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s a source of news ourselves, it may seem ironic that the focus of our issue this month is the media; specifically, alternative media. We know what the mainstream media is comprised of a handful of big corporations that control almost all of the newspapers, television networks and even radio.

It’s not that there is some deliberate conspiracy afoot, although there are proponents of that theory; it’s just that the time or space allotted is so expensive that there isn’t room for everything, and the decisions about what makes it through are subjective. In our publication, we too, make decisions as to what makes it in, and without our advertisers, this free publication wouldn’t be possible.

However, as independent media (that began as a labor of love to serve a local community), and without the potential pressure associated with accepting the big budget ad campaigns from big business, we pour our heart and soul into serving you; bringing you information we believe can make a positive difference in your life and giving you an alternative perspective you most likely won’t hear much of elsewhere. This month, national senior staff writer Linda Sechrist takes a balanced look at what’s out there in “Real News That Matters.”

It’s funny how seemingly unrelated topics share some of the same traits. To go with our feature story about women farmers, “Soil Sisters,” we interviewed four local farmers that that have divergent trails leading to the same destination. The thing that struck me was that, in farming, just like the media, the less corporate they are, the more love will be found, along with a commitment to goals of fairness, sustainability and putting out an honest and high-quality product.

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Female Farmers Come of Age

by Lisa Kivirist

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Master the Mind to Master the Game

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Independent Media Tell Us the Truth

by Linda Sechrist

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HEALTHY MEALS AND HAPPY KIDS

Start with Homemade, Organic Baby Food

by Gerry Strauss

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Kids That Learn to Cook Grow Up Eating Healthier

by Jen Haugen

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CHILDREN ARE GOOD NUTRITION INSURANCE

by Alina Olteanu

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Chilling Out Revives Body and Soul

by April Thompson

32 COOL CHOW Icy Treats for Hot Summer Days

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newsbriefs Celebrating Watermelons to Beat the Heat

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he East Texas What a Melon Festival will be held from July 6 through 9 in the town of Center's downtown center square. Rides and vendors will be open daily from 5 to 10 p.m. and entertainment will begin at 5 p.m. (7 p.m. Friday) until 10 p.m. Organizers say that what makes the event stand out is that all the money raised will stay in the community and go to help out nonprofits in need.

Wednesday is Gospel Night, with an opening ceremony and official watermelon cutting at 5 p.m. On Thursday, the Largest Watermelon Weigh-In takes place at 5 p.m. Friday is Tejano Night, with a pet show at 6 p.m. (sign up at 5:30 p.m.; no farm animals). Saturday features a Fun Run/5K at 7 a.m., beauty pageant at 10 a.m., car show at 3 p.m., Seed Spitting Contest and Speed Eating Contest from 4 to 5 p.m. and the Watermelon Decorating Competition Judging begins at 5 p.m.

Armbands for the rides are $20 each day; kids under 5 are free. For more information, call 936-591-9334 or visit Tinyurl.com/WhatAMelonFestival.

Eckankar Presents a Weekend Seminar

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he 2016 Texas Eckankar regional seminar, How to Find God’s Love in Your Life, will be held August 12 through 14 at the Crowne Plaza Dallas Hotel, in Addison. Keynote speaker Bob Lawton is an internationally renowned lecturer on Eckankar, past lives, dreams, soul travel, and out-of-body experiences who has made numerous television and radio appearances over the years. Through his inspirational talks, he helps people gain Bob Lawton insight into their spiritual experiences and suggests ways to apply that insight to their daily lives.

Topics include Discover Spiritual Freedom through Past Lives, Dreams, and Soul Travel; A Journey through Consciousness; Finding God’s Love in Your Life; The Language of Soul; and a youth panel, The Five Virtues: Divine Gifts to Soul.

Guests attend free. Location: 14315 Midway Rd., Addison. For more information, call 1-888-426-7685 or visit Eckankar-Texas.org. See ad, page 8.

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Register Now for Carrollton Police Civil Service Exam

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he Carrollton Police Department is accepting applicant registration for the civil service exam, the first step in the process of becoming a public safety officer, to be administered July 9 at Newman Smith High School. Doors open at 8 a.m. and close at 8:30 a.m.

The physical agility test will take place immediately after the written portion.

Carrollton was recently ranked one of the least dangerous Texas cities with a population of 100,000 or more by the Houston-based Darrow Law Firm. High police visibility in the community and quick response times have contributed to Carrollton’s consistent low crime rates.

Location: 2335 N. Josey Lane. To fill out an online questionnaire, visit Tinyurl.com/CarrolltonCivilExam.

Deadline to apply is Jul. 7.

Texas Iced Tea Festival Seeks Vendors

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he second annual Texas Iced Tea Festival, to be held August 13, is seeking application from potential sponsors, vendors, exhibitors, speakers, contestants and prizes for the iced tea contest, entertainers, children’s activities, donations for the silent auction and volunteers.

The event features live entertainment, children’s activities, tea samples, talks and shopping, plus a Best Iced Tea Contest in an air-conditioned, handicapped accessible indoor facility.

Location: Premier Event Center, Lakeland Plaza, 1165 S. Stemmons Fwy,, Lewisville. For more information, call 832-7030823, email Festival@HoustonTea Festival.com or visit IcedTeaFest.com. natural awakenings

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newsbriefs Free Summer Solar PV Webinar Series

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he North Central Texas Council of Governments and the State Energy Conservation Office are conducting a Summer Solar webinar series to expand best management practices for solar photovoltaic systems throughout Texas.

Community Solar in Texas will be broadcast at 11:30 a.m., July 8. This webinar will focus on providing information to electric utility cooperatives and municipal owned utilities interested in exploring opportunities for community solar programs. Presentations will discuss ownership structures, financing options and marketing and outreach needs. Â Putting Underutilized Land to Work will be broadcast at 11:30 a.m. July 27. This webinar will focus on providing information to local governments, including school districts, special districts and business/industry sectors interested in going solar. Presentations will include topics such as solar applications on landfills, brownfields, wastewater treatment plants and other facilities where solar photovoltaic (PV) can be put to work for energy savings.

For more information, visit GoSolarTexas.org/events.

Old Time Music Hall at Theatre Britain

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heatre Britain presents Old Time Music Hall, devised by Sue Birch, with musical direction by Pam Holcomb-McLain, beginning at 8 p.m., and running through July 17, at the Cox Playhouse. Old Time Music Hall is a variety show that provides old-fashioned entertainment with songs, sketches, skits and novelties. The chairman presides over the entertainment like an emcee. Using a gavel and an archaic mode of speech laced with hyperbole and alliteration, he introduces each act and guides the audience through the evening.

There will be performances at 8 p.m. Fridays; 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Music Hall was the most popular entertainment for ordinary British people from around 1860 through World War II, with its heyday around World War I. Adults are $21, seniors and students $16; with a 10 percent discount for parties of 10 or more. Free parking. Location: 1517 H Ave., Plano. For tickets, call 972-490-4202 or visit Theatre-Britain.com.

Plano Volunteers Needed

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he Live Green in Plano (LGIP) Volunteer Program helps make Plano a cleaner, greener, and healthier place to live. Volunteers 13 and up complete a short application and attend an orientation prior to getting started.

Activities include monthly garden workdays; community creek and litter cleanups; special event support and assistance; community outreach options; administration; and more.

For orientation dates and registration, visit LiveGreenInPlano.com.

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Calcium Pills Don’t Build Bone Health

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esearchers reporting in the British medical journal The Lancet, analyzed 44 studies on calcium supplementation or dietary calcium and bone fractures and concluded, “Dietary calcium intake is not associated with risk of fracture and there is no current evidence that increasing dietary calcium intake prevents fractures.” Qualifying studies included more than 44,000 people.

A different meta-study from New Zealand’s University of Auckland, also published in The Lancet, reviewed 59 clinical and observational studies of calcium and bone density. The meta-analysis compared the effect of calcium doses of 500, 800 and 1,000 milligrams per day and found that bone density improvements ranged between 0.6 and 1.8 percent throughout the body during the first year of supplementation, but did not increase over time.

They concluded that the improvements in bone mineral density from calcium supplements were small and that results mirrored the increases seen from dietary sources, suggesting that neither method significantly improves bone health.

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Colorful Produce Slows Cell Aging

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new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition finds that an increased intake of carotenoids, powerful antioxidants found in plantbased foods, is associated with slower aging. The research tested 3,660 U.S. adults and measured blood levels of five common carotenoids: alphacarotene, beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, combined lutein/zeaxanthin and trans-lycopene.

The researchers found that those with levels that were in the highest quarter had 5 percent to 8 percent longer telomeres compared to those with the lowest quartile of carotenoid levels.

Telomeres are located at the ends of DNA chromosomes and get shorter as we age. Longer telomeres indicate greater longevity.

Carotenoids are found in the yellow-to-red pigments in many yellow, red and orange foods. They are also contained in green foods where chlorophyll shields the yellow-red color. Alpha-carotenes are present in carrots, cantaloupes, mangoes, kale, spinach, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. Beta-carotene is found in some of the same foods, and also tomatoes, apricots and watermelons.

Beta-cryptoxanthin is found in papayas, apples and orange peels. Lutein and zeaxanthin are found in some of the same foods, along with kiwifruit, grapes, oranges, zucchini and squash.

Some of the highest levels are in corn.

Lycopene is in tomatoes, watermelons, papayas, apricots and other redto-yellow foods.

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esearch published in the British medical journal The Lancet has newly identified six neurotoxins: manganese, fluoride, chlorpyrifos, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene or PERC) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).

Manganese exposure is found in welding and high-octane gas fumes, among other sources; fluoride is used in many municipal water supplies, glass etching and chrome cleaners. Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate contained in many pesticides, including Dursban and Lorsban. While DDT has been banned from insecticides within the U.S., it is still contained in other agents, including petroleum distillates. DDT is also still used in some areas to spray for mosquitoes. PERC has often been used in dry cleaning and for degreasing metals. PBDEs appear as flame retardants and to make electronics, household goods, building materials, polyurethane foams, plastics and more.

The same researchers previously identified lead, methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, arsenic and toluene as neurotoxins. The neurotoxin label means they affect the nervous system and can cause neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism, attention deficit disorders, dyslexia and others.

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ADHD Meds Weaken Kids’ Bones

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new study announced at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons shows that drugs prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can weaken bones in children during a time of critical growth.

This study tested 5,315 kids between 8 and 17 years old and compared the results to a subgroup of 1,967. Each child was given a bone mineral density scan on the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine.

The children taking ADHD medications of Ritalin, Focalin, Dexedrine, Strattera and Vyvanese had lower bone mineral density in the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine. At least 25 percent of the youngsters taking these medications were categorized as having osteopenia.

According to a 2014 Express Scripts study, prescriptions of ADHD medications to children in the U.S. grew by 36 percent between 2008 and 2012.

Osteopathy Alleviates Low Back Pain

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ore than 600,000 people undergo surgery for back pain every year, yet back surgery is often unsuccessful. Safer manual therapies provide a viable alternative, according to recent research.

A study of 455 people with low back pain found that osteopathic manipulation therapy (OMT) helped with their symptoms. The research, published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, gave each patient six osteopathic manual therapy sessions or a placebo treatment over a two-month period. Patients were tested before and a month afterward to assess the success of the treatments, using pain severity and mobility as the main criteria.

The research showed that those that started with higher disability scores of 17 or more prior to therapy had significantly less pain and more mobility. Patients with scores of seven or greater also improved, but not to the same degree.

Lead researcher and Osteopath Dr. John Licciardone says, “Subgrouping patients according to chronic low back pain intensity and function appears to be a simple strategy for identifying patients that can attain substantial improvement with OMT. From a cost and safety perspective, it should be considered before progressing to more costly or invasive interventions.”

TITER TESTING MAY REPLACE ANNUAL PET VACCINES

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his time of year we are getting reminders to have our pet’s annual vaccines done, yet it may be surprising that research shows that pets do not need and should not receive frequent vaccines. If the pet doesn’t need something, it is a waste of money to pay for that procedure. Research shows pets form long-lasting immunity to most vaccines, making regular boosters unnecessary.

Also, giving a pet unnecessary vaccines can cause both acute and chronic reactions. One of the major causes of the increase in cancer we see is overuse of vaccines, flea chemicals, poor diet, vitamin D deficiency (common in more than 90 percent of North Texas dogs) and chronic use of medications.

The alternative to frequent vaccination is annual titer testing by holistic veterinarians. The titer is a simple blood test which checks a pet’s immunity for common infectious diseases. If the titers are normal, no booster vaccines are needed. If they are low, a booster shot may be given, depending upon several factors, including the pet’s health.

Many veterinarians don’t do titer testing because they don’t know how to interpret them or feel that the testing is too expensive. However, a three-titer test can be done for less than $100.

For pets that need a booster shot, new research shows that reduced dosing of vaccines (giving a smaller amount of the shot than the entire vial) is safer and as effective as the standard practice of giving all sizes of pets the same amount of vaccine. It’s time for all doctors to update their protocols and make titer testing a cost-effective standard of care.

Dr. Shawn Messonnier is a holistic and integrative veterinarian and owner of Paws & Claws Holistic Animal Hospital, in Plano.

For more information, call 972-867-8800 or visit PawsAndClawsAnimalHospital.com. See ad, page 10.

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ecotip Eco-Beach Blast

Sustainable Ways to Enjoy Sand and Surf When eco-conscious families hit the beach this summer, there’s more to be aware of than just picking up trash like drink containers, wrappers and found litter. Here are some other ways we can enhance our beach and water experiences while upping fitness benefits.

Rising water levels and severe weather events have damaged coastlines, so extra care is needed. When setting up a beach spot, stay away from sand dunes and pockets of beach grass that serve as natural defenses against beach erosion. Also watch out for marked-off turtle hatching spots; prime nesting season is May through October, according to the nonprofit Turtle Conservancy. Teach kids not to chase birds. Walk around shorebirds to cause minimal disturbance; it’s stressful dodging danger during meals and wastes precious energy stores.

Walking on soft sand is like a weight-training workout, as detailed in Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee’s Barefoot Walking book.

Polluting chemicals enter waterways via fertilizer and

industry runoff and accidents like the BP Gulf oil spill; don’t contribute more by using sunscreen that contains oxybenzine, which reportedly alters hormone function. The Environmental Working Group (ewg.org) maintains an online guide of safe sunscreens. The Huffington Post also suggests that we can make our own by mixing zinc oxide (a sunblocking agent), coconut oil (soothes and conditions skin), beeswax (for waterproofing) and tea tree oil (soothes and repairs skin and smells good).

The same care applies to chemical hair dyes, shampoos, conditioners and straighteners. Patronize clean, green salons that use natural hair treatments free of synthetic chemicals, ammonia or paraphenylenediamine (PPD). Or search “nontoxic hair care” online.

Plan a visit to coincide with a public volunteer beach cleanup event. Check with national organizations like Keep America Beautiful (kab.org) and local or countywide groups, as well as social media sites for group activities.

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ecobriefs Opt for Lawn Mowers with Lower Harmful Emissions

Keep Texas Air Clean

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as lawn mowers consume 1.2 billion gallons of gasoline a year in this country, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimating their hourly pollution equal to that of 11 cars. Homeowners can reduce the harmful emissions from this seasonal chore without sacrificing the quality of their well-manicured lawn.

Electric mowers are one of the easiest strategies, with benefits of zero pollution, minimal noise and reduced maintenance costs, meaning no engine tune-ups, fuel costs, winterization or oil changes required.

While the upfront cost of an electric mower may seem high compared to gas-powered equivalents, it’s an attractive long-term purchase considering the savings in maintenance and fuel over time.

he AirCheckTexas Drive a Clean Machine Program is acceptinig applications for replacement vouchers after the Texas Legislature restored full funding to what has become one of the most successful air quality programs in Dallas-Fort Worth. Currently, approximately $16 million is available to North Texas vehicle owners.

Administered locally by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), AirCheckTexas provides qualifying motorists vouchers worth up to $3,000 toward vehicle replacement ($3,500 for hybrids and some other fuel-efficient models) or repair vouchers of up to $600.

North Texans with vehicles that have failed the emissions portion of the state inspection in the past 30 days or are at least 10 years old may apply for assistance if they meet income criteria. A family of four earning $72,750 or less per year may receive assistance.

Vehicles must be registered in one of the participating counties of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall or Tarrant. Assistance through this application-based program is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, visit nctcog.org.

For more information, visit nctcog.org/airchecktexas.

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readersnapshot Who is a Natural Awakenings North Texas Reader?

Meet Pat O’Brien

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at O’Brien is a teaching professional at Lakewood Country Club, in Dallas, and private golf instructor.

Life’s mission: I am constantly striving to improve myself both spiritually and physically so that I in turn can help others. I was put on this Earth to help people, whether through the game of golf or relating how I have overcome setbacks.

What you are doing to be the change you want to see in the world: I am taking care of myself through diet, exercise and holistic medicine. I have a deep respect for Western medicine, but I am definitely more drawn to Eastern philosophies. I want to walk the walk and be a light for others. That being said, I am far from perfect and I need to continue to be better.

Proudest Achievements: I have had students win the Masters (Zach Johnson), the Players Championship (KJ Choi) and the United States Amateur (Kelly Kraft).

What you love best about Natural Awakenings: I love the information contained in the articles, but I really love the vibe of the publication. I can feel the love and compassion that goes into each issue.

Expectations for the Future: To grow a little bit more every day and to always be open to new things. I am nowhere near where I need to be, but I am enjoying the journey.

Favorite recently read books: The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz, Power vs. Force, by David Hawkins and Medical Medium, by Anthony William

Favorite app: Twitter, because of all the information available.

I follow people who educate me and also make me laugh!

For more information, visit PatOBrienGolf.com.

Favorite websites: MedicalMedium.com for all the incredible healing advice that Anthony William provides, Google.com as a great resource to learn new things and espn.com, as I am still a jock at heart.

Local causes supported: North Texas Food Bank and Crossroads Community Services. I am for any cause that helps people get back on their feet.

Most frequented healthy food restaurant: My family really likes Modern Market, in Richardson. I wish we lived closer to HG Sply Co., on Lower Greenville, as their food is amazing!

How you invest in your community: In my profession, I help people every day. I particularly enjoy mentoring younger players, especially with things outside of golf. I do my best to be courteous and compassionate to everyone I encounter.

Donating more of my time is the next step in my walk.

Favorite quote: “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away,” by Henry David Thoreau.

In other words, to each his own and who am I to judge someone else?

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SOIL SISTERS Female Farmers Come of Age

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ore women are becoming farmers, bringing with them a passion for producing organic and sustainably raised fare and transforming America’s food system. The U.S. Census of Agriculture reports that their numbers rose by more than 20 percent between 2002 and 2012, to 288,264.

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Historic Roots

“Women have played an integral role in farming for centuries, but in the last 100 years they’ve started to self-organize and be recognized for their important work,” says University of California garden historian Rose Hayden-Smith, Ph.D., author of Sowing the Seeds of Victory:

American Gardening Programs of World War I and editor of the UC Food Observer. “During that war, the Women’s Land Army of America, a female-led initiative, recruited nearly 20,000 mostly middleclass urban and suburban women to enter the agricultural sector as wage laborers at farms, dairies and canneries, often in rural areas, where farmers urgently needed help while the male labor force was off fighting.”

Women also helped feed Americans during the Victory Garden era of World War II. “It’s also estimated that more than 40 percent of fruits and vegetables consumed on the American home front then were grown in school, home, community and workplace gardens,” says Hayden-Smith, possibly resulting in America’s highest period of produce consumption ever.

When the commercial organic industry launched in the 1990s, women organized to provide overlooked and undervalued perspectives. The wakeup call for Denise O’Brien, an organic vegetable farmer and owner of Rolling Hills Acres, near Atlantic, Iowa, came during the farm economic crisis of the preceding decade. Although still considered “just” farm wives, “It was the women on the farms that had foreseen where things were heading, because they often kept the accounting books, though nobody took their voices seriously,” O’Brien recalls.

This launched O’Brien’s agriculture activism: balancing farming, raising children and serving as a national advocate and spokeswoman for women in agriculture in an ecological and just food system. In 1997, she launched the Women, Food and Ag Network to collectively advocate for a stronger voice.

“Throughout history, women in agriculture have been relegated to providing assistance, rather than making decisions,” O’Brien explains. “It’s up to us as women to collaboratively support each other while challenging the system.”

Cultivating Change

For her 50th birthday, Paula Foreman gave her life a new chapter. She launched her midlife “second act” in 2007 with Encore Farm, a name that serves as a rallying mantra for her peers. “The name is a tribute declaring that fresh starts and new beginnings can happen at any age,” explains Foreman, now an urban farmer in St. Paul, Minnesota. Embodying this business moxie, she chose to specialize, producing one thing very well: organic dried beans.

Relinda Walker, of Walker Organic Farms, outside Savannah, Georgia, represents a cadre of “boomerang” farmers; women that return to the land to continue a family farm with a commitment to organics. Like many farm kids, after college, Walker left to pursue a corporate career in the city. Then the 9/11 terror attack shifted her priorities. “All roads led me to coming back home and growing food,” she says.

Launched in 2005, Walker’s farm was one of southern Georgia’s first organic operations, yielding specialty varieties like rainbow carrots in vivid shades of purple, orange and red.

shares. “I call around when I see livestock and pets outside of fences; maintain my fences; share my garlic and potato seed; and always invite neighbors to parties and events, even though they may not attend. Even if others’ personal lifestyle and farming philosophies are radical opposites, we still have our physical location and appreciation of nature in common, and that’s big.”

“The women farmer movement is just a toddler,” sums up O’Brien. “We’ve come a long way, but we’re not there yet, especially with representation on the national leadership platform.” It’s easy to support female growers at local farmers’ markets. Cultivating change can be rewarding—and tasty.

Lisa Kivirist is the author of the new book Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmers and a senior fellow at the University of Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. Her family runs the energy-independent Inn Serendipity Farm and B&B, in southwestern Wisconsin.

Future Femme Power

Young women in their 20s and 30s are adding energy, diversity, vibrancy and fresh outlooks to the female farming movement. Lindsey Morris Carpenter runs Grassroots Farm, in Monroe, Wisconsin, a diversified operation of certified organic vegetables and pastured livestock, in partnership with her mother, Gail Carpenter.

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meetthefarmers Marie DeNoon arie DeNoon didn’t grow up

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on a farm, but notes, “All of my ancestors, both European and Mexican, worked the land.” She attended college and took up a farm apprenticeship in Arkansas, saying, “Farming was so fun I couldn’t stop. Once you taste the magic of the good life, you can’t really go back.”

Although her wish is to farm full-time she realizes the need for seasons, rest and pursuing other interests. Most of all, she enjoys working outside, growing flowers, talking with the plants and the community of farmers. “I like learning new things every day. A working farm is the best school!” notes DeNoon.

“In my opinion, using conventional methods adds to the problems, rather than the solutions of our food system. I don’t want to be that kind of farmer, and even some organic methods are questionable,” says DeNoon. “Every year, the farm uses less and less outsourced products. We switch or upgrade our methods every year after assessing all the season’s teachings.”

DeNoon grows microgreens, fruit, herbs, veggies and cut flowers. “The farm maintains wholesale accounts with restaurant and the local grocery, but we are mostly market farmers,” she says. “The farm is informed by biodynamic methods. We follow the cosmic calendar, make our own compost and rely on ducks for insect control. We use a spader and sometimes a walk-behind tiller to work the soil, and we make our own nutritional sprays to combat disease and insects.”

As a woman farmer, DeNoon explains, “Its harder to find tools and clothes to fit my body. There are a few oldtimers who think my farming is “cute”, but they are mostly conventional farmers with hundreds of acres, farm subsidies and tractors that drive themselves. It’s a funny world.”

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ichelle Neu, owner of Circle N Family Dairy, in Gainesville, grew up in Lindsay, Texas, on the outskirts of town. She states, “I didn’t grow up on a farm but we did have a few animals and I always loved the outdoors and being around nature.

I married into the farm life; Tommy and I married in 1980 and that is what he had grown up doing. I loved the idea of raising our family here on the dairy and am thankful that I was able to be a stay at home Mom for our three sons.”

Their morning starts at 2:30 a.m. with milking the cows and eating breakfast. “We then sleep a few hours until around 8 a.m., when our day starts again; there are no set hours when you live on a dairy!” explains Neu.

“We put a lot of time into producing good-quality feed for our cows, and I love seeing a new calf take that first step and just being out in the country away from the fast-paced life so many have to deal with every day,” she says. “It’s peaceful here in the country and you can’t take that away from us!”

She adds, “We have always sold milk to major dairy companies, but in 2010, people were coming to the dairy asking if they could by raw milk from us. They were wanting to know where their food was coming from, wanting to know the source of their food and wanting to get away from processed foods. We decided to check into it and get a raw milk permit which would allow sales here at the dairy directly to the consumer.”

Neu notes, “Our cows are always out on pasture and fed a forage-based diet to ensure the optimum health for our herd.

Taking care of them is our utmost important goal. It takes a lot of energy and stamina to work on the dairy, and staying healthy and in shape is definitely a plus.”

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rin Tran, a full-time farmer and owner of Tierra Verde Farm, in Sanger, grew up in the suburbs, and says, “We moved to the farm about two years ago from San Jose, Califormia. After college, I worked as a mediator and contributed to conflict resolution efforts in Burma. I stopped working in war zones when my son was born and did freelance website design and nonprofit consulting work.”

She says, “I love the animals! It’s hard work and it can be frustrating and exhausting, but there’s nothing quite like helping a ewe birth her lambs, giving a kid a bottle or watching ducklings follow their mother around the pond. I also love that farming stretches me, intellectually and physically.

Every day I learn something new about the land or the plants and animals that depend on me. Every night, I fall asleep with tired muscles.”

About four months before moving to Texas the couple decided that they wanted the farm to be sustainable. “We’ve made minor adjustments as we’ve learned more about farming and our North Texas environment. For example, we had originally intended to source all of our dairy products from our sheep, but we quickly learned that it would be easier and more productive to raise a few dairy goats. We’ve also changed the way we farm from row crops to raised beds to account for the difficulties of farming in our black clay soil,” explains Tran.

I think being a woman can be helpful when I’m working with the animals,” she notes. “I have an awareness of the animals that comes from being a mother, I think. I can tell when the moms need a break or some extra feed because their little ones are taking a lot out of them. I’m hyper-aware of the moms during lambing and kidding season. It can be hard when things are going badly and I’m flooded with empathy for them, but I know I have to stay calm and work through it with them.”

ourtney Swearingen, a former anthropology student at the University of North Texas, says, “Through some lifestyle changes and classes I was taking in school, I became more interested in where my food came from and wanted to go straight to the source. I found out about the internship at Cardo’s Farm Project and immediately applied. From that very first day on the farm, I never looked back— I knew I had found want I was meant to do.” Although it is a parttime venture now, her goal is to be able to farm full-time.

“I grow all sorts of veggies. I don’t use any chemicals or pesticides and I do everything, minus tilling, by hand,” says Swearingen. She sells her products to the Denton Community Market and several restaurants in Denton; Barley & Board, Chestnut Tree and Hannah’s. She says, “I like to be outside and play in the dirt while doing something that I know is beneficial to the community and to the environment.”

“Farming as a woman has a sense of empowerment and respectability,” says Swearingen, who is also a yoga instructor. “I love how this work utilizes my body and is constantly challenging me, both mentally and physically. I’m constantly growing alongside my crops.”

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DENTON COMMUNITY MARKET Sat, 9am-1pm Producer-only farmers’ market and art market.

317 W Mulberry St, Denton DentonCommunityMarket.com EDEN’S ORGANIC GARDEN CENTER 1st, 3rd & 5th Sat, 9am-12pm 4710 Pioneer Rd, Balch Springs 214-348-3336 EdensOrganicFarm.com ENNIS FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 8am-1pm 100 N Dallas St, Ennis EnnisTX.com/Farmers-Market FAIRVIEW FARMS MARKET Tues-Sun, 9am-6pm 3314 N Central Expy, Plano 972-422-2500 Fairview-Farms.com FARMERS BRANCH MARKET Sat, 8am-12pm The Grove at Mustang Crossing, 12700 Denton Dr, Farmers Branch FarmersBranchMarket.com FARMERSVILLE FARMERS' & FLEA MARKET 1st Sat, 9am-3pm.

Features produce, crafts, food, jewelry, antiques and more.

Onion Shed, 151 S Main, Farmersville FarmersvilleTX.com.

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FOUR SEASONS MARKET: RICHARDSON Sat, 9am-2pm 677 W Campbell Rd, Richardson FourSeasonsMarkets.com

MELISSA FARMERS’ MARKET 2nd & 4th Sat, 9am-12pm Melissa City Hall, 3400 Barker Ave, Melissa CityOfMelissa.com/FarmersMarket.html

FRISCO ROTARY FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 8am-1pm or sellout 8821 4th St, Frisco FriscoRotaryFarmersMarket.com

OAK CLIFF FARMERS’ MARKET 1st Sat, 8am-12pm Parking lot of Cliff Temple Baptist Church, 125 Sunset Ave, Oak Cliff OakCliffLions.club

GEORGIA’S FARMERS' MARKET Sun, 9am-5pm; Mon-Sat, 9am-6pm No farmers, but produce purchased and identified from area farmers.

916 E 15th St, Plano • 972-516-4765

OAK LAWN UMC FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 8am-12pm Oak Lawn UMC, 3014 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas olumc.org

GRAND PRAIRIE FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 8am-1pm 120 W Main St, Grand Prairie 972-237-4559 • gptx.org/farmersmarket

RIDGMAR FARMERS’ MARKET Sun-Thurs, 8am-7pm; Fri-Sat, 8am-8pm 900 Alta Mere Dr, Fort Worth 817-246-7525

GRAPEVINE FARMERS’ MARKET Sun, 9am-6pm; Mon-Sat, 8am-8pm.

Year-round indoor market.

520 S Main St, Grapevine 817-793-8634, FarmersMarketOfGrapevine.com.

ROANOKE FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 8am-12pm Austin Street Plaza, 221 N Oak ST, Roanoke RoanokeTexas.com/256/Roanoke-Farmers-Market

GREENVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 8am-12pm 2400 Lee St on Bois d’Arc, Greenville GreenvilleFarmersMarket.com.

ROCKWALL FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 8am-12pm Downtown Square, 101 Rusk St, Rockwall RockwallFarmersMarket.org

HANDLEY FARMERS’ MARKET Fri & Sat year-round, 9am – 3pm 7101 E Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth 817-714-5846 • Handleyfm.net

SAINT MICHAEL’S FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 8am-12pm.

Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 8011 Douglas Ave at Colgate Rd, Dallas SaintMichaelsMarket.com.

KELLER’S FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 8am-12pm Keller Town Hall, 1100 Bear Creek Pkwy, Keller KellerFarmersMarket.com

SHERMAN FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 9am-12pm 115 N Travis St, Sherman ShermanFarmersMarket.com

LAKESIDE MARKET Sat, 8am-1pm Local produce, artisan foods and crafts.

Lakeside Baptist Church, 9150 Garland Rd, Dallas GoodLocalMarket.org

VICKERY MEADOW MARKET Sun, 10am-3pm Outside Half Price Books, 5803 E Northwest, Dallas GoodLocalMarket.org

MCKINNEY FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 8am-12pm 315 S Chestnut St, McKinney 972-562-8790 McKinneyFarmersMarket.com

WAXAHACHIE DOWNTOWN FARMERS’ MARKET Sat, 8am-1pm 410 S Rogers St, Waxahachie 469-309-4111

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ZEN GOLF Master the Mind to Master the Game

by Aimee Hughes

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remember the moment I had what I call my ‘golf game epiphany,’” recalls Steve Hughes, a passionate golfer from Richmond, Missouri. “I realized that my main obstacles were in my head, and from that day on, my golf game changed.”

In any athletic or fitness endeavor, the pursuit of excellence unfolds an array of challenges. While golf presents some of the toughest hurdles to improvement, any links enthusiast can better their game by acquiring a champion’s mindset. Applying a few Zen techniques and disciplines adapted from the Buddhist tradition of mindful awareness—which teaches that the mind is everything—can work wonders.

Zen Golf master and performance psychologist Joe Parent, Ph.D., of Ojai, California, advises: “The key is finding a way to let the ‘thinking’ mind do all the preliminaries to physical performance—selecting a target, judging the lie, gauging weather influences, etc.—and then letting our ‘intuitive’ mind take over, enabling our body to make a swing that’s free from second-guessing ourselves.” He calls the optimal playing mentality, “Not too tight, not too loose.” It’s the sweet spot that allows us to perform via our best self. Some key techniques 22

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prepare us to find and reside in this just-right Goldilocks place of being not too hot and not too cold.

Developing mental fortitude takes us even further than we can imagine.

Mastery is born from discipline, focused attention and a deep core desire to adopt habits and behaviors that will upgrade our mindset.

Author of Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game, Parent teaches his students to enter a state that he calls “trusting versus trying.” He teaches a “one stroke at a time” approach, which emphasizes awareness of being in the present moment, as many contemplative spiritual traditions do.

When the golfer is deeply engaged in the present moment with just the right level of emotional intensity, free of distractions and worries about future swings, they become integrated with what’s taking place on the course in the here and now to the point of total absorption.

In yoga, pranayama, or breathing techniques, are employed to promote relaxation in the mind and body. The Zen approach to golf uses breath work to allow body and mind to make the most fluid and powerful golf swing possible for the player. “The single factor that sets apart the top performers

in any athletic discipline from the rest of us is their state of mind,” says Craig Perkins, a yoga master and founder of the Yandara Yoga Institute, in Baja California, Mexico. “From all my years of yogic study, there’s one teaching that always sticks with me: If we want to master our game, whether it’s golf, yoga or chess, we must first and foremost master our mind.” Practitioners maintain that, meditation can take our mental game to its optimal level and Perkins believes, “Meditation is the number one practice for cultivating self-trust.”

Positive visualization, which can be supported by meditation, is another method champion golfers leverage to improve their performance levels. Parent teaches his students, “Establish a clear image in your mind’s eye, and the body will follow.” Repeating this technique with every shot helps the golfer cultivate the habit of positive visualization by seeing the results.

Physical prowess is of little consequence if our mental game is off.

Under the intense pressure of a golf match, execution suffers when performance anxiety isn’t kept under control.

While many golfers have what it takes to succeed—the requisite native ability, experience, technique and talent—mental hang-ups can cause them to call it a day. Detrimental habits can undermine our self-confidence, as well as our score.

The solution lies in pinpointing what’s behind them and applying pertinent Zen techniques to either gradually alleviate or winningly work with them.

Hughes, who makes his home overlooking the greens of Shirkey Golf Course, says, “It’s about getting out of your own way. When you’re at one with the game as it presents itself, you know your game will be much better than when your mind is racing off to work issues, family dramas and all the other usual life stuff. When I learned how to establish myself in this present moment awareness, not only did my golf game change for the better, so did the rest of my life.”

Aimee Hughes, a freelance writer in Kansas City, MO, is a doctor of naturopathy on the faculty of the Yandara Yoga Institute. Connect at ChezAimee@ gmail.com.

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REAL NEWS THAT MATTERS Independent Media Tell Us the Truth

by Linda Sechrist

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n virtually all aspects of life, we are influenced consciously or subconsciously by mainstream media messages. Today, six media giants—Comcast, The Walt Disney Company, Twenty-First Century Fox, Time Warner, Viacom and DirecTV—control the vast majority of what we watch on TV and in movies, listen to on the radio and read in books, newspapers and magazines. According to Ben Bagdikian, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The New Media Monopoly, this handful of conglomerates form a cartel that wields enough influence to affect U.S. politics and define social values.

Thirty years ago, before many mergers and acquisitions, 50 corporations owned nearly all of American media.

Today’s infotainment and rhetoric, misrepresented as news, is leading millions to conclude that these colossal powers do not exist to objectively report the truth.

Mainstream Media’s True Colors

Although a recent Gallup Poll reflects Americans’ lack of trust in mainstream media’s reporting of news fully, fairly and accurately, fair reporting was what HarperCollins, a prominent publisher, expected upon the 2016 release of 24

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New York City holistic psychiatrist Dr. Kelly Brogan’s A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives. They were shocked when the book was boycotted.

“The New York Times, Dr. Oz and Good Morning America refused to schedule author interviews or write book reviews. There wasn’t a whisper anywhere on mainstream media about my evidenced-based book on how women can holistically recover from depression without a single prescription. HarperCollins was baffled. I was their first credentialed author who spoke out against pharmaceuticals,” says Brogan.

So Brogan turned to independent outlets, including print, online and social media, her own website, newsletter lists and word-of-mouth. Her work soon broke through into three of the top bestselling book lists: USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and The New York Times. That example serves as clear proof of the importance and power of independent media to furnish the public helpful and in-depth information on wide-ranging topics that mainstream broadcast media typically only cover in 30- to 60-second blurbs or not at all.

Dr. Mark Hyman, chair of the Institute of Functional Medicine and director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, learned Brogan’s lesson early on. “Independent media have been crucial in disseminating my life’s work. Given the misinformation being spread by regular news and government channels about weight and health, we deserve to hear the truth about what’s in our food, toxins in our environment and how we can truly heal our bodies,” says Hyman, a nine-time bestselling author.

Independent Voices

Today’s independent media landscape shifts at warp speed. With 24/7 Internet access to websites, both groundbreaking journalism and grassroots perspectives appear in original articles and blogs. Outlets include independent online radio, TV shows, newspapers, filmmakers and “citizen journalists” armed with smart phones instantly transmitting images and updates via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. From a growing recognition that such media play a vital role in shaping a more informed and engaged citizenry, more attention is again being paid to the need for real news that matters. Breaking the reign of junk food news generators is the mission of ProjectCensored.org, a media research program at California’s Sonoma State University.

Billions of dollars are spent annually on webinars, podcasts and e-books exploring health and healing, self-help, spiritual enlightenment and creativity, indicating a reading audience with a hunger for deeper wisdom. Since 1973, New Dimensions Radio, co-founded and hosted by Justine Willis Toms, has featured many of the world’s most respected wisdom keepers. “Guests exclaim how refreshing it is to speak in-depth and at length. Mainstream, commercially based media consistently present sound bites on how things are breaking down and not working, without opening thought to constructive visions for a future that benefits all life and the planet,” says Toms.

“Independent media have broken away from dependence on the moneyed interests holding tight reins on the news and information they publish. Because we’re listener-supported, public radio is

free to explore a wide range of timely and timeless topics,” he says.

Leaning away from one-sided views gives independent media space to expand people’s perspectives and positive expectations for the future.

The seven-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Christian Science Monitor international news organization was established in Boston over a century ago to till human thought and thereby improve human lives via an uplifted journalistic standard.

“Its quiet insistence for human rights and against tyranny; for generosity and against selfishness; for intelligence, charity, courage, integrity and most of all, for progress and hope—surely that has helped,” remarks John Yemma, current columnist and former editor.

“We work to uncover where progress is occurring, even though headlines proclaim the contrary. There are always two sides to a story,” says Susan Hackney, a senior director with the Monitor, which consistently resists the sensational in favor of the meaningful.

Magazines such as Natural Awakenings, Mother Jones, The Optimist and Yes! are likewise stirring up conversations on meaningful issues via larger perspectives with a focus on tangible solutions. They address such areas as the damaging health and environmental effects of genetically engineered food, championed by Jeffrey Smith, founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology.

“Europe could kick genetically modified ingredients (GMO) out of their food supply because their mainstream media covered the health dangers, while U.S. mainstream media ignored them and kept Americans in the dark.

Independent media in the U.S. enable democracy and consumer-inspired transformations of all kinds. Knowledge has organizing power,” advises Smith.

Success Stories

With Fran Korten at its helm, the adfree, subscription-supported, nonprofit Yes! is helping to reframe our biggest issues. “Mainstream media, dependent upon advertisers that would have us believe that we can buy happiness, celebrate stories of the rich and powerful, leaving everyone else feeling small and powerless. Independents can help resist such ways of seeing the world, help people see a different path to suc-

We in America are the best entertained and least informed society in the world. ~Neil Postman, media theorist and educator cess and happiness and perceive themselves as change agents.

Together, we share engaging stories of how people are carving out new ways of living that hold the hope of a world more in balance with the living Earth and where everyone’s inherent worth and dignity are recognized,” says Korten.

Allan Savory, founder of the Savory Institute and originator of a holistic land management systems approach to recover and preserve sustainable resources, underscores the need for change leaders and independent thinkers. “As we ponder who they might be, we realize it’s not those that discover new, counterintuitive insights, but those that spread the knowledge. The groundbreakers are pioneers like writers, poets, artists, speakers and social networkers. After 50 years of trying to understand the intense institutional resistance to and ridiculing of my work of managing complexity in a simple manner, holistic management is now quickly spreading globally. This is only due to social networking, independent writers and my TED talk that went viral,” observes Savory.

Laurie McCammon, change leader and author of Enough! How to Liberate Yourself and Remake the World with Just One Word, contracted with independent publisher Red Wheel Weiser to get her message out. “It’s been building awareness of forbidden knowledge—that we each have unrealized potential to affect reality by changing our thoughts. We can nurture a shift in global culture away from an existing way of life that has bred fear, lack and a belief in scarcity,” explains McCammon.

She suggests that to preview a new vision of, “I am enough and have enough,” and, “We are enough and have enough,” we should look to the fertile fringes; small communities of intentional and conscious people actively reinvent-

ing society. “Look at what independent media are reporting on; as well as their unprecedented use of new terms such as organic, wellness, sustainability, permaculture, transition town, sharing economy, social responsibility, biomimicry and the butterfly effect,” says McCammon.

The existing worldview, with all of its core assumptions and rules, aims to restrain awakening individual and collective consciousness. McCammon observes, “As long as the ‘old story’ was told repeatedly by mainstream media with conviction, it could command our attention and make us doubt our inner story. Trusting that the outer world had our own best interests in mind meant that there was no need to turn within.

This is changing. Thanks to farseeing, courageous and strong enough independent media, there’s been an overturning to a more wholesome story of mind-body-spirit, abundance, innovation, collaboration and cooperation.”

Mainstream and independent media coexist like two sides of a coin.

Mainstream media’s talking heads tell us how to act and think while independent media invite us to engage, educate and think for ourselves, dig deeper and take action. Without independent media, we would know little about the benefits of the ever-evolving grassroots movement of holistic, alternative, complementary, integrative and functional medicine. Nor would we know the truth about climate change; the health advantages of plant-based diets and community gardens; food deserts and nutrition-related illnesses; the prevalence of environmental toxins; signs of spiritual progress; alternative education; and the benefits of eco-villages to people and the planet.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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Liza Huber on Healthy Meals and Happy Kids Start with Homemade, Organic Baby Food

by Gerry Strauss

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or many actresses, landing a role on the hit show Passions would be a career highlight. For Liza Huber, daughter of soap opera icon Susan Lucci, a successful acting career was one step en route to her calling as a mother, public speaker and entrepreneur. Her inspiration was to launch Sage Spoonfuls (SageSpoonfuls.com) to make it easier for parents to make homemade, organic food for their little ones. It’s all about enabling parents to provide a legacy of health, all wrapped up in love.

How did becoming a parent boost your relationship with organic foods and health?

I was raised on a diet of mostly fresh, homemade, food and knew it was something I wanted for my own children. At that point, I knew the basics; that it was healthier and tasted better than store-bought baby food. The more I learned, the more I became fascinated by how switching to an organic diet positively affects our health.

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Why is it vital to introduce organic food during a youngster’s early development?

America’s food supply is loaded with more chemicals and GMOs [genetically modified organisms] than ever before.

I believe, as many others do, that the rapid rise of food allergies in children is a direct result. Many chemical pesticides and artificial flavors and colors are known to contain carcinogens, suspected hormone disruptors and neurotoxins.

It is widely believed that even small doses of these common pesticides can have lasting negative effects on a child’s health. I believe that teaching our kids about the importance of fresh, organic food and the potential dangers of a conventionally processed diet helps set the stage for a lifetime of healthy choices.

How do homemade organics and packaged organics differ?

Store-bought baby food, organic or not, is processed to have a long shelf life of up to two years. So much of the nutrient

content is lost during processing that most manufacturers artificially add it back in, but aren’t obligated to inform consumers. The added nutrients are synthetic and aren’t absorbed by the body the same way as naturally occurring nutrients.

The taste, color and aroma of commercial baby food isn’t as appealing. By feeding your baby a steady tasty diet of fresh, homemade, organic baby food, you greatly reduce the risk they’ll grow into a picky eater. Plus, making your own baby food is three to five times less expensive than what is store-bought.

Homemade food has a far smaller impact on the environment compared with commercial manufacturing, transportation and packaging. By the time a baby turns 1, they will have eaten from nearly 700 jars or pouches of storebought baby food that generally end up in landfills, because little is recycled.

Which favorite foods do you love to make for your babies and why?

I focus on whole foods. Great first foods include bananas, apples, butternut squash, pears, avocados, peas and sweet potatoes. Once a baby has successfully tried a couple of these, start mixing them together. Banana and avocado, apple and butternut squash, and peas and sweet potato are good combos. They’re loaded with nutrients and antioxidants, easy to make and yummy. Avocados’ healthy fat is also essential to brain development.

What key lessons learned from your mother have you carried forward with your young family?

Two lessons really stick with me: “Stay open and leave room for life to surprise you,” and “You can have it all… just not all at the same time.” In my teens and 20s, I was a meticulous planner, disappointed if things didn’t go exactly as I wanted. Amazing things happened after taking Mom’s advice to leave myself open to wonder.

Growing up, I saw my mom have an amazing career, yet also be a fantastic wife and mother. Her secret, and now mine, is to prioritize and focus on one thing at a time, whether it’s work, kids or my husband. This way, everything in your life gets 100 percent of your attention some of the time, rather than trying to do everything at the same time, which rarely works.

What’s the best gift a mother can give her child?

There’s nothing more important to a child’s overall health and well-being than being raised in a loving, warm environment where they feel safe, loved and important. My deep love for my children guides every decision I make for them. A mother’s intuition is a superpower.

Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.

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Moms can change the world by teaching their kids healthy cooking lessons at home and planting an organic garden together.

Gardening Together

Mom’s Kitchen Counter Cooking School Kids That Learn to Cook Grow Up Eating Healthier

by Jen Haugen

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nvision walking the supermarket aisles and picking up a favorite pasta sauce and breakfast cereal, then adding favorite fruits and vegetables to the cart. When we think about the grocery brands we buy or our go-to recipes, they tend to begin with one common thread— the influence of our mothers—our first teachers about food and cooking.

In their Project EAT study, University of Minnesota researchers found that Mom has the biggest impact on the family’s eating habits and continues to play a significant role in our food choices, brands and how we cook, even influencing our ideas about health itself by their example.

Cooking Together

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fast course on cooking; instead, it’s a place where family members gather around the counter and cook together.

This almost guarantees that meals will be healthier and more fun, affording a sense of ongoing adventure where kids can explore ingredients from around the U.S. and even the world. Consider creating a “United States of My Plate” project by preparing a recipe from each state during the summer, and then rating the recipes based on taste and flavor (startup tools are at ChooseMyPlate.gov).

Our senses are engaged during food preparation activities. While chopping red peppers for a recipe, we are noting their appearance, feeling their texture, smelling their fragrance, hearing the sounds of preparation and likely tasting some on the spot. Involving more of our senses as we explore our food makes the whole activity more enticing. It helps to adopt Julia Child’s motto: “Learn how to cook, try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all, have fun.”

The freshest ingredients come from our own gardens and produce the most delicious meals. Gardening as a family can change the way everyone looks at food through the simple act of planting, growing and harvesting. Knowing where everything on the plate comes from makes us more mindful of the energy it takes to grow food, and kids will naturally eat what they help grow.

Moms can change the world—right in their own yard or patio—with the power of a traditional or urban garden.

Just one square foot of organic gardening space can yield half a pound of fresh fruits and vegetables. A 300-square-foot garden can produce 150 pounds each summer; plus it provides a good workout.

In 2011, I started a teaching garden at our local supermarket as a means of showing kids how to grow their own food, with the hope that it would also inspire their families. The goal was to plant the seeds for healthier habits that would last a lifetime. During its first four years, 52 percent of the students’ parents noted a more positive attitude about fruits and vegetables exhibited by their own children. After participating in the program, one mother shared her young daughter’s noteworthy query, “Mom, could you go to the store and get me some Swiss chard?”

By planting gardens and creating kitchen counter cooking schools at home throughout America, our country could become victorious in ensuring that families are healthier. They will be eating healthier foods, working out in the garden and learning about food in a whole new way, all while connecting in a family activity.

Jen Haugen, a registered and licensed dietitian and certified master gardener, is the author of The Mom’s Guide to a Nourishing Garden. She blogs at JenHaugen.com.

Supplements for Children are Good Nutrition Insurance

by Alina Olteanu

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ne of the most challenging parenting issues is feeding kids.

Food and nutrition is constantly on a parent’s mind, but with school, activities and everyday busyness, it’s not always easy for parents to prepare a nutritious meal every night.

Eat a rainbow of vegetables and fruits every day. That means to eat a variety of brightly colored vegetables at every meal and to snack on veggies and fruits once or twice a day. For example, try beets, tomatoes and apples for red; squash and apricots for orange; pineapple and corn for yellow; broccoli, green beans, cucumbers and kiwi for green; blueberries, plums and eggplant for blue and purple, and potatoes, onions and mushrooms for white. To make it fun, hang a rainbow chart in the kitchen. Also, kids help “buy a rainbow” at the farmers’ market or grocery.

Choose healthy fats such as sockeye salmon, nuts, avocadoes and olive oil. Growing little bodies and brains need healthy fats every day. A handful of walnuts and Brazil nuts makes a wonderfully nutritious after school snack. Balance protein and carbohydrates at every meal; add eggs or a piece of toast with nut butter for breakfast; don’t just have a muffin. Drink lots of water. Eat yogurt or other fermented foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir, buttermilk and kombucha.

Parents and pediatricians know that although this sounds like really great advice, it is hard to implement on a daily basis. Some days, kids just aren’t

going to get all the nutrition they need.

If a child is a picky eater and doesn’t want to eat a healthy diet every single day, here are some top supplements for children.

Omega-3 essential fatty acids: 500 to 1,000 mg daily, depending on age. Liquid supplements are best, especially for younger kids that can’t swallow capsules.

Vitamin D3: 800 to 2,000 IU daily, especially during fall and winter months when kids do not spent a lot of time outside in the sun.

Probiotics: 1 billion to 10 billion colony forming units (CFU) for infants, and 10 billion to 20 billion CFU for older children and adults.

Remember that supplements do not replace a healthy, balanced diet; especially when it comes to the benefits of fish and fermented foods.

Alina Olteanu, M.D., Ph.D., is an integrative pediatric physician, certified meditation instructor and owner of Whole Child Pediatrics of North Texas, located near the Stonebriar Mall, in Frisco. For more information, call 214-736-1954 or visit WholeChildTexas.com. See ad, page 7. natural awakenings

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Make Time for Downtime

Chilling Out Revives Body and Soul

by April Thompson

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ere’s something to add to our to-do list: nothing.

Americans today work more hours than ever before, foregoing hard-earned vacation days and spending more time with electronic devices than with friends and family. The temptation and pressure to do more at the expense of needed rest are great, but failing to take time out to recharge our minds and bodies can have serious consequences, according to experts.

Downtime is most acutely needed in the workplace. In a survey of nearly 20,000 workers, The Energy Project and Harvard Business Review found that 59 percent of them were physically exhausted, emotionally drained, distracted and lacking purpose.

Headquartered in Yonkers, New York, with offices in Europe and Australia, The Energy Project has helped hundreds of businesses, including Fortune 500 companies, create healthier, happier and higher-performing workplaces. The company takes its cues from elite athletes that carefully build rest and recovery periods into their training schedules. “Just as your body needs sleep and food to function optimally, so does your mind and spirit,” says Annie Perrin, an executive vice president with the project.

There’s a mounting body of neurological research to buttress the analogy. Important assimilation of learning and “meaning making” occurs in the resting brain, according to Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ed.D., associate professor of education, psychology and neuroscience at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and author of Emotions, Learning, and the Brain. When our minds are allowed to wander, they engage a network of interacting brain regions that together are thought to play a key role in building our ability for inward reflection and recollection, known as the default mode network. Immordino-Yang’s research suggests that such activation during restful moments is positively associated with the recalling of memories, envisioning the future and even developing a moral foundation.

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The temptation and pressure to do more at the expense of needed rest are great, but failing to take time out to recharge our minds and bodies can have serious consequences, according to experts.

“This network seems to be more engaged when we aren’t actively gathering information or working on an external goal,” remarks Immordino-Yang. Zoning out on TV or video games doesn’t produce the same brain benefit because, “It’s about looking inward rather than outward,” she says. The default network does engage when introspection occurs during nurturing social interaction, such as while enjoying a reflective conversation with friends or family. She recommends banning technology and other distractions during periods spent in activities that bring joy and meaning so that we are present in a mindful way.

The Energy Project ushers clients through a comprehensive energy audit, using exercises to expose specific personal habits that lead to diminishing returns in both work and play time. In one exercise, workers are asked to rank current incoming emails from one to five, with the highest number equating to, “I need to respond immediately.” Most rate nearly no fives, says Perrin, a realization that has helped many people change their email habits.

While change can be hard, Perrin suggests creating new, healthy rituals through repetition, which taps into the brain’s desire for automaticity. For example, she advises workers to schedule “renewal breaks” every 90 minutes after completing a block of high-priority tasks. “If you’ve been sitting, move; if the mind has been active, do something to quiet it, like meditating or simply closing your eyes.” She also suggests finding workers to buddy up with and schedule mutual breaks to help support and hold each other accountable.

Immordino-Yang suggests that another practice to maximize the value of downtime is to combine it with exercise.

“A walk can be rejuvenating,” she says. “While the body is engaged, the mind is free to wander.”

The Energy Project calls on managers to model these downtime activities for their employees. Some companies have instituted policies that limit sending email from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., as well as during weekends and vacations, so staffers don’t feel compelled to read and respond to keep up with work.

Setting limits is even more crucial for young people with minds and habits that are especially malleable. “I see teenagers taking their phones into the bathroom or bed to text in the middle of the night. Parents need to put a stop to this,” counsels Immordino-Yang. “The brain needs uninterrupted rest to work at its best.”

Learning that being a productive employee or an emotionally available parent requires giving ourselves a break and gives us permission to rest. We find that downtime is not just good for ourselves, but also for our families and workplaces.

Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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Signs That You’ve Found Your Calling

by Lissa Rankin

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ou may think you’ve identified your calling, questioned it, become disillusioned, left it and then come back to it in a different form. The following clues let you know you’re on the right track.

You realize you’ve been training for this since birth. Even the gritty things, the disappointments, regrets and screwups have all been preparation. Major life disruptions and failures were all just teaching essential lessons so that you can become who you’re called to be.

You sense ease. In the face of obstacles—such as doors of suspected opportunity that are shut tight or relentless struggles impeding a course you thought was right—it can be hard to tell if your commitment is just being tested or you’ve veered off course. Such hurdles can be part of the growth process cultivating your “inner hero” necessary for the journey. Trust the sense of movement towards ease, which likely will include supportive synchronicities.

Your health may improve.

Cravings for unhealthy foods will lessen and you’ll feel more energetic.

Old aches and pains might disappear; even chronic illness can fade when you’re focused on your life purpose.

You feel strangely peaceful, despite reasons to be anxious. Your soul longs to express what you’re on Earth to express, and when you finally rise into alignment with your calling, your soul does a happy dance. Even if everything else seems to be falling apart and others consider you crazy, you’ll be centered in peace, relieved that you finally know what you’re called to do.

The universe rolls out the red carpet. When called to do what is needed for the highest good of all beings, the universe bends over backwards to hand you whatever you need.

No request is too small. Unexpected money flows in and other resources appear just as you’re ready to give up.

You’ll know you’re on track, even if it is not quite clear what you’re on track to do.

People find you. Few can fulfill a calling alone. Most of us need a tribe to lift us up as we do brave, scary, world-changing things. When you’re aligned with your life purpose, the right people, including magicwielding mentors, will find you at the right time, if only you’re courageous enough to be vulnerable about what you’re being called to do.

Dr. Lissa Rankin, founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute, is the author of Mind Over Medicine, The Fear Cure and The Anatomy of a Calling (TheAnatomyOfACalling.com).

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COOL CHOW Icy Treats for Hot Summer Days

by Sandra Murphy

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tasty ways. After removing strings, n 2015, manufacturers of commerfill celery logs with plain yogurt and cial dog and cat foods and treats freeze. To serve, cut into one-bite issued 28 recalls, some for multiple pieces appropriate for a dog’s size. products, due to the potential presAnother easy favorite is fillence of listeria or salmonella bacteria, ing an ice cube tray two-thirds full mold, dangerous levels of cumuwith Greek-style or traditional plain latively harmful propylene glycol, yogurt mixed with diced strawberries inadequate thiamine, elevated levels or whole blueberries of vitamin D, off odors Use the freshest and freeze overnight. or labeling problems (Tinyurl.com/ ingredients, organic For cats, omit the fruit and instead add bits PetFoodRecallList). In and non-GMO (no of mercury-free waterresponse, homemade treats have grown in genetic modification) packed tuna or salmon as a special treat. Add popularity to ensure that pets enjoy safe and where possible; tuna fresh or dried catnip to healthy snacks. or salmon in a pouch catch Kitty’s attention.

“Once when fixing “Most summer is safer than BPA- dinner, I dropped a fruits work naturally to piece of frozen yellow cool the body,” advises canned fish. squash and the dogs Cathy Alinovi, co-author dove for it,” says writer Livia J. Washof Dinner PAWsible: A Cookbook of burn, in Azle, Texas, of her ChihuaNutritious Homemade Meals for Cats huas. “Nicki waits for things to hit the and Dogs, in Pine Village, Indiana. floor; Nora showed her game face and “Healthful treats, made from the best won the Squash War.” ingredients, are a good way to take a “Obesity is the number one nubreak from summer heat.” tritional disease affecting our pets, so She suggests taking a refreshing summertime activities that avoid overlook at low-calorie fruits and veggies heating are vital for overall health,” says such as stuffed celery used in creative,

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Veterinarian Jeff Werber, a veterinary medical journalist with a Los Angeles practice. “Proper nutrition is critical— not only to the foods we feed, but to the treats we give.”

Twelve years ago, Rick Woodford’s Belgian Malinois/Labrador mix, Jackson, was diagnosed with lymphoma. In order to keep him eating, Woodford shared his own food.

Jackson lived an additional four years, in part due to improved nutrition.

“Portion control is important,” he says.

“What’s right for an 80-pound dog is way too much for a 30-pounder.”

Woodford, the author of Feed Your Best Friend Better and Chow, lives near Portland, Oregon.

Frosty Paws is a lower lactose version of ice cream for dogs and discriminating cats. Recipes for homemade versions can be found online. The basics are one ripe, mashed banana, 32 ounces of plain or vanilla yogurt and two tablespoons of honey, all mixed in a blender and frozen in small ice cube trays. Variations may substitute goat’s milk yogurt or add a quarter-cup of strawberries, cranberries or blueberries for antioxidants in lieu of the honey.

Frozen vegetable broth, primed with added bits of cooked chopped spinach, broccoli, carrots or a small cheese cube, is a hit with dogs. Cats like theirs with tidbits of chicken, turkey or a few shreds of cheese.

Using a bone-shaped ice cube tray lets humans know it’s the pet’s treat.

“When I was developing frozen treat recipes, my husband came in from the yard one hot afternoon and went straight to the freezer,” says Paris Permenter about John Bigley, co-authors of The Healthy Hound Cookbook, in Cedar Park, Texas, who live with mixed breeds Irie and Tiki. “I watched him eat two helpings of the dog ice cream and then told him what it was. We often share our food with our dogs. It was nice for them to share their goodies with us!”

The bottom line for the best summertime treats is to go healthy, be creative, use fresh ingredients, don’t overindulge and stay cool.

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@ mindspring.com.

Plum and Apple Coolers

photo courtesy of The Healthy Hound Cookbook

One batch makes enough cubes to treat both a large- and medium-size dog.

Frosty Treats for Furry Friends Cooling Recipes Transfer frozen cubes to a zip-top plastic bag; stores up to 2 months in the freezer.

4 cups water 1 Tbsp blackstrap molasses (optional) 1 cup fresh fruit (no grapes or raisins), chopped

Source: The Healthy Hound Cookbook,

by Paris Permenter and John Bigley

Chop fruit into bite-sized pieces.

Mix fruit with water and molasses.

Watermelon Slush

Source: The Healthy Hound Cookbook,

by Paris Permenter and John Bigley

Mango Sorbet

Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix.

2 ripe mangos, peeled Juice of 1 orange Juice of 1 lime 1 /2 cup unsweetened almond milk

Purée the plums and water in a blender or food processor. Add another 1 or 2 tablespoons of water if needed.

Freeze for 4 hours.

Serve the cubes one by one (outdoors may be best) or in a big bowl.

Source: Chow, by Rick Woodford

Low-calorie watermelon is high in potassium and magnesium plus vitamins A and C; filled with fluid, it helps prevent dehydration. Blackstrap molasses has less sugar and more minerals than other sweeteners.

2 cups cubed watermelon, seeds removed 1 /2 cup strawberries 1 Tbsp. blackstrap molasses 1 /2 cup coconut water 1 cup ice

Freeze the mix in ice cube trays, small tubs or Popsicle molds.

6 plums, washed and pitted 1 Tbsp filtered water, to begin 1 apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1 /4-inch cubes (no seeds)

Spread the apples in the ice cube tray and spoon the plum purée on top. Don’t pack, or it will become a denser cube.

Fido’s Frozen Fruit Pupsicles

Wash and core all fruit. Blueberries and strawberries are popular with most dogs, while others enjoy melons, peaches and apples.

(10-lb dog: 1 to 2 cubes; 20-lb dog: 3 to 4 cubes; 40-lb dog: 4 to 5 cubes; 60-lb dog: 5 to 6 cubes; 80-lb dog: 6 to 7 cubes; 100-lb dog: 7 to 8 cubes)

Ingredients to Avoid Avoid peanut and other nut butters or any ingredient with xylitol, grapes and raisins, macadamia nuts, coffee and caffeine, onions, chives, garlic, nuts and salty snack foods.

Chocolate is also on the no-go list; the darker the chocolate, the worse it is for pets; baking chocolate is the most dangerous. If a pet eats any of these, try to determine how much and contact the family veterinarian, a veterinary emergency clinic or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435.

Serve in a bowl as a slushie treat or pour into ice cube trays and freeze.

Add all ingredients to a blender and purée.

Or share a slice of fun. Many dogs love plain watermelon slices. Be sure the animal doesn’t eat the seeds or rind.

Pour mixture into ice cube trays and freeze overnight.

Source: The Healthy Hound Cookbook,

by Paris Permenter and John Bigley

For a full list of foods to avoid, visit Tinyurl.com/ASPCA-Foods2Avoid.

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The Hidden Deficiency Having the proper amount of iodine in our system at all times is critical to overall health, yet the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that iodine deficiency is increasing drastically in light of an increasingly anemic national diet of unpronounceable additives and secret, unlabeled ingredients. This deficit now affects nearly three-quarters of the population.

Causes of Iodine Deficiency

Radiation

Almost everyone is routinely exposed to iodine-depleting radiation

Low-Sodium Diets

Overuse of zero-nutrient salt substitutes in foods leads to iodine depletion

Iodized Table Salt

Iodized salt may slowly lose its iodine content by exposure to air

Bromine

A toxic chemical found in baked goods overrides iodine's ability to aid thyroid

Iodine-Depleted Soil Poor farming techniques have led to declined levels of iodine in soil

A Growing Epidemic Symptoms range from extreme fatigue and weight gain to depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, high blood pressure, fibrocystic breasts and skin and hair problems. This lack of essential iodine can also cause infertility, joint pain, heart disease and stroke. Low iodine levels also have been associated with breast and thyroid cancers; and in children, intellectual disability, deafness, attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and impaired growth, according to studies by Boston University and the French National Academy of Medicine.

What to Do The easy solution is taking the right kind of iodine in the right dosage to rebalance thyroid function and restore health to the whole body.

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Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Rd, Sherman. 903-786-2826.

NOTE: All calendar events must be received by the first of the month and adhere to our guidelines. Review guidelines and submit entries online at NA-NTX.com/advertise. Changes to events may occur after print date of this magazine. Always call ahead to confirm all details.

SUNDAY, JULY 10 DORBA Beginner Clinic – Consists of basic instruction including bike setup, safety, trail etiquette and basic bike handling skills. After the instructional portion, there will be a group ride of the trail. More info & to RSVP: dorba.org.

JULY Summer Camps at the Heard – Camps cover a wide variety of topics and interests for ages 5-15.

Camps also feature opportunities to delve into the wonders of nature on a 289-acre sanctuary, encounter animal ambassadors and investigate naturethemed topics. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. Full schedule: HeardMuseum.org.

LLELA Kids’ Yoga – 10am-12pm. Imagination Yoga instructors lead kids ages 2-12 on an exciting, story-based journey through yoga poses and kindness curriculum. Registration required. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. 972-219-3550.

SATURDAY, JULY 2 Bird Walk – 7-11am. Bring binoculars and field guides if have them, and learn what to watch for in habits, characteristics and calls from Gailon and Rodney, both with Prairie and Timbers Audubon Society. Can expect about 30+ species. All ages welcome. Connemara Meadow Preserve, 300 Tatum Rd, Allen. 469-200-4085.

TUESDAY, JULY 5

savethedate TUESDAY, JULY 5 Self-Mastery Course – Tuesdays, July 5-Aug 23. 6:45-9:15pm. Course focuses on healing the perceived separation between personality and Spirit. Through an active exploration of the creative nature of thoughts and feelings, beliefs and emotions, gain mastery in the art of living as conscious, intentional beings. Prerequisite: Foundations. $250. Yeager Office Suites; 2770 Main St, Ste 158, Frisco. Rev Lee Wolak: 972468-1331. AgapeCSL.com.

NTREG Monthly Meeting – 10am-12pm. Meetings feature educational speakers. Location & more info: ntreg.org.

marketing and outreach needs. More info: GoSolarTexas.org/Events.

SATURDAY, JULY 9 Parker County Peach Festival – 8am-5pm. A variety of activities, food and entertainment for all ages. A Peach Pedal Bike Ride starts at 7:30am from Weatherford High School, with routes of 61 miles, 39 miles, 28 miles and 8miles. $5/adults, free/ children under 12. Downtown Weatherford. Info: ParkerCountyPeachFestival.org. To register for the bike ride: PeachPedal.com.

Carrollton Police Civil Service Exam – 8:30am.

Take the civil service exam, the first step in the process of becoming a public safety officer. The physical agility test will take place immediately after the written portion. Deadline to apply is July 7. Newman Smith High School, 2335 N Josey Ln. To fill out an online questionnaire: Tinyurl.com/ CarrolltonCivilExam.

Weather Patterns, El Nino and More – 1011:30am. Meteorologist Wava Denito from KXIITV will speak on El Nino, our weather patterns, etc.

MONDAY, JULY 11 BraveHeart Women Ripples Celebration – 6:308:30pm. With Charlotte Rose. Fun and enriching, including DYBO (Dance Your Buts Off) movements, a variation on the Harmony Circle, as well as conversation and connecting with the BraveHeart Women Community. Free; donations accepted. RSVP for location: 214-282-9058 or AhhhMazingLife.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 12 Movie Screening of Jumbo Wild – 7-8:30pm.

Movie night, free popcorn and drinks. See Jumbo Wild to learn about controversy surrounding the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort in the Purcell Mountains. Free. Brookhaven College, Bldg H, 3939 Valley View Ln, Farmers Branch. Kirk Miller: 972-699-1687. DallasSierraClub.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 14 Dallas Vegan Drinks – 6:30-8:30pm. Meet fellow vegan and veg-curious folks for a great evening of drinks, fun and discussion on vegan goings-on in the Metroplex. Location varies. For more info: Drinks.

DallasVegan.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 What a Melon Festival – July 6-9. Rides and vendors open daily, 5-10pm; entertainment, 5-10pm (7pm, Fri). Includes a variety of activities a fun run, contests and more. Armbands for rides are $20/day; free/kids under 5. Downtown Center Square, 100 Courthouse Square, Center. For more info: 936591-9334 or Tinyurl.com/WhatAMelonFestival.

THURSDAY, JULY 7 Cure Search Ultimate Hike Information – 7-8pm.

Informational meeting about hiking 22+ miles of the Lone Star Trail while you help raise money towards finding a cure for children’s cancer, the #1 cause of death by disease in children. Free. REI Plano, 2424 Preston Rd. Register: 972-985-2241.

FRIDAY, JULY 8 Webinar: Community Solar in Texas – 11:30am.

Will focus on providing information to electric utility cooperatives and municipal owned utilities who may be interested in exploring opportunities for community solar programs. Presentations will discuss ownership structures, financing options, and

TUESDAY, JULY 5 Self-Mastery Course – Tuesdays, July 5-Aug 23. 6:45-9:15pm. Course focuses on healing the perceived separation between personality and Spirit. Through an active exploration of the creative nature of thoughts and feelings, beliefs and emotions, gain mastery in the art of living as conscious, intentional beings. Prerequisite: Foundations. $250. Yeager Office Suites; 2770 Main St, Ste 158, Frisco. Rev Lee Wolak: 972-468-1331. AgapeCSL.com.

MONDAYS Living Ethics School Open House: Tea, Talk, Tour – 9:30am. 1st Mon. We invite you to come learn more about our heart-centered, scientific, loving, intuitive and co-creative approach to learning. Living Ethics School (formerly Robert Muller School), 340 Country Club Rd, Fairview. RSVP requested: 214-5448338. CenterForLivingEthics.org.

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– July 23-24. 9pm, Sat-7am, Sun. An adventurefilled summer sun-free run that includes a unique community format that allows you to run as much as you want and rest when you need to. Cedar Ridge Preserve, 7171 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas. More info: AudubonDallas.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 16 Kayak Power River Trip – 9am-2pm. Kayak Power will provide equipment and instruction followed by a 6-mile trip down the Elm Fork to a shuttle vehicle.

Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. Registration required: 214-669-1663.

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savethedate SATURDAY, JULY 16 Agape Women’s Breakfast with Friends – 9:30-11am. Enjoy breakfast, check-in and support one another, and meet some new friends.

Cafe Express Shops at Legacy, 5800 Legacy Dr, Plano. Danielle: 214-551-4185. AgapeCSL.com.

Butterfly Garden Walk – 10-11:30am. Enjoy a stroll through the Butterfly Garden at Hagerman NWR, with garden docents on hand to help you identify native Texas plants and the butterflies they attract. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Rd, Sherman. 903-786-2826.

North Texas Electric Auto Association Meeting – 10am-12pm. Free; no registration required. Dallas MakerSpace (DMS), 1825 Monetary Ln, Ste 104, Carrollton. nteaa.org.

Night Hike – 8:15-10:15pm. Follow our trail guides on a moonlit stroll down the nature trails. Ages 5 yrs & up. $10. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. Registration required: 972-219-3550.

SUNDAY, JULY 17 2016 Solar Car Challenge – July 17-23. High school students design, build and race 100% solarpowered cars. Four days of solar car racing. Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth. More info: ntreg.org.

Nature Lovers Book and Hike Club – 4-6pm.

We don’t just talk about nature; we get out and experience it. Come ready to move and ready to meet other nature lovers. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville.

972-219-3550.

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savethedate THURSDAY, JULY 21 Natural Networking – 11:30am-1pm. Business owners and professionals who help people live better by promoting health, wellness, sustainability, personal growth, integrative medicine, healthy kids and pets, financial well-being and peace of mind, please join us as we connect our community. Meets 3rd Thurs each month. Open group. Menu includes salads and gluten-free pizza. Hosted by Natural Awakenings North Texas Magazine. Networking is $10 (cash only) or support our host restaurant by purchasing your own lunch and there is no charge for meeting.

Held at Palio’s Pizza Café, 1941 Preston Rd, Ste 1004, Plano. RSVP important; space limited.

Email your details to NAMS@NA-NTX.com.

DIY Home Energy Efficiency 101 – 7-8:30pm.

Am I paying too much for electricity? Is air leaking from my home? Are my own habits the cause of my high electricity bills? Learn the answers to these questions and more. Free. Environmental Education Center, 4116 W Plano Pkwy, Plano.

Register: 972-769-4130.

SATURDAY, JULY 23 Fall into Vegetable Gardening – 8am-12pm. The Landing at Myers Park, 7117 Co Rd 166, McKinney.

More info: ccmgatx.org.

savethedate SATURDAY, JULY 23 Tough Like Jack Mud Run – 9am, gates open; 10am race. 1-mile muddy obstacle course for kids 4-17 yrs old. Contestants can run, crawl, slide and otherwise navigate 12 obstacles and enjoy other events. $25 before July 1; $30 after.

7955 CR 831, Princeton. For more info or to register: ToughLikeJack.com.

DAILY Dairy Farm Tours – By appt only. Experience life on a dairy farm with an educational tour including how and what cows are fed, the benefits of grass-crop based feed (silage), the milking parlor, bottle feeding baby calves along with the learning the benefits of drinking raw milk vs pasteurized milk. Everyone gets samples of milk and treat bags for the children. $7/person age 2 & up. Circle N Dairy, 2074 CR 446 Gainesville. 940-372-0343. CircleNDairy.com.

DIY Hands-On Energy Workshop – 10am-12pm.

Learn how to complete basic energy retrofits through hands-on learning stations. Free. Environmental Education Center, 4116 W Plano Pkwy, Plano.

Register: 972-769-4130.

Water Conservation Class – 11am-12:30pm.

Making minor changes to appliances around the house can save thousands of gallons of water each year. Learn which WaterSense upgrades will save you water and money every day at home. Free.

Biodiversity Education Center, 367 Freeport Pkwy, Coppell. 972-304-3581.

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LLELA Kids’ Yoga – 10am-12pm. Imagination Yoga instructors lead kids ages 2-12 on an exciting, story-based journey through yoga poses and kindness curriculum. Registration required. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. 972-219-3550.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 Junior Master Gardener Adult Leader Training – July 27-29. Designed for teachers, educators, and volunteers from throughout the State in support of Youth Gardening. Educators will learn about “hands-on” group and individual learning experiences that will provide an appreciation for the environment and cultivate the minds of children. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 3355 Cherry Ridge, Ste 208, Antonio. More info: ccmgatx.org.

Webinar: Putting Underutilized Land to Work – 11:30am. Will focus on providing information to local governments including school districts, special districts, and business/industry sectors interested in going solar. Presentations include topics such as solar applications on landfills, brownfields, wastewater treatment plants, and other facilities where Solar PV can be put to work for energy savings. More info: GoSolarTexas.org/Events.

THURSDAY, JULY 28 Arlington Organic Gardening Club: Bats – 7:30pm. A presentation on bats by Rachel Richter, urban wildlife biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Bob Duncan Community Center, 2800 S Center St, Arlington. aogc.org/index.htm.

FRIDAY, JULY 29 Stars on the Prairie – 8:45-10:45pm. If it’s partly cloudy, we’ll have a Star Walk, walking on trails to get a better look at more of the sky. Come prepared to move. If the sky is completely cloudy, we’ll have a night hike. $10/person. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville.

972-219-3550.

SATURDAY, JULY 30 Basic Camping Skills – July 30-31. Learn how to use the equipment needed for basic camping, safe fire starting skills and cooking. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc, 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. Details: 940-440-8382.

Kaylee’s Day for Kids – Grab your kiddos and your bikes for a fun filled morning including a kids clinic, ride, bike fit station, and lunch. More info: dorba.org.

plan ahead TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 Bridge Building Network – 6pm. Program helps build bridges of communication, compassion,

support and advocacy between health care providers and LGBTQ older adults through quarterly awareness programs. Sponsored by Ed-U-CARE Dallas; dedicated to training caregivers in strategies that result in welcoming safe and caring services and environments for older LGBTQ adults and their loved ones. Free, but RSVP required. The Senior Source, 3910 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas. RSVP: 214-263-2826.

ongoingcalendar NOTE: All calendar events must be received by the first of the month and adhere to our guidelines. Review guidelines and submit entries online at NA-NTX.com/advertise. guided tour to learn about the animals that call InSync home. Helpful volunteers available to answer any questions. $10/adult, $7/senior (65+), $7/child (4-12), free/under 4. In-Sync Exotics, 3430 Skyview Dr, Wylie. 972-442-6888.

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Free Vision Screenings – 1:30-3:30pm. Last Sun. Offered by the Lewisville Lions Club. Vision screenings are quick, non-invasive and available for all ages. Lewisville Public Library, 1197 W Main St, Lewisville.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 Spiritual Discovery Weekend: “How to Find God’s Love in Your Life” – Aug 12-14. Presented by Eckankar in Texas. Fri, 7:30-9pm: “Discover Spiritual Freedom through Past Lives, Dreams, and Soul Travel.” Attendees receive a free book and CD. Sat, 1:30pm, “A Journey through Consciousness” Workshop. Guests attend free. Crowne Plaza Dallas Hotel, 14315 Midway Rd, Addison. For full schedule of events: 888-426-7685 or Eckankar-Texas.org (follow the Texas Regional link).

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savethedate SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 2nd Annual Lone Star Iced Tea Festival – 10am-5pm. Celebrate the “house wine of the South” with tea samples, talks, vendors, shopping, live entertainment, children’s activities, and a Best Iced Tea Contest. $10/advance, $15/at door, free/children 12 & under. Premier Event Center, Lakeland Plaza, 1165 S Stemmons Frwy, Lewisville. Call/text: 832-703-0823.

IcedTeaFest.org.

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savethedate WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 Transform Your Child’s Life – 6:30pm7:30pm. Workshop with Dr. Sandy Gluckman, a learning and behavior specialist, author, educator, international speaker, and Dr. Alina Olteanu, owner of “Whole Child Pediatrics of North Texas, on healing the whole child approach, mind-body-spirit. Free. Whole Child Pediatrics of North Texas, 3550 Parkwood Blvd, Ste B-100, Frisco. RSVP requested: 214-736-1954. WholeChildTexas.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Life-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs Exhibit Opens – Runs thru Feb 19, 2017. Encounter the 46-ft T-Rex and 9 new life-size animatronic dinosaurs along the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary’s nature trails at the 9th annual Dinosaurs Live. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney.

972-562-5566.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group – 2-3pm.

3rd Sun. Get info on local resources, education and support. Open to anyone whose loved one may be affected by dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Autumn Leaves of McKinney, 175 Plateau Dr, McKinney.

972-542-0606.

sunday Free Introduction to Meditation via Skype – With Dr. Alina Olteanu, owner of Meditate With Alina.

Meditation is the perfect antidote to stress and the solution to maintaining balance in a fast-paced, sometimes chaotic modern world. RSVP required; dates are subject to change: 214-842-9510.

Sunday Morning Rides – Various start times and lengths. Richardson Bikemart, Southeast corner of Campbell Rd & Coit Rd, in the front parking lot.

Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972231-3993.

Sunday Worship: New Life Community – 8am & 11am. Sunday school in between worship services at 9:30am. 25631 Smotherman Rd, Frisco. 214-8724205. NewLifeFrisco.org.

Sunday Worship: Stonebriar Community Church Service – 9am & 10:45am. 4801 Legendary Dr, Frisco. 469-252-5200. Stonebriar.org.

Sunday Worship: St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Service – 9:30am & 11am. The services are the same, with music at both. Also have a service on the 1st Wed at 7pm. 6400 Stonebrook Pkwy, Frisco.

214-387-4700. StPhilipsFrisco.org.

Nature Explore Family Club – 3-4pm. 1st Sun. Also 1st Mon, 9:30-10:30am. Event aims to connect children and families with nature through fun, ageappropriate activities. Free. Environmental Education Center, 4116 W Plano Pkwy, Plano. Register: 972-769-4130.

Greater Dallas Organic Garden Club – 3-5pm.

4th Sun except Nov & Dec. Hear local speakers presenting a variety of topics. North Haven Gardens, 7700 Northaven Rd, Dallas. gdogc.org.

monday Lone Star Circus School Summer Camps – 9am12pm, Mon-Fri. Camps held July 11-15 and Aug 1-5. Day-camp introduces children at any level of physical development and skill the excitement of circus arts including aerial silks, aerial ring, trapeze, juggling, contortion, rolla bolla, trampoline and balancing.

Sunday Celebration Service Agape Center For Spiritual Living – 10am, meditation; 10:30am, service. Westin Stonebriar, 1549 Legacy Rd, Frisco.

Rev Lee Wolak: 972-468-1331. AgapeCSL.com.

Sunday Worship: River of Glory Service – 10am.

Also Wed, 7pm. 501 Accent Dr, Plano. 972-5646316. RiverOfGlory.org.

Sunday Worship: Unity Spiritual Center of Denton Service – 10am, coffee; 11am, service. Unity takes spiritual principles and makes them practical in your life. 6071 New Hope Rd, Krugerville. 214453-0218. UnityOfNewHope.org.

Adult/Teen Horse Club – 11am-5pm. 1st Sun. Do you have horse experience, but wish to ride and learn more? Join the Camp Tonkawa Horse club. This Sunday club is for adults, children come on Saturdays, Homeschoolers on Mondays. Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center, Inc, 1036 CR 203, Collinsville. For restrictions & details: 940-440-8382.

SATURDAY, JULY 23 Tough Like Jack Mud Run – 9am, gates open; 10am race. 1-mile muddy obstacle course for kids 4-17 yrs old. Contestants can run, crawl, slide and otherwise navigate 12 obstacles and enjoy other events. $25 before July 1; $30 after. 7955 CR 831, Princeton. For more info or to register: ToughLikeJack.com.

Visit the Cats – 11am-6pm, Sun & Sat. A self-

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Open Stage – 7pm-12am. An opportunity to practice performance on a stage with an engaged and supportive audience. Performers sign up to show off their skills in a 5-min time slot, which we film and share with the performer to help hone their craft.

After variety show, practice any and all types of performing art. $5 cover, 21+. House of Poets, 580 W Arapaho Rd, Ste 199, Richardson. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 214-494-0952.

ebrating brains and brews through conversation and presenters from diverse fields in science and history.

Different bar or restaurant location each month. For location details: FWMuseum.org/PublicKnowledge.

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Funtastic Functional Yoga – 7:30-8:30pm. Also Thurs. For fun and function: to be truly amazing join us for a cardio and full-body yoga fitness class. Energy and relaxation. $15. ahhhMazing Life at Wylie Social Dance Center, 109 S Birmingham, Wylie.

214-282-9058. ahhhMazingLife.com.

Barre Fitness Class – 9:30-10:20am. Mon-Fri. A full-body workout consisting of isometric holds and repetition, to develop muscle stamina and endurance. Different props and routines are used in each class to challenge your body and mind. $20; $12/ first visit. The Barre Code Plano, 4757 W Park Blvd, Ste 112, Plano. 469-298-0482. TheBarreCode.com.

Overeaters Anonymous – 12pm. Weekly Mon-Fri. A 12-step recovery program for compulsive eating.

Prairie Creek Baptist Church, 3201 W 15th St, Plano. 972-238-0333.

Young Actors Guild Meetings – 2nd & 4th Tues.

Meetings consist of theatre games, exercises, workshops and lessons. Open to all current members and those interested in becoming a member. $25/yearly membership. McKinney Performing Arts Center, 111 N Tennessee St, McKinney. 214-544-4630.

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MONDAY Women’s Life Coaching Groups – 12-1:30pm. & 7-8:30pm. If you’re looking for clarity, peace, support and connection with like-minded women, join us for our weekly meetings led by two life coaches. $25. Inner Evolution Coaching, 1517 McDermott St, Allen. Amy Egan: 214-356-7646.

Angela’s Open Mic Night – 6pm. Grab your guitar, keyboard, banjo, etc and come show us what you got. Also offer live music every Thurs, Fri & Sat in a warm, family-friendly atmosphere where we feature comfort food and great spirits. Free. Angela’s at the Crosswalk, 1010 E 15th, Plano. 972-633-9500.

Chess Night – 6-8:45pm. Players of all ages and skill levels welcome. Denton Public Library, North Branch, 600 N Locust St, Denton. 940-349-8752.

Beekeeping Meeting – 6:30pm. 2nd Mon. Beginner to experienced keepers welcome, ages 8-80. Free.

Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association. Collin College Conference Center (Central Park Campus), 2200 W University Dr, McKinney. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-843-8084.

Monday Night Ride at Arbor Hills – 6:30pm. Bring bike, helmet and light. Meet at the trail head at Arbor Hills. More info: DORBA.org.

Healing Halo Mondays – 6:30-7:15pm. Restore mind and body with 45 mins of guided stretching with an LMT and recorded guided mediation inside a salt infused room. Reservations required. $45. Salt Escape, 2100 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 140, Plano. Dana Russell: 469-831-2795.

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Monthly Keep Aubrey Beautiful Meeting – 6:307:30pm. 3rd Mon. Aubrey 380 Area Chamber of Commerce, 205 S Main St, Aubrey. Deborah Goin: 940-343-1313.

Native Plant Society Meeting – 7pm. 3rd Mon. Guest speakers on topics related to native plants and habitats. Free. Dallas Chapter Native Plant Society.

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Stroller Skate – 9-11am. $4. Thunderbird Roller Rink, 3200 Thunderbird Ln, Plano. 972-422-4447.

savethedate Healthy Eating Tours – 10am & 4pm. Learn how to make healthier choices, using our ANDI scoring system. Learn how to read labels; build menus around plant-based foods low in fat to ensure highly nutrient dense meals. Whole Foods Market, 2201 Preston Rd, Plano. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-612-6729.

Dallas Museum of Art – 11am-3pm. 1st Tues. Programming designed specifically for children age 5 and under and their families, but all ages welcome.

Art-making activities, story times, performances, and gallery activities. Free. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas. 214-922-1200.

Yoga for Runners – 6:45-7:45pm. 20-wk program, less than $8/session. Luke’s Locker, 959 Garden Park Dr, Allen. For details & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-854-6244.

Amazing YA Book Club – 7pm. 1st Tues. All grown up but still love reading young adult books? Join us to discuss YA books with other adult fans. Emily Fowler Library, 502 Oakland St, Denton. More info, Stacey Irish-Keffer: 940-349-8718.

Collin County Archeological Society Meeting – 7pm. 2nd Tues. Meetings open to the public and anyone with interest in archaeology. Attendees encouraged to bring whatever artifacts they may have collected for discussion and/or identification by the group. Texas Star Bank, 2800 Virginia Pkwy, McKinney. 972-832-9425.

Collin County Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas Meeting – 7pm. 2nd Tues. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. More info: 972-380-4030.

PTAS Chapter Meetings – 7pm, refreshments; 7:30pm, meeting & program. 4th Tues, Sept-Nov & Jan-May. All meetings and other activities open to everyone. PTAS offers interesting programs and wonderful guest speakers at our meetings that bring a great variety of expertise and excitement to the membership. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. Program details: 972-562-5566.

Public Knowledge – 7pm. 1st Tues. Adults cel-

Plano Multicultural Outreach Roundtable – 7-9pm. 2nd Tues. Membership (free) open to anyone with interest and energy. Help advance the cause of inclusivity in the City of Plano. Plano City Hall, Training Room A, 1520 Ave K, Plano. More info: 972-941-7747.

wednesday Bible Study: New Life Community – 12pm & 7pm. 25631 Smotherman Rd, Frisco. 214-872-4205.

NewLifeFrisco.org.

Prenatal Class – 12-1pm. Designed specifically for expectant parents, this free 1-hr course with Dr. Alina Olteanu covers numerous topics on preparing for your new arrival, such as your child’s development, immunizations, breast feeding, supplements, nutrition. Whole Child Pediatrics of North Texas, 3550 Parkwood Blvd, Ste B-100, Frisco. RSVP requested: 214-736-1954. WholeChildTexas.com.

Art History Brown Bag Series – 12:30-1:30pm.

1st Wed. Presented by Annie Royer. A look at the “isms” including cubism, romanticism, modernism and impressionism. How did one “ism” influence the next? How did artists influence and challenge each other? Series will heighten one’s appreciation of art and provide insight into the mind of the artist.

Free. Heard-Craig Carriage House located, 205 1/2 W Hunt St, McKinney. 972-569-6909.

Adults with Special Needs Cooking Classes – 6-8pm. 1st & 3rd Wed. Call for details. Space limited. $10. Market Street Culinary School, 6100 Eldorado Pkwy, McKinney. Reserve spot now & mention Natural Awakenings North Texas: 972-548-5167.

Organic Society Meeting – 6:30pm, seed & info exchange; 7pm, meeting. 3rd Wed. Denton Organic Society. Denton Senior Center, 509 N Bell Ave, Denton. 940-382-8551.

Baryasa – 6:30-7:20pm. A class consisting of vinyasa flows and deep stretching to nurture and restore. Please bring a yoga mat. $20; $12/first class. The Barre Code Plano, 4757 W Park Blvd, Ste 112, Plano. 469-298-0482. Reserve a spot: TheBarreCode.com.

Agape Community Meditation & Prayer Gathering – 6:45-8:15pm. Experience group meditation and prayer. Yeager Office Suites, 2770 Main St, Ste 158, Frisco. Rev. Lee Wolak: 972-468-1331.

AgapeCSL.com.

River of Glory Service – 7pm. Also Sun, 10am. 501 Accent Dr, Plano. 972-564-6316. RiverOfGlory.org.

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Service – 7pm. 1st Wed. 6400 Stonebrook Pkwy, Frisco. 214-387-4700.

StPhilipsFrisco.org.

Healing Testimony Meeting – 7:30-8:30pm. First Church of Christ Scientist, 100 St Lukes Dr, Richardson. More info: 972-231-0114.

thursday Earth Day Monthlies (EDMo) – 3rd Thurs. Features a panel of experts tackling a particular theme, from sustainable food for the masses and smart energy to higher education and eco-focused careers.

For more info: EarthDayTX.org.

Free Admission & Wildlife Program – 9am-9pm.

3rd Thurs. Admission and parking free. 7:15pm, Special Program: Saving Our Birds, The work of the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas. 214-309-5801.

Radical Acts Discussion Group – 12-1pm. Richardson Christian Science Reading Room, 1930 N Coit Rd, Ste 120, Richardson. More info: 972231-0114.

McKinney Farmers’ Market at Adriatica – 3-6pm or sellout. Local and organic meat, dairy and produce vendors. 6851 Virginia Pkwy, W McKinney.

972-562-8790.

CPR Training – 6-8pm. American Heart Training Center with 125 trained instructors. Texas CPR Training, 4013 Carrizo, Plano. 214-770-6872.

TexasCPR.com.

Fitness in the Square (FITS): Part of Be Fit Frisco – 6:30-7:30pm. A free one-hour exercise class in the courtyard in front of Frisco City Hall. For kids 10+ to adults. Bring water, towel, and appropriate clothing and shoes. The type of workout changes each month. Bring your family and move together.

Be Fit Frisco, Frisco City Hall Square, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd. 972-292-6501.

Functional Health Lectures – 6:30-7:30pm.

Learn how we can teach you to reverse the need for medications for hormone imbalances, depression, diabetes II, thyroid dysfunction and cholesterol.

Free. ReClaim Health, 2237 W Parker Rd, Ste A, Plano. RSVP, Buffy Nelms: 972-985-9355. ReclaimHealthNow.com.

Power Yoga – 6:45-7:45pm. In conjunction with Luke’s Locker Allen, class meets at Allen Yoga Center, 915 Market St, Allen. Details & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-854-6244.

Dallas Down-River Club Meeting – 7pm. 3rd Thurs. Canoeing, kayaking and rafting club. Roma’s, 7402 Greenville Ave, Dallas. 214-373-0500. More info, Dale Harris: 972-680-2727.

Funtastic Functional Yoga – 7:30-8:30pm. See Tues listing. ahhhMazing Life at Wylie Social Dance Center, 109 S Birmingham, Wylie. 214-282-9058. ahhhMazingLife.com.

friday Summer Nature Storytime – Thru Aug 12.

10:30am. Designed primarily for preschoolers and will introduce a different nature-themed book each week. During most of the story times, a puppet, live animal or enrichment items will be included to enhance the experience. Included in general admission; free/Heard Museum Members. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. 972-562-5566.

Free Mom & Kids Yoga – 5:30-6pm. 1st Fri. Find out how our Multisensory Kids Yoga can help im-

prove your child’s focus and grades while keeping you both fit at the same time. SMARTS Club, 8780 Preston Trace Blvd, Frisco. Registration required & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 214872-8592.

Acoustic Jam Session – 7pm. Weekly open jam and song circle. All acoustic instruments and levels welcome. All music genres welcome. Sponsored by the Visual Art League of Lewisville. Free. MCL Grand, 100 N Charles, Lewisville. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 469-444-0825.

Friday Evening Shabbat Service – 7pm. Join Shir Tikvah, the Reform synagogue of Frisco as we inspire a love for lifelong learning, the celebration of living a Jewish life, and a commitment to honoring the beautiful traditions of our heritage. Held at 7700 Main St, Frisco. 469-269-0718. For specific schedule: ShirTikvahFrisco.org.

Community Dance – 7-9:30pm. 2nd & 4th Fri. Live Music, varied styles. Fun for all ages 21 and up. $5/ person Denton Senior Center, 509 North Bell Ave, Denton. For details & mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 940-349-8720.

Square and Round Dance for Fitness and Fun – 7:30pm. 1st & 3rd Fri. Individuals and couples of all ages welcome. Texas Reelers, 820 W Arapaho, Richardson. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-235-1400.

Old Time Music Hall – Thru July 17. 8pm, Fri; 2:30 & 8pm, Sat; 2:30pm, Sun. Songs interspersed with sketches and skits and all manner of things. An all-new show with something for everyone. Devised

by Sue Birch. The Cox Building Playhouse, 1517 H Ave, Plano. 972-490-4202. Theatre-Britain.com.

lengths. Richardson Bikemart, Southeast corner of Campbell Rd & Coit Rd, in the front parking lot.

Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972231-3993.

Small Fry Sports Classes – A skills and developmental sports class for boys and girls ages 3 & 4.

Each month offers a different sport which allows children to develop new skills and gain exposure to all sports offered at the Y. Parents participate alongside their child during this fun and active class. $20/YMCA Family Member, $40/everyone else.

Frisco Family YMCA, 3415 Main St, Frisco. Trey Gilmore: 214-297-9622.

Clear Creek Birding Walk – 7:30-10:30am. Last Sat. With Elm Fork Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists. Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center, 3310 Collins Rd, Denton. txmn.org/elmfork.

savethedate SATURDAY Beach Clean Up at Trophy Club Park – 8-11am. 1st Sat; weather permitting. 2885 Trophy Park Dr. More info: TrophyClub.org.

Coppell Farmers’ Market – Thru Nov. 8am-12pm.

Seasonal produce for the North Texas area, natural meats and eggs, seafood, organic dairy products, honey, teas, breads, mixes, flowers, plants, and more.

Coppell Farmers’ Market, 768 W Main St, Coppell.

CoppellFarmersMarket.org.

Greenville Farmers’ Market – Thru Dec. 8am12pm. 2400 Lee St on Bois d’Arc, Greenville. 972251-1532. GreenvilleFarmersMarket.com.

McKinney Farmers’ Market at Chestnut Square – Thru mid-Nov. 8am-12pm. Local and organic meat, dairy and produce vendors. Locally grown and produced food and craft items. Live music. 315 S Chestnut St, McKinney. 972-562-8790.

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saturday savethedate SATURDAY Blackland Prairie Raptor Center 1st Saturday Events – Various topics and activities each month. Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, 1625 Brockdale Park Rd, Lucas. Info: 469-9649696, BPRaptorCenter.org.

Operation Kindness – 3rd Sat. No Kill animal shelter brings animals for adoption. Weather permitting. Whole Foods Market, outside store, 2201 Preston Rd, Plano. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 972-612-6729.

Pathfinders Fun Cycling – A free, non-competitive riding group for all cycling skill levels. Short, weekly bicycle rides for the purpose of fun and exercise. All rides held on the weekend, less than 20 miles and include a food destination and a “no rider left behind” policy. Routes and destinations change each week. For more info: Facebook.com/ CycleHighlandVillage.

Safe Exchange Zone – The Roanoke Police Department has provided a safe haven for child custody exchanges, as well as for the exchange of items that are bought, sold or traded. Now the department has created an officially designated exchange zone in the parking lot and all are welcome to use it. 609 Dallas Dr. For more info: 817-491-6052.

Saturday Morning Rides – Various start times and

Saint Michael’s Farmers’ Market – Thru early Nov. 8am-12pm. Shop local and fresh, with farmers/growers who practice natural, sustainable, organic farming and are within a 150-mile radius of Dallas County. Baked goods, tamales, cheeses, eggs, local honey, meats, and pastas also available. Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 8011 Douglas Ave at Colgate Rd, Dallas.

SaintMichaelsMarket.com.

Frisco Rotary Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 22.

8am-1pm or sellout. Local growers offer fruits and vegetables. Also offered are baked breads, meat from local ranchers, honey, arts and crafts and various other products. 4th St between Main & Elm, Frisco.

FriscoRotaryFarmersMarket.com.

Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Waste Collection Program – 9am-12pm. 2nd Sat. For Lewisville residents; must bring driver’s license for proof of residency. A convenient, safe and environmentally sound way to get rid of waste materials that should not be put into the landfill. City of Lewisville Residential Convenience Center, 330 W Jones St. CityOfLewisville.com.

Farmersville Farmers & Fleas Market – Thru Sept. 9am-3pm. 1st Sat. Features produce, crafts, food, jewelry, antiques and more. Onion Shed, 151 S Main, Farmersville. 972-784-6846.

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Free One-Hour Seminars – 10am. Topics: gardening, beekeeping, rainwater collection, goat milking, poultry. Ploughshare Institute for Sustainable Living, 7781 Gholson Rd, Waco. Mention North Texas Natural Awakenings: 254-754-9663.

SPCA of Texas Pet Grief Counseling Program – 1pm. 1st Sat. Designed to help those who are grieving the loss of a beloved companion animal.

Free. Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center, 2400 Lone Star Dr, Dallas. 214-742-7722.

Second Saturday for Youth – 10-11:30am. For youngsters aged 4-10; children 6 & under must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, A/V Classroom, 6465 Refuge Rd, Sherman. Reservations necessary: 903-786-2826.

Mockingbird Chapter of the Poetry Society of Texas Monthly Meeting – 1:30pm. 1st Sat. Local poets and guests are welcome to recite their poetry.

Meetings are casual and visitors are always welcome. Heard-Craig Carriage House, 205 W Church St, McKinney. MockingbirdPoetry.org.

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Guitar Swap Saturday – 2-5pm. Buy, sell or trade guitars. Guitar Gallery, 100 Louisiana St, McKinney.

214-504-4921.

SATURDAY Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting – 11am-1pm.

2nd Sat. Agenda includes updates from around Denton, practice our monthly actions, and then call in to the national conference call featuring a well-known speaker (economists, scientists, politicians, military commanders, and thought leaders) on the topic of climate change. Cafe Brazil, 501 W University Dr, Denton. Info, Brett Cease: 218-766-0830. CitizensClimateLobby. org/Chapters/TX_Denton.

Kid’s Fish – 11am-1pm. Ages 4-11. The opportunity to go outside to our pond and do some live fishing (weather permitting). If bad weather will have a scavenger hunt. Free. Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, 2501 Bass Pro Dr, Grapevine. 972-724-2018.

Parkour in the Park – 11am-1pm. Learn to move past obstacles like water. All ages. No experience required. Very welcoming group. Participants of all abilities and ages: 8-80. Free. Locations vary.

Details: 817-475-8370.

Visit the Cats – 11am-6pm. See Sun listing. In-Sync Exotics, 3430 Skyview Dr, Wylie. 972-442-6888.

Homestead Open House – 12-3pm. 3rd Sat. Time subject to change during heat of summer. The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area is home to several historic structures, most notably the Minor-Porter Log House, which dates to about 1869.

Volunteers on hand to guide visitors through the structures and answer questions in this informal tour.

Visitors welcome to arrive at any time during the open hours and tour at their own pace. Regular admission to LLELA: $5/person; free/age 5 & under. No additional charge for tour. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. 972-219-7980.

Kayak down the Elm Fork – 12-3pm. 3rd Sat. Whether have lots of river time under your belt or have never set foot in a kayak, you’re welcome here.

Kayak Power provides equipment and instruction followed by a 6-mile trip down the Elm Fork to a shuttle vehicle. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E Jones St, Lewisville. Reservation required: 214-669-1663.

Frisco Humane Society Adoption – 12-4pm. 1st, 3rd & 5th Sat. We invite you to meet and greet some of the wonderful dogs and cats available for adoption from Frisco Humane Society. PetSmart in Frisco, 3333 Preston Rd. 972-498-8980.

Heard Nature Photographers Club – 1pm. 2nd Sat. Speakers and discussions. Topics include how-to and technique discussions and travelogue presentations. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. More info: 972-462-7314.

Free Guitar Class – 4pm. Kids ages 9 and up can try out a free guitar class (guitars provided) to see if music is something they are interested in trying out. Guitar Gallery, 100 Louisiana St, McKinney.

RSVP required: 214-504-4921.

Sunday Mountain Bike Group Ride – 6pm. Open to all levels. Informal and leaderless. Food, fun and riding. Food served after the riding. Location changes weekly. For details & location: BBishop@ Bikemart.com.

Stargeezer Star Party – 6:30-9:30pm. 1st Sat. Bring the whole family. Star parties begin at sunset, weather permitting. Free. Spring Park, Jonandrea Ln, Garland. TASObserving.org.

Downtown McKinney’s Second Saturday – 7-10pm. 2nd Sat. Explore local art galleries, listen to great local and regional talent and taste specialties in some of the area’s best eateries. Historic Downtown McKinney, 111 N Tennessee St, McKinney.

972-547-2660.

Frisco StarFest – Sunset-10:30pm. 2nd Sat. Approximately a dozen telescopes will be set up for your viewing pleasure. Weather permitting. Free.

Frisco Commons Park. TASObserving.org.

Drug Disposal – Unwanted and expired medications can be anonymously disposed of at any time at no cost. Accepted drugs: medications for pets, over-the-counter medications, prescription medications, prescription ointments, prescription patches, sample medications and vaccines. Roanoke Police Department Lobby, 609 Dallas Dr. For more info: 817-491-6052.

First Aid Classes, CPR & Babysitter Training – Various days. Monthly at various branches.

For specific info on cost, space availability, times: YMCADallas.org.

Live Green in Plano (LGIP) Volunteer Program – Volunteers 13 and up need. Complete a short application and attend an orientation prior to getting started. Activities include monthly garden workdays; community creek and litter cleanups; special event support and assistance; community outreach options; administration; and more. For orientation dates & registration: LiveGreenInPlano.com.

Peacemaker – A unique theatrical and educational experience aimed at pre-k-5th. The show tackles themes of tolerance and friendship in a light-hearted way, using storytelling, music, puppetry, dancing, juggling and audience participation. An on-campus program lasting 30 mins. More info: 972-490-4202.

Theatre-Britain.com.

Dallas Farmers’ Market – 8am-6pm. Year round.

One-stop shop for all your produce, meat, floral and specialty-food needs. Farmers from 150 miles around come to give you the chance to “buy locally.” 1010 S Pearl Expwy, Dallas. DallasFarmersMarket.org.

Grapevine Farmers’ Market – 9am-6pm, Sun; 8am-8pm, Mon-Sat. Year-round indoor market.

Eat healthy with locally-grown produce and products. 520 S Main St, Grapevine. 817-793-8634.

FarmersMarketOfGrapevine.com.

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daily Dairy Farm Tours – By appt only. Experience life on a dairy farm with an educational tour including how and what cows are fed, the benefits of grass-crop based feed (silage), the milking parlor, bottle feeding baby calves along with the learning the benefits of drinking raw milk vs pasteurized milk. Everyone gets samples of milk and treat bags for the children. $7/person age 2 & up. Circle N Dairy, 2074 CR 446 Gainesville. 940-372-0343.

CircleNDairy.com.

savethedate DAILY Design-a-Dino Coloring Contest – Thru Aug 5.

Children 12 and under can submit their original coloring designs for a chance to have it become a custom paint job on the stegosaurus, one of this year’s animatronic exhibit dinosaurs which opens Sept 17. Other prizes also awarded. Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney. For more info, rules, participation instructions and a link to the downloadable coloring sheet: HeardMuseum. org/designadino.

30 words: $30. Runs up to 3 months.

Extra words: $1 each. To place your classified, email the listing to: Publisher@ NA-NTX.com. Deadline is noon on the 1st of the month.

ESSENTIAL OILS ESSENTIAL OILS – We at doTerra are committed to sharing the life enhancing benefits of therapeutic grade essential oils and essential oils enhanced wellness products. We provide simple, safe and empowering solutions that enhance well-being. For information: Stephanie Jennings/Wellness Advocate, 972-971-8013, mydoterra.com/StephanieYvonneJennings.

SERVICES $30 ADULT SALT SESSIONS – 10am-7pm, Wednesdays. Do you suffer from allergies, asthma, cold/flu, COPD or other respiratory or skin conditions?

Salt therapy is 100% all natural & drug free. Salt heals.

Salt Escape, Salt Therapy Wellness Center, 2100 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 140, Plano. Teresa Cooper: 972-378-4945.

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naturaldirectory A community resource guide connecting you with local businesses and experts. To find out how you can be included in the Natural Directory, email Publisher@NA-NTX.com.

ADD/ADHD SOLUTIONS GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME Robin Bollinger, Licensed IM Trainer 214-693-9601 PerformanceRev.wordpress.com

Backed by 20 years of research, Interactive Metronome (IM) is a drug-free, performance enhancement program that re-trains the brain’s timing, planning, sequencing and focusing abilities.

Student, athlete or professional?

Find out how IM can help unlock your potential.

See ad, page 14.

ACUPUNCTURE ACUPUNCTURE, HERBS & NUTRITION Patti Carey, DAOM, LAc, CLT 2121 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Ste 107, Plano 972-704-3730 • PattiCareyLAC.com

Practicing integrative holistic Oriental Medicine using acupuncture, herbs, massage, constitutional nutrition and light therapy to prevent illness and create healing for harmony in body, mind and spirit. TX AC00812; NCCAOM 19746.

NEW STAR CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE

Dr. Zhangping Lu, DC, LAc, MD (China) 425 Maplelawn Dr, Ste 101, Plano 75075 972-519-8488 DFWAcupunctureChiropractic.com Whole-body wellness center providing chiropractic care, spinal decompression, allergy testing, NAET, IMAET, detoxification, weight loss, hormone balancing, wellness programs and more. Allnatural healing, no medication, no surgery. See ad, page 7.

ALLERGY SOLUTIONS NEW STAR CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE

Dr. Zhangping Lu, DC, LAc, MD (China) 425 Maplelawn Dr, Ste 101, Plano 75075 972-519-8488 DFWAcupunctureChiropractic.com Whole-body wellness center providing chiropractic care, spinal decompression, allergy testing, NAET, IMAET, detoxification, weight loss, hormone balancing, wellness programs and more. Allnatural healing, no medication, no surgery. See ad, page 7.

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AROMATHERAPY DOREY AROMATHERAPY & REFLEXOLOGY

Mary Ellen Dorey, Reflexologist/Clinical Aromatherapist Plano • 972-567-3962 DoreyAromatherapy.com European and Ayurvedic Reflexology and aromatherapy sessions, plus a full line of products for well care, body care and natural perfumes. Reflexology works with the feet and helps to balance the subtle energy systems of the entire body leaving you feeling refreshed and energized. See ad, page 11.

AYURVEDA THE BALANCED YOGI

Peggy Breeze 972-658-1600 • TheBalancedYogi.com Achieve optimal health with Ayurveda, the ancient healing practice that balances body, mind and spirit. I provide comprehensive assessments that uncover your imbalances, create customized diet and lifestyle plans to help you achieve your wellness goals, offer Ayurvedic therapies and online consultations. Let me help you harmonize and energize your life.

BEAUTY HAIR COLOR STUDIOS

9200 E Lebanon Rd, Ste 32, Frisco 75035 214-436-4955 • HairColorStudios.com Organic color for your hair and health.

Open seven days a week. “No-Neck-Pain” wash basins have built-in headrest for your comfort and to protect your neck. See ad, page 17.

PURE GLOW ECO CHIC Beauty meets Health 972-675-7987 PureGlowEcoChic.com

Need help with a healthier beauty routine? We offer skincare and makeup made with real, clean ingredients that are recognizable. Complimentary private consultations available.

RONIT MOR SPA & WELLNESS Ronit Mor, ND, LE 6400 W Plano Pkwy, Ste 6, Plano 214-973-0482 • RonitMor.com

A holistic boutique spa focused on dramatically reviving your skin's youthful appearance using the most effective treatment protocols as well as science-based ingredients and technology. See ad, page 27.

BRAIN OPTIMIZATION GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME Robin Bollinger, Licensed IM Trainer Near Preston Rd and Main St, Frisco 214-693-9601 PerformanceRev.wordpress.com

Backed by 20 years of research, Interactive Metronome (IM) is a drug-free, performance enhancement program that re-trains the brain's timing, planning, sequencing and focusing abilities.

Student, athlete or professional?

Find out how IM can help unlock your potential. See ad, page 14.

CHIROPRACTIC NEW STAR CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE

Dr. Zhangping Lu, DC, LAc, MD (China) 425 Maplelawn Dr, Ste 101, Plano 75075 972-519-8488 DFWAcupunctureChiropractic.com Whole-body wellness center providing chiropractic care, spinal decompression, allergy testing, NAET, IMAET, detoxification, weight loss, hormone balancing, wellness programs and more.

All-natural healing, no medication, no surgery. See ad, page 7.

SERENDIPITY HEALTH & WELLNESS Dr. Amy St. John, DC, LMT 3900 W 15th St, Ste 506, Plano 75075 214-801-0741 • SerendipityWellness.net

I'm the gentle chiropractor. As a doctor of chiropractic and licensed massage therapist, I can help you to relieve pain head to toe, whether caused by injury, stress or fatigue.

My style is gentle but effective, which can be particularly helpful for those in extreme pain, children or seniors. See ad, page 10.

SYNERGY BALANCE NUCCA CHIROPRACTIC HEALING CENTER Dr. Cecilia Yu, D.C., NUCCA practitioner 12740 Hillcrest Rd, Ste 138, Dallas 75230 972-387-4700 • MySynergyBalance.com

By aligning the first vertebrae through a precise NUCCA adjustment, Dr. Yu eliminates nerve interference from the brain stem.

Such interference can manifest itself in any manner including scoliosis, skin conditions, behavioral disorders, herniated discs or joint problems. Unlike traditional chiropractic, even traditional upper-cervical chiropractic, there is no popping, cracking or twisting and a NUCCA adjustment holds longer which means you return far less often. See ad, page 11.

COLONICS DFW COLON CARE

17810 Davenport Rd, Ste 108 Dallas, 75252 972-380-4845 • DFWColonCare.com Optimize the resources within your body and jump start your colon by cleansing, hydrating and eliminating waste with the touch-less Angel of Water Colonics. See ad, page 16.

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DENTISTRY SMILE RANCH DENTISTRY

Dr. Robyn Abramczyk, DDS 6700 Horizon Rd, Heath 75032 972-772-7645 • SmileRanchDentistry.com Smile Ranch believes in natural, minimalistic remedies that are safe and effective for you and your family. See ad, inside front cover.

DINING CAFÉ BRAZIL

200 Coit Rd, Ste 112, Plano (by Central Market) 469-229-9140 A breakfast-to-late-evening dining and coffee house offering delicious food in a casual, eclectic familyfriendly space. Healthy meal options to decadent deserts available.

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CIRCLE N FAMILY DAIRY

Michelle and Tommy Neu 4 Miles West of I-35; on US 82, County Rd 446, Lindsay 76240 940-372-0343 • CircleNDairy.com State-permitted dairy licensed to sell fresh, all-natural unprocessed grade A raw milk. See full listing under Farms & Farmers' Markets. See ad, page 6.

DECLUTTERING / ORGANIZING SERVICES THE DECLUTTERBUG

Anita Sisler 339-832-1220 • TheDeclutterbug.biz Now is a perfect time to declutter. Let me help you turn cluttered areas of your home into perfect, peaceful spaces. Moving? I can help you with the process of decluttering while packing up your home and/or unpacking and making your new home cozy. Serving the North Texas area. See ad, page 31.

State-permitted dairy licensed to sell fresh, all-natural unprocessed grade A raw milk. Visit us at the farm to learn why our great-tasting, fresh, raw milk is a safe and naturally healthier choice for your family. Call us to schedule a tour to see a working family farm and be sure to visit our on-site store for fresh raw white and chocolate milk, cream, free-range eggs and more. See ad, page 6.

EDEN NATURAL FOODS CO-OP EdenNaturalFoods.com

Members purchase food online, directly from north and east Texas farms. We go get it for you, so you can pick up your food at our location, just 15 minutes east of downtown Plano.

HONEY POT FARM

4013 W Parker Rd, Plano 75093 972-943-8885

Halal meats, fresh produce, groceries and flat bread baked on-site.

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DAIRY

Michelle and Tommy Neu 4 Miles West of I-35; on US 82, County Rd 446, Lindsay 76240 940-372-0343 • CircleNDairy.com

5611 Colleyville Blvd, Ste 340, Colleyville, TX 76034 817-770-4443

EDUCATION LIVING ETHICS SCHOOL

Vicki Johnston, Founding Director 340 Country Club Rd, Fairview 75069 214-544-8338 • CenterForLivingEthics.org Are you seeking a learning environment that nurtures the whole child?

Children thrive in heart-centered relationships that cultivate whole-being intelligence through nature, creativity, discovery, storytelling, meaningful learning and individual projects. Full- and part-time programs available. We welcome you to our monthly Tea, Talk and a Tour.

FARMS & FARMERS' MARKETS CARDO’S SPROUT FARM

Money Family / Guy Money, Beekeeper McKinney 75070 • 972-829-3216 Honey as raw, local, organic, yummy and healthy as it gets. Our hives are in Collin and surrounding counties, and because our honey is straight from the hive, nothing added and never heat pasteurized, you get all the vitamins, minerals, live-enzymes, and pollens which are the allergy-fighting benefits that are heat filtered out of most other store-bought honeys. Available at Frisco Farmers' Market, McKinney Trade Days, Sprouts, Market Street or pick up at our home office. Look for the bee in cowboy boots! See ad, page 27.

LITTLE ORCHARD PECANS LittleOrchardPecans.com 469-500-3099

Grown on family farms, our hard shell “native” pecans are smaller and sweeter than the “paper shell” hybrids found in most store. Typically pesticidefree, they’re low-carb, no sodium, almost no natural sugars and can help lower “bad” cholesterol. Order online or at select local retailers.

ROOTED HEART FARM

Marie DeNoon, Owner Ponder, TX 940-222-0742

Courtney Swearingen, Owner Denton, TX 817-907-3684 • CardosFarmProject.com/ farm-stand

Cardo’s Sprout Farm is focused on microgreens, fruit herbs and cut flowers. We sell on Saturday’s at the Coppell Farmers’ Market and Denton Community Market. Our microgreens line is also available at The Cupboard, a grocery store, in Denton.

RHF provides the Denton community with sustainably grown produce. You can find RHF veggies at the Denton Community Market, as well as featured at some local restaurants. Volunteer and internship opportunities are also available.

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TIERRA VERDE FARM

Erin & Sondi Tran, Owners Sanger, TX 940-205-3992 • TierraVerdeFarm.net We raise food and fiber with integrity.

Our products, sold at Denton Community Market, include pastured chicken and duck eggs, handcrafted goat milk soap, baked goods, produce, wool and honey.

FITNESS AHHHMAZING LIFE

101 S Jackson Ave, Ste 300, Wylie 75098 214-282-9058 • AhhhMazingLife.com

FIT N PILATES

Shannon Rene 5160 Village Creek Dr, Ste 400, Plano 75093 214-789-5563 • FitNPilates.com

THE BARRE CODE PLANO

Julie Godfrey, Owner 4757 W Park Blvd, Ste 112, Plano 75093 469-298-0482 • TheBarreCode.com

YOGA WITH PEGGY BREEZE 972-658-1600 TheBalancedYogi.com

See full listing under Ayurveda.

YOGAJAX YOGA STUDIO 2001 Coit Rd, 75093 469-518-4225 • Yogajax.com

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE DR. KAREN ASBURY, MD 972-479-9139 KarenAsburyMD.com

Our practice is dedicated to healing using a combination of holistic medicine and conventional medicine where needed. See ad, page 26.

HEALTHY KIDS PEDIATRICS

Dr. Deborah Z. Bain, MD, FAAP, IFMCP 4851 Legacy Dr, Ste 301, Frisco 75034 972-294-0808 • HealthyKidsPediatrics.com Where your child’s health is our passion! Offering a full range of pediatric services integrating conventional and natural medicine for your child’s optimal health. See ad, page 9.

RECLAIM HEALTH

Dr. Laura Precourt, PScD 2237 W Parker Rd, Ste F, Plano 75023 972-943-9355 • ReclaimHealthNow.com A concierge practice that offers an education curriculum that teaches patients how to reclaim their health through proper nutrition and lifestyle changes which can allow them to reduce or eliminate their need for medications. See ad, page 31.

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GARDEN CALLOWAY’S NURSERY Calloways.com

Seventeen DFW stores including: Denton, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Hurst, Lewisville, Little Elm, McKinney, Plano, Richardson, Southlake. See ad, page 15.

HAIR SALON HAIR COLOR STUDIOS

9200 E Lebanon Rd, Ste 32, Frisco 75035 214-436-4955 • HairColorStudios.com Open seven days a week, we offer organic color for your hair and health. “No-Neck-Pain” wash basins have built in headrest for your comfort and to protect your neck.

Whether you're simply sensitive to some of those harsher chemical lines or just want vibrant, beautiful, healthy hair you'll love our natural approach to how we treat your hair and overall beauty. Ask about free color consultation. See ad, page 17.

HEALTHY KIDS HEALTHY KIDS PEDIATRICS

Dr. Deborah Z. Bain, MD, FAAP, IFMCP 4851 Legacy Dr, Ste 301, Frisco 75034 972-294-0808 • HealthyKidsPediatrics.com Where your child’s health is our passion! Offering a full range of pediatric services integrating conventional and natural medicine for your child’s optimal health. See ad, page 9.

WHOLE CHILD PEDIATRICS OF TEXAS

Dr. Alina Olteanu, MD, PhD 3550 Parkwood Blvd, Ste 100, Frisco 75034 214-736-1954 • WholeChildTexas.com In today’s complex medical world, we empower our patients to take control of their health with a transformative clinical practice that integrates the best of traditional, Western medicine with ancient, Eastern healing modalities and with a vast array of nutraceuticals and cutting edge clinical test, while “walking the talk” of healing right by your side, every single step of your journey. See ad, page 7.

HOLISTIC VETERINARIAN PAWS & CLAWS ANIMAL HOSPITAL Dr. Shawn Messonnier, DVM 2145 W Park Blvd, Plano 75075 972-867-8800 • PetCareNaturally.com

Offering drug-free treatments, antiaging medicine, holistic anesthesia, and blood testing for early diagnosis of cancer in healthy pets. See ad, page 10.

HOLISTIC WELLNESS THE CUPPING GURU

Dana Russell, LMT, ACT 2100 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 140, Plano 75075 469-831-2795 • Cupping.Guru Contemporary cupping is a superior therapy for releasing muscle knots, relieving tension, myofascial release, lymphatic drainage, detoxing, smoothing cellulite and more. It's effective and relaxing.

Ask about our exclusive TrioCleanse: a powerful combination of salt room therapy, cupping therapy and 24 hours of juicing.

HORMONE REPLACEMENT TWIST 25

Bioidentical DHEA cream 888-489-4782 • Twist25.com Twist 25 DHEA cream helps maintain hormones naturally. Sleep better at night, have energy and drive during the day, fight menopause and depression. Improve health to feel your best and look your best. Make Twist 25 part of your daily routine and get results. See ad, page 23.

DR. JOHN WOODWARD, MD

Medical City Dallas 7777 Forest Ln, Ste A-315, Dallas 75230 972-566-7870 • AboutHormones.org Dr. Woodward is a board certified Gynecologic Endocrinologist. He has been a pioneer in bio-identical hormone replacement for 30 years. He has been practicing medicine in Dallas since 1968 and specializes in hormone replacement for both men and women.

His eight years of medical training were at Yale University School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Medical Center. He is board certified in gynecology. See ad, page 23.

INTEGRATIVE PHYSICIANS DR. KAREN ASBURY, MD 972-479-9139 KarenAsburyMD.com

Our practice is dedicated to healing using a combination of holistic medicine and conventional medicine where needed. See ad, page 26.

ROOTS INTEGRATIVE GYNECOLOGY Dr. Odette Limosnero, MD 2005 W Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton 75010 972-822-3365 RootsIntegrativeGynecology.com

We take the time to build a relationship with you, to not only treat your symptoms, but discover the underlying cause of your “disease.” See ad, page 19.

WHOLE CHILD PEDIATRICS OF TEXAS

Dr. Alina Olteanu, MD, PhD 3550 Parkwood Blvd, Ste 100, Frisco 75034 214-736-1954 • WholeChildTexas.com In today’s complex medical world, we empower our patients to take control of their health with a transformative clinical practice that integrates the best of traditional, Western medicine with ancient, Eastern healing modalities and with a vast array of nutraceuticals and cutting edge clinical test, while “walking the talk” of healing right by your side, every single step of your journey. See ad, page 7.

KID FIT – KID FUN CAMP TONKAWA

1036 CR 203, Collinsville 76233 940-440-8382 • CampTonkawaTexas.com We are all connected to nature, and at Camp Tonkawa, our classes, camps and events help you to nurture that connection. Feel your connection to all living things.

Sense the spirit of the wilderness. Know that you are related to the Earth on a practical and a spiritual level.

Our goal is for everyone to be as knowledgeable of the natural world as the Native Americans, who love, honor and respect our planet Earth... Mother Nature.

KNEE PAIN SOLUTIONS NEW STAR CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE

Dr. Zhangping Lu, DC, LAc, MD (China) 425 Maplelawn Dr, Ste 101, Plano 75075 972-519-8488 DFWAcupunctureChiropractic.com Whole-body wellness center providing chiropractic care, spinal decompression, allergy testing, NAET, IMAET, detoxification, weight loss, hormone balancing, wellness programs and more. Allnatural healing, no medication, no surgery. See ad, page 7.

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NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN INNOVATIONS WELLNESS CENTER

Dr. Kimberly Wilson, NMD 6545 Preston Rd, Ste 200, Plano 75024 469-606-9100 • InnovationsWellness.com Your family's health is "naturally" our passion. Using naturopathic medicine, our approach is holistic and non-toxic, helping those with cancer, hormone imbalances, fatigue, chronic illness, depression and much more. Let us be a partner in your wellness and show you naturopathic solutions to your health concerns.

HEALTHY BY NATURE RADIO SHOW Martie Whittekin, Certified Clinical Nutritionist Saturday 8am • KWRD 100.7 FM

Interviews with authors, doctors and o t h e r e x p e r t s a b o u t n a tu r a l approaches to health and happiness.

Listener calls are always welcome.

Archives of past shows available on HBNShow.com.

REAL ESTATE DARLENE OWEN, REALTOR

NATUROPATHS

Remax Town & Country 301 S Watters Rd, Allen 75013 972-979-7640 • DarleneOwen.com

RONIT MOR SPA & WELLNESS Ronit Mor, ND 6400 W Plano Pkwy, Ste 6, Plano 214-973-0482 • RonitMor.com

Inspiring, empowering and coaching you to naturally improve and maintain your well-being. Ronit’s holistic, nontoxic approach helps restore vitality and lessen chronic conditions through nutrition, lifestyle and alternative modalities. See ad, page 27.

I specialize in helping with all the technical aspects of home selling or buying, like getting a great deal and a perfect location, but my clients also love that I have a knack for helping with some of the more intangible, stress-inducing things that go along with the process as well. If you're looking for an agent who can help and support you beyond just the paperwork, call me today! See ad, page 27.

REFLEXOLOGY

ORGANIC LAWN CARE

DOREY AROMATHERAPY & REFLEXOLOGY

EARTH KIND SERVICES

Lawn Top Dressing Beau Propes, Owner 469-744-0281 • EarthKindServices.com Organic lawn treatment that gets amazing results. We do all the work—spreading an even layer of composted top dressing onto your lawn with our specialized spreader. Bare spots fill in, better drought tolerance and disease resistance. Safe for kids and pets. See ad, page 17.

Mary Ellen Dorey, Reflexologist/Clinical Aromatherapist Plano • 972-567-3962 DoreyAromatherapy.com See full listing under Aromatherapy.

See ad, page 11.

PEDIATRICS LAWN CARE – ORGANIC EARTH KIND SERVICES

Organic Compost Lawn Treatment Beau Propes, Owner 469-744-0281 • EarthKindServices.com Organic lawn treatment that gets amazing results. We do all the work —spreading an even layer of composted top dressing onto your lawn with our specialized spreader.

Bare spots fill in, better drought tolerance and disease resistance. Safe for kids and pets. See ad, page 17.

MARKETS – GROCERY SPICE BAZAAR INDIAN GROCERY 4681 Ohio Dr, Ste 105, Frisco 75035 214-618-3174

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HEALTHY KIDS PEDIATRICS

Dr. Deborah Z. Bain, MD, FAAP, IFMCP 4851 Legacy Dr, Ste 301, Frisco 75034 972-294-0808 • HealthyKidsPediatrics.com Where your child’s health is our passion! Offering a full range of pediatric services integrating conventional and natural medicine for your child’s optimal health.

See ad, page 9.

WHOLE CHILD PEDIATRICS OF TEXAS

Dr. Alina Olteanu, MD, PhD 3550 Parkwood Blvd, Ste 100, Frisco 75034 214-736-1954 • WholeChildTexas.com In today’s complex medical world, we empower our patients to take control of their health with a transformative clinical practice that integrates the best of traditional, Western medicine with ancient, Eastern healing modalities and with a vast array of nutraceuticals and cutting edge clinical test, while “walking the talk” of healing right by your side, every single step of your journey. See ad, page 7.

MY HEART REIKI

Jennifer Cunnings 1113 Hampshire Lane, Ste 8, Richardson 972-816-6299 • MyHeartReiki.com Align with your true, authentic, amazing self. Using energy therapy and intuitive coaching, Jennifer provides the tools, healing and support you need to live a selfempowered and purpose filled life.

See ad, page 27.

RESPIRATORY THERAPY SALT ESCAPE

2100 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 140, Plano 75093 972-378-4945 • Info@SaltEscape.com Do you suffer from allergies, asthma, COPD, cold/flu, or other respiratory or skin conditions? Salt therapy is 100% drug-free and all natural. Salt heals.

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SOUND HEALING STAR COYOTE SOUND TEMPLE

Jodi Roberts, Founder Coit Rd and Parker, Plano 75075 469-344-6484 • StarCoyoteSoundTemple.com Jodi activates your creative energy for health, clarity of purpose and inner peace through sound healing, shamanic practices and multidimensional shadow transformation.

See ad, page 18.

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AGAPE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING Reverend Lee Wolak 972-468-1331 • AgapeCSL.com

If you were inspired by the movie The Secret or the message of Abraham, Eckhart Tolle, and Deepak Chopra you’ll feel right at home at Agape.

Agape CSL is a spiritual community that nourishes your soul, energizes your body and lifts your spirit. Agape honors all spiritual pathways, and can be incorporated into anyone's life as a complement to their own traditions and belief systems. See ad, page 26.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH 25631 Smotherman Rd, Frisco 75033 214-872-4205 • NewLifeFrisco.org

SHIR TIKVAH REFORM SYNAGOGUE Rabbi Heidi Coretz 7700 Main St, Frisco 75034 214-500-8304, • ShirTikvahFrisco.org

Services are held on Friday evenings at 7 p.m. Every service welcomes children of all ages. Religious school classes take place on Sunday mornings during school year. Visit website for service schedule.

ST. PHILIP’S EPISCOPAL

6400 Stonebrook Pkwy, Frisco 75034 214-387-4700 • StPhilipsFrisco.org Sunday services, community programs, job ministry, preschool, and St. Philip’s Academy “K” class.

THERMOGRAPHY THERMOGRAPHY CENTER OF DALLAS Dr. Rebeca Gracia, PharmD, DABAT Addison and Rockwall 214-352-8758 • ThermographyCenter.com

Providing FDA-cleared Computer Regulation Thermography (CRT) to progressive practitioners for over 10 years. Whole Body Thermography reveals functionality of internal organs including breasts, teeth, lymphatics, thyroid, liver, kidneys and heart. Subtle changes can be detected ~10 years before dysfunction develops. See ad, page 3.

VETERINARY SERVICES PAWS & CLAWS ANIMAL HOSPITAL Dr. Shawn Messonnier, DVM 2145 W Park Blvd, Plano 75075 972-867-8800 • PetCareNaturally.com

Offering drug-free treatments, antiaging medicine, holistic anesthesia, and blood testing for early diagnosis of cancer in healthy pets. See ad, page 10.

WATER WATERSEDGE STRUCTURED WATER Twenty First Century Health 972-855-8711 TwentyFirstCenturyHealth.com

Bringing dead city water back to the living, structured water nature intended. Cutting-edge technology. Call us or visit our website to learn more about how improving your home’s water can improve your health.

WELLNESS CENTERS BODY SYNERGIE

1103B Ridge Rd, Rockwall 75087 972-772-5808

BACK TO BASICS HEALTH MARKET 585 I-30, Rockwall 75087 972-771-3660

DOC’S BODY SHOP CHIROPRACTIC

3084 N Goliad St, Ste 114, Rockwall 75087 972-722-2500

GET HEALTHY HEALTH MARKET 811 E Yellow Jacket, Rockwall 75087 469-434-2004

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