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n every culture through human history, food has served as a bonding agent. Who doesn’t love gathering around a table for a good meal and conversation? In our region’s deep-freeze months, when that’s not always possible, whipping up some comfort food has been my salvation. The Cooking Channel’s Eat Street was this year’s winner. Lucky for me, it was a short winter to limit the collateral damage of added pounds.

My mom is an amazing cook and my sister’s deeply rooted love of specialty foods has even inspired her to create her own product, Daelia’s Biscuit for Cheese. My ultimate food film, Chef, follows a culinary genius in his journey across America with his son. The adventure leads Chef Casper to rediscover himself and his foodie passions, while creating an unshakable bond with his child.

Spring brings the opportunity to shake off hibernating tendencies, to start our gardens, get outdoors, work off winter’s calories and explore new horizons. I love how fresh healthy cuisine can give us the best of all worlds, dishes that both taste great and make us feel well-nourished.

Mary Rasmussen’s “Live Well” detoxifying recipes are on page 30 to help us shed the excess so we can again don our favorite summer tank tops and shorts. In Judith Fertig’s Conscious Eating article we discover the wealth of today’s growing goodfood-to-go and healthy restaurant options. Plus, we identify Cincinnati’s healthiest restaurants, food trucks and catering companies. Kudos go to all of the local chefs and restaurant owners that marry delicious menu offerings with good-for-us foods.

These are the places I like to seek out.

In “The Food Artisan Next Door,” Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko explore the cottage food laws that enable entrepreneurs around the country to make their specialty products from home kitchens to sell locally. In our area, The Northern Kentucky Incubator Kitchen (NKYIK), conceived by Rachel DesRochers, owner of Grateful Grahams, makes it more affordable to produce handmade food items for sale while making the most of a delicious community experience.

This summer, make it a goal to try new restaurants and new recipes and maybe even grow your own patio or yard garden. A delicious bounty of fresh vegetables are only a few weeks away.

Enjoy!

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Open House April 26 2-4 pm Academic Excellence

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acky Groenewegen, a certified thermography technician at Mindful Wellness Medical Thermography, in West Chester, is offering personal thermography presentations to educate groups of women about the procedure. This presentation provides education about many women’s wellness issues and can also provide the host or a favorite charity with 10 percent of the proceeds.

Thermography is a safe and non-invasive screening process that uses infrared imaging to provide a clear picture of the body. It is especially useful for screening women with dense breast tissue, implants, are nursing or pregnant or want to avoid excessive radiation exposure.

This simple, no-touch, no-radiation screening uses a sensitive digital infraredsensing camera to examine the body’s thermal patterns. Certain kinds of pathologies, such as tumors, often have increased blood flow around them that causes a temperature rise, which is then detected on the thermographic scan. Thermography is also effective for mapping, monitoring and measuring inflammation throughout the body.

Location: 8859 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd., Ste. 007, West Chester. For more information or to schedule a presentation or thermography session, call 513382-3132, email support@MindfulWellnessMassageandBodywork.com or visit MindfulWellnessMedicalThermography.com. See ad, page 35.

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Each hands-on class will feature a skin care representative to teach techniques and demonstrate proper product use for healthy skin.

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heppard Chiropractic Living Well Center is offering yoga classes on weekdays for all levels and ages of students on the newly opened, window surrounded, second floor of their peaceful and serene yoga studio.

The class offerings are Gentle Flow on Mondays from 9 to 10:15 a.m., Core Flow on Tuesdays from 6 to 7:15 p.m., Power Vinyasa on Wednesdays from noon to 1:15 p.m., Taoist on Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. and All Levels Yoga on Fridays from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. All classes will feature certified, experienced and friendly teachers to assist beginners and experienced students reach a higher level of health and wellbeing.

Classes are $15 with the first class discounted to $10. Location: 3878 McMann Rd., Cincinnati. For more information or to register, call 513-753-7246 or visit Yoga.SheppardChiropractic.com.

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Franchise Business Review, headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is a national franchise market research firm that performs independent surveys of franchisee satisfaction and franchise buyer experiences. 2015 marked its 10th annual Top Franchises Report.

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he New School Montessori (TNSM) will host an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., April 26. Families are encouraged to explore classroom materials and tour the campus.

Historically, New School students have been encouraged to achieve respected positions as communicators, critical thinkers and tenacious learners. Graduates are confident and prepared to take on new challenges at any one of the fine middle schools in the city.

Created more than 44 years ago, TNSM is the only Montessori school in Cincinnati accredited by the American Montessori Society. The holistic program feeds childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirits, as well as providing healthy, chef-prepared lunches during a daily 45-minute break, followed by a gross-motor recess of an additional 45-minutes. Families at TNSM represent a variety of cultures, races and same-gender parent families, with a huge economic diversity.

At TNSM, arts are an extremely important part of the curriculum. While many other schools are cutting similar programs, TNSM is focusing new light and space to the high-quality arts programs in their new enrichment center.

Location: 3 Burton Woods Ln.,North Avondale. For more information or to schedule a tour, call 513-281-7999 or visit NewSchoolMontessori.com. See ad, page 8.

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luten Free for Cincinnati is holding its first Gluten-Free Expo from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 19, at The Centennial Barn, in Cincinnati. The expo will feature local and national vendors showcasing the gluten-free products. Samples and special offers will be provided to participants.

Cost is $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Location: 110 Compton Rd., Cincinnati. For more information or to register, call Chrissy Davis at 513-673-4312, email GlutenFreeForCincy@gmail.com or visit GlutenFreeForCincy.Wix.Com/Gluten-Free.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Vanishing Wildlife 50 Percent Gone in Under 50 years The latest World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Planet Report shows that the Living Planet Index (LPI), which measures more than 10,000 representative populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, has declined by 52 percent since 1970. The report is widely considered the leading science-based analysis on the health of our planet and the impact of human activity (Tinyurl.com/WWF-Living-Planet-Report).

In fewer than two human generations, populations of vertebrate species—the life forms that constitute the fabric of life-sustaining ecosystems and serve as a barometer of how humans are impacting nature—have dropped by half. Nature conservation and sustainable development go hand-in-hand; it’s not only about preserving biodiversity and wild places, but about safeguarding the future of humanity.

Living Planet Report partners include the Zoological Society of London, Global Footprint Network and Water Footprint Network. Marco Lambertini, director general of WWF International, states, “We need leadership for change. Sitting on the bench waiting for someone else to make the first move, doesn’t work.

Heads of state need to start thinking globally; businesses and consumers need to stop behaving as if we live in a limitless world.”

Thriving Eco-Towns Malaysian Villages Model Sustainability

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Innovations being successfully pioneered in Malaysia offer ideas for improving the world, according to the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), including the construction of high-tech, self-sustaining ecological “smart” villages.

These villages are lifting incomes for scores of rural families while promoting environmental sustainability. Each 50acre community consists of about 100 affordable homes, advanced educational, training and recreational facilities and an integrated, sustainable farm system that provides villagers with food and employment that on average, triples their monthly income.

Low-cost, 1,000-square-foot homes are built in 10 days and the communal farming operations include a cascading series of fish tanks, or “aquafarms”.

Filtered fish tank wastewater irrigates trees, grain fields and high-value plants grown in “autopots”, a three-piece container with a valve that detects soil moisture levels and releases water as required, reducing the need for fertilizers and pesticides. Free-range chickens feed on the fast-reproducing worms that process the plant compost.

This system optimizes nutrient absorption, minimizes waste and enables crops to be grown on previously non-arable land. The village’s solar-generated power is complemented by biomass energy and mini-hydro electricity. A community hall, resource center, places of worship, playgrounds and educational facilities equipped with 4G Internet service support e-learning and e-health services.

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Corporate Do-Gooders U.S. Recognizes Companies for Earth-Sound Policies Each year, the U.S. Department of State presents Awards for Corporate Excellence recognizing U.S.-owned businesses that play vital roles worldwide as good corporate citizens. Parameters include supporting sustainable development, respect for human and labor rights, environmental protection, open markets, transparency and other democratic values.

The 2014 winners, announced last December, include the EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, in Nicaragua, for fostering sustainable development by regenerating degraded pasturelands.

The company dedicates 20 percent of its plantations as natural habitat that protects biodiversity by prohibiting illegal hunting. EcoPlanet also focuses on employing persons with disabilities and empowering women through recruitment to managerial positions.

Wagner Asia Equipment, LLC, in Mongolia, a heavy equipment dealership, is recognized for its commitment to public/private partnerships with Mongolia’s local and national governments designed to protect the environment. Initiatives include planting more than 900 trees, conducting workshops for students on environment and ecology, implementing a project to build a community garden and rehabilitating a toxic waste site.

Other finalists include the Coca-Cola Company, in the Philippines; Chevron Corporation, in Burma; ContourGlobal, in Togo; General Electric, in South Africa; General Electric International, in Tunisia; GlassPoint Solar, in Oman; and the Linden Centre, in China.

For more information on finalists, visit Tinyurl.com/ACE2014Finalists.

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he YMCA is teaming with Interact for Health foundation to present a Healthy Kids Day event on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 25, at Winton Woods Park, in Cincinnati. All 13 Cincinnati area YMCA branches are joining forces for this family-friendly, activity-oriented event, with broad appeal to toddlers through teens. Highlights will include a climbing wall, ropes course and relay and obstacle courses, along with fitness class demonstrations. An inflatable bounce house, petting barns and tractor rides are expected to be popular with children.

Shelley Spiegel, the Greater Cincinnati YMCA membership development director, notes, “This event has a decade-long history, but 2015 is significant because it marks the first time all the branches are partnering for one signature event.” The goal of the event is to bring families and community together to learn and enjoy healthy activities and healthy eating.

In the past 50 years, Type 2 diabetes rates have risen steadily along with obesity with an estimated 285 million U.S. diabetics in 2010. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s 2010 obesity report revealed that nearly 36 percent of adults and 17 percent of children are obese.

“We’re trying to do our part to turn the tide toward healthier living,” says Spiegel. Obesity is responsible for more than 120,000 preventable deaths each year in the U.S., with an obese person estimated to incur nearly $1,500 more in annual medical expenses.

“YMCA members look forward to this event each year, but we’re especially pleased to be able to connect with all

community members,” explains Spiegel. “It’s free and open to everyone.” She notes the only fee-based items at the event are food and drink available from a variety of food trucks offering fresh, healthy fare.

A schedule of the day’s activities is available online and features a plethora of entertainment: a scavenger hunt, DJ record spin and a magician, as well as fitness class demonstrations, including Zumba and family yoga. “We’ll supply any needed equipment such a yoga mats to ensure it’s a fun family day,” says Speigel.

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notes that the YMCA has teamed with Interact for Health (IFH), the event’s marquee sponsor. “The IFH is a Cincinnati foundation responsible for making this health-focused event possible. Their sponsorship allows us to reach many people and share resources for families about healthy lifestyle activities.” Additional event sponsors include Humana and the Cincinnati Bengals.

The YMCA strives to strengthen communities with a focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. They give children, families and individuals support and resources to be healthier, more confident, connected and secure.

Event Location: Parky’s Farm, in Winton Woods Park, 10245 Winton Rd., Cincinnati. YMCA of Greater Cincinnati Location: 1105 Elm St., Cincinnati. For more information,visit MyY.org or call call 513-362-9622. See ad, back cover.

Gayle Wilson is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings magazine. Contact her at PyramidCoaches.com.

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Smart Choices Help Our Home Planet The buy local movement and popularity of local farmers’ markets continue to grow, but we can do even better when it comes to sustainable shopping. A recent Greendex.com survey on environmental impacts of consumer behaviors in 18 countries reports that more Americans are eating local and organic foods and say they’re going to consume less meat and bottled water. Nevertheless, we continue to eat the most processed and packaged foods and the fewest fruits and vegetables of all the countries surveyed. Evidently, we need to literally put our money where our mouths are.

The Greendex survey cites several basic ways to make our diets more sustainable. These include eating more vegetables and less beef and lamb (recognizing the greater environmental impact of raising animals); participating and supporting community supported agriculture and fishery initiatives; economizing meal planning; and storing food properly in the refrigerator to maximize space and freshness periods.

When grocery shopping, peruse the perimeter aisles first, where whole foods are stocked, instead of the interior shelves, which typically comprise processed foods according to MotherEarthLiving.com.

More cooperation between the public and private sectors and individual involvement can also increase sustainability in communities around the world.

Rachael Durrant, Ph.D., a research fellow with the UK-based Sustainable Lifestyles Research Group, cites in a recent paper the need for improved understanding of the key roles that civil society organizations play within processes of large-scale social change and warned that many communities are vulnerable to grave environmental and social risks.

Durrant lauds “greener, fairer and healthier practices, such as community gardening or cookery classes,” plus “those that change the rules of the game through campaigns or lobbying to coordinate and facilitate activities of other groups.” Supporting food and farming management that’s independent, cooperative and welcomes volunteers, for example, is highly beneficial.

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n the past few years, vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements have frequently appeared in both positive and negative media reports. Due to our generally toxic and stressful environment, as well as the declining nutrient value of foods due to chemical farming, our bodies need extra help and more nutrients than what most of us get from food.

Choosing which vitamins or brands to take can often be difficult for the average person. Sometimes, the label may give clues about quality. For example, some 1,000 mg fish oil capsules found in products in popular discount stores might supply only 300 mg of the important ingredients EPA and DHA. A similar product purchased from a health food store might be of higher quality, and these ingredients could add up to 700 mg or more.

Another example is multiple vitamin/mineral supplements that contain mineral ingredients in oxide form. Examples include zinc from zinc oxide and magnesium from magnesium oxide. The human body poorly absorbs the oxide form.

Similarly, vitamins in the product may also be of lesser quality. For example, the vitamin B12 in many products comes from cyanocobalamin, whereas higher quality products contain methylcobalamin, a form that is more absorbable and useable by the body. Lastly, some products contain cornstarch and blue, yellow or red dye chemicals that may cause weight gain and inflammatory pain or allergic reactions in some people. To help determine how much of a vitamin to take, several blood and genetic tests can help isolate specific deficiencies that need to be corrected.

Generally, lower-quality products are also less expensive. However, if financial considerations force a compromise, it is usually better to pick a higher quality product and take it less often. Often, the high-quality item, even when used at one-half its recommended level, may supply more needed and useable nutrients then a less expensive, low quality product.

Hal S. Blatman, M.D., is the founder and medical director of the Blatman Health and Wellness Center. For more information, call 513-956-3200 or visit BlatmanHealthAndWellness.com. See ad, page 13.

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esearch from the University of Essex, in England, suggests that viewing natural green images while exercising may be better than being exposed to other colors. The researchers tested 14 people doing moderate-intensity cycling while watching video footage of predominantly gray, red or green imagery. Each of the participants underwent three cycling tests—one with each of the videos— along with a battery of physiological and mood testing.

The researchers found that when the subjects watched the green-colored video, they had better moods, with a lower relative perception of exertion than when they exercised while watching the red and grey videos. They also found those that exercised while watching the red video experienced greater feelings of anger during their exercise.

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AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FROM MOTHER NATURE

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nlike their Eastern counterparts, North American and some European herbalists seek to directly mitigate health issues or facilitate specific bodily functions using particular plants, roots and barks. Native Americans embraced the belief that Mother Nature provides, contending that the herbs of a local environment provide for all of the needs of the people dwelling there. For example, snake weed is prevalent in the Southwest, where encounters with rattlesnakes are frequent. Herbs such as comfrey, arnica and sage, which are found from coast to coast, are used to heal wounds, relieve pain and get rid of parasites, maladies common to people everywhere, according to the Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine.

Every culture in the world has developed and maintained a system of healing based on their indigenous plants, relying on these natural pharmaceutical entities for thousands of years. A human that lived 5,000 years ago found preserved in ice in 1991 was carrying herbs and mushrooms to mitigate health conditions that scientists confirmed were present in his body.

Despite their effective use for millennia, many modern-day people still question the efficacy and safety of medicinal herbs. Instead of looking to pharmaceutical companies—born of an industry with less than 200 years of experience—to handle our healthcare needs, perhaps the real affordable care act can be found in the plants, roots and barks provided by Mother Nature.

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The study divided 36 subjects, all with moderately high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes, into two groups—the first drank the equivalent of one serving of fresh strawberries per day made from freeze-dried berries, and the other group drank the same amount of an imitation strawberry-flavored drink over a six-week period. Blood pressure was tested at the beginning and end of the study for all participants.

At the end, the group drinking the real strawberry beverage registered significantly lower diastolic blood pressure than at the outset; it was also lower than the imitation strawberry group. The average diastolic blood pressure of the group drinking real strawberries went down by 6.5 percent and the systolic dropped by 12 percent. The strawberry-flavored group’s systolic blood pressure was also reduced, but only by 3.7 percent.

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ood health begins with restful sleep—but many people suffer from sleep disorders that can be detrimental to their optimal health.

Montgomery Dental Sleep Medicine has been serving the Cincinnati area since 1979, providing a variety of sleep therapy options that can dramatically improve sleep quality. According to the owner, Dr. Thomas Bosma, “Treating muscle contraction problems of the head, jaw, neck and throat is the first step towards building a foundation to restore normal sleep, circadian rhythms, ideal blood oxygen saturation levels and creating better health.”

When someone has difficulty falling asleep, sleeping through the night, waking too early or feeling overly tired during waking hours, or awakes with head, jaw, neck or throat pain, a sleep disorder is indicated.

Normal sleep is typically divided into two types: Rapid Eye Movement (REM) and nonREM. The REM cycle typically begins after about 90 minutes of sleep and usually encompasses about 16 to 24 percent of total sleep time.

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early morning or final 3 hours of sleep.

It is the phase where at least 80 percent of dreaming occurs. NonREM has 3 additional stages: N1 (twilight light sleep); N2 (routine but not deep sleep); and N3 (deep or delta phase sleep). In adults, sufficient time (about 12 to 15 percent of total sleep time) should be spent in the N3 phase, which is the most restful, restorative and healing phase of sleep.

It is during this essential stage that the body repairs damage, rejuvanates itself, grows new tissue and strengthens the immune system.

Normally, a person cycles through all of these types and stages, resulting in restorative quality sleep. However, repeated waking dramatically compromises the ability to cycle through REM and NREM sleep.

While many issues can contribute to poor sleep patterns, stress is the chief factor. Strong emotions such as anger or fear cause the hormone adrenaline to be released into the bloodstream, producing an increase in heart rate, muscle strength, blood pressure and sugar metabolism. This reaction is called the “fight or flight” response and it prepares

the body for strenuous activityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;whether it is needed or not.

Most adrenaline in humans is secreted by the adrenal glands. Its level normally fluctuates throughout the day and night in a circadian rhythmâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;reaching its lowest point around 4 a.m. during sleep. While it is vital to produce more adrenaline in response to stress, it is also critical to maintain the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s physiological stability and bodily functions for adrenaline levels to return to normal following a stressful event.

Prolonged high levels of adrenaline have been shown to disrupt sleep, causing a person to remain in a lighter sleep stage and unable to reach the regenerative level. This can result in chronic daytime fatigue, restless sleep and altered brain chemistry. Because adrenaline also controls the strength of muscle contractions, elevated adrenaline levels can involuntarily cause the muscles of the head, jaw, neck and throat to contract forcefully throughout the sleep period, resulting in pain and inflammation.

From a dental sleep medicine perspective, the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary directive is

to maintain adequate airflow through the throat at all times, especially during sleep. If the brain senses decreased breathing efficiency and decreasing oxygen levels, it interprets this as â&#x20AC;&#x153;suffocationâ&#x20AC;? and triggers the â&#x20AC;&#x153;fight or flightâ&#x20AC;? response and increased adrenal production. If unchecked, this continual condition can lead to multiple body system imbalances.

A new and progressive area of dental medicine allows huge shifts in biomechanical balance through therapy, which helps set the stage for the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inherent sleep healing programming to flourish. It also helps increase effectiveness of other concurrent and necessary therapies, includingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but certainly not limited toâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;chiropractic and myofascial therapies.

Says Bosma, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are having excellent results with FDA [U.S Food and Drug Administration]-approved intraoral sleep appliances that maintain ideal tongue and throat postures, allowing for comfortable, relaxed open airways without the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musculature having to work to maintain it. Maintenance of a patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s normal airway opening

with a comfortable appliance allows a reduction of nighttime adrenalin effects and deeper quality sleep without airway collapse.â&#x20AC;?

At Montgomery Dental Medicine, the goal is the relaxed rebalancing of nervous system and immune function using comfortable appliances, nutritional/supplement therapies, allergy treatment and postural improvement therapies.

For more information, call Dr. Thomas Bosma at 513-8915860, email tsb@cinci. rr.com or visit MontgomeryDentalSleepMedicine.com.

Location: 9200 Montgomery Rd., Ste. 1A, Cincinnati.

James Occhiogrosso is a natural health practitioner specializing in natural antiaging, hormone testing and hormone balancing and author of the book, Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life. Connect at DrJim@HealthNaturallyToday.com, 239652-0421 or HealthNaturallyToday.com.

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Dyer’s passion is helping people restore and maintain their own health through safe and natural means, and her goal is to empower patients to take control of their health care through educated choices Dr. Gretchen Dyer and a team mentality. This passion brought Dyer to functional medicine, which addresses the underlying causes of disease. This patient-centered approach addresses the whole person, not just symptoms.

She is very excited to join The Living Proof Institute. In her spare time, Dyer loves spending time with her family, most importantly, her son Cayden. She also enjoys the outdoors, cycling, volleyball football, and yoga.

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he Melink Corporation, in Milford, is a local provider of energy-efficient and renewable energy solutions to the commercial and industrial building industries. In a recent company meeting, president Steve Melink shared his vision of having 80 percent of the office parking lot filled with clean fuel vehicles by 2019. His passion for sustainability has led the company to set the stage for an Employee Clean Fuel Initiative announced in late 2014.

To help make this vision a reality, the company installed 10 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the NetZero Energy office building in Milford.

In addition, the company is offering a $5,000 cash contribution to five individuals per year until 2019, to incentivize employees to buy an EV. Each EV owner will have access to a no-cost charging station for charging his or her EV during the work day.

Another incentive exists for a contribution of $3,000 for employees that purchase a personal hybrid. Melink comments, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The installation of Telefonix PowerPost charging stations fits well with our sustainability leadership mission. Our employees are increasingly interested in EVs and this will allow more

of them to justify buying one, knowing they will receive free charging during the day.â&#x20AC;? Since the announcement of the Employee Clean Fuel Initiative last year, seven employees have redeemed the offer. Says Melink, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This project adds much needed workplace charging in Ohio, a key factor in the adoption of electric vehicles.â&#x20AC;?

Clean fuel transportation is a way of life at Melink Corporation. Since 2005, all employees traveling across the country are given a company-owned Prius for both personal and business commutes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We show up at jobs in a Prius, which isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very common on construction

sites,â&#x20AC;? comments Melink technician Eric Kelly. As of early 2015, the percentage of employees driving clean fuel vehiclesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; either company or personally ownedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; has reached 55 percent.

Melink Corporation is a member of the Workplace Charging Challenge, an initiative to expand the EV Everywhere program that is part of the U.S. Department of Energy Clean-Energy-GrandChallenges program. The challenge encourages companies to increase the amount of workplace charging available for electric vehicles in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emission and petroleum use, while demonstrating innovation, leadership and environmental stewardship.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program is a green building certification that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. To receive LEED certification, building projects must satisfy prerequisites and earn points for different levels of certification. In addition to offering charging stations, the existing office building was originally designed as a LEED Gold building and achieved LEED Platinum certification in 2010, as well as an EnergyStar rating of 99 out of 100. In 2011, the building also became one of the first to go Net-Zero Energy.

Regular tours are available to share best practices for operating green building technology. Location: 5140 River Valley Rd., Milford. For more information, call Luci Carl 513-965-7300, email LCarl@ MelinkCorp.com or visit MelinkCorp.com.

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Nature’s Wisdom Its Lessons Inspire, Heal and Sustain Us

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The environment is not separate from ourselves; we are inside it and it is inside us; we make it and it makes us. ~ Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, Amazon shaman

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hile the idea that we humans stand apart from—or even above—nature is a prevailing theme in much of modern civilization, naturalists and other clever souls throughout the ages have observed that the opposite is true: We are part of, depend on and evolve with nature—and we ignore this vital connection at our peril.

“If one way is better than another, that you may be sure is nature’s way,” admonished the Greek philosopher Aristotle, in the third century B.C.E. “Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms the judgment of nature,” Roman politician and philosopher Cicero ruminated two centuries later.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist and philosopher Albert Einstein remarked, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”

Today, more of us are looking to nature for ways to improve physical, mental and emotional health, develop intelligence, innovate, overhaul how we build homes and neighborhoods, and raise our children.

Healthful Nature As Henry David Thoreau wrote in his classic 1854 book Walden, “We need the tonic of wildness.”

While we know firsthand how walking in the woods can elevate mood, scientists have documented that a regular dose of nature has other far-reaching benefits.

It can lower stress hormone levels, blood 18

pressure and undesirable cholesterol; help heal neurological problems; hasten fuller recovery from surgery and heart attacks; increase cancer-fighting white blood cells; and generally aid overall health (Health Promotion International research report; also Nippon Medical School study, Tokyo).

Regular playtime outdoors helps children cope with hyperactivity and attention deficit disorders, according to research published in Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care.

Exposure to nature can help adults escape from today’s wired lives; reinvigorate, be fitter and less likely to suffer from obesity, diabetes and heart disease, as reported in studies published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and a University of Washington research summary. It can also unlock understanding of the spiritual essence of life.

Hours regularly spent by youth outdoors stimulate imagination and creativity and enhance cognitive development, helping them learn. Nature also helps youngsters develop social awareness, helping them better navigate human relations (Tinyurl.com/OutdoorHealthBenefits Research).

“It’s strange and kind of sad that we are so removed from nature that we actually have to ask why nature is good for us,” says Dr. Eva Selhub, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School, author of the new book Your Health Destiny, and co-author of Your Brain on Nature. “The fact is our

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brains and bodies are wired in concert with nature.”

Recognition of nature’s positive effects has grown so much in recent years that physicians increasingly write their patients “prescriptions” to go hiking in the woods, counting on the healthy exercise and exposure to sunlight, nature and soothing views to address health problems stemming from poor diets and sedentary lifestyles. Healthcare clinics and hospitals in Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, Indianapolis, Albuquerque, New Mexico, California’s Bay Area and elsewhere have launched Prescription Trails programs aimed at objectives from preventing obesity in children to healthful activities for retirees (Tinyurl.com/AmericanHealthTrails).

Bestselling author Richard Louv calls the positive nature effect “vitamin N” in The Nature Principle. He contends: “Many of us, without having a name for it, are using the nature tonic. We are, in essence, self-medicating with an inexpensive and unusually convenient drug substitute.”

Such ideas are commonly accepted in many cultures. The Japanese believe in the restorative power of shinrin-yoku, which could be translated as “forest medicine” or “forest bathing”. Indigenous peoples like the Brazilian tribe led by Shaman Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, fighting to preserve their land and way of life in the Amazon, profess to be at one with the innate riches of sustainable rainforests (SurvivalInternational.org/parks).

Innovative Nature Scientists, inventors and other innovators are increasingly inspired by nature. Biomimicry, part social movement and part burgeoning industry, looks to how Earth’s natural systems work and solve problems.

University of Utah researchers, inspired by the durable homes built by sandcastle worms, are creating a synthetic glue that one day could help repair fractured bones. Architectural components manufacturer Panelite makes energy-efficient insulated glass by mimicking the hexagonal structure that bees use in honeycombs.

(Find other precedents at Tinyurl.com/ BiomimicryCaseExamples).

The inspiration for biomimicry comes from many places, says Dayna Baumeister, Ph.D. co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8, a Missoula, Montana, com-

Man is everywhere a disturbing agent. Wherever he plants his foot, the harmonies of nature are turned to discord. The proportions and accommodations that ensured the stability of existing arrangements are overthrown. Of all organic beings, man alone is to be regarded as essentially a destructive power. ~George Perkins Marsh, Man and Nature (1864) pany working with other companies and universities to propel biomimicry into the mainstream.

“People are recognizing that they’ve been disconnected to the natural world,” she says. “We also realize that [as a species] we are in trouble. We don’t have all the answers, but we can look to other species for inspiration” for clearing pollutants from our bodies and environments.

Plants and fungi are now commonly used to clean up old industrial sites that resemble nature’s way of removing pollutants from water and soil. A University of California, Berkeley, meta-study confirms that farmers currently using organic farming methods and solar power achieve roughly the same crop yields as conventional techniques with far less dependence on fossil fuels, reducing greenhouse gases and petrochemical pesticide and fertilizer pollution.

Cyclical Nature These breakthrough technologies emulate the way nature uses the building blocks of life in an endless cycle of birth, reproduction, decay and rebirth. It’s part of a broad rethinking of the principles behind sustainability—building, manufacturing and living in greater harmony with natural systems, perhaps eventually eliminating landfills, air and water pollution, and toxic site cleanups.

“A toxin is a material in the wrong place,” says architect William McDonough, of Charlottesville, Virginia. The only individual recipient of the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development, he is co-author of Cradle-to-Cradle, a groundbreaking book that calls for reenvisioning even the nastiest waste, and The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability— Designing for Abundance. McDonough imagines a world where waste becomes raw material for new buildings, furniture and other goods—akin to how a forest

reuses every deceased tree and animal to nourish the ecosystem and spawn new life.

With 80 percent of U.S. residents currently living in urban areas, architects, builders and municipal planners are likewise pivoting toward nature, prompted by the scientific evidence of the many ways that human health and general well-being rely upon it. While this contact is preferably the kind of “stopping by woods” that inspired New England poet Robert Frost, even a walk in a city park will work.

“Urban nature, when provided as parks and walkways and incorporated into building design, provides calming and inspiring environments and encourages learning, inquisitiveness and alertness,” reports the University of Washington’s College of the Environment, in Green Cities: Good Health.

The American Planning Association stresses the importance of integrating green space into urban neighborhoods.

Not only does so-called “metro nature” improve air and water quality and reduce urban heat island effects, urban wilds such as Pittsburgh’s Nine Mile Run and Charlotte, North Carolina’s Little Sugar Creek Greenway also restore natural connections in densely populated city centers.

Natural Intelligence A growing number of scientists say that research about our place in nature has sparked fresh thinking about our role and devastated quaint notions about our species’ superiority. “Single-celled slime molds solve mazes. Brainless plants make correct decisions and bees with brains the size of pinheads handle abstract concepts,” points out Anthropologist Jeremy Narby, author of the groundbreaking book Intelligence in Nature.

At a national conference of Bioneers, an organization based in Santa Fe, New

Mexico, and San Francisco that gathers nature-minded social and scientific innovators, Narby said: “We are nearly identical to many animals. Many behaviors once thought to be exclusively human are shared by other species. The zone of the specifically human, as determined by science, has been shrinking.”

We haven’t lost the ability to tap that primal animal inside, even if most of us are more likely to “venture into the forest” by watching a movie or playing video games. We may feel cut off from our instincts, but studies show time in the woods can do wonders to restore the keenness of our senses to connect with the subtle changes in natural habitat, the movements of other species and the changing seasons.

The rise of human civilizations may have taken “survival of the fittest” in new directions, often decidedly tamer ones, but experts ranging from scientific researchers to lifestyle analysts say humankind is still hardwired by our more primitive past. Despite the ingenious ways we’ve devised to exploit other life forms, capitalize on Earth’s resources and protect ourselves from nature’s sometimes terrifying power, our fate remains linked to natural laws and limits, from nurturing our body’s immune system to resolving planet-sized problems like climate change. “‘Nature’ is our natural environment,” according to Selhub. We don’t have to move to the country to reconnect, she says. “Even spending 20 minutes a day outside has an effect.” Houseplants, nature photos and aromatherapy Earth scents can also help indoor environments better reflect our own nature.

The wealth of research and common sense wisdom is aptly summed up by celebrated author Wendell Berry in The Long-Legged House. “We have lived our lives by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world.

We have been wrong. We must change our lives so that it’ll be possible to live by the contrary assumption, that what is good for the world will be good for us. And that requires we make the effort to know the world and learn what is good for it.”

Christine MacDonald is a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C., whose specialties include health and science. Visit ChristineMacDonald.info.

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he arrival of planting season has a stunning effect on veggie gardeners. We talk to our seedlings as if they were children, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind working until dark if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what it takes to get the fingerling potatoes in the ground. Then, complications like crabgrass and cabbageworms appear, and keeping up with all the details feels impossible. We can lighten looming chores by using these time-saving tips, which will reduce later workloads when storms and the hot summer sun threaten to squelch the magic.

Mulch to reduce watering and prevent weeds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can cut your watering time in half by mulching crops with a three-to-four-inch layer of straw or shredded leaves,â&#x20AC;? says Niki Jabbour, award-winning author of The YearRound Vegetable Gardener and Groundbreaking Food Gardens: 73 Plans That Will Change the Way You Grow Your Garden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crops like tomatoes, potatoes, kale, broccoli, cucumbers and squash all benefit from a deep mulch, which reduces the need to water and also prevents weeds, saving even more time.â&#x20AC;?

Grow herbs in convenient containers. Family cooks will harvest kitchen herbs every day, in all kinds of weather, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t waste footsteps. Grow some parsley, basil and other herbs in large containers near the kitchen door.

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Try promising perennials. Plant them once, and vegetables like asparagus and rhubarb come back year after year in cold winter climates like the Midwest and Northeast.

Where winters are mild, artichokes or chayote (pear squash) are long-lived and productive. Many resilient herbs will return each spring, too, including sage, mints, thyme and oregano.

Tarragon and marjoram make trusty perennial herbs in the Sun Belt.

Stock up on organic seeds. “As a year-round vegetable gardener, I try to come up with a list of all the seeds I’ll need for every season when I place annual seed orders,” Jabbour says.

“That way, I will place fewer orders and have everything on hand at the proper planting time, saving both time and money.”

Organic seeds in consumer seed catalogs and retail racks won’t be genetically modified or treated with pesticides.

Be generous with organic compost.

With each planting, mix in organic compost along with a balanced organic fertilizer. Food crops grown in organically enriched soil are better able to resist challenges from pests and diseases, which simplifies summer tasks.

Grow flowers to attract beneficial insects. Reducing or eliminating pesticides and increasing plantings of flowers can radically improve the balance between helpful and harmful insects in a garden. Horticulturist Jessica Walliser, co-host of Pittsburgh’s The Organic Gardeners KDKA radio show and author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden, recommends starting with sweet alyssum, an easy-togrow annual that can be tucked into the edges of beds or added to mixed containers.

“The tiny blossoms of sweet alyssum are adept at supporting several species of the non-stinging parasitic wasps that help keep aphids and other common pests in check,” Walliser says. In warm climates where they are widely grown, crape myrtles have been found to serve as nurseries for lady beetles, lacewings and other beneficial insects.

Protect plants with fabric barriers. Pest insects seeking host plants won’t find cabbage or kale if they’re hidden beneath hoops covered with fine-mesh fabric like wedding net (tulle) or garden fabric row cover.

“Cover the plants the day they are transplanted into the garden,” advises Walliser. As long as the edges are se-

curely tucked in, row covers will also protect plants from wind, hail, rabbits and deer.

Hoe briefly each day. Commit 10 minutes a day to hoeing. While slicing down young weeds, hill up soil over potatoes or clean up beds ready to be replanted. Look out for small problems to correct before they become big ones.

No more misplaced tools. Time is often wasted searching for lost weeders, pruning shears and other hand tools, which are easier to keep track of when painted in bright colors or marked with colored tape. Jabbour uses a tool stash basket placed at the garden entrance.

Stop to smell the flowers. Use moments saved to sit quietly, relax and soak up the sights, sounds and smells of the garden. Pausing to listen to the birds or watch a honeybee work a flower is part of the earned reward of any healthy garden that can’t be measured by the pound.

Barbara Pleasant, the author of numerous green thumb books, including Starter Vegetable Gardens: 24 No-Fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens, grows vegetables, herbs and fruits in Floyd, Virginia. Connect at BarbaraPleasant.com.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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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by Tracy Fernandez Rysavy nsure that the compost pile retains a moisture content similar to a wrungout sponge. To moisten, add green waste; to reduce moisture, add brown waste.

Turn compost to get air to the aerobic bacteria and speed the process. Wear gloves and a dust mask to protect against allergens.

Decay generates heat, so a pile should feel warm. If not, add green waste. Decomposition occurs most efficiently when it’s 104 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit inside the pile; use a compost thermometer.

Keep a small container in the kitchen to easily collect green food scraps.

Store it in the freezer to keep unpleasant smells and flies at bay.

The best time to start composting is during warmer months. Alternately layering green and brown waste, using the “lasagna method” in colder months, readies the pile to decompose as soon as the weather warms. Consider stockpiling summer yard waste ingredients.

Be aware that low-maintenance composting won’t kill weed seeds, which can then get spread around the garden.

A highly managed compost pile will kill some weeds through the generated heat.

Put weeds out for municipal yard waste collection where there’s a better chance they’ll be destroyed.

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dding a pet to a household is a major life event, whether it’s the birth of a new puppy or kitten or through pet adoption. Pets add love and happiness to our homes, so we naturally want to ensure they are happy and healthy. A key element is providing our pets a balanced, tasty and healthy diet.

Studies show that feeding a dog in line with their ideal body condition can increase their lifespan by up to 1.8 years.

Providing pets with food that is tailored to their unique needs and suited to their stage of life is crucial in sustaining its quality. Selecting the best food for a new pet can be a complex task, but knowing what to look for (and avoid) can make for better, more informed decision making.

A key place to begin is the pet food ingredient and nutritional label.

Pets can have sensitivities and allergies just as pet parents can. And, as with people food, there are broad differences in the quality of ingredients. Higherquality ingredients help minimize the risk of food-related illnesses. Avoiding corn, gluten, wheat, sugars, artificial dyes and preservatives is a good practice. A quality pet food will have real meat, (no meal or byproducts), as the first ingredient and will include ingredients such as fruits and vegetables. Great nutrition for pets features wholesome energy sources like the high-quality carbohydrates found in brown rice and sweet potatoes. Look for food with ingredients that are recognizable, as they are most likely to be healthy.

Nutrition and vitamin content are important considerations, as well. No two pets have the same characteristics and lifestyle, so the nutrition they need to maintain an ideal body condition varies, as well. Pet parents should pay close attention to protein, fat and calories in their pets’ food and ensure they aren’t overfeeding them. Beyond basic nutrition, a premium pet food will provide natural vitamin supplements and

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minerals that support healthy digestion and tissue development.

Recognizing that needs change as a pet ages is essential to keeping them healthy and happy throughout their life.

As with people, younger dogs and cats need more calories than senior pets to support their daily activities. Finding a high-fiber food is important for supporting healthy digestive systems in senior pets. Quality pet foods add special ingredients such as fish oil, prebiotics and probiotics that supply healthy benefits pets wouldn’t normally get from a typical pet food.

All pet owners should be wary of products that rely heavily on marketing claims or other human appeals such as food consistency (e.g., chunky or colorful). All-natural, premium pet food options customized to pets’ unique individual needs, provide optimal nutrition for all life stages and ensure safety and quality.

Lori London is the community manager at Petbrosia, a Cincinnati custom dog and cat food company. For more information, call 888-682-4428, email CustomerCare@Petbrosia.com or visit Petbrosia.com. See ad, page 25.

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The New Healthy Cuisine Good-to-Go Eats

by Judith Fertig

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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.

Range of Restaurants London’s celebrated Chef Yotam Ottolenghi, founder of several restau26

rants and takeout emporia and author of bestselling cookbooks Plenty and Jerusalem, says that “healthy” can happen simply by putting the spotlight on plants. Ottolenghi’s cuisine is known for celebrating vegetables, fruits and herbs. He says, “That attitude, I think, is a very healthy attitude to eating.”

At Gracias Madre, a plant-based vegan Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles and San Francisco, high style doesn’t mean chandeliers and rich cream sauces.

The brainchild of Executive Chef Chandra Gilbert, also director of operations for the Bay Area’s vegan Café Gratitude, it serves organic, local and sustainable fruits and vegetables and bold flavor without excessive calories. She says, “I’m inspired by what I want to eat that tastes good and makes me feel good, and I want to affect this planet—to create health and vibrancy all the way around.”

True Food Kitchen, a partnership between Dr. Andrew Weil and restaurateur Sam Fox, offers “honest food that tastes really good” at Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Washington, D.C., locations. For lunch, diners might sip sea buckthorn,

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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.

Meals on Wheels– Food Trucks A burgeoning fleet of creatively conceived food trucks takes healthy eating to local customers in U.S. cities. In addition to preparing organic, plant-based foods, The Green Food Truck, in Culver City and San Diego, California, recycles used vegetable oil, composts produce scraps and offers recyclable servingware.

Josh Winnecour, founder of the Fuel Food Truck, in Asheville, North Carolina, cites losing 50 unwanted pounds as his incentive for serving nutrient-dense, made-from-scratch food to his clientele.

New Generation Vending Most hospitals, universities, schools and corporations appear to espouse healthy eating—until the offerings in their vending machines reveal the opposite. Ethan Boyd, a student at Michigan State University, noted this disconnect. “While dining halls strive to serve healthy options,” he says, “there are 40 vending machines on MSU’s campus that spit out junk food.”

Sean Kelly, CEO of HUMAN Healthy Vending (Helping Unite Mankind and Nutrition), had a similar, “Oh, no,” moment at his New York City gym when he was a university student.

Today, Kelly’s franchise model allows local operators to supply individual ma-

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chines with better options from organic fresh fruit to hot soup. “Our vision is to make healthy food more convenient than junk food,” he says.

Entrepreneurs Ryan Wing and Aaron Prater, who also have culinary training, recently opened Sundry Market & Kitchen, in Kansas City, Missouri.

In their update on a neighborhood market, they sell takeout foods like red lentil falafel and citrus beet soup. “I think people want to eat local food and better food, but they want it to be convenient,” observes Wing. “The bottom line is we want to make it simple to eat good food.”

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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Incubator Helps Local Food Manufacturers Gain Momentum

by Mavis Linnemann-Clark

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s foodies around the nation embrace the local food movement, it’s not just farmers they’re turning to—they’re also looking to local food manufacturers, bakers and chefs for dinner staples and specialty items for meals and entertaining. Since 2010, numerous Cincinnati and northern Kentucky entrepreneurs have launched artisan food-based manufacturing businesses to satisfy the area’s growing desire for handmade sweet and savory specialties.

Inspired by world travel, grandmothers, favorite foods or dietary needs and restrictions, these business owerners toil to create unique and delicious items that can be purchased from local grocers, specialty shops and farmers’ markets and enjoyed at home. Because Kentucky state law requires food manufacturers to use commercial facilities, starting a food business can be an expensive venture that requires long-term leases, significant overhead and long hours.

These are significant obstacles to overcome for food startups like Rachel DesRochers, owner of Grateful Grahams (GratefulGrahams.com), who started the Northern Kentucky Incubator Kitchen (NKYIK) in Covington, Kentucky. In 28

2013, she needed a larger space for her growing handmade graham cracker company and knew a 5,000-square-foot kitchen space of her own was financially out of reach.

As a community-centered woman, DesRochers knew she wanted to share space with other food manufacturers, but also create a space where entrepreneurs could learn, grow, and support each other, and so the NKYIK was born.

It began as home to several companies—mostly women-owned businesses such as Whirlybird Granola (WhirlyBirdGranola.com), which later prospered and outgrew NKYIK for larger production facilities.

“The NKYIK is more than a kitchen; it’s a true community of people that want to make delicious food and change food production practices,” says DesRochers. “Sharing the space has helped businesses grow. We’re not competitive, but instead work to help each other prosper.”

Mavis Linnemann-Clark, executive chef and owner of The Delish Dish boutique catering company (TheDelishDish. com) and Made By Mavis artisan jams and jellies, moved into NKYIK when it first opened and now rents the kitchen

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five days a week. “Moving into the incubator kitchen meant expanding the number of events we could cater and the quantity of jams we could manufacture,” says Linnemann-Clark. “Sharing kitchen space means we push each other to produce quality products and grow our companies through more vigorous sales and marketing efforts.”

The Delish Dish specializes in from-scratch gourmet food and offers corporate, social, and wedding catering.

Made By Mavis features unique flavors such as pomegranate-pinot noir jelly and cherry bomb jam. She makes everything in small batches in a French copper jam pot, using all natural ingredients.

Like most NKYIK businesses, Sarah Dworak’s company, Babushka Pierogies (BabushkaPierogies.com), produces their food by hand. Dworak’s Polish grandma, or babushka, taught her to make pierogi from scratch, and Dworak carries on the tradition, creating classic flavors such as potato, bacon and cheddar, as well as seasonal flavors such as butternut squash-basil and beef and mushroom. These handmade dumplings are sold in the freezer section of many local specialty food stores and through Green Bean Delivery. “The NKYIK has been absolutely essential to Babushka Pierogies’ growth. The kitchen has given us the space and resources to increase production. The support from working with other food producers has been instrumental to our growth,” says Dworak.

Another growing fledgling company at NKYIK is This Lady’s Artisan Eats (ThisLadys.com), owned and operated by Susie Lenhard. She produces two tasty nut varieties: spicy rosemary cashews and small-batch bourbon pecans. “The NKYIK made it financially possible to take a risk and start my business, but even more important is the camaraderie and support of the other business owners in the kitchen,” says Lenhard. “From brainstorming, to vetting new ideas, to giving each other moral support, the kitchen is truly a community.”

Mavis Linnemann-Clark, of Convington KY, owns The Delish Dish catering company and has a line of artisan jams and jellies. More information at TheDelishDish.com. See ad, page 29.

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The Food Artisans Next Door Homemade Delicacies, Direct from Our Neighbors

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Neighbors in most states can now legally buy fresh breads, cookies and preserves from local food artisans.

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producer and want to buy direct from the farm. They keep buying because of the taste,” says King.

“My marinara and pizza sauces are made in small batches by hand in a home kitchen, enabling us to hot pack them to retain the ingredients’ natural favors,” says Liz James, owner of The Happy Tomato, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her sauces are also low in sodium and contain no sugar, saturated fat or gluten. James’ production is facilitated by Virginia’s home food processor license, which lets her work from home and sell wholesale. Whole Foods Market is among her major retail accounts.

When home-based cottage food businesses are spurred into expansion to keep up with demand, a situation sometimes complicated by state limits on sales volume, many opt for renting space in the growing number of incubator, or community, kitchens nationwide. “We did farmers’ markets for three years and went from seven customers to thousands,” says Wardein, who now rents a commercial kitchen space. “Returning customers are the momentum that has pushed us forward.”

“By growing food in and around our own neighborhoods and cities, we decrease our dependence on an oftentimes unjust and ecologically destructive global food system and build stronger, more connected and resilient communities,” affirms Yassi EskandariQajar, director of SELC’s City Policies program.

“We think it’s important to produce what grows well on our soil and then sell it, so that ecology drives economics, rather than vice versa,” says Schneider. “Random things prosper in our area, like paprika peppers, elderberries, hardy kiwi, garlic, pears and currants. It’s our job as ecologicallyminded farmers to show how delicious these foods can be.”

Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko are coauthors of the new book Homemade for Sale, a guide for launching a food business from a home kitchen, plus ECOpreneuring, Farmstead Chef and Rural Renaissance. Learn more at HomemadeForSale.com.

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Sweet Potato and Poblano Pepper Soup Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour Yield: serves 6 1 Tbsp extra virgin coconut oil 2 shallots, minced 2 poblano peppers, seeded and sliced thin 1 jalapeño pepper, minced 2 medium sweet potatoes (peeled and cubed) ¼ tsp ground cumin 1 tsp smoked paprika ½ tsp chili powder ½ tsp Himalayan salt* 1 quart organic chicken stock 1 tsp honey Pinch of cayenne to taste (optional) Melt coconut or olive oil in a heavybottomed stock pot over medium heat.

Stir in shallot, poblano and jalapeño pepper and fry for approximately 4 minutes.

Add sweet potatoes, cumin, paprika, chili powder and salt.

Cover the pot and cook until the potatoes soften. (approximately 10 minutes.)

Pour in the chicken stock, and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes or until the potatoes fall apart when pierced with a fork.

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Kale Salad Prep Time: 15 minutes Yield: serves 2 Kale as desired Olive oil Pinch of Himalayan salt* Small pieces of orange, dried cherries, sesame seeds Dressing: 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced 1 clove garlic, minced 2 Tbsp rice wine or white vinegar 1 Tbsp Bragg’s amino acids or soy sauce* 1 Tbsp sesame oil 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp honey Salt and crushed red pepper flakes to taste ¼ to ½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice Place kale in a large bowl and drizzle a little olive oil and a pinch of salt.

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Top with dressing, small pieces of orange, dried cherries and sesame seeds.

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Smoothie Prep Time: 10 minutes Yield: 1 serving 2 Tbsp flax, hemp, chia or sunflower seeds Handful of spinach 1 cup (approx) unsweetened coconut water or coconut milk

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therapyspotlight Clear and Balance Energy Levels with CRL Boundless Energy Works

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chieving harmony and balance in life is a common quest for a new year, but resolutions often fade as winter weather and busy agendas take their tolls. Healing Touch therapy helps restore and bring balance to the human energy system, soothe physical pain and relieve stress as the weather breaks and warm temperatures arrive.

Carolyn Langenbrunner, owner of CRL Boundless Energy Works, uses a variety of techniques to restore and balance the energy flow that is depleted or congested as a result of pent-up grief, illness, stress, injury, surgery, medi-

cal conditions or medical treatments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Physical pain is frequently the most obvious pain, but because we have so many levels, the benefits of energy therapy can go beyond physical relief,â&#x20AC;? she explains.

Langenbrunner began her career as a social worker and entered the health field because she wanted to work in a more connected type of care. She earned massage therapist certification, worked from home and with a few chiropractors for several years as she gained experience in addressing musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction.

Moving to an area hospital, she became

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more aligned with energy work and became a Reiki master (a healing art from the 1920s). Eventually, she became a certified holistic practitioner and earned certification in Healing Touch.

Healing Touch is a relaxing energy therapy that releases congestion of the energy system, enabling physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing.

Sessions typically last 30 to 60 minutes with the client relaxing fully clothed on a table as Langenbrunner hovers her hands or lightly touches key physical points. Beginning with touch to the feet, she moves gently toward the head, lingering to balance energy as needed while ensuring the client is completely comfortable.

Her goal is to create the optimal environment for the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intelligence for healing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Healing Touch therapy effects the whole person,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For example, if our shoulders and neck are in discomfort due to stress, then relieving the congestion in this area will release the flow of energy, and brain endorphins and produce a feeling of

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lightness and well-being.â&#x20AC;?

Langenbrunner uses Reiki healing energies along with Healing Touch practices. She explains that Reiki therapy methods are quite similar; the client remains clothed as she uses her hands to lightly touch or hover above certain parts of the body to guide healing. With these two therapies, Langenbrunner applies additional methods to help clients reach health and energy goals such as acupressure, reflexology and trigger point therapy.

Headaches, fibromyalgia, nerve damage, muscle, hip and back pains are common focus areas for Langenbrunner. Clients suffering from cancer and even emotional issues such as stress, anxiety, and depression have been known to walk through the CRL Healing Touch door in distress and after a treatment leave relieved.

Langenbrunnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion for energy therapy comes from her love of healing. She knows that freeing people from pain allows them to concentrate on and heal other areas of their lives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more pain-free and whole each of us are, the happier and more fulfilled we feel. This enables us to make a bigger and more positive impact in the world.â&#x20AC;?

CRL Boundless Energy Works is located at 4491 Foley Rd., in Cincinnati. For more information, call 513-251-5515 or visit CRLBoundlessEnergyWorks.abmp.com.

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Alyssa Jane Jones is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings magazine.

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