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Farming For Life

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Taste of Summer July is a wonderfully abundant month in the Midwest, blessed by long days of warm sunshine, the height of outdoor activities and bountiful delicious crops. There’s little better than feasting on fresh Indiana corn on the cob to celebrate summer’s goodness.

This month we focus on wholesome nutrition, highlighting farmers rooted in health plus antiinflammatory diets filled with good-for-you foods.

Most Natural Awakening readers are concerned with where our food comes from, how it’s grown and feeling it’s a healthy addition to our diet.

As a self-designated foodie, I welcome access to a growing selection of healthful foods I enjoy. These days I also pay attention to how much energy and healing foods promise to provide.

Like me, many Americans suffer from inflammation, which over time can lead to illness and disease. A growing awareness of such issues is being increasingly addressed by communities of concerned and conscientious people. Individual entrepreneurs, small farm operations and scientific research are coming together to offer us better choices and nutritional value.

Melinda Hemmelgarn’s feature article “Organic Farmers: Growing America’s Health – Restoring the Nutritional Value of Crops,” shows enlightened farmers as active field health research scientists. How farmers operate impacts our health and safety through what we eat as well as through exposure to our shared environment of soil, air and water. We are seeing a growing number of farmers pursuing sustainable practices, raising organic and heirloom produce and searching for seeds that survive climate changes.

One of these small-scale farmers in Indianapolis, local entrepreneur Audrey Barron, shares a personal and passionate portrait of a family on a mission to provide healthy, vibrant nutrition to our community. Read “Farming for Life” for their intriguing story. As the owner and chef of Ezra’s Enlightened Café, in Broad Ripple, and more recently through starting a small farm and community learning/gathering place with her husband, Sam, Barron speaks to the experience and possibilities of small urban farming.

Locally, we’re fortunate to have access to a broad range of healthy food choices through farmers’ markets and farm-to-table restaurants. Still, we have a long road to go before everyone has access to nutrient-dense food, especially in populations facing food insecurity, institutional food services and a culture of processed fast food.

To address these types of challenges, Eskenazi Health is working to make a holistic, caring difference in community health, including investing in farms and farmers’ markets. Jenn Willhite spotlights their initiative and vision in “Ezkenazi Health Joins with Indy Urban Acres to Open Local Farm.”

All of this just might inspire you to help cultivate a community garden or build a backyard raised bed garden and experience a lovely connection to the land. There’s little better than treating yourself to the freshest taste of summer.

Wishing you a delicious month,

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14 ESKENAZI HEALTH JOINS WITH INDY URBAN ACRES TO OPEN LOCAL FARM

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FARMERS: GROWING AMERICA’S HEALTH Restoring the Nutritional Value of Crops

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19 BETTER OPTIONS THAN OPIOIDS

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Daylily Sale at Hamilton County Fairgrounds

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he Hamilton County Master Gardener Association (HCMGA), the first of its kind in the state, has offered more than just gardening education since it was formed in 1985. The HCMGA, that promotes the art, science and pleasure of gardening in the community in collaboration with the Cooperative Extension Service of Hamilton County and Purdue University, will host its annual Daylily Sale featuring more than 175 varieties from 8 a.m. to noon on July 14 at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds Daylily/Iris Bed located on the southwest corner of the fairgrounds.

Today there are Master Gardener Programs in more than 75 counties throughout Indiana and nearly 50 counties in the state offer Master Gardening associations.

The nonprofit associations offer the community information about good gardening practices, and they also host a variety of community and special events throughout the year, including Indiana’s State and County Fairs.

During this growing season, Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation is encouraging Master Gardeners in the area to donate fresh vegetables and fruits to food pantries throughout the county. A complete list of participating food pantries, dates and times for donations is available on the HCMGA website.

Event location: xxxxxxxx. For more information about the Master Gardener Program and Hamilton County Master Gardeners Association, call 317-776-0854 or visit HCMGA.org.

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he Yoga Trapeze has arrived in Metro Indy. Known to yogis worldwide as the ultimate inversion tool, 12 trapezes were introduced in mid-June at Peace Through Yoga’s Franklin studio.

Strung from the beams of the studio, the pieces offered yoga enthusiasts three trial classes at a special introductory event led by Yoga Trapeze-certified instructor Amanda Oakes.

Developed by Lucas Rockwood, founder of YOGABODY Naturals, the Yoga Trapeze is a great tool to complement any training or exercise. The trapeze allows for spinal traction relief, building core muscles, increasing range of motion and lengthening through the spine. Yogis of any age and skill level can enjoy incorporating the trapeze into their asana practice.

Location: 229 S. Main St. For more information including on special yoga trapeze classes, call 317-753-1266 or visit PeaceThroughYoga.com. For more information about the Yoga Trapeze, visit YogaBody.com.

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With a passion for working one on one with clients to educate and motivate them about their health, she is a firm believer that positive goals and understanding one’s treatment plan can make the journey to health much easier.

Be Well Family Care focuses on functional medicine, which is an approach to health that seeks out and treats the root causes of illness and disease.

Offering longer, individualized office visits, providers are better able to determine what is appropriate for each patient.

In addition to preventative medicine, functional medicine providers also incorporate education and lifestyle recommendations to treat and prevent illness. Prescription medications are also utilized when necessary. Patients have access to a wealth of information intended to optimize a healthy lifestyle from recipes and cooking classes to exercise programs.

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Civic Saturday Fosters Unity

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n the spirit of understanding our differences and spreading kindness, area residents are invited to come out from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on July 28 for Civic Saturday at the Central Library. An initiative of Citizen University in Seattle, it’s a gathering of friends and strangers in a common area to foster a spirit of shared purpose.

The free event is about American civic religion—the creed of equality, liberty and self-government that unites us. There’ll be poetry, songs, great and provocative American texts read, and a civic scripture will be offered. Participants will also gather in Civic Circles to share thoughts and ideas on how we can show up and support one another in public life.

The event is presented by Spirit & Place with support from the Indianapolis Public Library and the League of Women Voters of Indianapolis.

Location: 40 E. St. Clair St. For more information, call 317-275-4100 or visit DowntownIndy.org/Events or CitizenUniversity.us.

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mazing things happen when women gather to enjoy refreshments and the company of those who are of like mind. Top Floor Women, a nonprofit organization offering area women professional networking opportunities and inspiration, is offering regular networking meetings from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at The Elevator, in Franklin, with the next edition featuring Jen Edds, a professional singer and songwriter and podcasting guru, on July 25.

The group’s mission is to inspire personal achievement through connection, recognizing that messages of inspiration oftentimes spring forth from the sharing of stories and experiences.

Monthly gatherings provide a format to cultivate connections, including activities to encourage attendees to meet one another.

Featured speakers relay stories of hardship and strength, challenges and achievement, offering ideas and resources from their experiences.

Top Floor Women offered its inaugural event June 27 with speaker Sue Anne Gilroy, who served as Indiana’s first female Secretary of State from 1994 to 2003.

Location: The Elevator, 26 E. Jefferson St., Franklin. For more information, email TopFloorWomen@gmail.com or visit TopFloorWomen.org.

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rea business leaders are invited to join the Indianapolis Chapter of Conscious Capitalism for an upcoming leadership experience beginning at 5 p.m. on July 11 at The Vogue. The events feature talks from leaders of area organizations that embody the definition of conscious business.

This month’s event will feature leaders from Indianapolisbased Morales Group and One Click, an innovative e-retailer.

Focusing on the topic of “We” not “Me,” the panel’s members will include One Click’s Angie Stocklin, COO and co-founder, Geoff Zentz, director of customer happiness and Nichole Westrom, customer happiness team leader.

The organization defines conscious leaders as pioneers and stewards that keep businesses focused on their purpose and also foster support among individuals in the organization in order to create value for all interested parties, as well as a “culture of trust and care.” Through education and inspiration, the group aims to promote responsible business practices and civic involvement.

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Light appetizers will be provided and a cash bar will be available.

Cost: $30. Location: 6259 N. College Ave. For more information, call The Vogue 317-259-7029, email Leslie.Swathwood@ Indianapolis.ConsciousCapitalism.org or visit Indianapolis.

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Walking Speed May Predict Dementia A recent study published in Neurology suggests there is a link between walking speed and the onset of dementia in older adults.

Using a stopwatch, tape and an 18-footlong hallway to measure the walking speed of 175 adults aged 70 to 79, University of Pittsburgh researchers found that in the course of 14 years, those that slowed down by 0.1 second or more per year were 47 percent more likely to develop cognitive decline. The slowing walkers also experienced shrinkage in the right hippocampus, associated with complex learning and memory.

The results held true even after realizing that a slowing gait could be due to muscle weakness, knee pain or another disease.

Similarly, a study published in Neurology of 93 adults 70 and older found that slow walkers were nine times more likely to develop nonmemory-related mild cognitive decline than moderate-to-fast walkers.

Walking speed was monitored using infrared sensors in their homes over a three-year period; participants regularly took memory and thinking tests.

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Researchers from Thailand had 64 people suffering from hay fever (allergic rhinitis) experience half-hour steam baths three times a week for four weeks. Half received baths without herbs; the other half’s baths were enhanced with herbs such as lemongrass and ginger. The two treatments equally lowered symptoms such as sneezing, nasal itching and nasal congestion, but those taking the herbal baths reported greater satisfaction with their treatment.

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Those spending time in their traditional home swimming pool this summer or taking the plunge to install a natural pool have healthy and cost-saving options. Saltwater pools are far better for skin, hair and lungs. Their use of sodium chloride reduces possible side effects from long-term exposure to the chlorine in traditional pools.

Natural swimming pools may employ alternative materials instead of concrete or fiberglass, plus aquatic plants, rather than harmful chemicals and completely mechanical filtering systems. They require no chemicals to maintain because they are self-cleaning, mini-ecosystems. According to Mother Earth News, the plants enrich the pool with oxygen, support beneficial bacteria that consume debris and potentially harmful organisms, and provide habitat for fish, frogs, dragonflies and other waterborne life. Some owners separate plants from main swimming areas; others integrate them, creating a pond-like aesthetic.

Ecohome, a Canadian sustainable housing resources firm in Quebec, attests, “No further landscaping is required, as with a traditional pool, which can make the total finished cost of natural pools even more competitive.

Moving water and the natural predators of mosquito larvae that will inhabit chlorine-free water will make natural swimming pools practically mosquito-free.”

Whole Water Systems LLC, in Idaho, concurs that natural pools deploy “systems that have lower maintenance costs than conventional pools.”

For a traditional pool, an oxidation system using a generator powered either by traditional electricity or ultraviolet light-capturing solar panels is a chemical-free way to keep water sanitized, reports Care2.com.

For greater sustainability and cost savings for traditional pools, the UK’s Poolcare Leisure Limited suggests monitoring for leaks; using a cover overnight and during extended periods of inactivity to reduce water loss due to evaporation; and utilizing recycled glass in the water-filtering system to save 30 percent in energy costs.

According to the Sierra Club, covers also prevent pools from becoming a death trap for pets and wildlife and keep pool water cleaner to reduce pumping needs.

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Farming for Life

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n the summer of 2015 my husband and I took a leap of faith. We purchased six acres of land in hopes of starting a small farm and community learning/gathering space. In the spring of 2016, we cleared one-half acre of the wooded lot and began our journey into urban farming.

Using regenerative farming methods, we are growing with a mission to provide Ezra’s Enlightened Café (which I opened in 2014) with vibrant, organic, heirloom veggies and herbs. Ezra’s Café serves plant-based, gluten-free and nonGMO food, juices and smoothies. Our mission is to serve food that helps our customers feel better, and we are accomplishing this using ingredients grown with care and without chemicals.

Into our third season at the farm, we have learned so much about growing food without chemicals while also working with the land. We recently became members of the Indiana Farmers Union, which we are so excited about. We still have much to learn, but I do have some observations to share.

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When we take care of the soil, it takes care of us. When you keep your soil protected from the wind and you continually feed it real food, it will supply a fertile ground for your crops and give you real food in return. No chemical fertilizers needed.

To feed our soil, we use the cover crop method, worm poop and compost from the café.

We compost more than 5,000 gallons of food scraps per year from the café which goes right back into next year’s crops. We also make sure not to use water that’s been treated with chemicals when watering. Chemicals kill the important microorganisms in the soil, just like they kill important insects like bees and have links to diseases for humans and animals.

Small farming and regenerative farming is returning in a big way. All over the country people are picking up their rakes and shovels and becoming part of the movement to bring nutrient-dense local produce back into their communities. We’re seeing eateries

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throughout Metro Indy growing their own food, sourcing from local farms and spotlighting local food.

Farmers’ markets are springing up and are busier than ever with folks choosing nearby small farms for their fresh produce. The Indiana Local Food guide is a great place to find the businesses and farmers’ markets making local food a priority. It includes listings of local, sustainable and organic food resources throughout Central Indiana.

Large-scale farming has been given its time. For the past 50 years or so, we’ve been using chemicals and growing acres and acres of mono crops. The bees are dying off now by the millions every year and scientific studies are providing numbers to parallel what we’re seeing in our daily lives. One in two men will get a cancer diagnosis sometime in their lives along with one in three women. Chances are you have been personally touched by

this disease; everyone has.

Along with cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis are also on the rise. Diseases and disorders of the gut in general are rampant. Also, when our gut is impaired, our whole immune system is weaker and more exposed. We need regenerative farming now more than ever, and it’s not just about the soil.

Foods grown on small farms without chemicals not only taste better, but are more nutritionally viable. These veggies, fruits, grains and herbs carry more of the vitamins, minerals and antiinflammatory properties that our bodies both need and are essential to living in today’s world of polluted air and water.

We cannot separate ourselves from the Earth. What’s good for her is also good for us. Higher levels of nutrients and minerals mean better brain function, immune function and overall well-being.

If you’re not totally convinced, you can see the answers in an untouched field of land where wildflowers and weeds are allowed to grow. There are more insects, bees and wild animals.

There’s simply more life in the areas we allow to grow without chemicals. It doesn’t take science or studies to observe this fact.

At Ezra’s Café, we are constantly looking for ways to become more connected to the ingredients we use. We grow an average of 10 percent of our produce and herbs spring to fall. We also source from local farmers. When purchasing items like coffee and chocolate, we support companies using fair trade practices. It’s not just a business, it’s a service and a way of life. It’s the only way to go moving forward in my opinion. Also, I’m so happy to say that the community of small-scale famers and eateries serving real food in Indiana is growing and dare I say, thriving. It’s a great time to live in Indiana.

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here’s a new acre-and-a-half farm on the north side of Indy, established by Eskenazi Health and Indy Urban Acres, to provide fresh, healthy options for area food pantries, and address food insecurity. Located on the grounds of Eskenazi Health Center Pecar, the farm’s first planting of 2018 was completed with the help of 50 volunteers in late May.

“It’s our one-year anniversary,” says Dr. Deanna Reinoso, the center’s pediatrician and medical director. “We’re excited about the partnership with Indy Urban Acres to farm and have fresh produce being grown on our property because of what we know in medicine as how much what we eat impacts our longterm health.”

Ample medical studies show how where we live and our access to a nutritious diet really does impact our health, along with the quality of our lives and lifespan, Reinoso says. The Pecar farm’s genesis arose a few years ago from screening for food insecurities in the families served by the health center, Reinoso adds.

The center, which serves diverse populations, quickly learned the need for relief of food insecurities must be addressed. As a result, the Crooked Creek Food Pantry was established on site in 2015.

“We wanted our food pantry not only to be passing out things that were actually recommended [for a healthy diet], so

we worked really hard to have fresh produce that we ourselves would like for healthy diets,” Reinoso says. “That led to partnering with Indy Urban Acres to increase the amount of produce we are able to have in our food pantry.”

So the on-site farm project was born.

The new farm serves as another example of Eskenazi Health’s commitment to promoting healthful eating, and is a complement to The Sky Farm at Eskenazi Health, a 5,000-squarefoot gardening space located atop the Sandra Eskenazi Outpatient Care Center at the Eskenazi Health downtown campus, which was established in 2013.

The Pecar farm’s yield last year well exceeded expectations. The more than 11,000 pounds of produce, including eggplants, onions, cucumbers and winter squash, led to more than 57,000 servings of fresh produce for a retail value of $21,334. Also, all food produced was made available at the Crooked Creek Food Pantry, as well as additional food pantries in the area.

Indy Urban Acres is an eight-acre organic urban farm that supplies low-income Hoosiers with healthy fruits and vegetables. In a recent press release, Tyler Gough, farm manager of Indy Urban Acres who oversees the farm at Eskenazi Health Center Pecar, talked about how patients will benefit from the farm.

“I’m really excited about our partnership with Eskenazi Health Center Pecar,” he said. “It’s kind of neat to see a patient come to the center to see a doctor and then walk away with fresh produce after the visit. During the growing season patients will take home healthy fresh produce that’s free and grown right outside the health center, which is amazing. It’s a great arrangement.”

Patients that visit the clinic are just as excited about the farm as the center’s staff. “A lot of our families who take public transportation walk right past the farm area as they are coming back to clinic, so I think our patients are really excited that the produce they see being grown there is going through our food pantry,” Reinoso says.

The farm will also serve as an educational resource for youth programming and community organizations in the area so they can learn about the importance, benefits and value of urban gardens.

Several area organizations, including the Indianapolis Parks Foundation and Gleaners Food Bank, are also partnering with the farm to ensure that families in need have access to fresh, healthy foods. Reinoso is excited about what the future holds for the farm as there’s certainly space and a desire for expansion in the coming years. However, the focus is on this growing season.

“We are hoping to expand and bring in more compost

and better topsoil so we don’t know exactly what our final numbers will be,” she says. “We are hoping for 20,000 pounds this season.

Depending on how the growing season goes I am hopeful.”

Reinoso firmly believes Eskenazi is on the cutting edge of examining what food insecurity looks like and what preventative steps are necessary to end it.

“It means taking a look at how we can impact the health of the community,” Reinoso says. “I hope we can impact the other health centers to do the same to try to improve the health of our communities here in central Indiana by changing the way we think about nutrition and health and, when they need extra help, giving people the opportunity to have access to it. I look forward to seeing what we continue to do—expanding here—and I am certain that Eskenazi, through all of its health centers, will continue to work to make this an issue that changes lives and the health of our community.”

The farm at Eskenazi Health Center Pecar is located at 6940 N. Michigan Rd., Indianapolis. For more information, visit EskenaziHealth.edu. For more information about Indy Urban Acres, visit IndyParksFoundation.org/indy-urban-acres/.

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Restoring the Nutritional Value of Crops

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

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hen we think of scientists as men and women in lab coats peering into microscopes, what’s missing is farmers. Our society doesn’t tend to equate the two, yet farmers are active field scientists.

How they choose to grow and produce food greatly impacts our shared environment of soil, water and air quality, as well as the nutritional content of food, and therefore, public health.

The best field- and lab-based scientists share key traits: they’re curious, keen observers and systems thinkers that learn by trial and error. Both formulate and test hypotheses, collect data, take measurements, assess results and draw conclusions.

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Diana Dyer, a registered dietitian and organic garlic farmer outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan, explains, “I like to help people see the similarities between the scientific process and good, careful farming—all aspects of which revolve around observations, goals, planning, 16

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implementation, intervention and analysis of results—then careful replanning based on those results.”

Dyer and her husband, Dick, started farming after long careers in traditional health care, where the focus was on treating people after they got sick. Through their farm work, they wanted to focus on prevention. “Growing healthy food in healthy soil, our goal was to create and nourish a healthy community from the ground up. Communicating the multiple benefits of healthy soils and ecosystems has been at the core of our vision and responsibility from day one,” she says. The Dyers believe that flavor is key to eating and enjoying truly nourishing foods, and based on their professional health backgrounds and farming experience, they connect healthy soil with higher-quality, better-tasting food.

In Havre, Montana, Doug Crabtree, and his wife, Anna, manage Vilicus

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Farms, featured in the book Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America, by Liz Carlisle. The Crabtrees grow organic heirloom and specialty grains, pulses and oilseed crops such as emmer, kamut, black beluga lentils and flax.

Asked if he considers himself a scientist, Crabtree first defines the term as “a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.” Then he replies, “Given this definition, how could any farmer not be a scientist? An organic farmer is a lifelong student of nature, seeking to emulate her wisdom and processes as we refine our production systems. Organic production isn’t just growing food without toxic chemical inputs, it’s a system that requires conscientiously improving soil, water and associated resources while producing safe and healthy food for America’s growing population of informed consumers.”

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Organic Farmers: Growing America’s Health

Healthy Soil, Food and People

At the Rodale Institute, in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Andrew Smith directs the new Vegetable Systems Trial, a longterm, side-by-side comparison of both biologically organic and chemically based conventional vegetable production. An organic farmer with a Ph.D. in molecular ecology from Drexel University, in Philadelphia, Smith studies how soil quality and crop-growing conditions influence the nutrient density and health-protecting properties of specific vegetables.

“Over the past 70 years, there’s been a decline in the nutritional value of our foods,” reports Smith. “During this time, industrial agriculture, with its pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, increased yields and size of crops, but the tradeoff was a decline in nutrient content, known as the ‘dilution effect’.” In addition, Smith explains, greater levels of nitrogen fertilizer, typical of conventional production methods, may also increase a plant’s susceptibility to insects and disease.

Smith’s research will give fellow farmers, healthcare providers and consumers a better understanding of how crop production practices influence soil quality and therefore, food quality. For example, research of organic crops shows higher levels of vitamin C; higher-quality protein; plus more disease-fighting compounds called secondary plant metabolites such as lycopene, polyphenols and anthocyanin, the plant pigment responsible for the red, blue and purple colors in fruits and vegetables, as reported in a meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Nutrition.

The Rodale Institute has formed partnerships with nutrition and medical researchers at Pennsylvania State University, in University Park. Of particular interest, for example, are extracts from purple potatoes that show promise in helping to kill colon cancer cells. Smith looks forward to identifying growing methods that boost levels of anthocyanin, as well as other healthprotecting compounds in crops.

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Institute, a global research and education center linking soil health to human health, will also be housed at the Rodale Institute. It’s a collaboration between Rodale staff and the Plantrician Project, a nonprofit organization in New Canaan, Connecticut, that promotes whole food and plant-based nutrition, and helps healthcare providers embrace food as medicine as the foundation of their practices.

Jeff Moyer, a renowned international authority in organic agriculture and executive director of the Rodale Institute, explains, “It’s not only what you eat that’s important, but how what you eat was produced. Ultimately, our personal health is linked to the health of the soil.”

David Montgomery, a professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington, in Seattle, has visited farms worldwide, witnessing how farmers use regenerative farming practices to bring degraded soil back to life. He learned that grazing animals, cover-cropping and no-till farming free of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides protects and enriches the soil microbiome, which contributes to the nutrient density of plants and human health.

We Are What We and Our Animals Eat

Along with our well-being, livestock farming methods impact our environment, too. A growing body of research including a new study published in Food

Science & Nutrition shows that meat and dairy products from animals raised mostly on grass or pasture—as nature intended—contain significantly higher levels of conjugated linoleic acid and omega-3 fatty acids compared to grainfed animals. These naturally occurring fats help protect us from inflammation, heart disease and cancer. Important in brain, eye and nerve development, omega-3 fatty acids are especially critical for pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants.

Organic farmers, by law, must provide their ruminant animals with significant time on pasture and may not feed them genetically engineered feed or feed produced with synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Further, they can’t use synthetic hormones or antibiotics to promote weight gain. In these ways, organic farmers help protect our food, water, and environment from contamination, and reduce the growing global threat of antibiotic resistance.

Randolph Center, Vermont, dairy farmers Regina and Brent Beidler diligently study and question changes they witness in their immediate environment. They monitor what grows in their pasture, watch what their cows choose to eat and count the numbers and activities of insects, bees, worms, birds and wildlife. They understand that careful land and animal stewardship is key to soil, plant, animal and human health.

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More hospitals nationwide are investing in farms and farmers’ markets to boost patient, employee and community health by increasing access to nutrient-dense, fresh, healthful food. One exceptional example is the new partnership between Virginia’s Allegheny Mountain Institute (AMI) and Augusta Health, an independent, community-owned nonprofit hospital in Augusta County, Virginia.

The AMI Fellowship program prepares individuals to become farmers, teachers and ambassadors for healthpromoting food systems. “Both AMI and Augusta Health believe that access to excellent health care includes access to healthy food,” explains Sue Erhardt, the institute’s executive director.

The AMI Farm at Augusta Health initiative will create an onsite production farm and a community venue for food, nutrition and gardening education. Their goal is to tackle three major local health issues: poor nutrition,

low physical activity and overweight; diabetes; and mental health. A Food Farmacy program for those with or at risk for Type 2 diabetes will provide fresh produce prescriptions at an onsite farmstand, as well as cooking classes.

Erhardt recalls her life-changing experience as a teen, hearing American labor leader Cesar Chavez speak about farm worker exposure to pesticides and related cancer clusters. She’s proud to say, “The farm project will exemplify sustainable practices for growing vegetables, including organic four-season crops and companion planting, while promoting soil health.

“We believe this project will promote a better quality of life for staff, patients and community members.”

That’s the power of farming when it’s dedicated to optimum health.

Melinda Hemmelgarn is a registered dietitian, writer and Food Sleuth Radio host with KOPN.org, in Columbia, MO. Connect at FoodSleuth@gmail.com.

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hronic pain affects 100 million Americans, with annual treatment costs reaching $635 billion, according to the Institute of Medicine.

Worse, opiate-derived pain medications, conventional medicine’s go-to treatment for chronic pain, are addictive and deadly. The Annals of Internal Medicine reports that an estimated 2 million Americans suffered from opioid use disorder involving prescription drugs as of 2016 while 12 million admitted to misusing them. Legal and illegal opioids killed 64,070 Americans in 2016, 21 percent more than the previous year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Some opioid addiction stems from use of illegal recreational drugs like heroin and cocaine, but the National Institute of Drug Abuse testified to the U.S. Senate that as of 2014 more than four times as many Americans were addicted to prescription opioids (2.1 million) than heroin (467,000).

Natural approaches, less harmful in relieving pain and thereby prevent-

ing drug addictions, are addressing and ameliorating long-term back or neck, nerve and even cancer pain, and saving lives.

The first step in preventing dependency is to avoid opioids completely, says Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy at the Wake Forest School of Medicine, in

Mindfulness meditation: Zeidan recommends mindfulness meditation and cites a University of Massachusetts study of people with chronic pain in which pain lessened by at least 65 percent after 10 weeks of this practice.

“Mindfulness meditation is about discipline and regulating one’s attention.

It appears to shut down the thalamus, the brain’s gatekeeper, and the brain’s ability to register pain,” explains Zeidan.

Yoga: Strongly positive effects have been reported in several studies, including one on 150 veterans with chronic low back pain from the Veterans Administration San Diego Healthcare System. It showed that 12 weeks of yoga classes reduced pain and opioid use, and improved functionality of participants; many of them had suffered back pain for more than 15 years.

Acupuncture: The ancient Chinese modality that’s been used to treat all types of pain for millennia has become such a mainstream treatment that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that healthcare providers learn more

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For information on ongoing studies, visit ZeidanLab.com. about it to help patients avoid prescription opioids.

“All pain starts with imbalance,” says Terri Evans, a doctor of Oriental medicine in Naples, Florida. “Acupuncture is about creating balance in the body and in releasing the fascia, where pain patterns get locked.”

Marijuana: All forms of marijuana, or cannabis, are illegal on the federal level, but medical marijuana is now legal in 29 states and the District of Columbia. In a study from San Francisco General Hospital published in the journal Neurology, researchers found that smoking the first cannabis cigarette reduced pain by 72 percent in a group of patients with painful neuropathy. The body’s endocannabinoid system, found in the brain, organs, connective tissues and immune cells, is one of its natural pain-coping mechanisms, and is most affected by cannabis.

Mitch Earleywine, Ph.D., associate professor of clinical psychology at the State University of New York at Albany, author of Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence and a member of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, is an advocate of medical marijuana. While regarding it as helpful for chronic pain with little risk of addiction, he concludes it’s “great for a small handful of conditions, but it’s not the cureall that some are suggesting.”

CBD oil: Dr. Hyla Cass, of Marina del Rey, California, an integrative physician expert in psychiatry and addiction recovery, and author of The Addicted Brain and How to Break Free, is more comfortable with CBD (cannabidiol) oil. It’s a hemp product legal in 45 states, provided it qualifies in non-addictive levels of THC, the component of cannabis that induces euphoria (see TheCannabisIndustry.org/ state-marijuana-policies-map).

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Drumming Out Drugs Music, specifically drumming, stimulates the release of endorphins, the body’s own morphine-like painkillers.

Group drumming can help people withdrawing from addictive drugs, especially those having particular difficulty in conventional addiction programs, reports a University of Arizona at Tempe study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

Other supportive studies are listed at ShamanicDrumming.com/ drumtherapy.html. amounts of THC, not enough to induce a “high” or contribute to addiction, but there are also products that contain no THC at all. By definition, hemp’s THC content is less than 0.3 percent versus marijuana’s 5 to 35 percent.

“CBD oil won’t make you high,” says Cass. “In and of itself, CBD oil is very potent. You don’t need the THC for pain relief. There’s no need to go down the slippery slope of using an illegal substance.”

In addition to CBD oil’s painrelieving effects on the endocannabinoid system, says Cass, it’s a powerful antiinflammatory, which contributes to its effectiveness in addressing the underlying causes of chronic pain, confirmed by University of South Carolina research.

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hile Gary Griggs has lived near the coast of California most of his life, visits to the coasts of 46 nations helped shape his latest book, Coasts in Crisis: A Global Challenge. The distinguished professor of Earth sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, writes on how coral reefs provide shelter, food and breeding grounds for about one-third of the world’s species of marine fish, as well as coastal protection from major weather events. Most coral reefs are now besieged by pollution, overfishing, sedimentation, coastal construction, tourism and global warming.

Approximately 3 billion people— nearly half our planet’s total population—live in coastal areas. He cites that hurricanes have caused more U.S. fatalities than any other natural hazard, and the driving forces behind rising sea levels will increase future vulnerabilities unless effective actions are taken now.

Griggs, who also wrote Introduction to California’s Beaches and Coast and Living with the Changing California Coast and co-wrote The Edge, today recaps the history and assesses the current status of coasts worldwide. He suggests ways in which current negative trends might be reversed or improved.

How can we better deal with rising sea levels?

There are now about 200 million people living within three feet of high tide.

Both mitigation and adaptation will be required. We need to do everything possible to cut back on greenhouse gas

emissions, but that’s not going to stop rising sea levels anytime soon. We need to start adapting right away.

We can elevate structures, but that’s limited. Historically, we’ve used armoring, including seawalls, levees and rock revetments, which work for awhile, but have endpoints. Ultimately, it’s going to take relocation, or what we call “planned retreat”, moving back when the sea nears our front yard. The more we reduce or mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases, the less adaptation will be needed to cope with climate change.

Why are coral reefs so vital to the global ecosystem?

In the tropical latitudes, coral reef ecosystems have formed the basic biological, geological, economic and cultural framework of area coastlines and island nations for centuries. Today, fisheries and tourism anchor those economies.

Millions of people depend on these local ecosystems for their protein supply.

About 50 percent of coral reefs are in poor or fair condition, and most are in decline. Whether from pollution, dredging, filling or overfishing, virtually all of those reefs are under significant threat.

Have researchers seen any overfished species rebound?

A 2013 report by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that about twothirds of U.S. commercial fish species that had been seriously depleted had made significant recoveries—28 of 44 fish stocks, including Atlantic bluefish, flounder and black sea bass—primar-

ily due to better management practices.

We now have fisheries restrictions and marine-protected areas in place. To realize some long-term success, we need to limit fisheries in certain areas and for certain species.

California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium publishes a Seafood Watch Consumer Guide card specific to regions; it color codes which species are safe to eat and which ones no longer can provide a sustainable harvest, so we know which ones to ask for at grocers and restaurants.

What might mitigate the environmental impact of what you term “coastal megacities”?

Eight of the largest metropolitan areas worldwide—Shanghai, Mumbai, Karachi, Tokyo, Dhaka, Jakarta, New York/ New Jersey and Los Angeles—are along shorelines. Coasts in Crisis looks at the hazards of hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons and tsunamis that their residents are exposed to—along with long-term sea level rise.

These incredible concentrations of people not only fish heavily, they discharge large volumes of waste and wastewater. You can’t put 10 million people on a shoreline and not expect impacts. We need to get all of these discharges cleaned up and under control.

Shorelines are very delicate biological environments.

We also must get global population under control to make a much softer footprint on the planet. It would take four planet Earths to support the present global population if everyone indulged in America’s current consumption habits (FootprintNetwork.org).

Sustainability is what we must work toward, whether it’s food, water or energy. Currently, we’re mining the planet for all its resources, which can’t go on for much longer. We need to recognize this and return to equilibrium with what the planet can supply.

Freelance writer and editor Randy Kambic, in Estero, FL, is a frequent contributor to Natural Awakenings.

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ny time our bodies sense an “invader”—a microbe, virus, plant pollen or unwelcome chemical— they go into high alert, producing white blood cells to fight it off. Once the danger has been thwarted, normal functioning returns.

If we continue to expose ourselves to

these threats, then the high-alert process, known as inflammation, becomes chronic.

This disturbance of natural equilibrium can lead to cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, depression and pain. It can also mask or worsen autoimmune diseases. Eating foods with natural anti-inflammatory properties can help the body function better.

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“Many experimental studies have shown that components of foods or beverages may have anti-inflammatory effects,” says Dr. Frank Hu, also a Ph.D. and professor of nutrition and epidemiology in the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “A healthy diet is beneficial not only for reducing the risk of chronic diseases, but also for improving mood and overall quality of life.”

Hu, Josh Axe, a chiropractor and doctor of natural medicine, in Nashville, Tennessee, and Dr. Andrew Weil, director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, in Tucson, promote anti-inflammatory foods, backed by recent studies, on their websites.

“Small, gradual changes are typically more sustainable and easier for the body to adapt to,” writes Axe. “So rather than emptying your pantry and sailing off to the Mediterranean, you can pursue an anti-inflammatory diet one step at a time.”

That’s what Andrea Adams Britt did. A professional wedding cake baker from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Britt experienced bewildering symptoms, including digestion issues, depression, migraines, weight gain and skin irritation.

In 2015, she eliminated flour and sugar from her diet, and then added more organic leafy green vegetables, coconut oil and wild-caught salmon. Her symptoms went away one at a time, and by last January, she had also lost 100 pounds.

The solution for her was to create flavorful dishes that she enjoyed eating, so she did not feel deprived.

Weil advises, “The best foods are those that offer disease-preventive benefits such as anti-inflammatory effects and delectable flavor. When I eat such foods, I feel as though I’ve hit a grand slam homerun—the sensory pleasure is heightened by the fact that each bite contributes to my overall wellbeing.”

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Green leafy vegetables such as Swiss chard contain natural anti-inflammatories such as vitamins K, D and C, says Axe.

Beets have a natural antioxidant, betalain, an anti-inflammatory compound that inhibits the activity of enzymes the body uses to trigger inflammation, advises Axe. Sea buckthorn berry juice (known as olivello juice) is one of the most concentrated natural sources of vitamin C, says Weil.

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Ginger is a potent anti-inflammatory food that also helps reduce intestinal gas and prevent nausea, advises Weil.

Green tea is best enjoyed hot with a little squeeze of lemon; it may reduce cholesterol levels, ultimately assisting in lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, per Weil.

Virgin coconut oil has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, according to a study published in Pharmaceutical Biology. Britt eats a total of one-and-a-half tablespoons a day in hot drinks, salads or soups.

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Tomatoes are an easy-to-use and a tasty anti-inflammatory food, says Axe. He notes, “They are a rich source of lycopene, betacarotene, folate, potassium, vitamin C, flavonoids and vitamin E.”

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Bok choy has potent anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects, as well as a higher concentration of betacarotene and vitamin A, than any other variety of cabbage, according to Weil.

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Black cod, also known as butterfish or sablefish, has even more omega-3 fatty acids than salmon, notes Weil.

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Walnuts, rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids, help protect against metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes, says Axe. Judith Fertig writes award-winning cookbooks plus foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).

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Community Tuesday – All day. The first Tuesday of every month several attractions at the White River State Park offer special deals on admission. Including the Eiteljorg Museum, IMAX Theatre, Indiana State Museum and many others. Cost varies. INWhiteRiver.com.

CarmelFest – July 3-4. 2-10:30pm, Tue; 10:30am-10:30pm, Wed. Outdoor festival with live music, entertainment, food, games and more Fireworks display Sunday 9:45pm. Free admission and parking. Carmel Civic Square, Southwest of S. Range Line Road and City Center Dr, Carmel. 317-574-1363. CarmelFest.net.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4

First Friday Gallery Tour – 6-9pm. Tour more than 25 downtown galleries and art venues. Patrons are encouraged to walk or drive throughout the downtown cultural districts, and visit the city’s diverse visual art offerings. Free.

Various Downtown Galleries. 317-634-3114.

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First Friday Food Truck Festival – 5-9pm.

Thru Oct. Indulge in the savory selections of Indy’s best food trucks and while enjoying family friendly live music and entertainment. $5; 5 and under free. Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St, Indianapolis. OldNationalCentre.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 7

Cereal Cinema – 10am. A unique family-friendly experience created by The Indy Film Fest, The Athenaeum and The IMA. Enjoy a classic movie and a cereal buffet. Location alternates between the Athenaeum and IMA. $5. IndyFilmFest.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 8

Find Your Health Freedom – 6:15-8:30pm.

Join Chef Audrey to discover how summer can be an awesome time to re-boot your health using the rainbow of colors and foods to help you naturally cleanse and release the toxins. Audrey will be demonstrating 4 dishes; tastings are included. You will also go home with recipes for each dish. RSVP online or by phone. $35. Ezra’s Enlightened Cafe, 6515 Ferguson St, Indianapolis. 317-255-3972. EzrasEnlightenedCafe.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 10

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Geist Blast on the Bridge – 6-10:30pm. Bridge closes to traffic and opens for a party. Food trucks, kids zone and boat parade. Fireworks at dark. Free. Geist Reservoir Bridge, 11691 Fall Creek Road, Geist. FireworksInIndiana.com.

IPL Downtown Freedom Blast – 9:45pm.

Celebrate the largest fireworks display in the state launched from the Regions Bank tower in Indianapolis. The display can be seen from most areas in Indianapolis. Bring the entire family downtown for food, music and fun throughout the day. Indiana War Memorial, 431 N Meridian St, Indianapolis.

THURSDAY, JULY 5

Target $5 night at the Children’s Museum – 4-8pm. Enjoy all the fun activities and exhibits of the museum for reduced admission of $5. Sponsored by Target the first Tuesday of each month. $5. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 N. Meridian St, Indianapolis.

317-334-4000. ChildrensMuseum.org.

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FRIDAY, JULY 6

Paws to Read – 11am-12pm. School-aged children who are reluctant readers are invited to read to a registered therapy dog who loves to listen to stories. Registration is not required but preferred by calling the branch. Held at multiple locations, check website or call for addresses.

Free. INDYPL.org

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Green Drinks Indy – 6-8:30pm. Join environmentally-minded individuals the second Tuesday of the month for casual drinks and conversation.

Free. Location varies; check website for updated location. GreenDrinks.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 12

Become a Yoga Teacher – 6-7pm. Check out this exceptionally comprehensive teacher training and see if it’s a good fit. Training stars in August. Call to register. Free. 317-257-9642. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 E 56th St, Indianapolis. IPYC.org.

FRIDAY, JULY 13

Indy Holistic Hub Business Build Up Breakfast Northside – 8:30-10am. Start your day off by checking in, sharing successes, and asking for resources from Indy Holistic Hub. Bring your business cards. RSVP required online. Another Broken Egg Cafe, 9435 N Meridian St, Indianapolis. 317-775-1418. IndyHolisticHub.com.

Candle Light Yoga – 6-7:15pm. Expect a slow flow warm up to get you moving, flowing, working up a bit of a sweat, and winding down with restorative postures and a savasana with essential oils and Thai massage. $20. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis. 317-253–0499.

ThePlayfulSoul.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 14

Christmas in July Half Marathon & 5K – 7am.

Join other runners and celebrate the Christmas spirit with a fun and festive race course through downtown Indianapolis. There will be presents too – beverages, blinking medals and tech Tshirts for registrants. $80 Half Marathon; $50 5K White River S Park, 801 W Washington St, Indianapolis. ChristmasInJulyRun.com.

Daylily Sale – 8am-12pm. The Hamilton County Master Gardener Association hosts annual sale featuring more than 175 varieties.

Hamilton County Fairgrounds, Daylily/Iris Bed, 2203 Pleasant St, Noblesville. 317-776-0854.

HSMGA.org.

Indy Criterium Bicycle Festival – Registration begins at 8am. Events throughout the day and into the night. Cheer on hundreds of cyclists as they race throughout downtown, enjoy activities throughout the day including family rides, food, music and more. Monument Circle, Indianapolis.

IndyCrit.org.

Hoosier EVA Meeting – 10am-12pm. Learn to support the continuing growth of using electric vehicles locally. Regular monthly meetings focus on growing local EVA enthusiasts and educate the public on the benefits of electric vehicles.

Free. Irvington Library, 5625 E Washington St, Indianapolis. 317-275-4470. HoosierEVA.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 19

Enzyme Nutrition and Digestive Health – 7-8:30pm. Join Dr. Vicki Knapke to learn how enzyme nutrition can help you live well. Learn about enzymes, their roles, why you need them, and where you can get them. Learn how you can help your body manage and make optimal use of the foods you consume, as well as how to make food choices that work for and not against your body. Morter HealthCenter, 10439 Commerce Drive Ste 140, Carmel. 317-872-9300.

MorterHealthCenter.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 20

Third Friday on the Plaza – Live music by Bakersfield Bound at the Fountain Square Plaza. Free concert for all ages.

DiscoverFountainSquare.com.

Walk the Talk Creating Happiness – 7:30-9pm. An encore performance in scenic Brown County, after a recordbreaking crowd attending in Bloomington earlier this year. The evening includes the same happy lineup of speakers, live music and an interactive environment. $15/adult; $5/kids 11 and under.

The Brown County Playhouse, 70 South Van Buren St, Nashville, IN. 317-502-1250.

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SUNDAY, JULY 22

Restorative Yoga – 2:30-4pm. Experience deep physical and mental relaxation while propped up in poses. No yoga experience needed. Bring your own mat. Limited space, so call to register. $15. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 E 56th St, Indianapolis. 317-257-9642. IPYC.org.

Crown Of Eternity Sound Immersion – 5-7pm.

Join Gallina and Mike Tamburo for relaxation and meditation to support self-healing and transformation during their gong immersion with 60-plus instruments. $30 at door; space available.

Grove Haus, 1001 Hosbrook St, Indianapolis.

CrownOfEternity.com/events.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25

Top Floor Women – 8-9:30am. Join for a morning of organized networking, a personal story from featured speaker Jen Edds, a professional singer and songwriter and podcast guru. Build success on a foundation of women helping women. Register online. Free. The Elevator, 26 East Jefferson St, Franklin. TopFloorWomen.org.

Indy Holistic Hub Business Build Up Lunch – 11:30am-1pm. Bring your ideas, visions, or challenge and brainstorm together. Lunch is designed for checking in, sharing successes and asking for resources. Seats are limited RSVP online. Blind Owl Brewery, 5014 E 62nd St, Indianapolis.

IndyHolisticHub.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 28

Civic Saturday – 10:30-11:30am. Civic Saturday seeks to bring friends and strangers together to nurture our civic spirit. The day is a civic analogue to a faith gathering; it’s about American civic religion—the creed of liberty, equality, and self-government that truly unites us. Free. Central Library, 40 East St. Clair St, Indianapolis. IndyPL.org.

Indiana Microbrewers Festival – 2-6:00pm.

Enjoy hundreds of craft beers at Indiana’s largest beer festival. Dozens of local breweries, as well as the Brewers of Indiana Guild will be present. $60/general admission day of and $10/designated driver. Historic Military Park, 601 W New York St, Indianapolis. IndianaBeerFest.com.

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Brownsburg Festival of the Arts – 8am-3pm.

A host of festivities and over 150 arts and crafts exhibitors will mark the 37th annual celebration. In addition to a focus on fine arts and handmade crafts, there will be a food court and entertainment throughout the day. A Children’s Tent will feature arts and craft activities for kids. $3/12 and older. Arbuckle Acres Park, 200 N Green St, Brownsburg. 317-852-7885.

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Zionsville Farmers’ Market – 8-11am. Thru Sept. Large selection of sweet treats complement market offerings of local produce, artisan food products, meat and eggs. Main St & Hawthorne, Zionsville. 317-478-4107.

ZionsvilleFarmersMarket.org.

Carmel Farmers’ Market – 8-11:30am.

Thru Sept 30th. Along with a variety of produce, unique food items, the market offers prepared-food items. 2 Center Green, Carmel.

CarmelFarmersMarket.com.

Binford Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon. Thru Oct. Over 100 vendors with deep roots in Indiana, including farms, nurseries, specialty food products and artisan crafts. Lawerence North High School, 7800 N Hague Rd, Indianapolis.

BinfordFarmersMarket.com.

Broad Ripple Farmers’ Market – 8amNoon. Thru Sept; 9am-Noon Oct-Nov. Food-focused market with locally grown and produced food and plant products, along with ready-to-eat food. Broad Ripple High School, 1115 Broad Ripple Ave, Indianapolis.

BroadRippleFarmersMarket.org.

DAILY

Waterman’s Farm Market – 8am-8pm. Thru early Nov. Featuring vegetables, fruit and u-pick option. 7010 E Raymond St, Indianapolis.

317-356-6995. Also 10am-7pm, June - Oct at 1100 N Ind 37, Greenwood. 317-888-4189.

WatermansFarmMarket.com.

SUNDAY

Irvington Farmers’ Market – 9am-1:30pm.

Thru Oct. Additional dates this year July 13th, August 10th, September 14th, and October 12th.

70+ vendors. 101 Main Street, Indianapolis. 317540-2425. IrvingtonGardenClub.com.

JCC Farmers’ Market – 10am-1pm. Thru October. Fresh local produce, baked goods, and diary products, Kosher respectable (no meat products).

JCC Indianapolis, 6701 Hoover Rd, Indianapolis.

317-251-9467. JCCIndy.org.

TUESDAY

Eskenazi Health Farmers’ Market – 11am1:30pm. Local produce, several vendors, meditation classes and fitness demonstration.

The Common Ground, Eskenazi Healht, 720 Eskenazi Ave, Indianapolis. 317-880-4785.

EskenaziHealth.edu.

Avon Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm. Thru Sept.

Fresh, local produce, baked goods, and handcrafted items all summer long. Hendricks Regional Health south parking lot, 8244 E US 36, Avon.

317-272-0948. AvonGov.org

WEDNESDAY

Original Farmers’ Market at the City Market – 9:30am-1:30pm. Thru October. Gourmet foods are also featured at this market. 222 E Market St, Indianapolis. 317634-9266. IndyCM.com/ Farmers-Market.

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Morgan County Farmers’ Market Mooresville – 3-6pm. Thru Oct 6. All items sold at this market are produced in Indiana. Friends Church, 50 N Monroe St, Mooresville. 317-501-3000.

Info@McFarmers.org.

Cumberland Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon.

Thru Oct. Expanded market will include yard art and more. Cumberland Town Hall, 11501 E Washington St, Cumberland. 317-894-6203.

Danville Chamber Farmers’ Market – 8amNoon. Variety of food vendors, breads and ready-to-eat breakfast. Courthouse Square, 6 S Jefferson St, Danville. 317-745-0670.

Plainfield Chamber of Commerce Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm. Thru Sept. Special event days are featured. Plainfield Friends Meeting Lawn, 105 East St, Plainfield. 317-839-3800.

Plainfield-in.com.

Fishers Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon. Thru Sept. Special event days each month, held in the amphitheater green space, Nickel Plate Park, 6 Municipal Dr, Fishers. 317-578-0700. FishersChamber.com/Chamber/Farmers_Market.aspx.

Crooked Creek Farmers’ Market – 5-8pm.

Thru Oct 12th. Healthy foods, locally grown Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center, 2990 W 71st, Indianapolis. 317-293-2660 ext 120 FayBiccardGlickCenter.org.

Greenwood Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon.

Thru Oct 10. Indiana produce, crafts and baked goods and meats. United Methodist Church, 525 N Madison, Greenwood.

THURSDAY

Statehouse Farmers’ Market – 10:30am1:30pm. Thru Oct. 8. Farmers’ Market with Food Trucks. 650 W Washington St, Indianapolis.

StateHouseMarket.com.

38th & Meridian Farmers’ Market – 4-6:30pm.

1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays. Thru Oct. 3808 N Meridian St, Indianapolis. 317-924-2612.

Brownsburg Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm. Thru Sept.3, SNAP benefits accepted at the market and many vendors participate in the WIC nutrition program. On the lawn of Brownsburg Town Hall, 61 N Green St, Brownsburg. 317-852-1120.

FRIDAY

Farm to Fork at Normandy Farms – 4-7pm.

Thru Oct. Large selection of certified organic or certified naturally grown produce and meats with no artificial chemicals. 7802 Marsh Rd, Indianapolis. 317-439-0714.

SATURDAY

Franklin Farmers’ Market – 8-12pm. Thru Oct 3. Food items, herbs, craft items and more.

Parking lot at Jefferson and Jackson Sts, Franklin.

317-346-1258.

AwakenIndy.com

Farmers’ Market at the Fairgrounds – 8am-Noon. Thru Oct. Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds, 620 N Apple St, Greenfield.

317-697-0508.

Shelby County Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon.

Local produce, baked goods and honey. Public Square, Shelbyville. 317-398-9552.

Noblesville Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon.

Thru Oct 11. Federal Hill Commons, Noblesville.

317-776-0205. NoblesvilleMainStreet.org.

Saxony Market – 8am-Noon. Thru Sept. The market offers the best fresh produce from local vendors and farmers in the area. 131st and Olio, Fishers, 317-770-1818.

Greenfield Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon. Thru Oct. Variety of food items, treats for pets. Parking lot at Ind 9 and North St, Greenfield.

Morgan County Farmers’ Market Martinsville – 9am-1pm. Thru Sept. Courthouse Square, 180 S Main St, Martinsville. 317-501-3000.

Info@McFarmers.org.

Westfield Farmers’ Market – 10am-2pm. Thru Sept. Variety of produce, baked goods, dairy, arts and crafts. In front of City Hall, 130 Penn St, Westfield.

ongoing events Listings by day. NOTE: Dates and times shown are subject to change.

Please confirm event prior to attendance. Go to AwakenIndy.com to submit calendar listings. Submission deadline for Calendar: the 15th of the month.

daily First Class Free – Dates/times vary. Students new to Inner Peace Yoga Center are welcome to take first class free. Bring your own mat. View schedule online.. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 E 56th St, Indianapolis. 317-445-4203. InnerPeaceYoga.com.

sunday Gentle Yoga and Sound – 9-10am. Join Hari Datti Kaur for gentle yoga kriyas, breath work, mantra or meditation. Lie down and relax to the healing vibrations of a 15-20 minute Gong meditation in each class. $10 Class Packages Apply.

Embarque Yoga, 1057 E 54th St, Indianapolis.

EmbarqueYoga.com.

A Positive Path for Spiritual Living – 9:30am Meditation; 10am Celebration Service. Come for music, meditation, and inspirational message and stay for fellowship. Youth education and nursery care provided. Free. Unity of Indianapolis, 907 N Delaware St, Indianapolis. UnityOfIndy.com.

Kundalini Yoga – 11am-12:15pm. Experience a vibrant mix of physical posture, breath work, meditation, mantra, mudra, and sound vibration with Gong relaxation. $10. Cityoga, 2442 N Central Ave, Indianapolis. CITYOGA.biz.

Sahaja Yoga Meditation –11am-Noon. Unleash your potential for good mental and physical health, balance and maximum performance to help you live fully in the present moment with Sahaja yoga meditation. Free. Southside meeting location, 4950 E County Line Rd, Indianapolis.

317-755-9630. IndianaMeditation.org.

Community Yoga – 4-5pm. Hendricks County residents are invited to an all levels flow class.

A great opportunity to add an additional class to one’s yoga schedule. $5. Peace Through Yoga, 134 S Washington, Danville. 317-753-1266.

PeaceThroughYoga.com.

Qoya with Susan Cotter – 5:15-6:45pm. Qoya is an invigorating, empowering, and mindful movement class that aims to help you heal and rediscover your feminine power through personal expression. Women only; wear comfy clothes to move around in. $15. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis. 317-253–0499.

ThePlayfulSoul.com.

monday Mindful Meditation – 12:15-12:45pm. Brief discussion followed by silent practice and concluding with observation, comments, or questions. No experience, fee, or registration required. Free. CenterPoint Counseling, 7700 North Meridian, Indianapolis. 317-252-5518.

CenterPointCounseling.org.

Meditation for Peace – 6:30-7:15pm. 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays. Open to all, a time of spiritual connection and relaxation. Free. Unity of Indianapolis, 907 N Delaware, Indianapolis.

317-635-4066. UnityOfIndy.com.

Health & Wellness 101 Class– 6:30-8:30pm.

Learn how to support your health naturally and reduce chemical overload in your life. Essential oils, weight-loss support and more, with holistic health practitioner Kim Woods. Free. For more info and to RSVP: Held in Irvington. 317-4094981. BeAmazing.net.

tuesday Evening with the Doctor – 7pm. Learn more about your body’s ability to self-heal, and the benefits of Bio-Energetic work. Free.

RSVP requested. Morter HealthCenter, 10439 Commerce Dr, Ste 140, Carmel. 317-872-9300.

MorterHealthCenter.com.

Tuesday Night Concert Series – 7-9pm. Thru Aug 7. Enjoy live entertainment with family and friends. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic to spread out on the lawn and enjoy the concert under the stars. Presented by various sponsors.

Free. Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, 6 Municipal Dr, Fishers. 317-595-3150. Fishers.

IN.US/408/Tuesday-Night-Concert-Series.

wednesday Mindfulness Meditation – 5:30-6:15pm. 1st & 3rd Wed. Meditation opportunity open to anyone wanting to practice mindfulness in a supportive community. Drop-in with Cos Raimondi, no registration necessary. $5 suggested donation.

Nourish Wellness, 826 W 64th St, Indianapolis.

MindfulLifePC.com.

Summer Concerts at the Gazebo – 7pm.

June 6-Sept 26. Family concert series with mix of pop rock, jazz and country music. 25th annual season. Free. 1 Civic Square, Carmel.

CarmelGazeboConcerts.org.

thursday Mindful Meditation – 12:15-12:45pm. Brief discussion followed by silent practice and concluding with observation, comments, or questions. No experience, fee, or registration required. Free. CenterPoint Counseling, 7700 North Meridian, Indianapolis. 317-252-5518.

CenterPointCounseling.org.

Vegan Buffet at Spice Nation – 5:30pm. The Indian restaurant features vegetarian and veganfriendly selection. Spice Nation, 4225 Lafayette Rd, Indianapolis. 317-299-2127.

Concerts on the Canal – 6-8pm. Thru July.

Free and reserved seating available. Guests can purchase or bring their own food. Free. Kruse Family Stardust Terrace, Indiana Historical Society, 450 W Ohio St, Indianapolis. 317-232-1882.

IndianaHistory.org.

Community Drum Circle – 7-8pm. Pre-jam begins at 6:45pm. All ages and levels are welcome, no experience necessary. Drums provided by Bongo Boy Music School and REMO, Inc. Free. Bongo Boy Music School, 8481 Bash St., Ste 1100, Indianapolis. 317-5959065. BongoBoyMusic.com.

friday Gentle Yoga – 12pm. Melt away your tension and tightness with a soothing gentle yoga class. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 E 56th St, Indianapolis.

317-257-9642. InnerPeaceYoga.com.

Mindful Meditation – 12:15-12:45pm. Brief discussion followed by silent practice and concluding with observation, comments, or questions. No experience, fee, or registration required. Free. CenterPoint Counseling, 7700 North Meridian, Indianapolis. 317-252-5518.

CenterPointCounseling.org.

Summer Nights Film Series – 7pm. Also most Saturdays.Thru Aug. Enjoy a picnic dinner, music and activities pre-show, films begin at dusk. Screenings of films ranging from classic to modern are presented in the outdoor amphitheater. $12/public, $8/member; free/ under 5. Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis. 317-923-1331.

IMAMuseum.org.

Kroger Symphony on the Prairie – June 15Sept 2. 8pm. Bring your own chairs, blankets, food and drinks to enjoy a picnic and musical entertainment in a beautiful outdoor setting. $31/adult advance, $38/adult at gate; $37/adult premium concerts advance, $44/adult at gate; $13/child advance, $15 at gate; free/under 2.

Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd, Fishers.

317-639-4300. IndianapolisSymphony.org.

saturday Farmers’ Markets – Visit one today. There are 16 markets in and around the city taking place on Saturdays through the summer. Check calendar section featuring market listings.

Kroger Symphony on the Prairie – 8pm.

June 16-Sept 2. See Fri listing. Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd, Fishers. 317-639-4300.

IndianapolisSymphony.org.

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