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No More Pain! Dr. Magaziner can help you recover from Traumatic Injuries

Getting The Proper Care after a Car Accident is Crucial Dr. Magaziner has been caring for accident victims for over 25 years. His philosophy is to provide a comprehensive evaluation as soon as possible after the accident. The reason that timing is critical, even after a low-speed car accident, is that the forces exerted on the body during a collision can cause a lot of hidden softtissue injuries that may not show up until days or weeks after the car injury occurred. Emergency room doctors have to focus on immediate, lifethreatening injuries first. More often than not once a life-threatening injury is ruled out auto accident victims, are sent home from the emergency room with some pain relievers and little to no recommendation for further treatment. This type of trauma commonly causes muscle, ligament, joint and disc injuries which if not promptly treated could lead to more serious and chronic conditions. Absolutely do not under estimate the seriousness of your injuries regardless of the amount of pain you are immediately experiencing. You need to pay attention to the warning signs such as: Neck pain or stiffness, headaches, dizziness, back pain, confusion or trouble

concentrating, numbness or tingling, ringing in the ears, jaw pain, depression and fatigue. Dr. Magaziner specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of acute traumatic injuries. Once an accurate diagnosis is made, Dr. Magaziner will design a specific treatment plan for your condition. Dr. Magaziner’s philosophy is to start with the more conservative treatments (less invasive) first such as physical therapy or chiropractic care. The Center for Spine, Sports, Pain Management and Orthopedics Regenerative Medicine centrally located in North Brunswick, New Jersey, specializes in non-invasive interventional pain treatments designed to reduce pain and heal the injured regions. There are many nonsurgical treatments which are effective

in the treatment of traumatic injuries. Highly respected by his peers, Dr. Magaziner has been the CEO of the New Jersey Interventional Pain Society, a clinical professor at Robert Wood Johnson University and an assistant professor at the New York Medical College. Dr. Magaziner is on the cutting edge of new procedures designed to reduce pain and regenerate injured tissue. He has successfully treated thousands of patient’s who have suffered a traumatic injury. If you have suffered a traumatic injury and have acute or chronic pain, call our office today to schedule a comprehensive evaluation to determine how we can help!

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Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

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his month’s theme is focused around “Healthy Cuisine”. Preparing this issue made me think back to when I started to truly eat, cook and live healthy. It was 2005 and my son was just a toddler. I enjoyed cooking and introduced my boy to new foods. Then, in an effort to start making more conscious decisions, I began reading labels to see what all the ingredients were. I thought we ate healthy, but I was surprised to find many ingredients that I could not pronounce, and others that I didn’t even recognize! I decided from that point forward our family would do our best to eat more natural and organic foods. This was difficult as the only nearby grocery store did not offer selections to fit this lifestyle. Through my research I had found that a Whole Foods Market had recently opened in Princeton. I was so excited visiting the store for the first time. Since I had spent endless hours in a traditional grocery store reading and trying to understand the labels, shopping at a natural and organic store was a ‘nobrainer’. The label proofing was already done for me. Eventhough I had grocery stores in my backyard, I chose to spend my tightly budgeted time traveling to Whole Foods year after year – and with 3 children. My children actually loved it there as we were often called “regulars” by the friendly store personnel. It was in the summer of 2011 that I came across a Natural Awakenings magazine in another market and decided to venture into publishing one of my own. I was living, shopping and eating consciously for years now. I loved my Whole Foods in Princeton, and couldn’t wait to share my news with them since I knew we shared the same vision. Prior to my first issue launch in June of 2012, I had contacted Whole Foods to see how we could work together. I had aspirations of distributing my magazine there and writing articles for them as Natural Awakenings does in so many other markets across the country. To my surprise, I was shut down time after time, and was told my Natural Awakenings wasn’t ‘welcome here’. I was crushed and disappointed. I had such a commitment to that store, not to mention I spent a lot of money there (as I am sure many of you do as well). It pains me even more to know how closely matched our missions are. Whole foods customers make up a significant portion of our readers. A recent survey showed that Natural Awakenings is distributed in 93 Whole Foods markets across the country reaching over ¼ million readers per month. Please read our news brief on page 7 this month and help Natural Awakenings get our conscious living content to our audience by asking Whole Foods in Princeton to finally allow our free, local magazine into their store. They allow another free publication. Why not ours? In health and happiness,

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newsbriefs Eighth Annual Living Local Expo in Lawrenceville

he 8th annual Living Local Expo will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 28 at the National Guard Armory, in Lawrenceville, and it will be bigger and better than ever. Organized by Sustainable Lawrence in partnership with the green teams from Lawrence, Ewing, Hopewell, Princeton and the Mercer County Office of Sustainable Development, the popular free event will feature sustainable local businesses, community groups, local farms, cooking demonstrations, hands-on workshops and more. In addition to the more than 60 eco-friendly vendors at the Expo, visitors can hear speakers discuss a variety of sustainability issues ranging from local school gardening and science projects, to the future of transportation, to recycling in Mercer County and more. Attendees can also sample local produce and restaurant offerings from area farms and chefs; meet local school representatives and organizations to learn about projects like new biking paths, walking trails and other community projects; and donate used bikes to the Trenton Bike Exchange and gently used medical equipment to Resource. Bring your whole family, meet your neighbors, enjoy the afternoon and learn how area municipalities and Mercer County are becoming more sustainable. Location: 151 Eggerts-Crossing Rd., Lawrenceville. For more information, call Tahirih Smith of Sustainable Lawrence at 609-731-1818 or email Tahirih.Smith@ gmail.com.

Want More Abundance?

f you’re ready to learn the principles of prosperity and abundant living, then this workshop is for you. The Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is offering a prosperity plus workshop, from 10 a.m. to noon on March 21st in Princeton. Imagine if you could achieve a life of true prosperity, enjoying: • A vitally alive, healthy body through which you experience relationships that are always satisfying and intimate, honest and nurturing. • Work that you love so much that it’s not work—it’s play. • All the money you can spend! The workshop will be led by renowned seminar leader, Edwene Gaines, who works with thousands of people each year across the US on personal issues of prosperity, integrity, commitment, forgiveness and finding purpose in their lives. She travels extensively, teaching and inspiring people to know, as she does, that God is our source, and that we live in a rich, abundant and generous Universe. She shares with great humor and joy the four spiritual principles of prosperity. Cost: Love offering. Location: Center for Spiritual Living Princeton, 345 River Rd. (Rte. 605), Princeton. For more information, call 609-924-8422 or visit CSLPrinceton.org . See ad on page 29.

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ave you been able to find Natural Awakenings issues at the Whole Foods market in Princeton? The answer is no. Many of our readers have contacted us to ask why. Natural Awakenings is distributed in 93 Whole Foods markets across the country reaching over ¼ million readers per month as per our recent survey from these locations. Whole Foods focuses on, “providing food and nutritional products that support health and well-being.” Natural Awakenings focuses on cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle. Both are mutually supportive with regards to a healthy lifestyle and a healthy planet. In the face of this amazing correlation that exists and despite our best efforts, we have not been able to obtain Whole Foods Princeton as a distribution point although; they do offer another free publication. We know based on the information mentioned above that Whole Food’s customers are interested in our content. This is what their customers want to read about. Please contact Beth Pearson, Whole Foods Princeton Marketing Team Leader at 609-799-2919 or email Beth.Pearson@WholeFoods.com and Deborah Hess, Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager at 301-984-4874 or email Deborah.Hess@ WholeFoods.com and request that Natural Awakenings be carried at the Princeton location. The power of the people can make a change. Our readership is extremely important to us and we value what you want, thus we are asking for your help to support us in this effort.

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Barn Cleaning and Work Horse Rides in Lambertville

hildren will be riding high at Howell Farm, in Lambertville, when the Farm’s big workhorses will be engaged to provide “pony ride” duty from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 28. Riders will not sit on saddles, nor will they ride bareback, but will sit atop fully harnessed, three-quarter-ton workhorses. The horses won’t mind, according to the farmers, since giving rides is easier for them than pulling the plows and wagons used to operate the 130-acre living history farm. The program is intended to give children a taste of early 20th-century farm life. So, in order to get a ride, children must first do their farm chores, which include shelling and grinding corn, pumping water, and making fence rails. Riders must be between the ages of 5 and 12, without exception.

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newsbriefs Be Happy Now Classes Offered in Kingston

f you asked Sunny van Vlijmen if you can be happy now, she’d tell you, “Yes, absolutely. Anybody can! ” Along with her ongoing practice of individual sessions with private clients, the Holistic Life Coach and Consultant with a vast, varied background in personal development, coaching Holistic Psychology and Naturopathy is now offering four-week mini-classes, each limited to five people. The first one is titled Be Happy Now and begins from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 25 at her Kingston office. She has made it her life’s mission to teach others a collection of helpful tips, methods, information and tools that allowed her to overcome many challenges of her own and that led her to feeling happy and joyful most of the time. Van Vlijmen feels especially passionate about her mission because she knows firsthand the emotional darkness that comes from believing one is powerless, a victim of circumstances or people. Her greatest desire is to empower clients to take positive control of their own happiness and life. Prior to moving to Princeton 12 years ago, Van Vlijmen practiced as a Holistic Psychotherapist and Naturopath in her native Germany. “After more than 20 years of healing the mind, body and spirit, I’ve discovered what works and what doesn’t and I feel confident that I can guide and equip my clients with methods and techniques that often help where nothing else has. I have witnessed radical transformations.” Cost: $179/person for four sessions. Location: 4444, 2nd floor, Rte. 27, Kingston. For more information, call Sunny van Vlijmen at 609-275-3881. See ad on page 31.

Visit the Updike Farmstead in Princeton

he Historical Society of Princeton’s Updike Farmstead is a community resource offering education, timeless beauty and wonder. Consider joining their community partner, the Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County, from noon to 4 p.m. on March 7. The six-acre site, which is surrounded by preserved farmland, is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places and lies within the Princeton Battlefield/Stony Brook Settlement Historic District. Visitors can explore the grounds, including the Sipprelle Unity Garden, and browse the farmhouse galleries; exhibitions offer a glimpse into the area’s farming history, a way of life that is largely gone. Cost: $4/person. Location: 354 Quaker Rd., Princeton. For more information, call Eve Mandel at 609-921-6748 x102, email Eve@PrincetonHistory.org or visit Princeton.History.org.

Annual Fruit Tree Pruning Class in Princeton

ary Mount, owner of Terhune Orchards, will be offering a free pruning class in his orchards rain or shine at 1 p.m. on March 15. Mount is frequently asked for his advice on pruning and other cultural practices in the orchards. He has taught several classes and given numerous lectures and tours. “Anytime in March or early April is the right time to prune your fruit trees so that they will have a bumper crop that year,” says Mount. He’ll demonstrate proper pruning techniques and equipment which homeowners can use on apple trees (both standard sized and dwarf), peach trees and pear trees. Mount will explain how he prunes and answer questions while in the orchards. He’ll also discuss new varieties of fruit trees suitable for planting by the homeowner and the difference between various rootstocks. Terhune Orchards’ own cider and donuts will be served as refreshments. Location: 330 Cold Soil Rd., Princeton. For more information, call 609-924-2310 or visit TerhuneOrchards.com.

Blue Man Group Appearing in Trenton

xperience the amazing phenomenon of the Blue Man Group, best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music and technology in a highly unique form of entertainment, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on March 12 at the Sun National Bank Center, in Trenton. The New York Times heralds the show as, “One of the most delightful performance pieces ever staged.” E! Entertainment News exclaims, “Blue Man Group is what every live performance aspires to be.” Although it is impossible to describe, people of all ages agree that Blue Man Group is an intensely exciting and wildly outrageous show that leaves the entire audience in a blissful, euphoric state. Cost: $40-$60. Location: 81 Hamilton Ave., Trenton. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 609-656-3220, email Marketing@SNBCenter.com or visit SunNationalBankCenter.com.

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I found it — The Secret to Anti-Aging!

My cholesterol dropped by 73 points in 1 month, my husband’s morning blood sugar level dropped from 200 to 113 in 3 months, and we are feeling and looking so much YOUNGER! A few months ago, my husband’s blood sugars were out of control after years of controlling it with diet. And his skin had taken on a yellowish-grey pallor… which showed me that his liver and kidneys were also in serious trouble. I was scared! A friend stopped by, took one look at Charles, and said, “We have to get him on the Micronized Heart of Royal Purple Rice immediately!” Although I had never heard of it, I quickly said, “Get me some now.” I am so grateful that I did! Within 3 weeks his skin was pink and glowing and he was feeling so much better. I also began eating it and began noticing more energy, sounder sleep, and improved skin.

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It is so tiny and powerful that when you eat it … it does not even have to go through your digestive system — it can immediately go into the cells and energize them! Like tiny arrows, these highly charged alpha glucan chains of super nutrients can pierce cell walls and furnish the mitochondria (the cell’s battery) with fuel to create massive amounts of ATP Light Energy, so that the cells can recharge, regenerate, and function at the highest level.

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We had our blood tested and after eating this rice product for only a month, my cholesterol had dropped by 73 points! I had been taking several other natural supplements for two years to lower cholesterol to no avail, but after only one month my cholesterol dropped to normal, as did my triglycerides, and three other blood markers that had been way too high. My doctor was shocked. He said no drug would give me those quick and dramatic results! And Charles, with several medical conditions, had 10 blood markers drop significantly! My doctor said he knew of nothing that could work like that across so many body systems! “Not drugs...but real foods,” I said.

The reason so many people who are eating well and taking good supplements are still sick is ... nutrition can’t get into the cell! A recent medical study showed — more than 80% of the population is insulin resistant at some level That means that the sugars and nutrients we need for energy cannot get into the cells. (If a cell phone battery cannot be recharged — it powers down and eventually dies). If you are tired, and have dis-eases that have names … your cells are also powering down and dying. When the sugars (polysaccharides) can’t get into your cells to be used for energy, they cause another problem, too. They float around your blood stream, sticking to proteins and fats—or “glycating”. Wherever they stick they cause problems … if they stick in the bloodstream they cause hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure, in the brain they cause learning and memory issues or dementia, in the eyes—cataracts, in the skin—wrinkles. With my raw natural product you can recharge your cells and reverse the glycation and aging now!

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The basis of the product is a ancient, heirloom strain of royal purple rice that is now grown in Thailand in a pristine valley that has never seen chemicals, pesticides, or GMO’s. Then, the purple husk, which is extremely high in anthocyanin antioxidants, along with the very heart of the rice (the endosperm) is removed—this is the part that carries the super polysaccharide sugars and polypeptide amino acid building blocks. Everything else is discarded. With only the dense nutrient rice heart left — this is then milled down to the size of a micron! That’s it—that is all that’s in this amazing raw natural product.

When I shared this with my friend, Bonnie, her body used the new cellular energy to reduce her blood pressure and smooth the wrinkles from her face. Nicole’s intense pain from an accident is gone and she is off her debilitating medications. Jeff is no longer experiencing acid reflux or gout. Dee Dee’s night blindness is gone and so are her allergies. Charles morning blood sugars have dropped from 200 to 113. I am looking so much younger that someone asked me if I had a ‘procedure’ done! Even my granddaughter’s dog has gotten rid of his digestive issues because of this product. So … would you like to see what this amazing food will do for you?

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Salty Harvest

Seaweed May Be the New Lettuce Food items such as kelp, dulse, alaria and laver may be unfamiliar now, but likely not for long, as these and other varieties of edible seaweed and sea vegetables appear on more shopping lists and restaurant menus. These ingredients are already favored by cooks for the jolt of salty goodness they bring to soups and salads and by health food advocates that appreciate their high levels of essential minerals. Goodies in the pipeline include seaweed-filled bagels, ice cream and chips. The trend toward farming seaweed instead of harvesting in the wild is making news. Working waterfronts often go dormant in the winter as lobstermen that work during warmer months move inland out of season for part-time jobs. Seaweed is a winter crop that can keep boats out on the water, providing year-round aquaculture employment. Entrepreneur Matthew Moretti, who operates Bangs Island Mussels, a shellfish and kelp farm in Casco Bay, near Portland, Maine, explains, “Mussels are monoculture,” so he has been growing sugar kelp between mussel rafts to create a more ecological model. Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for a Livable Future

Holy Batastrophe!

Wind Turbines a Kill Zone for European Bats

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Bats are vital natural pest controllers, saving the use of millions of pounds of pesticides by eating insects, but many species are declining across Europe, despite being protected, because wind turbines are seriously harming their populations. “It’s most common in migratory species, with around 300,000 bats affected every year in Europe alone. Bats are found dead at the bottom of these turbines. One option is to reduce turbine activity during times of peak migration,” says Richard Holland. Ph.D., of Queen’s University Belfast, co-author of a study published in Nature Communications that sheds light on the problem. Scientists have discovered the first known example of a mammal to use polarization patterns in the sky to navigate in the greater mouse-eared bat. The study demonstrates that the bats use the way sunlight is scattered in the atmosphere at sunset to calibrate the internal magnetic compass that helps them to fly in the right direction. Holland says, “Bees have specially adapted photoreceptors in their eyes, and birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles all have cone cell structures in their eyes which may help them to detect polarization, but we don’t know which structure these bats might be using. Anything we can do to understand how they get about, how they move and navigate will be a step forward in helping to protect them.” Source: Natural Environment Research Council (nerc.ac.uk)

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Feeding the World

UN Lauds Small-Scale, Sustainable Agriculture A recent publication from the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Trade and Environment Review 2013: Wake Up Before it is Too Late, includes contributions from more than 60 experts around the world. They are calling for transformative changes in food, agriculture and trade systems to increase diversity on farms, reduce use of fertilizer and other inputs, support small-scale farmers and create strong local food systems. The report includes in-depth sections on the shift toward more sustainable, resilient agriculture; livestock production and climate change; the importance of research and extension; plus the roles of both land use and reform of global trade rules. The report’s findings contrast starkly to the accelerated push for new free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the U.S./EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which will strengthen the hold of multinational corporate and financial firms on the global economy. Neither global climate talks nor other global food security forums reflect the urgency expressed in the UNCTAD report to transform agriculture. Source: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (iatp.org)

Cultivating Youth

Farming Seeks to Recruit a New Generation With an aging population of farmers, it’s clear that agriculture needs to attract more young people, because half the farmers in the U.S. are 55 or older. But for much of the world’s youth, agriculture isn’t seen as being cool or attractive—only as backbreaking labor without an economic payoff and with little room for career advancement. However, with some effort, young farmers can explore contemporary career options in permaculture design, biodynamic farming, communication technologies, forecasting, marketing, logistics, quality assurance, urban agriculture projects, food preparation, environmental sciences and advanced technologies. “Increased access to education and new forms of agriculture-based enterprises means that young people can be a vital force for innovation in family farming, increasing incomes and well-being for both farmers and local communities,” says Mark Holderness, executive secretary of the Global Forum for Agricultural Research. The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (nesfp.org), in Massachusetts, trains young farmers in how to run a small farm operation, from business planning to specialized advanced workshops in livestock and healthy food. Likewise, the Southeastern New England Young Farmer Network (YoungFarmerNetwork.org) hosts free social and educational events that bring together farmers of all ages and experience levels to network and collaborate. Source: FoodTank.com 12

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Frack Attack

Drilling Poisons Both Water and Air Major concerns about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as a means of extracting natural gas have centered on how toxic fracking fluids and methane injected into the ground can pollute water supplies. Now a new study published in the Journal of Environmental Health attests how fracking adversely impacts air quality, too. Lead author David Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at New York’s University at Albany, is concerned that fracking sites show potential to develop cancer clusters in years to come. The study found eight different poisonous chemicals in groundwater near wells and fracking sites throughout Arkansas, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wyoming at levels that exceeded federal limits, including levels of benzene and formaldehyde, both known carcinogens. Approximately half of the air samples Carpenter analyzed exceeded federally recommended limits. Benzene levels were 35 to 770,000 times higher; hydrogen sulfide levels were 90 to 60,000 times higher; and formaldehyde levels were 30 to 240 times above a theoretically safe threshold. “Cancer has a long latency, so you’re not seeing an elevation in cancer in these communities [yet],” says Carpenter. “But five, 10, 15 or more years from now, elevation in cancer incidence is almost certain to happen.” Source: Grist.org

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How to Find and Fix Leaking Pipes While municipal water main breaks make news, it’s just as important to be watchful at home. According to the Alliance for Water Efficiency, a typical home annually loses more than 2,000 gallons of water due to leakage. SNL Financial, an industry analysis firm in Charlottesville, Virginia, recently reported that water leaks cause $9.1 billion in annual homeowner policy property losses. Sensing a less-than-stellar water flow or seeing a leak from a faucet or mold or damp spots on walls and ceilings can indicate possible water pipe problems. Copper water lines can develop tiny leaks over time when the water supply is too acidic. Also, clogs can develop, regardless what lines are made of, from lime and rust accumulations, stressing sections and especially fittings. Particularly vulnerable are 45-to-65-year-old homes, the length of time corrosionresistant coatings on interior and exterior pipes generally last (OldHouseWeb.com). Fortunately, if repairs are needed, most builders group water lines in predictable places; bathrooms are often stacked one atop another in multi-floor houses for easier placement of supply and drain lines, so work can be localized and focused. Instead of costly copper, many plumbers have switched to PEX—a tough and flexible polyethylene—that doesn’t require fittings or react to acid, like copper does. Repairs typically consist of replacing specific pipe sections as needed. Ask a visiting plumber to inspect all exposed plumbing lines to maximize the value of the service call. Here’s a simple way to check for leaks: Turn off all water by closing internal and external water valves and don’t use the toilet. Record the current reading of the water meter, and then wait 20 minutes. Record the reading again and wait another 15 minutes. If the meter indicates an increase during this period, it’s probably from a leak. Another option is to install an automatic water leak detection and shutoff system. According to AllianceForWaterEfficiency.org, 20 to 35 percent of all residential toilets leak at some time, often silently, sending wasted water onto both household water and sewer bills. Flapper valves improperly covering the exit from the tank are the most common problem, and they can easily be replaced.

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esearchers from Germany’s University of Tübingen’s Center for Medicine tested the Ginkgo biloba extract EGb761 on 20 children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a clinical trial. The children were given up to 240 milligrams (mg) of the extract for between three and five weeks. Before, during and after the treatment, the scientists evaluated the children by testing the brain’s electrical activity, along with other ADHD-related tests. Those that had received the extract exhibited significant improvement in ADHD symptoms. A study from Liberty University, in Virginia, previously examined 262 adults ages 60 and over with normal memory and mental performance and found that the same Ginkgo biloba extract improved their cognitive scores. Half of the study participants were given 180 mg of the extract daily and half were given a placebo. Standardized tests and a subjective, self-reporting questionnaire found the Ginkgo resulted in significant cognitive improvements among the older adults.

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he bacteria E. coli now causes 75 to 95 percent of all urinary tract infections, and research from Iowa State University has confirmed that such occurrences are linked to factory farms that use antibiotics. The findings support a study previously completed by scientists from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and George Washington University that shows a strain of antibiotic-resistant E. coli called ExPEC, an extra-intestinal pathogen, was genetically traceable to factory-farmed animals receiving certain antibiotics. The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System reports that 75 percent of chicken and turkey, 59 percent of ground beef and 40 percent of pork meats tested were contaminated with E. coli, and that the strains were predominantly multi-drug resistant.

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esearchers from the Wake Forest School of Medicine found that mindfulness meditation significantly reduced the number and duration of migraines among 19 episodic migraine patients. Ten were given eight weeks of mindfulness classes with instructions for adding personal meditation in-between sessions. The other nine received typical migraine care. Those in the meditation group experienced an average of 1.4 fewer migraines per month, which averaged nearly three hours less than the ones experienced by those in the control group. Pain levels of the headaches reported by those in the meditation group averaged 1.3 points lower on a scale of one to 10.

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ontrary to the hypothesis that moderate drinking can be heart-healthy, a new study published in the British Medical Journal indicates that even light to moderate drinking increases the risk of heart disease. In a large, randomized meta-study, researchers examined patient data from 261,991 European adults derived from 56 studies. Participants were classified as non-drinkers, light drinkers, moderate drinkers or heavy drinkers. The researchers also used a gene variation to determine alcohol intake—a genetic marker that indicates low alcohol consumption of less than 10 milliliters (about a third of an ounce) per week. They found that those with the gene variation—and thus are virtually non-drinkers—had a significantly lower risk of heart disease, including stroke and hypertension, and that even light drinking significantly increased heart disease risk. The researchers concluded: “These findings suggest that reductions of alcohol consumption, even for light to moderate drinkers, may be beneficial for cardiovascular health.”

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infusion into the pet’s testicles causes them to atrophy. It’s less invasive, with a lower chance of infection and less pain, and reduces testosterone. For feral cat populations where traps haven’t worked, megestrol acetate, derived from progesterone, added to food acts as birth control to slow or stop colony growth.” Treatment of laboratory animals has also improved. “There have been three significant changes since 1984,” says Cathy Liss, president of the nonprofit Animal Welfare Institute, in Washington, D.C., founded in 1951 (awionline.org). “General housing conditions are better, the number of government-owned chimpanzees has decreased and laboratories no longer obtain dogs and cats from random sources, so no stolen pets end up in labs.”

MISSION: ANIMAL RESCUE Big and Small, They Need Our Help by Sandra Murphy

very creature in the animal kingdom has an essential purpose, yet through human interference, animal life overall has become so imbalanced as to signal a tipping point for Earth. Extreme care for the rapidly growing population of a relative handful of pet breeds stands in stark contrast to trending extinction of dozens of other species. Fortunately, in addition to the efforts of dedicated volunteers, conservationists and supportive lawmakers, every one of us can make a real difference.

Home Pet Rescues

Zack Skow started by volunteering with a nearby dog rescue organization. He became director, and then in 2009 founded his own nonprofit, Marley’s Mutts (MarleysMutts.org), in Tehachapi, California, pulling many kinds of dogs out of Los Angeles shelters. “A lot of rescues are breed-specific; I think mutts deserve an equal chance,” says Skow, now the executive director. “Small dogs get adopted faster, so we 16

get the larger mixes, including pit bulls and Rottweilers.” Currently, the facility continues to expand its services, working with pet foster homes; providing medical care for severely abused animals in need of rehabilitation and socialization; and managing visits to prisons, mental health facilities and schools. “We take in who we can help. To see a dog triumph over tremendous odds gives people hope,” says Skow. Recently, volunteers pulled 70 dogs from Los Angeles shelters, fostered them for a month and then transported them east to adoption facilities where conditions were less crowded. Spay/neuter is the best solution to pet overpopulation, says Ruth Steinberger, national founder of Spay First, headquartered in Oklahoma City (SpayFirst.org). From 20 years of experience, she explains that in locations and situations in which surgery is impractical, “We’ve had great results using calcium chloride in ethyl alcohol, done under sedation. A slow

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She reports that animals now are subject to only one experiment, retired for adoption instead of being euthanized, and furnished with natural living conditions on-site—vertical space, an enriched environment with mental and physical stimulation, interaction with other animals and appropriate food and bedding. “Most lab animals are rats and mice,” says Liss. “Any animal has the capacity to suffer. It’s up to us to treat them humanely.”

Farm Animal Stewardship

“Animals become ambassadors,” says Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary’s three locations in New York’s Finger Lakes region, Los Angeles and northern California (FarmSanctuary.org) and author of Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food. “People are distanced from food sources. Once you learn that sheep love to be petted and pigs like belly rubs, you know an animal as an individual. The best way to help is to share information, farm animal videos and plantbased recipes, so people can see that going meatless is about far more than just eating produce.”

Musician Sir Paul McCartney, author of The Meat Free Monday Cookbook, took the message to schools in 2012. Now students around the world participate in meat-free lunch programs. The adult initiative of going meatless for one or more days extends to 35 countries on six continents. Pigs, cows, horses, peacocks and an alpaca live in harmony at local nonprofit Cracker Box Palace Farm Animal Haven, in Alton, New York (CrackerBox Palace.org), which spurs recovery from illness, neglect or abuse. “People get animals without doing research on their care or habits. That’s how we got the peacocks—they have a bloodcurdling scream,” says Farm Manager Cheri Roloson, who rents out their goats as nature’s landscapers to clear brush. Mistreated animals also provide therapy for returning military veterans and abused children at Ranch Hand Rescue, in Argyle, Texas (RanchHand Rescue.org). Kids find it easier to talk about their experiences with an animal that has also endured cruel treatment, like Spirit, a horse that received precedent-setting surgery to repair a leg that had improperly healed after being broken by a baseball bat. Conscious chicken farms, too, are making an impact. “Chickens can be well-treated and have a healthy, decent life,” says Jason Urena, marketing manager with NestFresh, which operates 20 small farms and five processing plants, concentrated in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Texas to reduce its carbon footprint (NestFresh.com). Starting with cage-free hens, the Denver company grew based on nationwide customer requests for certified cage-free, free-range, organic, pastureraised and nonGMO (genetically modified) eggs. “We’re the first in the country to offer certified non-GMO eggs,” attests Urena. He explains that in the process for certification, feed is inspected at every step, from planting seed (usually corn

“Pets are considered property, and until that changes, it’s harder to make a difference. Farm animals have no rights at all. Animals are sentient beings with rights commensurate with the ability to feel pain and even be valued members of the family. They deserve far more than a property classification.” ~Diane Sullivan, assistant dean and professor, Massachusetts School of Law or soy) to storage in silos and mill grinding, to allow traceability for potential problems and avoid cross-contamination.

Wildlife Habitat Preservation There are few places on Earth that humans haven’t impacted fragile ecosystems. Loss of habitat and lack of food sources are critical issues. Bats are a bellwether for the impact on wildlife from human-induced diseases. The Wildlife Conservation Society studies the loons in New York’s Adirondack Mountains to monitor their exposure to disease and pollution. The mission of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is to use conservation and education to protect present and future wildlife. Of the 410-plus species of mammals in the United States, 80 are on the endangered species list, reminiscent of the bison that used to number in the millions,

but now mostly exist in small bands on private and public lands. NWF aims to build on the bison restoration efforts achieved to date (now numbering tens of thousands) by reintroducing them onto more public lands, reservations and protected habitats, and likewise build up populations of other wild threatened and endangered animals. Its programs feature green corridors to give native species a home and migrating species a rest stop. “The important message is not how many species have gone off the list, but how many didn’t go extinct,” says David Mizejewski, a celebrity naturalist for NWF. “It’s important to understand species require different ecosystems. When we quit draining swamps and rerouting rivers and leave them alone in a proper habitat, alligators will come back. Eagles have fewer young, so it’s not easy for them to recover.” The success in restoring populations of the bald eagle, our national symbol, during the second half of the last century was significant. Measures

What You Can Do 4 Volunteer to walk a dog, foster a cat, make phone calls or help with shelter paperwork. 4 Spay/neuter pets and consider adopting before shopping at a pet store. 4 Donate to support rehabilitation of an abused animal. 4 Pick up litter, especially harmful in and near waterways. 4 Be a conscious consumer and don’t let factory farm prices influence decisions. 4 Tell companies what is accept able or not via purchases, emails and phone calls. 4 Lobby politicians to support worthy animal causes.

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that included banning the poisonous DDT pesticide that contaminated their food and affected reproduction, improving native habitats and prohibiting hunting of the bird allowed its removal from the endangered list in 2007. They are still protected by the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Another raptor, the peregrine falcon, has adapted to urban living in order to survive. Nests adorn tops of buildings and pigeons are a plentiful food supply. Bears, mountain lions and wolves have been dwindling, hunted as dangerous, a nuisance or for sport. With fewer of these natural predators, whitetailed deer can overpopulate their habitat and starve. Deer and other displaced animals may migrate into suburban areas in search of food, prompting hurtful human reactions to reduce their numbers. The American Bear Association provides safe, seasonal habitats for black bears (AmericanBear.org). Located near Orr, Minnesota, the 360-acre sanctuary

The 1966 Animal Welfare Act improved the lives of many commercial animals, but more laws are needed. See SustainableTable.org/ 274/animal-welfare. also hosts white-tailed deer, bald eagles, beavers, mink, pine martens, fishers, timber wolves, red squirrels, bobcats, blue jays, owls, ducks, songbirds and ravens. Among movements to protect smaller endangered and threatened animals, the American Tortoise Rescue lobbies for legislation to ban the importation of non-native species (Tortoise. com). “Turtles and bullfrogs are imported as pets

Did You Know… n San Francisco’s SPCA is one of many organizations that offer free or low-cost spay/neuter for specific breeds most frequently seen in shelters, like pit bulls, and special programs offer free surgeries. Find locations at Tinyurl.com/SpayNeuterServices. n One female dog can produce litters of up to 10 pups twice a year; cats can have three litters a year of up to five kittens each. n An estimated 2.7 million healthy shelter pets remain unadopted each year, yet only about 30 percent of pets in homes come from shelters or rescues, according to The Humane Society of the United States. n Factory farms account for 99 percent of farm animals, yet less than 1 percent of donated money directly assists them, reports Animal Charity Evaluators, in San Diego. The highly rated Mercy for Animals, dedicated to prevention of cruelty to farmed animals, reports, “Despite the fact that these are the most abused animals in the United States, they actually have the fewest number of advocates.” n Sandra, a 29-year-old Sumatran orangutan at the Buenos Aires Zoo, was recognized as a “non-human person” unlawfully deprived of her freedom by Argentine courts. “This opens the way not only for other great apes, but also for other sentient beings that are unfairly and arbitrarily deprived of their liberty,” says Paul Buompadre, an attorney with the Association of Officials and Lawyers for Animal Rights. “The question is not ‘Can they reason?’ or ‘Can they talk?’ but ‘Can they suffer?’” says Barry MacKay, director of the Animal Alliance of Canada. “That to me is the ultimate question.” 18

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or as food, and many end up in streams or lakes, where they kill native species,” says co-founder Susan M. Tellem, in Malibu, California. “They can carry salmonella, parasites and tuberculosis,” she explains. Unfortunately, a California law passed to limit importation was revoked within weeks due to claims of cultural bias by politicians lobbying for Asian food markets that sell live turtles and bullfrogs. As the only Association of Zoos and Aquariums-certified wolf facility in the world, The Endangered Wolf Center, in Eureka, Missouri, has been breeding and reintroducing wolves into the wild for 40 years (EndangeredWolfCenter. org). Founded by zoologist and television host Marlin Perkins and his wife, Carol, they helped increase both the Mexican gray wolf population from nine to 235 in managed care, plus at least 75 in the wild, and the red wolf population from 14 to 160 in managed care, with more than 100 in the wild. Every pack of Mexican gray wolves roaming the Southwest and 70 percent of North Carolina red wolves can be traced back to the center. Wildlife protection laws vary by state. Key conservation successes typically begin with local and regional initiatives promoted by farsighted individuals that care enough to get the ball rolling and back it up with supportive legislation. Christian Samper, Ph.D., CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society, observes, “Zoos and aquariums help the public better understand the natural systems that make all life possible. The hope is that what people understand, they will appreciate and what they appreciate, they will work to protect.” One person’s care can make a difference. For an animal, it can mean life itself. Sandra Murphy is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect at StLouis FreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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LIFESAVING ACTS Protecting Animals at Home and Abroad by Sandra Murphy

ach year, more dogs, cats and other pets end up in shelters as lost, stray or owner-surrendered than leave them for a new home. What can be done to reverse this trend?

How to Help

Immediate steps: Have a vet implant a tiny RFID (radio frequency identification) microchip. It’s safe, affordable and helps reunite the owner with a lost pet. Spay/ neuter pets to avoid unwanted litters. Spread the word: Only about 30 percent of household pets come from shelters or rescues, according to the ASPCA. To help, suggest that shelters post photos in the lobby, supported by a note about each animal’s good points and special needs to entice potential adopters. Also share YouTube videos that celebrate adoption and advocate controlling the pet population (see Tinyurl. com/SpayNeuterStreetMusic1 and Tinyurl.com/SpayNeuterStreetMusic2). Volunteer: The Motley Zoo, in Redmond, Washington, provides medical care and behavioral training for ill, injured, neglected, abused and unwanted animals mainly from overflowing shelters. About half of its 150 volunteers foster

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pets; others plan educational events or handle administrative tasks. “Each person has a specialty,” says Jamie Thomas, executive director. “We match fosters and animals to get the best results.” No kill shelters are becoming more common, even though they require uncommon commitment. As part of implementing effective procedures and infrastructure, shelter leadership works to secure the support and involvement of the community. By joining together to implement lifesaving programs and treat each life as precious, a shelter can transform a community. Find a no kill shelter primer at Tinyurl.com/NoKillReform.

In Faraway Lands

Illegal wildlife trading and loss of habitat are huge and escalating problems wild animals face every day. Small repopulation success stories exist, but progress is slow. Here are some of the most urgent and dramatic perils topping the lengthy endangered species list. Elephants are hunted for their ivory tusks. “China is the largest consumer of ivory, but the United States is second,” says Jeff Flocken, J.D., North American regional director with the International Fund for

Animal Welfare (IFAW), headquartered in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts (ifaw.org). “Every year, 35,000 elephants are killed; an average of one every 15 minutes.” Northern white rhinos once freely roamed East and Central Africa south of the Sahara. Until 1960, there were more than 2,000; today, only five exist—one in the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park, one in a Czech Republic zoo and three at a wildlife conservancy in Kenya. Imported as pets or show attractions, “There are between 10,000 and 20,000 big cats in private hands in America at facilities/businesses not accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums,” says Carson Barylak, with IFAW’s Washington, D.C., office. “There are more tigers in private possession in the U.S. than in the wild.” Pangolins eat ants and termites. Hunted for meat and their scales (used in Asian medicines), they are one of the world’s most endangered mammals (see Tinyurl.com/SavePangolins). Thirty years ago, the world population of lowland gorillas numbered 240. Thanks to the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, in Rwanda, Uganda,

and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the population has grown to an estimated 880 (GorillaDoctors.org is supported by SaveAGorilla.org). Led by Ruth Keesling, the project has shown the inestimable value of the species. “Once you’ve looked into the eyes of a gorilla, you’re forever changed,” says her son Frank, in Denver, Colorado.

How to Help

Make saving animals a priority. Contact legislators. Be a law-abiding consumer—don’t buy ivory or other endangered-animal products. Support conservancy groups. Share information. Donate time and money. “IFAW is working to advance legislation to prohibit private ownership of big cats in the U.S. The bill received bipartisan support and we hope to see it become law,” says Barylak. “We’ve asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ban direct contact with big cats. It’s harmful to the animals and the people that handle them.” Annual running events with participants donning gorilla costumes raise funds and awareness. Following

the Austin, Texas, event in January, runs will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 29 and in Denver, Colorado, on November 1. “Another way to help gorillas is to recycle cell phone and computer batteries. Coltan [tantalite] is used to make batteries—13 percent of the world’s supply of coltan is in the park area of the Congo,” says Frank Keesling. Barriers to improving the lives of animals can be overcome and banished when we believe it’s possible and everyone helps. The animals are counting on us. Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@ mindspring.com.

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or seasonal eaters, farm market shoppers and members of community supported agriculture, vegetable greens have become a normal part of everyday diets. Recognized as the most nutrient-rich group of veggies, they deliver multiple benefits. Greens are a top source of vitamin K, essential to bone health, and are abundant in vitamins A, B (especially folic acid) and C. They deliver considerable antioxidants and chlorophyll, widely known to protect against cancer, and are anti-inflammatory, according to Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a family physician in Flemington, New Jersey, who specializes in nutritional medicine. Fuhrman notes, “The majority of calories in green vegetables, including leafy greens, come from protein, and this plant protein is packaged with beneficial phytochemicals. They’re rich in folate and calcium, and contain small amounts of omega-3 fatty acids.” Hardy greens, like kale, chard and collards, are good sources of accessible calcium. Only about 30 percent of calcium from dairy products is absorbed, but according to Registered Dietitian Ginny Messina, “For certain leafy green vegetables, rates are considerably higher. We absorb between 50 and 60

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percent of the calcium in cruciferous leafy green vegetables like kale and turnip greens.” Tasty and versatile, greens can add interest and value to every meal. Here’s how. Smoothies and juices. Spinach tastes so mild in smoothies and juices that we barely know it’s there. Kale and collards add a mild greens flavor. A big handful or two of spinach or one or two good-size kale or collard leaves per serving is about right. Greens blend well with bananas, apples, berries and pears. A high-speed blender is needed to break down kale and collards; a regular blender is sufficient for spinach. An online search for “green smoothies” will turn up many recipes. Use “massaged” raw kale in salads. Rinse and spin-dry curly kale leaves stripped from their stems, and then chop into bite-sized pieces. Thinly slice the stems to add to another salad or lightly cooked vegetable dishes or simply discard. Place the cut kale in a serving bowl. Rub a little olive oil onto both palms and massage the kale for 45 to 60 seconds; it’ll soften up and turn bright green. Add other desired veggies and fruits and dress the mixture.

A favorite recipe entails tossing massaged kale with dried cranberries, toasted or raw cashew pieces, vegan mayonnaise and a little lemon juice. Massaged kale also goes well with avocados, apples, pears, Napa or red cabbage, carrots, pumpkin seeds and walnuts. It can alternatively be dressed in ordinary vinaigrette, sesame-ginger or tahini dressing. Add hardy greens to stir-fries. The best stir-fry greens are lacinato kale, collards or chard. Rinse and dry the leaves, and then strip them from the stems. Stack a few leaves and roll them up snugly from the narrow end. Slice thinly to make long, thin ribbons and then cut them once or twice across to shorten; adding thinly sliced stems is optional. Add the strips to the stir-fry toward the end of cooking. They blend well with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, celery, bok choy, asparagus and green beans. Soy sauce, tamari and ginger add flavor. Use leafy spring greens in salads. Look beyond lettuce to create invigorating warm-weather salads. Use lots of peppery watercress (a nutritional superstar), baby bok choy, tender dandelion greens, tatsoi and mizuna (Japanese greens are increasingly available from farm markets). Combine with baby greens and sprouts, plus favorite salad veggies and fruits for a clean-tasting and cleansing repast. Learn to love bitter greens. Add variety to the meal repertoire with escarole, broccoli rabe and mustard greens. These mellow considerably with gentle braising or incorporation into soups and stews. Heat a little olive oil in a large, deep skillet or stir-fry pan; sauté chopped garlic and/or shallots to taste. Add washed and chopped greens, stir quickly to coat with the oil, and then add about a quarter cup of water or vegetable stock. Cover and cook until tender and wilted, about five minutes. Traditional additions include raisins and toasted pine nuts, salt and pepper and a little apple cider vinegar. Nava Atlas is the author of the recent book, Plant Power: Transform Your Kitchen, Plate, and Life with More Than 150 Fresh and Flavorful Vegan Recipes, from which this was adapted. Visit VegKitchen.com.

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ealth foodies can step it up a bit by discovering how to make delicious raw kale salads—sometimes referred to as massaged kale salads. Literally massaging this hardy green with olive oil, salad dressing or mashed avocado softens it for easier chewing, brightens the color and improves its flavor. A favorite kind of kale for salads is curly green kale. Lacinato kale works well, too, as long as it isn’t too large and tough prior to massaging. Even when kale isn’t the main leafy green in a salad, adding a few prepared leaves can up the nutrient value of any kind of green, grain or pasta salad. For each of the following recipes, start with a medium bunch of kale (about eight ounces), or more or less to taste. Finish each salad with sea salt and freshly ground pepper, if preferred.

Southwestern-Flavored Kale Salad

To the massaged kale, add two or three medium-sized fresh ripe tomatoes, a peeled and diced avocado, one to two cups cooked or raw fresh corn kernels, some red bell pepper strips and optional chopped green or black olives. Flavor with freshly squeezed or bottled lime juice, a little olive oil and some chopped cilantro. To up the protein for a main dish, add some cooked or canned, drained and rinsed, black or pinto beans and then sprinkle pumpkin seeds over the top.

Mediterranean Kale Salad

To the massaged kale, add two or three medium-sized chopped fresh ripe tomatoes, strips of sun-dried tomato, plenty of bell pepper strips and chopped or whole cured black olives. For protein, add a cup or two of cooked or canned, drained and rinsed, chickpeas. Top with thinly sliced fresh basil leaves.

Kale and Avocado Salad

Add a peeled and diced avocado, plus thinly sliced red cabbage to taste, sliced carrots, diced yellow squash, halved red and/or yellow fresh grape tomatoes and sunflower or pumpkin seeds. Optionally, add a little more olive oil in addition to that used for massaging and some freshly squeezed or bottled lemon or lime juice.

Asian-Flavored Kale Salad

Massage the kale with dark sesame oil instead of olive oil as an option. Add a medium-sized red bell pepper, cut into narrow slices, three stalks of bok choy with leaves, sliced (or one sliced baby bok choy) plus one or two thinly sliced scallions. Dress with a sesame-ginger dressing. Optional additions include some crushed toasted peanuts or cashews, steamed or boiled and chilled corn kernels and about four ounces of baked tofu, cut into narrow strips. All recipes courtesy of Nava Atlas, author of Plant Power: Transform Your Kitchen, Plate, and Life With More Than 150 Fresh and Flavorful Vegan Recipes; used with permission.

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ard and food waste make up 25 percent of the garbage destined for municipal landfills, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pick the right composter and this organic waste will easily turn into rich—and free—garden fertilizer, saving landfill space and reducing the volume of greenhouse gases generated by anaerobic decomposition. Unless using a specialized bin, maintain a roughly 50/50 compost mixture of “brown” and “green” organic waste for ideal results. Green waste is moist, such as fruit and vegetable peels; brown waste comprises dry and papery material, including grass clippings.

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easy as its name implies—simply toss organic yard and kitchen waste into a pile in the yard. Aerating or turning the compost with a pitchfork or shovel will provide quicker results, but waste will also decompose if left alone. Within six to 24 months, all of the waste will decompose aerobically into compost. Once a year, composters can dig out the finished compost from the bottom. This method won’t work for households that don’t generate yard waste because a pile of 100 percent green waste will attract pests.

Holding Bin

Good for: People that want a low-maintenance option that’s more attractive than a pile; average to large households with yard waste. Make a bin out of wood or buy a plastic holding bin, which can contain up to 75 gallons. One with insulated sides may allow decomposing to continue in colder weather.

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Tumbling Barrel

Good for: People that want quick results and can compost in smaller batches; small to average households with yard waste. These barrel-shaped containers are turned with a hand crank, making aerating and speeding up decomposition a breeze. Some manufacturers promise results in as little as two weeks. Due to the barrel’s relatively smaller size and capacity, getting the balance between brown and green waste right is critical for optimal results, and users will need to wait for one batch of compost to finish before adding more organic waste.

Multi-Tiered Boxes

Good for: People looking for low maintenance, but quicker results than a pile or bin; average to large households with yard waste. Multi-tiered composters are a

series of stacked boxes with removable panels to allow the organic waste to move downward throughout the decomposition cycle. Finished compost comes out of a door at the bottom. Because the boxes are smaller than a large pile or bin, compost will “cook” faster; some users report their first batch took just four to six months. Collectively, stacked boxes are often comparable in size to a large holding bin, so they can compost a large amount of waste.

Worm Bin

Good for: People that want to compost indoors; apartment dwellers and small households that don’t generate yard waste. For everyone that has wanted to compost, but had insufficient outdoor space, a five-or-10-gallon bucket and some red worms could be the answer. Worm composting, or vermicomposting, is so compact that a worm bin can fit under most kitchen sinks. Because red worms are so efficient—each pound of them will process half a pound of food scraps daily—a worm bin doesn’t need aeration and won’t

smell or attract pests. Note that worms won’t process brown waste, meat, dairy or fatty foods.

Green Cone

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Good for: People that just want to dump their kitchen waste and be done with it; those that want to compost fish or meat; households that don’t generate yard waste. Solarcone Inc.’s Green Cone system will handle up to two pounds of kitchen waste daily, including meat, fish and dairy products. It won’t compost brown waste. Users bury the bottom basket in the yard, and then simply put green waste together with an “accelerator powder” into a cone hole in the top. According to Solarcone, most of the waste turns into water. Every few years, users need to dig a small amount of residue out of the bottom that can be added to a garden.

Do compost: 4 Fruit and vegetable scraps 4 Grass clippings, twigs, leaves and wood chips 4 Eggshells (broken into small pieces) 4 Coffee grounds and tea bags 4 Unbleached coffee filters, paper and cardboard Don’t compost: 4 Pet waste 4 Meat and dairy (except in Green Cone device)

Tracy Fernandez Rysavy is editor-in-chief of the nonprofit Green America’s Green American magazine, from which this article was adapted (GreenAmerica.org).

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How did you discover the Earth Diet? Six years ago, I was completely addicted to junk food and chronically sick, tired, bloated and miserable. It wasn’t until I was diagnosed with a golf-ball-sized precancerous tumor that I decided to take a serious look at my life and make a change. I began to blog about my journey into self-healing through natural foods and my readers held me accountable to sticking with it. I also started creating healthy recipes that delivered my favorite junk food flavors so I didn’t feel deprived. Slowly, I stopped craving artificial junk foods and started craving natural versions of those flavors. Within three months, the tumor disappeared. I had demonstrated that I could undo the damage of toxic junk food by restoring proper nutrition into my cells and knew that by going back to nature, I could experience healing. Now people from around the world have testified that 28

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Why is it important to define our eating plan? Everyone on the planet is on a diet; it’s just a matter of which one. Are you on a junk food diet or a disorderly eating diet? Most people deprive themselves at some point and end up binging later. Having a name for the lifestyle I wanted to live helped me commit to it. When you’re lost and disconnected from nature and your body, you need rules and guidelines. Day one, eat this; day two, eat that. The Earth Diet’s rules and guidelines helped me to break a disempowering addiction to junk food. After following the guidelines for a while, the whole lifestyle becomes natural and choices become easy. photo by Roxxe NYC Photography

iana Werner-Gray, an Australian-born beauty queen, actress and environmentalist, lectures worldwide on healthy eating and is supported by a corps of nutrition coaches. Her book, The Earth Diet, describes a nature-based eating and lifestyle plan that has helped thousands realize greater vitality, harmony and peace.

How can busy people prepare and eat fresh foods more frequently? Try making a huge batch of smoothies or vegetable juice on a Sunday; put a few servings in the fridge and the rest in the freezer. Then, take one to work each day. Fresh is best, but a thawed frozen juice is better than nothing. Also, simplify eating. I grew up in Australia’s Outback, alongside aboriginal people that ate “mono foods”—singular, whole, raw foods sourced directly from

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Name some foods we’d be surprised to read about in The Earth Diet. My readers especially enjoy the chicken nuggets, burgers, gluten-free cookie dough, cashew cheesecake and vegan ice cream. The raw chocolate balls are popular, made with just three ingredients: almonds or sunflower seeds ground into flour, cacao powder and a favorite natural sweetener like maple syrup, honey or dates. Sometimes I add salt, mint, coconut or vanilla. I make a batch in 10 minutes and keep them in the freezer so I can have chocolate whenever I crave it.

Transforming the way we eat can be overwhelming; what are some simple first steps for the novice? Lemon water is incredibly powerful. It’s high in vitamin C, so it boosts the immune system, and it’s energizing, alkalizing and detoxifying. Just squeeze the juice of a lemon into two cups of water first thing in the morning and drink. I also recommend eating a whole, raw, mono food in its natural state every day, like a banana, orange or strawberries. Eat something that hasn’t been sliced, diced, processed and packaged. Lastly, practice eating only when hungry and eat what you’re craving in the most natural way possible (for example, upgrading from conventional pizza to organic store-bought brands to raw homemade pizza). On Sunday I woke up and made a big brunch for friends; we had organic eggs, salsa, herbal tea and organic cookies. For dinner, I ate an avocado. That’s all I was craving, and it ended up balancing out my day. If you’re craving chocolate, there’s a reason. If you’re craving a smoothie for dinner, have one. You can both fulfill cravings and nourish and love your body at the same time. Lane Vail is a freelance writer and blogger at DiscoveringHomemaking.com.

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atie Newell, a blogging Kansas City mother of two who fights inflammation from several autoimmune diseases, is rigorous about the fresh, unprocessed food she buys. After noticing adverse symptoms from dining at a restaurant, Newell initially thought that eating out was no longer an option for her. Today, she happily ventures out for the occasional restaurant meal, knowing that the healthy food landscape is changing. “I look to restaurants owned by local chefs that use local and sustainable ingredients and prepare everything from scratch,” she says. From higher-end dining to fast-food joints, food trucks and vending machines, we now have even more choices for fresh, seasonal, organic, local, sustainable, tasty nutrition when we’re on the go. It’s because entrepreneurial chefs and fitness buffs are responding to customer demand for healthy eating options away from home.

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pomegranate, cranberry or black tea along with their quinoa burger or organic spaghetti squash casserole. Newell and her family gravitate towards SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza, touting recipes developed by James Beard Awardwinning Chefs Michael Smith and Debbie Gold, who partnered with entrepreneur Gail Lozoff to create the first healthy, high-style pizzeria in 2005. Today it offers traditional and gluten-free pizza topped with fresh and organic (whenever possible) ingredients at locations in Dallas, Omaha, the Kansas City metro area and Orange County, California. Even at fast-food restaurants, healthy choices are increasingly available. “Unforked, Panera Bread and Chipotle do a great job being transparent about what’s in their food,” says Newell. Before venturing out, she often checks the company’s website for specific nutrition information.

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s far back as I can remember, I have always enjoyed going to out of the way places to buy things from privately owned shops, and even searched them out. I like people and the personal connection the shops offered was important to me. That special unique quality, which could only be found in independent shops, also stirred the entrepreneurial spirit I inherited from both my grandmothers, one of whom started a business for her adult mentally disabled daughter by soliciting a steady clientele in need of laundry washed, pressed and folded. In the mid 80’s, I explored the retail side of small business by opening a retail store in the Flemington Mall. It was here that I learned first-hand the ups and downs of running a business that depended on the support of its community. In the 90’s I learned more when I became involved in our family publishing business in Flemington. Our bi-weekly publication clientele consisted primarily of small business owners, many of whom became personal friends. After we sold the publishing company in 2001, I took a trip to Argentina. It was there that I fell in love with the local,

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handmade handbags. I made a small investment and had a shipment sent back to New Jersey which I sold to boutiques in the metro area and tripled my profit. I quickly learned the handbag business and within a year I was co-designing. I loved the business, the creativity and travel. My clientele was privately-owned boutiques across the country where again personal relationships were formed. I got to know the boutique owners, not just as clients but as a people with business/personal highs and lows. I too had highs and lows. After being picked by Fashion Facts magazine as the “new hot line” for the spring of 2005, a divorce ended my handbag business as well. What to do next? Where could my love for people and personal knowledge of small local business be best used? An old friend suggested I try banking. Like many people who know me, I laughed at the thought of a dyslexic person, who doesn’t even balance her own checkbook, working at a bank. But once I learned that community banks, especially ones like Hopewell Valley Community Bank, value people skills over banking experience, I gratefully took his advice.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Take a Walk on the Wild Side – 8:30-9:30am. Start your day off right with a walk on the Watershed Reserve trails with Teacher-Naturalist Allison Jackson. Observe seasonal changes and enjoy benefits of being outdoors. Walks occur snow, rain or shine. Registration required. Cost $Free/$5, member/ non-member. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609732-7592. Reptiles are Fun Preschool Class – 1-2:30pm. Se March 10 listing. Pennington.

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Let in the Light When You’re Depressed – 10:30am. Depression doesn’t have to be depressing, if you know your Spiritual Truth. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually-minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422.

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Eat Slow Winter Farmers Market – 10am-2pm. Celebrate the local food of Central NJ at the “Eat Slow” Winter Farmers Market. Tre Piani Restaurant, 120 Rockingham Row, Princeton. 609-452-1515.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3 Bears Preschool Class – 10-11:30am. Learn all about bears. Play bear games and find out special things about what they are doing this time of year. Registration required. Cost $10/$15, member/nonmember. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609-732-7592.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 Bears Preschool Class – 1-2:30pm. See March 3 listing. Pennington. Nutritious is Delicious – 6-7pm. Classes are led by a registered dietician. Includes taste sampling and recipes to take home. Register at least 3 days prior to class. Heart Month Specialties Cooking “heart healthy” is a gift to yourself and those you care about. Cost: $10. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900. Guided Aromatic Meditation – 7-8pm. Mindful Walking Meditation Dedicate your attention to the sensation of walking. Aromatic plant essences will be used to help with the breath and overall experience. Cost: $10. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Grade School Visiting Morning – 8:30-10am. Experience Waldorf’s unique “Morning Lesson” followed by a Q&A session with teachers and enrollment director. Adults only. Registration required. Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Rd,

Facial Renewal Cupping – Refresh and revive your complexion. Call for free consultation appointment. Contact Aware Acupuncture, Diane L. Ailey, L.Ac., 114 Straube Center Blvd, Ste 6/7, Pennington. 609-737-0970.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14

Woodcock Watch – 6-7:30pm. Free for children 6 yo+. Discover local avian harbinger of spring, the woodcock, on a short hike on Watershed Reserve trails with Education Director Jeff Hoagland. Registration required. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609-732-7592. Men in Retirement – 2pm. Free. Come and meet other men who are making or have made the transition into retirement. Monument Hall (Suzanne Patterson Bldg, 45 Stockton St, Princeton For information call 924-7108.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7 Maple Sugar Memories – 10:30am-noon. Bring family to Watershed Reserve to enjoy maple syrup on site. Take short walk and visit tapped trees and the evaporation station. Take a syrup taste challenge and warm by fire. Registration required. Cost $10/$15, member/non-member. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609-732-7592.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8 Let in the Light When You’re Trapped – 10:30am. There is always a way out, if you know how to follow your Spiritual Truth. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually-minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10 Reptiles are Fun Preschool Class – 10-11:30am. After listening to story, children will meet resident reptiles, including snakes and turtles and make a reptile craft. Registration required. Cost $10/$15, member/non-member. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609-732-7592. Shape for Life – 6:30pm. Free. Learn to change your lifestyle and permanently lose weight. Jill Nitz, bariatric coordinator, who specializes in the treatment of obesity, discusses RWJ Hamilton’s

Barn Cleaning and Work Horse Rides – 11am3pm. Free admission and parking. Riders will not sit on saddles, nor will they ride bareback, but will sit atop fully harnessed, three quarter ton workhorses. The horses won’t mind, according to the farmers, since giving rides is easier than pulling the plows and wagons. Howell Living Farm, 70 Wooden’s Lane, Lambertville. 609-737-3299. Eat Slow Winter Farmers Market – 10am-2pm. Celebrate the local food of Central NJ at the “Eat Slow” Winter Farmers Market. Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Pl, Princeton. 609-924-4646.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15 Let in the Light When You’re Afraid – 10:30am. You can face anything, when you know who you are. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually-minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422. Pruning Demonstration – 1pm. Free. Gary Mount of Terhune Orchards offering a free fruit tree pruning class at his orchard. Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Rd, Princeton. 609-924-2310.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17 Spring Winds Preschool Class – 10-11:30am. Spring is in the air. Discover how plants, animals and people use the wind. Blow bubbles to see wind direction and make windsock craft. Registration required. Cost $10/$15, member/non-member. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609-732-7592.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 Spring Winds Preschool Class – 1-2:30pm. See March 17 listing. Pennington.

THURSDAY, MARCH 19 Grafting Plants – 7-9pm. Learn principles and practice of grafting plants and participate in hands-on workshop to graft your own trees to take home. Price includes materials and grafting knife. Cost $55/

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SATURDAY, MARCH 21 Reiki Level 2 Certification – 10am-6pm. To deepen the effect and experience of Reiki, students learn the use of three symbols and how to access Reiki for distance healing. Pre-requisite: Reiki Level I training and certification. Pam Jones RN. Class awards 7 nursing contact hours. Cost $160. RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Mercerville. 609-584-5900.

and more. Hamilton Area YMCA John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd, Hamilton. 888-897-8979.

TUESDAY, MARCH 24 Super Seeds Preschool Class – 10-11:30am. Discover the variety of small packages that seeds come in. Take hike on trails and search for seeds and make a craft. Registration required. Cost $10/$15, member/non-member. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609-732-7592.

Edwene Gaines: The 4 Spiritual Laws of Prosperity – 10am-12:30pm. Want More Abundance? If you’re ready to learn the principles of prosperity and abundant living, then this workshop is for you. The Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is offering a PROSPERITY PLUS workshop led by renowned seminar leader, Edwene Gaines, who works with thousands of people each year across the US on personal issues of prosperity, integrity, commitment, forgiveness and finding purpose in their lives. Cost is donation. Held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

Sawmilling – 11am-3pm. Free admission and parking. Howell Farm invites visitors of all ages to get a grip on history by grabbing a shovel, saw, drawknife, or cant hook when helping hands are needed to plant trees, cut firewood, make barn pegs and ready logs for the sawmill. Howell Living Farm, 70 Wooden’s Lane, Lambertville. 609-737-3299.

Reiki Sharing Evening – 7-9pm. Trained practitioners are invited to share Reiki with each other. Bring a pillow and a small sheet and blanket. Cost: $5. RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. 609-584-5900.

24 Hours from Vine to Brine – 11am-3pm. Learn how to jar a variety of pickled vegetables with tips on selecting the freshest produce and basic prepping skills. Cost $55/person. Blue Moon Acres Farm Market, 11 Willow Creek Dr, Pennington. 609-737-8333.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22 Finding Your Divine Purpose – 10:30am. This spiritual law of prosperity is so easy, and yet, frequently ignored. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton is a warm, dynamic community of spiritually-minded people. Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. 609-924-8422. Easter Egg Hunt – 11am- 3pm. 9th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Dragonfly Farms. 966 Kuser Rd, Hamilton. 609-588-0013.

MONDAY, MARCH 23 Spring Wellness Health Fair – 5-7pm. Free. Get a healthy jump on Spring with free blood pressure screenings, body fat analysis and other screening

lasting foundation of gut health. Master Gardener Gwenne Baile will share her expertise on building healthy soil in the garden by creating microbe-rich compost. Collingswood Library, 771 Haddon Av, Collingswood. Nature Camouflage Egg Hunt – 10:30-11:30am. Children 3-10 yo. Wander through field and forests of the Watershed Reserve with Teacher-Naturalists to see how many naturally dyed eggs you can discover. Rain or shine. Registration required. Cost $8/ free, child/adult. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609732-7592. Farmstead Cheese Making Class – 1-3:30pm. After a brief discussion around the history of farmer’s cheese, you’ll take part in making paneer, queso blanco, and cream cheese. As part of the class, you will experience different ways to coagulate milk, and learn the full process of taking milk to curd to cheese. Registration required. Cost $80/person. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053.

Take a Walk on the Wild Side – 8:30-9:30am. See March 11 listing. Pennington. Be Happy Now – 6-8pm. Learn how to maximize your potential for happiness by changing your habitual thought patterns and feelings through proven methods and techniques. Mini classes (no more than 5 participants) meet on 4 subsequent Wednesdays starting March 25. Registration required. Cost $179/4 classes. 4444 Rt 27, 2nd floor, Kingston. 609-275-3881.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31 Life and Water Preschool Class – 10-11:30am. Some animals spend their entire lives under water. Learn what it takes to stay under water for a lifetime. Peek at some exotic creatures that call the deep sea their home. Registration required. Cost $10/$15, member/non-member. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. 609-732-7592.

Super Seeds Preschool Class – 1-2:30pm. See March 24 listing. Pennington.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26 Introduction to Acupuncture – Learn about the ancient healing art and how it can help you. Call for appointment. Contact Aware Acupuncture, Diane L.Ailey, L.Ac., 114 Straube Center Blvd, Ste 6/7, Pennington. 609-737-0970.

Plan Ahead WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Life and Water Preschool Class – 1-2:30pm. See March 31 listing. Pennington.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Summer Camp and School Open House – 10amnoon. Nourish your child’s inherent connection to nature and enliven their curiosity in the world around them. Parents and children can meet teachers and staff, take a tour, and sample a camp activity. Waldorf School of Princeton. 1062 Cherry Hill Rd, Princeton. 609-466-1970 x115.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4 Bunny Chase – 10am-4pm. For children 2-8 yo. Follow the treasure hunt clues and find a spring surprise at the end of the hunt. Each child can make a bunny to take home; everyone can enjoy a Terhune Orchards bunny cookie. Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Rd, Princeton. 609-924-2310.

Healthy Soil, Healthy Self – 10am-1pm. Free. Holly DeCovny and Barbara Thomas will outline the links between today’s agricultural practices and human health as well as its impact on our crop land. Keith Monahan will lead a fermentation workshop designed to remediate the effects of GMOs on the gut microbiome and develop a long

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friday Breastfeeding Support Group – 11am-12pm. Expectant parents will learn about the benefits of breastfeeding, getting started, positioning, nutrition, pumping and avoiding common problems. Facilitated by Lactation Consultant. Free. PHC Community Education & Outreach Program, 731 Alexander Rd, Ste 3, Princeton. 888-897-8979. Men in Retirement – 2pm. 1st Friday. This social group for men meets and have regularly scheduled small group activities. Come and meet other men who are making or have made the transition into retirement. Suzanne Patterson Bldg, Princeton Senior Resource Center, 45 Stockton St, Princeton. 609-924-7108.

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