener World: PBS Show Comes to Roanoke

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hen Joe Lamp’l, host of the popular, award-winning national PBS show Growing a Greener World, spent two days filming in Roanoke during April, he loved what he saw growing in the Star City. It wasn’t just the abundance of local produce that impressed him. It was also the growing community awareness and support for green living, both within and outside the city.

“There are so many good, green things happening in Roanoke,” says Lamp’l, whose show highlights people and organizations around the country doing good things for the planet, especially through gardening. “People here

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put so much energy into the markets, the urban farms and gardening. It’s a great magnet to help stimulate growth and attract younger generations.”

On April 25 and 26, he and his crew visited several spots around Roanoke for an upcoming episode on urban farming and green spaces, to be aired in August.

At the City Market, Lamp’l spoke with market manager Tracie Hughes and farmer Mark Woods, and then visited the green rooftop at the Center in the Square, where he enjoyed a catered event and interviewed architects David Bandy and Nathan Harper. The two-day filming also included a visit to Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op’s Heritage Point

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Farm, where he spoke with co-op staff members John Bryant, Conor Rice and Olivia Wolfe. Lamp’l also paid a visit to Mountain View Community Garden on 13th Street, and filmed a conversation with Mark Powell, founder and director of Roanoke Community Garden Association (RCGA). “It’s great that Roanoke and RCGA are being included in Growing a Greener World,” says Powell. “It goes to show that Roanoke is not just hip but also healthy.”

In the Roanoke City Market Building, Lamp’l enjoyed lunch at Firefly Fare, where chef and owner Chris Parkhurst always features fresh, local produce.

The whole experience was great, Lamp’l says. “The green rooftop at the Center in the Square is an innovative way to add green space in an urban environment,” he says. He also has high praise for the downtown market area in general. “It was such a great day there, with beautiful weather, music and so much enthusiasm. What a great blend of activities and ideas.”

Another important Roanoke feature is its local farm-to-table resources, from farms and gardens to markets and restaurants, Lamp’l adds. “I really enjoyed learning about the association of the co-op’s farm and what a positive impact that is having,” he says. “It’s impressive how the city was involved to help make that happen.” He says such endeavors show people how they can support local farmers easily and benefit from the superior flavor, environmental sustainability and economic boost of locally grown produce. Familiarity with local farmers often inspires people to grown their own food, too, he adds, whether in pots on their balconies or in community gardens such as Mountain View.

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The Growing a Greener World visit was planned long in advance. It began years ago, when Lamp’l gave a presentation to the Blue Ridge Garden Club in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, where he lived at the time. (He lives in Atlanta now.) Several Blue Ridge PBS staff members there expressed interest in Lamp’l’s work, stayed in touch, and eventually, when Lamp’l envisioned his show, he contacted them. “He had this idea for a new program and we said, ‘We like it and we’ll help any way we can,’� says James Baum, Blue Ridge PBS’ president and CEO. Every new program needs a sponsoring station, he explains. “It’s a daunting task to launch a new national program, especially for a station our size. But at the time we had this opportunity and it was clear from the beginning that Growing a Greener World was going to be a big hit.� Part of the partnership’s strength was that the Roanoke area itself was receptive to green ideas and lifestyles, and Lamp’l knew that at some point he would film a show locally.

Now in its fifth season, the program is handled by the public TV station in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. “After two seasons, we realized Joe needed more resources and we needed to give the show a new home,� Baum says. “But we can say with pride that we helped get it started.�

Lamp’l’s visit was sponsored by Blue Ridge PBS, Barrel Cave Wines and Gourmet, Center in the Square, the City of Roanoke, Cool Cities Coalition, Downtown Roanoke, Inc., Firefly Fare, Lib and Amy Catering, Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op, Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau and Sheraton Roanoke. “I really enjoyed the warm response and hope to come back,� Lamp’l says. “Roanoke is exemplary of what we are promoting with the show.�

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Since 2011, FloydFest has partnered with Klean Kanteen to provide free drinking water to all festival-goers. Each year, the festival also produces reusable, stainless steel cups that are available for attendees to purchase. The initiative has successfully eliminated waste from more than 200,000 paper and plastic cups. Throughout the festival, a volunteer Green Team monitors recycling stations, compost piles and water bottle refill stations that are easily accessible to festival patrons throughout the venue. As a result, FloydFest has yielded 10.48 tons of recycling and 9 tons of compost that would otherwise have ended up in a landfill.

FloydFest attendees are also privy to a wide variety of health and wellness products and services. The festival hosts an on-site farmers’ market with fresh, local produce, and many of the on-site food and drink vendors use local and/ or organic ingredients. In addition, the Healing Arts Village offers a variety of relaxation and rejuvenation services, including meditation classes, massages and trapeze lessons. FloydFest also hosts a number of workshops and discussion panels, focusing on topics that include sustainability issues and environmental concerns within the music industry.

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Musician with a Cause Jack Johnson Plans Shows with the Planet in Mind

by Meredith Montgomery

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inger-songwriter Jack Johnson’s touring concerts have almost always doubled as fundraisers for local environmental nonprofits. “Early on, we recognized that we could not only fill a room, but also raise funds and awareness for nonprofit groups we believe in,” says Johnson.

Then, as he started playing larger venues, “I realized the power of touring to connect our fans with local nonprofits in every town we played.”

Johnson and his wife, Kim, also founded two environmentally focused charitable foundations, and during the past five years, all of his tour proceeds have been donated to them, in turn going to hundreds of environmental education nonprofits worldwide. The enabling commercial success began in 2001 when his debut album successfully established this Oahu, Hawaiian’s trademark mellow surf-rocker style.

Since then, he’s released five more studio albums, including the most recent, From Here to Now to You. “While I have so much gratitude for the support our music receives, for me, music has always been a hobby, a side thing. It grew into a way to work in the nonprofit world.

Being engaged in environmental education almost feels like my real job, and the music’s something we’re lucky enough to provide to fund related causes,” says Johnson.

As the size of his audiences grows, so does the size of his potential environmental footprint. On the road, Johnson’s team works with the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance to fuel

all tour trucks, buses and generators. Comprehensive conservation efforts including refillable water bottle stations, plus organic cotton T-shirts and reusable or biodegradable food service ware are standard at his shows. “We try to be environmentally conscious every step of the way,” says Johnson.

“Our record cases and posters use recycled paper and ecofriendly inks. We record albums in my solar-powered studio.

It’s an ongoing learning process and conversation as we find even better ways to do things.”

Johnson’s team often requests increased recycling efforts and use of energy-efficient light bulbs at venues, advancing long-term eco-changes everywhere they perform. He explains, “Our thinking is that once they change the light bulbs for us, they’re not going to go back to the old light bulbs after we leave. Many venue managers tell us they have stuck with the improvements because they realize that they’re easy to do.”

Marine pollution and single-use plastics are issues high on the musician’s environmental list, but the topic he’s most passionate about is food. In his home state of Hawaii, 90 percent of food is imported. “The idea of supporting your local food system is a big deal in our family and we take that point of view on the road because it’s a vital issue anywhere you go,” he says.

At each tour stop, all of the band’s food is sourced within a specific radius. Johnson also works with radio stations to promote regional farming, helping to build community and fan awareness of the benefits of supporting local farms.

At home, Johnson has solar panels on the roof and drives an electric car. The entire family, including three children, participates in recycling, worm composting and gardening.

“It’s fun to take what we learn at home on the road and bring good things we learn on the road home,” he says.

The Swiss Family Robinson is one of the family’s favorite books. “We love figuring out ways to apply ideas,” he remarks. “For our first water catchment system, we got 50-gallon drums previously used for oil and vinegar from a bread bakery and attached spigots. The kids were so excited to watch them fill the first time it rained.”

Johnson finds that all of the facets of his life work together. For example, “Music is a social thing for me. I get to share it with people. Surfing is where I find a lot of balance; it’s a more private time. But I also come up with lyrics and musical ideas while I’m surfing.”

Johnson’s approach to inspiring all generations to be conscious of the environment is to focus on the fun, because it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the big picture. Understanding that his own kids are among the future stewards of planet Earth, he works diligently to instill values of creativity and free thinking.

Johnson reflects, “When I look at things that are in the world now that we would have never dreamed possible when we were growing up, I recognize how much can change in one generation. Looking for answers that aren’t there yet—things nobody’s thought of—that’s what’s going to solve problems.”

Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Mobile/Baldwin, AL (HealthyLivingHealthyPlanet.com).

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fter four decades teaching selfdevelopment and empowerment and authoring more than 30 bestselling books, Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D., shares dozens of events from his life in his latest work, I Can See Clearly Now. In unflinching detail, he relates vivid impressions of encountering many forks in the road, from his youth in Detroit to the present day, and reflects on these events from his current perspective, noting what lessons he ultimately learned.

You describe the influential patterns and motivators in your life as diamonds and stones; how would you characterize your childhood years in foster homes?

What has writing this book taught you and how can it help others better understand their own lives?

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Every time I finished one, I would think: “Now I can see clearly why I had to go through all of these experiences and learn all these lessons.”

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I can now see that spending the better part of my first decade in a series of foster homes was all a part of God’s infallible plan for me. I believe I was in a type of training camp for becoming a teacher of higher spiritual and commonsense principles. If I was going to spend my adult life teaching, lecturing and writing on self-reliance, then I obviously needed to learn to rely upon myself and be in a position to never be dissuaded from this awareness. What better training ground for teaching this than an early childhood that required a sense of independence and need for self-sufficiency? Now that I know that every encounter, challenge and situation is a spectacular thread in a tapestry, and that each represents and defines my life, I am deeply grateful for them all.

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Nothing occurs by happenstance anywhere, because this universal mind is perpetually on call, going about its miraculous ways in terms of infinite possibilities.

What can you see clearly about your role as a parent?

I’ve watched my eight children show up from birth with their unique personalities and blossom into their own awakenings. I know for certain that the one Divine mind that is responsible for all of creation has a hand in this engaging mystery. Same parents, same environment, same culture and yet eight individuals, with their own distinctive character traits. Khalil Gibran stated it perfectly in The Prophet: “Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.�

Each of my children had their blueprint from God. My job has been to guide, then step aside and let whatever is inside them that is their own uniqueness steer the course of their lives.

What has your life taught you about prayer?

I feel that the prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi says it best: “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is darkness, let me bring light. Where there is sadness, let me bring joy.� The masters I’ve studied pray to become more godly, more like where we originally came from.

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by Avery Mack

Whether it’s membership in a food co-op, tending a backyard garden or balcony tomato plant or foraging in the woods for edibles, living off the land means cleaner, fresher and more nutritious food on the table.

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o switch from running to the market to stepping into a home garden for fresh produce, it’s best to start small.

Smart gardeners know it’s easy to be overwhelmed by a big plot so they plan ahead with like-minded friends to swap beans for tomatoes or zucchini for okra to add variety. If one household is more suited to freezing excess harvests while another cans or dehydrates, more trades are in the offing. Start kids by having them plant radishes, a crop that will give even the most impatient child quick results.

“You can’t do everything yourself,” counsels Kathie Lapcevic, a farmer, freelance writer and teacher in Columbia Falls, Montana. “I have a huge garden, ex-

panded now into about 7,000 square feet, that provides 65 percent of what our family eats,” she says. “On the other hand, I can’t imagine life without nut butter and found I can’t grow Brussels sprouts. A few trips to the store are inevitable.”

Lapcevic plants non-GMO, heirloom varieties of seeds in her chemical-free garden. She adds a new variety or two each year and reminds peers that it takes a while to build good soil. Three years ago, she also added pollinator beehives on the property. Their honey reduces the amount of processed sugar the family uses.

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“Foraging is a good way to give children a full sensory experience,” she remarks.

“We turn a hike into a mission to find and learn about specific foods, where they come from and what to do with them.” To start, select one easily identifiable item for the kids to pick. “In Libby, that’s huckleberries,” says Foedus.

“Similar to blueberries, they grow on a bush, so they’re easy to see and pick.

Huckleberries don’t grow in captivity— it’s a completely foraged economy.”

Michelle Boatright, a graphic designer and hunter of wild plants in Bristol, Tennessee, learned eco-friendly ways to forage from a game warden friend. Five years later, her bookcase holds 30 books on edible plants—she brings two with her on excursions.

“When in doubt, leave a plant alone.

It’s too easy to make a mistake,” she advises. “Know how to harvest, too—take only about 10 percent of what’s there and leave the roots, so it can grow back.

“For example, ramps, a wild leek, take seven years to cultivate,” says Boatright. “Overharvesting can wipe out years’ worth of growth. In Tennessee, it’s illegal to harvest ramps in state parks.

Mushrooms are more apt to regrow, but leave the small ones.”

As for meat, “I was raised to never shoot a gun, but to make my own bows and arrows,” recalls Bennett Rea, a writer and survivalist in Los Angeles, California. “Dad used Native American skills, tools and viewpoints when he hunted. Bow hunting kept our family from going hungry for a few lean years and was always done with reverence.

It’s wise to take only what you need, use what you take and remember an animal gave its life to sustain yours.”

Rea uses several methods for obtaining local foods. “Living here makes it

easier due to the year-round growing season. For produce, I volunteer for a local CSA [community supported agriculture] collective. One hour of volunteering earns 11 pounds of free, sustainably farmed, organic produce—everything from kale to tangerines to cilantro.

“Bartering is also an increasingly popular trend,” he notes. “I make my own hot sauce and trade it for highend foods and coffee from friends and neighbors. Several of us have now rented a plot in a community garden to grow more of our own vegetables. I only buy from stores the items I can’t trade for or make myself—usually oats, milk, cheese and olive oil.”

Truly good food is thoughtfully, sustainably grown or harvested. It travels fewer miles; hasn’t been sprayed with toxins or been chemically fertilized; is fresh; ripens on the plant, not in a truck or the store; and doesn’t come from a factory farm. The old saying applies here: “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.”

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hristopher Nyerges, of Pasadena, California, author of Guide to Wild Food and Useful Plants and Foraging California, has spent 40 years teaching others to find free food safely as part of an ongoing curriculum (SchoolOfSelf-Reliance.com).

He knows, “Wherever you live, common weeds and native plants can supplement food on the table.”

He particularly likes to use acorns as a food extender, grinding them into a powder and mixing it 50/50 with flour to make bread and pancakes. For greens, he likes lamb’s quarters (Chenopodium album), a weed that crowds out native plants, but is easily found, nutritious and versatile. He uses the leaves like spinach and adds the seeds to soup or bread batter. He likens it to quinoa.

Nyerges characterizes himself as a lazy gardener. “Forget having a tra-

ditional lawn. Grow food, not grass,” he says. “I like plants that take care of themselves and then of me.”

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) and New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides) are good edible ground covers. Purslane leaves add a lemonpepper crunch. “If the neighbors complain, plant some nasturtiums—they’re pretty and good to eat, too,” he notes.

Varieties of cactus, like the prickly pear, are also edible; remove the thorns and cook the pads with tofu or eggs.

“I’m all for using technology, but know how to get by without it, too,” Nyerges advises. “There’s no such thing as total self-sufficiency. What we can be is self-reliant and knowledgeable users. Begin by learning and applying one thing.” He’s found, “There aren’t directions to follow; the path to selfreliance is different for each person.”

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THE HEALING POWER OF STORY

How Telling Our Truths Can Set Us Free

by Judith Fertig

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fter his deployment in Iraq, U.S. Marine Captain Tyler Boudreau returned home in 2004 with post-traumatic stress syndrome and an emotional war wound that experts now call a “moral injury”. He could only sleep for an hour or two at night. He refused to take showers or leave the house for long periods of time. He and his wife divorced. “My body was home, but my head was still there [in Iraq],” he recounts.

At first, Boudreau tried to make sense of his conflicted feelings by writing fiction. Then he wrote a detailed, nonfiction analysis of his deployment, but that didn’t help, either. In 2009 he wrote a memoir, Packing Inferno: The Unmaking of a Marine, that came closer to conveying his personal truth.

“I needed to get back into the story,” he says, so he could pull his life back together in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Like Boudreau, we all have stories—ongoing and ever-changing—that we tell ourselves to make sense of our lives. They can help us heal and powerfully guide us through life, or just as powerfully, hold us back.

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In 1949, Sarah Lawrence College Professor Joseph Campbell published The Hero with a Thousand Faces, in which he outlined a master monomyth.

It involves leaving everyday life and answering a call to adventure, getting help from others along the way, facing adversity and returning with a gift, or boon, for ourselves and others. It’s a basic pattern of human existence, with endless variations.

Power to Heal the Body How does telling our truth help heal our body? Professor James Pennebaker, Ph.D., chair of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, is a pioneer in the mindbody benefits of story, which he explores in Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions. In the late 1980s, while consulting for the Texas prison system, Pennebaker discovered that when suspects lied while taking polygraph tests, their heart rate rose, but when they confessed the truth, they relaxed.

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When we are afraid to tell a story and keep it in, “Our cells broadcast a signal of danger,” she explains. “Molecules of adrenalin, along with stress hormones, connect with receptors on heart, muscle and lung cells—and in the case of longterm sustained stress, immune cells.”

We experience increased heart rate, tense muscles, shortness of breath and lower immunity when we’re stressed.

She notes, “When we release the stories and feelings that torment us, our cells respond with great relief and once again become havens of safety.”

We need to tell our stories even in facing life-threatening illness, and maybe because of it. Dr. Shayna Watson, an oncologist at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, in Canada, encourages physicians to listen to patients.

“In the name of efficiency,” she reports in an article in Canadian Family Physician, “it’s easy to block out patients’ stories and deal only with the ‘facts’, to see the chat, the time and the stories as luxuries for when there is a cancellation.

The study of narrative tells us, however, that in these easily neglected moments we might find more than we expect; there can be understanding, relationship building and healing—the elements of our common humanity.”

A current problem is but a dot on the entire timeline of a person’s existence. By keeping their larger story in mind, patients can find a wider perspective, with the strength and resolve to heal, while the physician can see the patient as a person, rather than a diagnosis.

Power to Heal Emotions “Telling your story may be the most powerful medicine on Earth,” says Dr. Lissa Rankin, the author of Mind Over Medicine, who practices integrative medicine in Mill Valley, California. She’s tested the concept firsthand. “So many of us are tormented by the insane idea that we’re separate, disconnected beings, suffering all by our little lonesome selves,” she observes. “That’s exactly how I felt when I started blogging, as if I was the only one in the whole wide world who had lost her mojo and longed to get it back. Then I started telling my story— and voilà! Millions of people responded

to tell me how they had once lost theirs and since gotten it back.”

They did it by telling their stories, witnessed with loving attention by others that care. “Each of us is a constantly unfolding narrative, a hero in a novel no one else can write. Yet, so many of us leave our stories untold, our songs unsung,” remarks Rankin. “When this happens, we wind up feeling lonely, listless and out of touch with our life purpose. We are plagued with a chronic sense that something is out of alignment.

We may even wind up feeling unworthy, unloved or sick,” says Rankin, who blogs on related topics at LissaRankin.com.

Power to Heal a Family Sometimes, writing a new story can help keep families connected. Kansas City, Missouri, author and columnist Deborah Shouse took an unplanned and unwanted, yet ultimately rewarding journey with her mother through Alzheimer’s disease. Shouse discovered that as her mother was losing her memory and identity through dementia, crafting a new narrative helped her family hold it together, a process she details in Love in the Land of Dementia.

“You have to celebrate the person who is still with you,” Shouse says, noting we may discover a different, but still interesting, person that communicates in ways other than talking. She recommends employing a technique she calls The Hero Project, which she developed with her partner, Ron Zoglin. It uses words, photos and craft supplies in what Shouse terms “word-scrapping” to generate and tell a new story that helps keep the personal connection we have with our loved one and make visits more positive. She shares more supportive insights at DeborahShouseWrites.wordpress.com.

Sharing an old story may also provide a rare link to the past for a person with dementia. “Savor and write down the stories you’re told, even if you hear certain ones many times,” Shouse counsels. “By writing down the most often-repeated stories, you create a legacy to share with family, friends and other caregivers.”

Telling Our Own Stories

by Dan Smith

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or most people, storytelling begins at the campfire, scaring the bejabbers out of kids.

But it should never end there. Life is a series of stories, and entire cultures—the Jews, the Irish, the Africans, the Caribbeans, the Arabs, the Native Americans, the Cajuns—are based in their stories.

They are rich in their own imaginations, their own histories, their stories.

For those who are serious about the form and want to study its intricacies, they can enter East Tennessee State University’s storytelling program and earn a minor, then a graduate certificate. It’s the only program of its kind in the world, but that does not describe the significance of storytelling, upon which our civilization was initially built and which continues to sustain it—shaky though it may have become.

The annual Roanoke Regional Writers Conference, held at Hollins University, concentrates on the art and the craft of the story. This sellout conference offers 24 classes on the last Saturday in January, employing some of the best storytellers around to tell how they do it.

In nearby Jonesborough, Tennessee, there is the annual spring Storytelling Festival in October and the International Storytelling Center. This festival, one of several storytelling events in Jonesborough annually, is the largest of its kind in civilization, attracting many thousands of people. It was started more than 40 years ago by a journalism teacher.

Sometimes “serious journalists” claim that storytelling is based in exaggeration and embellishment. Some storytelling is, but some writing is fiction and some is non-fiction. All of it can be based in the art of storytelling, which simply means making information meaningful, interesting and worth repeating.

Some of the best journalists around are basically storytellers. They lure us in with their ability to touch something inside and they don’t let go until they’re finished. And, frankly, that’s what people everywhere want.

For more information, visit ETSU.edu/coe/Stories, Hollins.edu/Events/ Writers_Conference, StorytellingCenter.net and VBFront.com.

Award-winning Roanoke writer Dan Smith is a 2010 inductee into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame, founding editor of Valley Business Front magazine and founder of the Roanoke Regional Writers Conference.

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FARMERS’ MARKETS

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t’s spring, and that means farmers’ markets are popping up around the area like new green shoots in the fields.

Perhaps the best known is Roanoke’s Historic City Market, located in the heart of downtown Roanoke and open all year long. But there are other markets in neighborhoods throughout the city and county, including the Grandin Village and West End Community Markets, Lick Run Market and Greenbrier Market, and in communities around the Blue Ridge Region, such as Bedford, Blacksburg, Catawba, Covington, Floyd, Salem, Shawsville, Troutville, Vinton and Wytheville. Each one is unique and worth the trip.

The Botetourt Farmers’ Market is revamped and ready for the season. This is its second year at Daleville Town Center (off U.S. 220). Board President Dayna Patrick says the market is in a new, easyto-find location, with 22 vendors. The market is open Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon, from May through mid-October.

The original Botetourt Family Farmers’ Market was located at Ikenberry Orchards and, later, a second group split off and set up shop in the Town of Troutville.

The two groups came back together last year and landed at the Daleville Town Center. Patrick says the new, energized group has been working since last fall to prepare for this season.

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The vendors all are producers, so they can answer questions about their products. Visitors will find produce, plants, eggs, beef, breads, arts and crafts and wine from Blue Ridge Vineyards.

Patrick says they also will be supporting a different local nonprofit each week, such as 4-H and a beekeepers’ group.

Additionally, the market is a drop-off location for the Botetourt Food Pantry. “It’s been very well attended,” Patrick says.

The Pulaski Market Place also is in its second year. Peggy White, market manager, says the Town of Pulaski asked the Pulaski Chamber of Commerce last year to revamp the old farmers’ market.

The old market was more like a flea market, she explains, and inconvenient for local producers who wanted to participate in other markets on Saturday. They chose a weeknight so that growers and vendors could continue at the markets they attend and still support Pulaski. The Market Place is open Tuesday, 4 to 8 p.m., from May 20 through October 16, at the Historic Train Station. “It’s become an event place Tuesday nights,” White says. Also, vendors reported making four times what they had at the old farmers’ market, she adds.

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The Lexington Farmers’ Market is well-established. It is open Wednesday, 8 a.m. to noon, from the third week in April to the day before Thanksgiving. Like the Botetourt market, it is a producer market, with vendors selling what they grow or make. The market sets up in the parking lot on Jefferson Street behind the Southern Inn (McCrum’s Parking Lot), and features occasional live music in a social atmosphere. “But visitors are there to buy produce,” says manager Mitch Wapner, who is one of the 18 vendors himself.

He sells honey, herbal tea, vegetables, jams and seedlings. He also makes pies with seasonal produce. Other vendors, all of whom come from within a 50-mile radius, sell produce, eggs, dairy products, breads and desserts.

Wapner also is one of 12 vendors at the Rockbridge Farmers’ Market, open Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Virginia Horse Center. Like the Lexington and Botetourt venues, it is a producer market, but it features more crafts. When Wapner isn’t selling at a farmers’ market, he is the manager of the Rockbridge Farmers’ Alliance, a community-supported agriculture organization, or CSA. “I think it’s the future,” Wapner says.

Anne Piedmont is a writer and research associate based in Roanoke. For more information, visit PiedmontResearchAssociates.com.

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Free Events at Lick Run Farm – Roots and Cultures class, 1pm. Learn about compost, vermiculture, cover crops and healthy soil. Farm tour with Virginia Delegate Sam Rasoul, 2pm. Free. Market is open Saturdays, 2-5pm. Lick Run Farm and Community Market, 1626 10th St NW, Roanoke. 540-728-1767.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 3 Spiritual Experience Discussion in Roanoke – 7-8pm.

Open discussion of past-life memory, insightful dreams, déjà vu, inner guidance, soul travel and more. Free spiritual experiences guidebook with audio CD provided. Eckankar Center, 1420 3rd St, Roanoke (first floor, back far right office). 540-353-5365. SWVA. Eck.Cntr@gmail.com. Eck-Virginia.org. Eckankar.org.

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Center, 3201 Hill St, Lynchburg. 540-353-5365. SWVA. Eck.Cntr@gmail.com. Eck-Virginia.org. Eckankar.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7 Race for Open Space 2014 – 7:30am-noon. Sixth annual 3K run/walk and 5K run classic to benefit the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy. Kids’ activities available during and after the race. $30 for adults; free for children 13 and under. Green Hill Park, Salem. 540-995-0000.

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Veterans’ History Project – 11am Friday, June 6, through noon on Sunday, June 7. Oral histories from veterans of Operation Overlord and civilians on the home front with memories of D-Day will be recorded for use in educational programming. Pre-registration is required. National D-Day Memorial, 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford. 540-586-3329. DDay.org.

Community Yard Sale – 8am-1pm. Time to clear out those items you don’t need and someone else is looking for! If you don’t want to sell, stop by and enjoy the goodies available at our bake sale. Valley Community Church, 5000 Carriage Dr, Roanoke. 1 block off Rt 419, behind the McDonald’s at Oak Grove Plaza. 540774-5512. VCCDS.com.

2014 Red Ribbon Affair – 7-9pm. Chef tasting and tapas, cash bar, silent auction, music by DJ Ralph. $50/ person; proceeds benefit the Drop-In Center. Sponsored

by Council of Community Services, Nonprofit Resource Center of Western Virginia. Schaal’s Metamorphosis, 402 Jefferson St, Roanoke. 540-985-0131. CouncilOfCommunityServices.org.

Monroe Institute Excursion Workshop – 9am-6pm.

Continues through Sunday, 9am-6pm. Easily access expanded states of consciousness using Hemi-Sync technology to realize more of your untapped potential. Preregistration is required. $190/person. KeyQuest, 536 Wild Cherry Rd NE, Pilot. 540-651-2727. Keyquest.US.Com.

Community HU Song and Eckankar Book Discussion – 7pm. Community HU song followed at 7:30pm with an introductory Eckankar book discussion on Eckankar: Key to Secret Worlds by Paul Twitchell. Sponsored by Eckankar Center, Roanoke. Harmony Wave Wellness

Celebration at Ivy Creek Park – 10am-2pm. Enjoy garden tours, Nature Zone animals, music, bug exploration, tree identification, fishing, butterflies, games, face painting and more. Free. Lynchburg Nature Center, Ivy Creek Park, 118 Clemmons Lake Pl, Lynchburg. 434385-4294. LynchburgNatureCenter.org.

Celebration of the Arts – 10am-5pm. Through Sunday, June 15, noon-5pm. Tour of more than 50 sites with activities at artisan home-studios, galleries and shops, farms and farm markets, and restaurants and lodging sites that promote local foods and art. Floyd Artisan Trail, Floyd. 540-230-7955. FloydArtisanTrail.org.

3rd Annual High Heel Race – 5-9pm. 50-yard men’s race and 50-yard women’s race. $25/person. Join us after the race for a benefit concert featuring Hoppie Vaughan and The Ministers of Soul. Sponsored by Apple Ridge Farm. SunTrust Plaza, 106 Franklin Rd, Roanoke. 540982-1322. Info@AppleRidge.com. AppleRidge.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Old Southwest Enchanted Garden Tour – 11am3pm. Self-guided tour showcasing some beautifully appointed gardens in Old Southwest. All proceeds go to the Community Outreach Program of Roanoke. $12/person in advance; $15/person day of event; free/ children 12 and under. Washington Ave and 5th St, Roanoke. OldSouthwest.org/Enchanted-Garden-Tour.

Celebration of the Arts, Artists’ Opening Exhibit Reception – 5-8pm. Evening of music and performing arts. Jacksonville Center for the Arts, 220 Parkway Ln S, Floyd. Sponsored by the Floyd Artisan Trail, Floyd.

540-230-7955. FloydArtisanTrail.org.

Music and Performing Arts of Floyd – 8pm-12am.

Part of the Celebration of the Arts sponsored by the Floyd Artisan Trail. Dogtown Roadhouse, 302 S Locust St, Floyd. 540-745-6836.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 15 11th Annual Fat Tire Frenzy Mountain Bike Race – 8:15 am. Part of the Virginia Off-Road Series.

Sponsored by Bedford County Parks and Recreation and the Bedford Welcome Center. Free onsite camping and divisions for children and junior riders. Cash prizes. Falling Creek Park, 1257 County Farm Rd, Bedford. BedfordTrails.Wordpress.com.

Father’s Day at Local Roots, A Farm to Table Restaurant. Father’s Day Brunch and family-style supper. Call for reservations. Local Roots Restaurant, 1314 Grandin Rd, Roanoke. 540-206-2610.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 17 Spiritual Experience Discussion in Floyd – 7-8pm.

Open discussion of past-life memory, insightful dreams, déjà vu, inner guidance, soul travel and more. Free spiritual experiences guidebook with audio CD provided.

Floyd Public Library, 321 W Main St, Floyd. Sponsored

by Eckankar Center, Roanoke. 540-353-5365. SWVA. Eck.Cntr@gmail.com. Eck-Virginia.org. Eckankar.org.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 Living Well Monthly Series: Living Well By Managing Stress – 6:30-7:30pm. Presented by awardwinning counselor Angela McGoldrick, LPC. Free.

Pre-registration required. Life in Balance Counseling and Wellness Center, 125-D Akers Farm Rd, Christiansburg. 540-381-6215. LifeInBalanceCenter.com.

THURSDAY, JUNE 20 Songwriters’ Festival at Smith Mountain Lake – Continues through June 22. Lyrics on the Lake features local and Nashville songwriters, who will perform at various venues throughout the four-day event. Proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in Memphis. All are welcome. Free; $50 for cruise. Various locations. 540-520-0012. Ron-

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Let’s Do Lunch to Benefit Meals on Wheels – 11am1pm. Enjoy lunch at the Kazim Temple Ballroom or have your lunch on the go. Free delivery (five-meal minimum) and curbside pickup available. $15/person. Sponsored by the Local Office on Aging. Kazim Temple Ballroom, 628 Campbell Ave, Roanoke. 540-345-0451. LOAA.org.

Dinner and Bikes – 7pm-10pm. Traveling road show of vegan food and bicycle inspiration with Elly Blue, Joshua Ploeg and Joe Biel. Sponsored by Roanoke Outside, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke Natural Foods Coop and New River Bicycle Association. $12/person.

Cork and Crust, 16 West Marketplace, 16 Church Ave, Roanoke. DinnerAndBikes.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21 Awakening to Inner States Workshop – 9am-5:30pm.

Use Hemi-Sync technology to activate the power within, achieve inner peace, transcend limiting patterns and access guidance. $85/person. KeyQuest, 536 Wild Cherry Rd NE, Pilot. 540-651-2727. Keyquest.US.Com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22 An Afternoon of Healing Arts for Women – 1-4pm.

Barefoot Studios and 16 West Marketplace host a very special, free afternoon of healing therapies for women. Modalities include massage, Reiki, Healing Touch and more. All therapies are free and open to all women. Practitioners wishing to offer their services should contact JaneBarefootRochelle@gmail.com. Barefoot Studios, 16 West Marketplace Bldg, 16 Church Ave, Roanoke.

540-589-8231. BarefootStudiosAndGallery.com.

THURSDAY, JUNE 26 Bluegrass at Sedalia – 5:30pm. Band competition.

Also runs June 27 and 28 with other bands. $10/person; free/children 12 and under $35/three-day pass ($30

Bluegrass at Sedalia – 3:30pm. Music by Grasstowne.

Also runs June 26 and 28 with other bands. $15/person; $35/three-day pass ($30 before June 15); free/children 12 and under. Sedalia Center, 1108 Sedalia School Rd, Big Island, 434-299-5080. SedaliaCenter.org.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28 Law of Attraction Workshop – 9:00am-5:30pm. Empower yourself and create the life you desire by learning key concepts of the universal Law of Attraction and powerful techniques to transform your life. KeyQuest, 536 Wild Cherry Road NE, Pilot. 540-651-2727. Keyquest.US.Com. Bluegrass at Sedalia – 11am. Music by Ralph Stanley II and the Wildwood Valley Boys. Also runs June 26 and 27 with other bands. $20/person; $35/three-day pass ($30 before June 15); free/children 12 and under. Sedalia Center, 1108 Sedalia School Rd, Big Island, 434-299-5080. SedaliaCenter.org.

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540-562-2200. Office@UnityRoanoke.org. UnityOfRoanokeValley.org.

Unity in the Seven Hills – 10-11am. Sunday service. Free. 3522 Campbell Ave, Lynchburg.

434-845-5832. Love@UnityInTheSevenHills.org.

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Community HU Song – 10:00-10:30am. Second Sunday of each month. Singing HU has helped people of many different faiths open their hearts more fully to the uplifting presence of God. Eckankar Center, 1420 3rd St, Roanoke (first floor, back far right office). 540-353-5365. SWVA.Eck.Cntr@gmail.com.

Eck-Virginia.org. Eckankar.org.

Valley Community Church – 11am worship service.

Practical solutions based on the teachings of Jesus. Services include varied musical programs; refreshments served afterward. All welcome. Nursery available.

5000 Carriage Dr, Roanoke. 1 block off Rt 419, behind the McDonald’s at Oak Grove Plaza. 540-774-5512.

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Eckankar Worship Service – 11am-noon. Second Sunday of each month. During each worship service we explore a spiritual topic and practice simple spiritual exercises to help gain personal experience with the light and sound of God. All welcome. Eckankar Center, 1420 3rd St, Roanoke (first floor, back far right office). 540353-5365. Eck-Virginia.org. Eckankar.org.

Peace Readers Book Group – 2pm. Last Sunday of every month. Book group focusing on titles that help to create a culture of peace. For more information, check the calendar on our website. All are welcome! Free.

The Peace Practice, 3200 Memorial Ave, Lynchburg.

434-609-3437. ThePeacePractice.com.

Flow Yoga – 4:30-5:30pm. Practice yoga in a fun, safe, intelligent, well-stocked studio. No registration required; drop in any time. Bedford Yoga Center, 715 Liberty St, Bedford. 434-944-1150. YogaBedford.com.

monday Nurturing Nature Walks for Preschoolers – 10-11am.

Learn about the wonders of nature through songs, movement and our senses. For ages 3-5; however, younger and older siblings are welcome to attend. $4/child; free for adults and younger siblings. Event site: Greenfield Park, Daleville. Nature Investigations, 52 Claybrook Ct, Blue Ridge. 269-569-5791. NatureInvestigations. com. NatureInvestigations@gmail.com.

Flow Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. Practice yoga in a fun, safe, intelligent, well-stocked studio. No registration required; drop in any time. Bedford Yoga Center, 715 Liberty St, Bedford. 434-944-1150. YogaBedford.com.

Creating Your Joy: Yoga to Manage Your Mood – 7-8:15pm. Join us for a gentle yoga class that emphasizes balancing the nervous system and mood regulation. $12 drop-in or purchase a class card. All are welcome! Inner Wisdom Yoga and Psychotherapy, 1420 3rd St, Roanoke.

540-798-8478. InnerWidsomYogaTherapy@gmail.com.

A Course in Miracles – 7-9pm. All welcome. Love offering. Unity of Roanoke Valley, 3300 Green Ridge Rd NW, Roanoke. 540-562-2200 x10. UnityOfRoanokeValley.org.

tuesday Tai Chi – 12-1pm. Low-impact, focusing on relaxation, balance and a sense of overall well-being. All ages, all levels. Please call or email before first visit. Barefoot Studios, 16 West Marketplace Bldg, 16 Church Ave, Roanoke. 540-632-2323. BarefootStudiosAndGalleries.com. InBalanceTaiChi@hotmail.com.

Kid’s Yoga – 4:30-5:15pm. Beginner’s class aimed at being light and engaging for children. Call to preregister. Ages 4-11. First session, free; one session, $8; six sessions, $36. Life in Balance Counseling and Wellness Center, 125-D Akers Farm Rd, Christiansburg.

540-381-6215. LifeInBalanceCenter.com.

Beginner’s Yoga – 5:30-6:45pm. Also Thursdays 4:15-5:30pm and Fridays 9:30-10:45am. Increase your strength and flexibility. No experience necessary. First session, free; call to pre-register. One session, $12; 6 sessions, $48. Life in Balance Counseling and Wellness Center, 125-D Akers Farm Rd, Christiansburg.

540-381-6215. LifeInBalanceCenter.com.

Zen Meditation Group – 6-7pm. Meditation instruction available. Stone Mountain Zendo, Christ Episcopal Church, 1101 Franklin Rd. SW, Roanoke. 540-3455932. TaiNormand@verizon.net.

Kripalu Yoga – 6-7pm. Kripalu yoga is an emphasis on bringing awareness to the physical sensations, emotions and thoughts that arise throughout the practice.

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Vinyasa Flow Class – 6:15-7:30pm. Class is open to all levels. Facilitated by Christina Adams, RYT. Public, $10; students, $5. Blue Ridge School of Massage and Yoga, 2001 S Main St, Ste 106, Blacksburg. 540-3923723 or 540-544-6820. BlueRidgeMassage.org.

Edgar Cayce Search for God group – 7:30-9:30pm.

New members welcome. 413 Dunton Dr, Blacksburg.

540-552-2873. IniBeckman@yahoo.com.

My Co-op 101. Learn more about a cooperative business and how to make the most of your ownership. Last Tuesday of every month. Free to owners; walk-ins welcome.

Please call to reserve a space. Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op, 1319 Grandin Rd, Roanoke. 540-343-5652.

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wednesday Mindfulness Self-Care for Practitioners – 9-10am. Second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Hosted by Alan Forrest, LPC, LMFT. Practice mindfulness for 30 minutes and then enjoy an open discussion for 30 minutes. Freewill offering. Pre-registration is required. Life in Balance Counseling and Wellness Center, 125-D Akers Farm Rd, Christiansburg. 540-381-6215. LifeInBalanceCenter.com.

Hatha Yoga – 11am-12pm. Gentle yoga focusing on integration of body, mind and spirit with instructor Colleen Carrell. No registration required and drop-ins are welcome. All ages, all levels. $10. Barefoot Studios, 16 Church Ave (16 West Marketplace Bldg), Roanoke.

540-761-5635. BarefootStudiosAndGallery.com.

Prayer and Meditation – Noon-12:20pm. Add your energy to the peaceful environment of our chapel and be lifted up through the use of positive affirmations during this sacred time of prayer and focused attention. Unity of Roanoke Valley, 3300 Green Ridge Rd, Roanoke (at the Woodhaven intersection). 540-5622200. UnityOfRoanokevalley.org.

Music on the Lawn – Noon. Bring your lunch and a lawn chair at noon on Wednesdays and enjoy the original music (as well as covers of old favorites) by local musicians. Valley Community Church, 5000 Carriage Dr, Roanoke. 1 block off Rt 419, behind the McDonald’s at Oak Grove Plaza. 540-774-5512.

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Zen Meditation Group – 6-7pm. Meditation instruction is available. Stone Mountain Zendo, Christ Episcopal Church, 1101 Franklin Rd SW, Roanoke.

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Tai Chi – 6-7pm. Low impact focusing on relaxation, balance, and a sense of overall well-being. Please call or email before your first visit. Barefoot Studios, 16 West Marketplace Bldg, 16 Church Ave, Roanoke.

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Meditation, Reading and Book Discussion – 6:30pm meditation; 7-8:30pm reading and book discussion.

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New River Valley Unity Study Group – 7:30-9pm.

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Hot Yoga – 6-7pm. Best suited to the student with some prior yoga experience, this class incorporates a faster pace, high temperatures and fun music. No registration required; drop-in any time. Bedford Yoga Center, 715 Liberty St, Bedford. 434-944-1150.

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Laughter Yoga – 6-6:30pm. Laughter Yoga is held every first and third Thursday of the month. No experience required. Free. Blue Ridge School of Massage and Yoga, 2001 S Main St, Ste 106, Blacksburg. 540392-3723 or 540-544-6820. Laugh4u.org.

Mysore Yoga – 6-7:30pm. Deepen your experience of yoga. Public, $10; students, $5. Blue Ridge School of Massage and Yoga, 2001 S Main St, Ste 106, Blacksburg. 540-392-3723 or 540-544-6820.

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Roanoke Community Drum Circle – 7pm. Express yourself through rhythm. Free. Grandin Village, Courtyard of Raleigh Court Baptist Church, corner of Memorial Ave and Grandin Rd, Roanoke. Sponsored

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Beginner’s Yoga – 5:30-6:45pm. Increase your strength and flexibility. No experience necessary. First session is free; call to pre-register. One session, $12; 6 sessions, $48. Life in Balance Counseling and Wellness Center, 125-D Akers Farm Rd, Christiansburg. 540-381-6215.

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HOLISTIC VETERINARY CONSULTANTS Marjorie M. Lewter, DVM 2401 S. Main St., Blacksburg, VA 24060 540-616-9247 HolisticVeterinaryConsultants.com Professional guidance for clients with many issues including vaccines, nutrition and special health problems.

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP SPIKENARD FARM HONEYBEE SANCTUARY 540-745-2153 SpikenardFarm.org Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary promotes sustainable and biodynamic beekeeping through education, experience-based research and a honeybee sanctuary to help restore the health and vitality of the honeybee worldwide. See ad, page 24.

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HOLISTIC NUTRITION SOURCE Info@HolisticNutritionSource.com HolisticNutritionSource.com 540-454-8191 Health coach Taunya Bruton offers custom, bio-individual, whole-health solutions for people and companies. Services include individualized health coaching programs, ALCAT food sensitivity testing, functional blood chemistry analysis, pharmaceutical-grade supplements and wellness workshops. See website for upcoming events. Schedule your free consultation today. See ad, page 22.

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS – WELLNESS CENTERS LIFE IN BALANCE COUNSELING AND WELLNESS CENTER 125 Akers Farm Rd., Ste. D, Christiansburg, VA 24073 540-381-6215 LifeInBalanceCenter.com The Life in Balance team of therapists offers psychotherapy, equineassisted psychotherapy, massage therapy, Reiki, yoga classes, creative movement and relaxation classes, meditation, workshops, classes and group therapy. See ad, page 27.

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