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ummer has settled into the Upstate with sizzling temperatures feeling more like home than last year’s cool, wet days. Each region of the country remarks nature’s lush beauty in its own way. When I moved to the South 20 years ago, I was fascinated by the outrageous distinctiveness of the flora here compared with that of my native New England. Mimosa trees, I learned, burst into pink, powder puff flowers once temperatures break into the 90s. The closest things to northern lilacs are the pink, lilac and white crepe myrtles, which grow vivid in July. Vegetable gardens are another gift of summer. The Hub City Farmer’s Market (HCFM) Community Garden Program assists Spartanburg County organizations in developing, enhancing or maintaining communal vegetable gardens. Review this months’ News Brief on Community Gardens to find locations. Eating naturally grown, fresh, local food is good for our health, environment and local economy. Everyone deserves to know they are ingesting clean, additives-free, health-giving food. It’s hard to believe that finding organic fruits and vegetables at mainstream groceries, while marginally improving in some parts of the country, still isn’t easy. If we allow industrial agriculture to have its bullying way, foods that both taste food and are good for us could become as extinct as many animal species disappearing at an accelerating rate. That’s why we all need to celebrate and support local farmers that are consciously working to preserve their reputation for truly healthy products. This month’s News Brief follow up to May’s March against Monsanto event in Greenville demonstrates citizens’ concern about threats to our food by chemical giants. Many people may still be unaware that genetically modified organisms (GMO) are plants that, among other undesirable traits, produce their own pesticides. Despite manufacturers’ claims that these pesticides break down in the digestive system research at the University of Sherbrooke, in Canada, found such an insecticidal protein circulating in the blood of pregnant and non-pregnant women as well as fetuses, suggesting not only that the protein does not break down but that it also can pass to a developing fetus. Natural Awakenings asks readers to act to block Monsanto’s unconscionably profit-driven interests at every opportunity. July 4th celebrates the freedom and independence gifted to us all by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Let’s actively safeguard our basic right to know what’s in our food. A safe food supply should be inherent in the guarantee of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Wishing you and yours a safe and happy summer,

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newsbriefs Shertech Compounding Pharmacy Advocates for Patients’ Rights

ussell Prescott III, R. Ph., of Shertech Compounding Pharmacy, recently spent four days meeting with members of Congress on Capitol Hill to explain how certain legislation can dramatically impact the ability to care for patients. The event, called Compounders on Capitol Hill, brought together top-level compounding pharmacists and technicians from Russell Prescott III, R. Ph. across the country with the same goal—to protect pharmacy compounding. Legislation is constantly changing, and some of the proposed legislation restricts patient access to compounded prescriptions. Prescott attended Compounders on Capitol Hill to advocate for his patients’ rights to choose the kind of medicinal care they want and to protect Shertech’s patients’ access to compounded medicine. Compounded medicine is an effective treatment option for people and animals when commercial medicine is ineffective, intolerable, or unavailable. Compounding pharmacists work as problem solvers for unique situations involving administering medicine. Shertech Compounding Pharmacy works with the patient’s physician to customize a prescription specific to the patient’s body’s chemistry and individual needs. Compounded medicine allows flexibility with regard to dosage, strength, and method of administration. Shertech pharmacy can also compound medications that are backordered or discontinued. Shertech Compounding Pharmacy is located at 1360 Drayton Rd., Spartanburg. For more information, call 864-585-3850 or visit ShertechPharmacy.com. See ad, page 12.

Hub City Cooperative Market Seeking Owners

ub City Co-op, a memberowned and -operated market, has announced a $350,000 fund matching challenge from the City of Spartanburg. The challenge is part of the campaign to secure the final pieces of startup capital necessary to open the first retail cooperative grocery market in South Carolina. Hub City Co-op will be a community-owned full-service retail grocery store, stocking naturally and sustainably-sourced and locally-produced foods. It will also include an in-store café featuring fresh, healthy, prepared foods and grab-and-go options. “City investment is an important signal of the value of our project and a tribute to the hard work of owners,” says Board president Tim Meade. “We’re committed to securing the last round of investments in order to qualify for city financial support.” The remaining owner investments must be raised by ownership by October 2014 in order for the Co-op to receive funds authorized by a City Council vote on May 27. Hub City Co-op ownership passed the 1100 mark in May. Any individual can become an owner by purchasing an ownership for $150, made in one lump sum or in three payments. Ownership entitles an individual to a voice in decision-making in the cooperative organization. Many owners see the purchase of an ownership as a concrete action in support of healthy, local food systems and economies. Additionally, approximately 100 South Carolina resident owners made investment commitments in the form of the purchase of preferred shares ($1k minimum) or owner loans ($2k minimum), during the 2013 phase of the capital campaign. The total project cost for the market is $2.7 million. This is the total cost of funds necessary to renovate the building, obtain stock, and staff the store until it reaches profitability. The market is slated to open in downtown Spartanburg at 176 North Liberty Street eight to twelve months after successful completion of the capital campaign. For more information on how to become an owner of the Hub City Co-op, call 864-266-0082, email LBarbasRhoden@gmail.com, or visit HubCityCoOp.org.

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newsbriefs Awakening Energies Celebrates Anniversaries

ary W. Underwood, Awakening Energies creator, has two important anniversaries in July. July 1st marks two years that she has been serving patients at her current location on East Main Street, and July 3rd is the one year anniversary of Shanti, the therapy cat, joining her practice. Shanti the cat turned a year old at the beginning of June. She has thoroughly enjoyed her first year in practice with Underwood at Awakening Energies. Underwood uses traditional therapy to help people gain insight and allow them to change behaviors and thought patterns that create problems. People sometimes find that they hit a wall with talk therapy that they cannot move beyond, especially if they have experienced traumatic events in their lives. For this reason, she also employs a variety of nontraditional therapeutic methods such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), which have been shown to effectively help people heal and move to greater peace and contentment with their lives. Awakening Energies is located at 736 E. Main St., Spartanburg. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 864-266-0634 or visit AwakeningEnergies.com. See ad, page 16.

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March Against Monsanto Raises Awareness

n Saturday, May 24th, a concerned group of citizens, organized by Aaron and Jess Bayne, gathered to march through Falls Park and Main Street in Downtown Greenville for the March Against Monsanto. A group of about 100 men, women, and children displayed their concern about what they consider to be the dangers of genetically modified organisms (or GMOs, as they are commonly referred to). GMOs are defined on the website JustLabelIt.org as “organisms that have been created through application of transgenic, gene-splicing techniques that are part of biotechnology…they are also called genetic engineering, or GE.” One of the many controversies surrounding GMOs are that GMO plants create their own pesticides internally, and are registered pesticides, although many are also food products. Proponents of GMOs cite 1700 studies that prove they are safe, and claim that no human has ever been ill due to GMO ingestion. Critics counter that these studies were paid for by the biotech companies without independent review, and that the same claims were made regarding cigarettes, for which the long-term, cumulative effects were not originally apparent. The argument is heating up with various scientists opposing the claim that GMOs are safe. Dr. Thierry Vrain, former research scientist for Agriculture Canada, was the scientist designated by that institute to address public groups and reassure them that genetically engineered crops and foods were safe. He is now an activist against GMOs, stating, “I refute the claims of the biotechnology companies that their engineered crops yield more, that they require less pesticide applications, that they have no impact on the environment, and that they are safe to eat. The scientific literature is full of studies showing that engineered corn and soya contain toxic or allergenic proteins.” He also states that genetic modification, a 40-year old process, is based on the 70 year old, one-gene-one-protein theory (that each gene codes for a single protein) which was disproved with the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2002. Vrain asserts, “Inserting a gene in a genome using this technology can and does result in damaged proteins…The whole paradigm of the genetic engineering technology is based on a misunderstanding. Every scientist now learns that any gene can give more than one protein and that inserting a gene anywhere in a plant eventually creates rogue proteins. Some of these proteins are obviously allergenic or toxic.” In a research paper that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication in the journal Reproductive Toxicology,

a study by scientists from the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, seems to disprove the claim that the pesticides generated by GMOs are broken down in the digestive system. The study looked at the blood of pregnant and non-pregnant women, as well as fetuses, and found the insecticidal protein, Cry1Ab, circulating in the blood of all three, suggesting not only that the protein does not break down in the digestive system, but also that it can be passed to a developing fetus. Additionally, the recent update of a compilation of many scientists’ reports worldwide challenge the statement that GMOs are safe, pointing to various evidence, including the fact that rats that ingested GMOs had a shorter life-span. The report also contains claims that the 1700 studies the proponents cite as proving the safety of GMOs are actually filled with evidence to the contrary, and challenges other GMO safety claims. Additional concerns regarding GMOs relate to their environmental impacts. GMOs have been embraced by agribusiness companies due to their resistance to weeds and insects. This has resulted in “super weeds” that have caused greater contamination of crops and necessitated increased use of weed-killing chemicals. There is also evidence that suggests that insects have adapted to genetic modifications, resulting in greater use of insecticides. This, in turn, causes greater pollution of farmland and waterways. Protestors are advocating for labeling of all GMO foods, allowing consumers a choice at the grocery store. For those wishing to voice their opinions to Washington legislators and the FDA about GMO use and labeling, JustLabelIt.org has a quick and easy link. Another community awareness event is scheduled in Greenville for the fall. For more information visit March Against Monsanto – Greenville, SC on Facebook. More information on all local and national events as well as information on organizing a group in your area can be found at March-Against-Monsanto.com. Go to JustLabelIt. org to learn more about the campaign to support mandatory labeling of GE foods. To read the article by Dr. Thierry Vrain, go to FoodRevolution.org/blog/former-pro-gmo-scientist.To read more about the study on pregnant women, go to FoodIntegritynow.org /2011/05/19/gmo-study-omgyoure-eating-insecticide. To download the compilation report, go to EarthOpenSource.org/index.php/reports/ gmo-myths-and-truths. natural awakenings

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Community Gardens Flourish in Spartanburg County

Ginger and Turmeric Protect Skin from Sun

he Hub City Farmers’ Market (HCFM) Community Garden Program assists Spartanburg County organizations in developing, enhancing or maintaining communal vegetable gardens. Gardens come in many shapes and sizes. Raised bed gardens are sandbox-sized plots that are built above the ground. Elevated gardens are tabletop-style ─ perfect for seniors and people using wheelchairs. Traditional in-ground gardens can range from a few square feet to over an acre. Container gardens are great for a small space or busy schedule. These gardens have been very successful in a variety of settings. HCFM gardens have been implemented in schools, childcare centers, senior centers, neighborhoods, churches and workplaces. Here is a list of some of the vegetable gardens in the community: Arcadia Elementary, Inman Elementary – 2 beds, Inman Intermediate – 2 beds, Campobello Grambling Elementary – 2 beds, Holly Springs Elementary – 2 beds, Middle Tyger Elementary – 2 beds, New Prospect Elementary – 3 beds, Arcadia Elementary – 7 beds, Butterfly Culinary at Northwest Community Center – 4 beds, Downtown Library – 1 bed, Montessori School – 3 beds. HCFM’s resident “Veggie Man” and Master Gardener, Jerry Allen, can assist your group in developing a garden of your own. From planning to site location, soil amendment and planting to harvesting we can provide the technical assistance you need to grow healthy.

cientists from Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University have found that extracts from ginger and turmeric may help prevent DNA damage caused by the sun’s ultraviolet B (UVB) rays, a leading cause of melanoma and other skin cancers. Fifteen herbal extracts were created; each was applied to human keratinocytes, the predominant cell type in the outer layer of skin that can be damaged by the sun’s rays. The researchers measured the ability of each herb extract to absorb ultraviolet radiation and act as an antioxidant, neutralizing free radicals. Turmeric and ginger extracts absorbed a significant amount of UVB rays before they could damage the skin, according to the results, published in Photochemistry and Photobiology. Each was found to stimulate the synthesis of thioredoxin 1, an antioxidant protein that appears to protect keratinocytes from DNA damage and toxicity to living cells.

Essential Oils Effective in Fighting Candida, MRSA

ssential oils show promise in preventing infections from the fungi Candida albicans and the bacteria methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to several recent studies. Romania’s Polytechnic University of Bucharest researchers found that topical application of the essential oils from Salvia officinalis (sage) and Anethum graveolens (dill) provided significant inhibition against the C. albicans fungi when compared with a standard antiseptic dressing. Scientists from England’s Manchester Metropolitan University compared the effects on three strains of MRSA in wound dressings containing the essential oils of patchouli, tea tree, geranium, lavender and grapefruit seed extract against a conventional antibacterial dressing of silver sulfadiazine cream. Each oil was applied independently and in combination with wound dressings. Grapefruit seed extract and geranium oil were found to most effectively inhibit the MRSA strains.

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Dried Plums Prevent Bone Loss

onsuming dried plums, Prunus domestica, appears to reduce bone loss and may increase bone mass. Studying 236 post-menopausal women for one year, Florida State University researchers gave half of the women 100 grams of dried plums per day, while the other group received 100 grams of dried apples. Bone scans done at three, six and 12 months found significantly greater bone mineral density among the group that ate dried plums. A study from Oklahoma State University showed similar results with post-menopausal mice put on a diet supplemented with dried plums or other dried fruits for two months. Only the diet with dried plums prevented bone loss among the mice. Another study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, found increased bone mass among both elderly and adult male mice that ate a diet comprising 25 percent dried plums, while those that did not eat dried plums lost bone mass.

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he ancient ayurvedic herb ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) shows promise in reducing the symptoms of bipolar disorder, according to two recent studies. For eight weeks, scientists from the University of Pittsburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Western Psychiatric Institute gave 500 milligrams per day of ashwagandha extract or a placebo to 53 patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The researchers used a series of bipolar tests to gauge cognition, response time, social cognition response and other processes. After the eight weeks, the group given ashwagandha showed significant improvements in auditory-verbal working memory, reaction time and social cognition. In a study published in the Indian Journal of Psychiatric Medicine, among a group of 64 men and women with chronic stress, after two months of ashwagandha treatment, standardized test scores revealed stress reduced by 44 percent, anxiety and insomnia by 68 percent and severe depression by 79 percent. Depression and anxiety are hallmarks of bipolar disorder.

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Sneak Attack on Dietary Supplements

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According to Scott Tips, president and legal counsel for the National Health Federation (NHF), harmonized global standards are enabling overall reduced vitamin and mineral levels in pill and food form. In February, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed changes to both the current Nutrition Facts panel on food labels and Supplement Facts panel on dietary supplement labels that prompt concern. “While the food industry, media and general public focus on the proposed format changes, new wording and label design, there’s a danger to our health in the FDA harmonizing our Reference Daily Intake (RDI) of vitamin and mineral levels down to the extremely low levels of the Codex Alimentarius, which our organization has fought against for more than a decade,” advises Tips. Although a few RDIs have been raised, if the proposed rulemaking is adopted, the NHF anticipates that the FDA will work to conform other recommended nutrient values to those of Codex. Support for this projection is based on an October 11, 1995, FDA pronouncement in the Federal Register to harmonize its food laws with those of the rest of the world. The deadline for citizens to submit comments to the FDA ended on June 2, 2014, but we can still write the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5360 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Mention Docket No. FDA2012-N-1210 and insist that the FDA cease pushing its harmonization agenda. For more information, visit Tinyurl.com/ NHFCaseForNutrients.

Farm Building

Training Programs Attract Young Farmers There’s little doubt that the nation needs more young farmers, because statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the average American farmer is 58 years old. Hope lies in farm incubators that equip young agrarians with the technical skills and the business savvy needed to compete in the fierce, burgeoning market for locally grown produce. At Kinsman Farm (KinsmanFarm.net), in Cleveland, the Ohio State University Extension gives would-be farmers quarter-acre starter plots and helps them develop business plans. Financial support is available, too. “The city of Cleveland recently received private funds to expand its Gardening for Greenbacks Program,” advises spokesperson Marie Barni. “Our urban farmers can now receive a $5,000 grant to help start their farming microenterprise.” Some city planners have voiced considerable skepticism about whether urban farms are an effective tool for creating jobs and rebuilding economies like Cleveland’s, but advocates point to other farm incubators in North Carolina, Oregon and Rhode Island, as well as in Kansas City, Kansas, Holyoke, Massachusetts, St. Louis, Missouri, and Seattle, Washington. In Chicago, students at the role model Windy City Harvest, coordinated by the Chicago Botanic Garden and the Richard J. Daley City College (ChicagoBotanic.org/ windycityharvest), engage in six months of hands-on horticulture training, and then a three-month paid internship with a farm or food justice organization. Source: Emagazine.com

Strength in Numbers

It Takes a Village to Feed the World Organizations worldwide are working to create a more sustainable and just food system. Food Tank lists 101 organizations to watch in 2014 (Tinyurl.com/FoodTank100). All are vital in creating a better food system. Here are a few examples. Food MythBusters is telling the real story of how food is produced through short films, showing that we can have a food system that is truly affordable, delicious, fair and good for the planet. Heifer International has been helping small farmers around the world practice better animal husbandry and develop more environmentally sustainable sources of food production for 70 years. Oxfam, a confederation of 17 organizations worldwide, helps find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. Oxfam America’s recent Behind the Brands campaign highlights how favorite consumer brands bring hidden costs to farmers, food security and the environment. Real Food Challenge, started in 2008 mainly among students, aims to shift $1 billion of existing university food budgets from industrial farms and junk foods to community-based, fair, ecologically sound and humane food sources by 2020. Seed Savers Exchange is dedicated to saving and sharing organic, heirloom and non-GMO (genetically modified organism) seeds.

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Food Transparency

Vermont Demands GMO Labeling Vermont Senator David Zuckerman and Representative Carolyn Partridge spearheaded efforts for Vermont to pass the nation’s first unrestricted mandatory labeling bill for genetically modified organisms (GMO). The state legislature’s collective efforts, lasting more than a decade, led to an unprecedented, gamechanging new law signed by Governor Peter Shumlin on April 23. Anticipating the current lawsuit by Monsanto and the Grocery Manufacturers Association, Vermont has set aside $10 million for legal fees. The Organic Manufacturers Association is working to expand funding behind Vermont’s defense because the outcome could affect all 50 states. Unless legally overturned, starting July 1, 2016, products sold in Vermont that contain more than 0.9 percent GMO content contamination will require a statement on the label indicating that genetic engineering was used. Products that contain GMOs and are labeled as such cannot also label their products as “natural”. The bill, however, does not apply to labels for milk, eggs and meat from animals fed GMOs. Donate to Vermont’s defense fund at Tinyurl.com/SupportGMOLabeling.

Relaxing Rules

U.S. Organic Standards Under Siege Last September, without any public input, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), under pressure from corporations, changed the way the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) decides which non-organic materials are allowed in products labeled as Certified Organic, all but guaranteeing that when the NOSB meets every six months, the non-organic and synthetic materials allowed in organic items will increase. Certain non-organic or synthetic materials can be used in up to 5 percent of a USDA Organic product, and in up to 30 percent of a Made with Organic Ingredients product. Look for the addition of carrageenan, synthetic nutrients such as DHA and ARA, sausage casings made from processed intestines, synthetic methionine, antibiotics and mutagens, among others. Sign a petition in protest at Tinyurl.com/OrganicStandardsPetition.

Urban Habitats

How Plants and Animals Adapt to Cities More than half of the world’s population now resides in cities, and the United Nations projects that 5 billion people will call a city home by 2030. “We need to understand how cities are changing the ecology of the systems they are built on, and how plants and animals are adapting to them,” says Dieter Hochuli, a Ph.D. biologist who specializes in integrative ecology at the University of Sydney, in Australia. For the most part, plants and animals adapt to urban surroundings using traits that help them survive in their natural habitat, but some scientists predict the pressures of the city, especially pollution, may become so great that evolution may intervene. “We’ve created this whole new habitat that never used to exist here,” remarks Angela Moles, a University of New South Wales (Australia) plant biologist. “There will be some species living here that are not doing so well and there’ll be selection for individuals that can do better in an urban environment.” “We still have functioning ecosystems, they’re just different from what they were 200 years ago,” comments Hochuli. Some shifts will be irreversible. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Garden Gunk

Sewage Can Lurk in Bagged Fertilizers Bagged garden fertilizers help plants grow, but store-bought brands can be a scary mix of sewage sludge—treated human, industrial and hospital waste. No federal or state regulations require that sewage sludge, also known as biosolids, be listed on the label. Sludge can also be blended with more natural fertilizers without listing it as an ingredient. Today’s testing requirements for waste sludge cover only 10 elements and two indicator bacteria; all other contaminants, pharmaceuticals and toxic chemicals that go down the drain of every home and business go right into the fertilizer. Terms like “organic” and “natural” only apply to some food products, not compost or fertilizer. Arsenic and lead are both considered natural ingredients. Toxins and heavy metals don’t disappear when exposed to sun or rain; they enter the soil or travel by wind and water runoff into yards and communities and can be absorbed in vegetables, plants and livestock. When we consume foods grown in sludge, we consume whatever the plant takes up from the soil. Also, elements like heavy metals collect in the meat, milk and fat of animals that are fed crops grown in sewage sludge. To protect the family garden, call the fertilizer manufacturer before purchasing a product to verify ingredients. Ask the nursery or store for labeling that depicts which products are sludgefree and also insist on their use at area schools, parks and playgrounds. For more information, visit USludgeFree.org.

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Seabirds’ Significance

Complex Interactions Help Cool the Planet Top predator species of the Southern Ocean, far-ranging seabirds, are tied to the health of the ecosystem and to global climate regulation through a mutual relationship with phytoplankton, according to a study from the University of California-Davis, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. When phytoplankton are eaten by grazing crustaceans called krill, they release a chemical signal that attracts krill-eating birds. The chemical signal, dimethyl sulfide (DMS), forms sulfur compounds in the atmosphere that also promote cloud formation and help cool the planet. Seabirds consuming the krill then fertilize the phytoplankton with iron, which is scarce in oceans. “The data is really striking,” says Gabrielle Nevitt, Ph.D., a professor of neurobiology, physiology and behavior at the university, who co-authored the paper. “This suggests that top marine predators are important in climate regulation, although they are mostly left out of climate models. More attention should be focused on how ecological systems impact climate. Studying DMS as a signal molecule makes the connection.” Source: Environmental News Network (enn.com)

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Sperm Killer

Monsanto Roundup Herbicide May Cause Gene-ocide The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ruled to allow Roundup herbicide residues in food at concentrations a million times higher than levels already shown to be carcinogenic in cell research. Now a new study published in Free Radical Medicine & Biology adds to a growing body of research implicating the herbicide’s main ingredient, glyphosate, at concentration ranges well within the EPA “safe level” for food, in inhibiting male infertility. Noting the research revealing Roundup’s toxicity to the germ line (sperm and egg) of animal species, the argument can be made that this chemical has contraceptive properties and therefore, genocidal consequences. By directly affecting the biologically immortal cells within the testes that contain DNA with more than 3 billion years worth of information essential for the future of the human species, Roundup could even be considered an instrument of mass destruction. Minimally, the precautionary principle should be applied that any chemical with the potential to disrupt or destroy our species’ reproductive cells should be banned unless the manufacturer can prove its safety beyond a reasonable doubt. Source: GreenMedInfo.com

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Upstate Forever

Promote, Protect, Prosper by Michele Senac

pstate Forever’s mighty mission is to promote sensible growth and protect special places in the ten-county Upstate region of SC. Founded in 1998 by Brad Wyche, the organization opened its Spartanburg office in 2004 through a grant from the Mary Black Foundation. This year it celebrates its tenth anniversary in Spartanburg. Angela Viney, director of development for Upstate Forever and Director of Spartanburg Upstate Forever, explains, “We are a full service conservation organization working in Spartanburg County in all three of our program areas: Land Trust, Clean Air & Water and Sustainable Communities.” Upstate Forever partners with residents, government agencies, businesses and organizations to educate and advocate for their mission’s goals. “Upstate Forever in Spartanburg has planted seeds and laid the groundwork for many positive changes in Spartanburg County, such as the downtown master plan, smart codes, parks and open space, and raising awareness through workshops, events and conferences. Advocacy is important, but everything goes back to education,” says Viney. The Sustainable Communities program is involved in implementing projects, plans and sensible growth policies that create vibrant, active communities for upstate citizens to live, work and play. The Land Trust program has protected 2,100 acres in Spartanburg Country through voluntary conservation agreements, which does not transfer ownership but provides

a legal document stating how the land can be used in the future. The Clean Air program is focused on reducing ozone emissions for better air quality, and Viney notes that if emissions are too high, businesses shy away from moving to the area and Federal highway dollars are put at risk. The Clean Water program educates about storm water and ways to keep it clean. Since storm water goes directly to the creeks, water quality is affected by debris, such as leaf litter and garden chemicals. Seven years ago, Upstate Forever led the charge to stop the siting of a new mega landfill near the Enoree River, and, partnering with Spartanburg County and the Spartanburg Men’s Garden Club, four years ago Upstate Forever launched a Spartanburg County Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day now held annually. Residents can drop-off hazardous materials, such as chemicals, oils, tires, batteries and more, for safe disposal. Viney adds that since its inception, this program has kept 21,000 pounds of solid household toxins out of landfills and water supply, along with 12,000 gallons of liquid toxins, 85,000 pounds of paint, and 11,400 fluorescent bulbs. The Third Annual Preservation Ride, a community event and fundraiser, will be held September 13 at Strawberry Hill and includes three rides through scenic Spartanburg County. Additionally, Web of Water, a beautiful conservation photography publication including essays by John Lane, was created locally and is available at WebofWaterBook.com. Upstate Forever is located at 100 E. Main St., Ste. R-4, Spartanburg. For more information, call 864-327-0090 or visit UpstateForever.org. Michele Senac is a contributing editor for Natural Awakenings, a writer and author. She is certified in interior redesign, home staging and feng shui. Contact FineRedesigns.com or AroundTheTableCookbook.com.

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Organic Farmers Sow Seeds of Change by Melinda Hemmelgarn

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rom epidemic childhood obesity and rising rates of autism and food allergies to the growing risks of pesticides and climate change, we have many reasons to be concerned about the American food system. Fortunately, many heroes among us—family farmers, community gardeners, visionaries and activists—are striving to create a safer and healthier environment now that will benefit future generations. Recognizing and celebrating their stellar Earth stewardship in this 2014 International Year of Family Farmers, Natural Awakenings is spotlighting examples of the current crop of heroes

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providing inspiration and hope. They are changing America’s landscape and the way we think about the ability of good food to feed the future well. Doug Crabtree and Anna JonesCrabtree, of Vilicus Farms, in Havre, Montana, are reviving crop biodiversity and pollinator habitat on their organic farm in northern Montana. “We strive to farm in a manner that works in concert with nature,” Doug explains. The couple’s actions live up to their farm’s Latin name, which means “steward”. They grow 15 nourishing crops on 1,200 acres, including flax, buckwheat, sunflower, safflower, spelt, oats, barley and lentils, without pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. By imitating natural systems, planting diverse crops and avoiding damaging chemical inputs, they are attracting diverse native pollinators, he notes. Their approach to farming helps protect area groundwater, streams, rivers and even oceans for future generations. Dick and Diana Dyer, of Dyer Family Organic Farm, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, finally realized their lifelong dream to farm in 2009, each at the age

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of 59. The couple grows more than 40 varieties of garlic on 15 acres; they also grow hops and care for honeybees. In addition, they provide hands-in-the-soil training to a new generation of dietetic interns across the country through their School to Farm program, in association with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Diana, a registered dietitian, teaches her students to take the, “We are what we eat” adage a step further. She believes, we are what we grow. “Like nearly everyone else, most dietetic students are disconnected from Mother Earth, the source of the food they eat. They don’t learn the vital connections between soil, food and health,” says Diana. During a stay on the Dyer farm, she explains, “The students begin to understand how their food and nutrition recommendations to others can help drive an entire agricultural system that promotes and protects our soil and water, natural resources and public health.” It all aligns with practicing their family farm motto: Shaping our future from the ground up. Mary Jo and Luverne Forbord, of Prairie Horizons Farm, in Starbuck, Minnesota, raise Black Angus cattle, grazed on certified organic, restored, native prairie pastures. Mary Jo, a registered dietitian, welcomes dietetic students to the 480-acre farm to learn where food comes from and how to grow it without the pesticides that contribute to farmers’ higher risk for certain cancers. “We must know the true cost of cheap food,” she insists. Most recently, they planted an organic orchard in memory of their son, Joraan, who died of cancer in

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2010 at the age of 23. learn where Joraan’s orchard is home their food to thriving, health-supcomes from porting apple, apricot, and the cherry and plum trees, reasons fresh, plus native aronia berorganically ries. It also injects fresh grown food life into the commureally matters nity. Each spring, the to our health,” Forbords celebrate their says Lason’s birthday by “waknier. However, ing up” his orchard. “This is just the His mother explains: tip of the iceLuverne and Mary Jo Forbord “People of all ages berg for us. Ulgather—an assortment timately, we’d of our friends, Joraan’s friends and their like to be a chemical-free community growing families, neighbors, relatives, through advocating for reduction and co-workers, students and others—to elimination of pesticide and chemical keep his legacy growing. The incredible use in schools, hospitals, households community support keeps us going.” and local parks and ball fields.” Lanier aims to help improve on Alabama’s low national ranking in the health of its residents. “I love our little piece of the world, and I want future generations to enjoy it without fearing that it’s making us sick,” she says. “We are intent on having a school garden in every school, and we want Tarrant Lanier, gardening with children at the to see area hospitals Center for Family and Community Development establish organic food Tarrant Lanier, of the Center for gardens that support efforts to make Family and Community Developpeople healthier without the use of ment (CFCD) and Victory Teaching heavy medications.” Farm, in Mobile, Alabama, wants all Lanier further explains: “We see children to grow up in safe communiour victory as reducing hunger and inties with access to plenty of wholesome creasing health and wellness, environfood. After working for nearly two mental sustainability and repair, comdecades with some of South Alabama’s munity development and beautification, most vulnerable families, Lanier wanted economic development and access to to “provide more than a crutch.” In locally grown food, by promoting and 2009, she established the nonprofit creating a local food system.” CFCD organization, dedicated to healthy living. Within five years, she Don Lareau and Daphne Yannakakis, had assembled a small, but hard-workof Zephyros Farm and Garden, in ing staff that began building community Paonia, Colorado, grow exquisite orand school gardens and creating collab- ganic flowers and vegetables for farmorative partnerships. ers’ markets and community supported Recently, the group established the agriculture members in Telluride and Victory Teaching Farm, the region’s first the Roaring Fork Valley. Recently, the urban teaching farm and community couple decided to take fewer trips resource center. “The farm will serve away from their children and homeas an onsite experience for children to stead, and instead bring more people

Don Lareau to their 35-acre family farm to learn from the land and develop a refreshed sense of community. From earthy farm dinners and elegant weddings to creative exploration camps for children and adults and an educational internship program, these family farmers are raising a new crop of consumers that value the land, their food and the people producing it. The couple hopes to help people learn how to grow and prepare their own food, plus gain a greater appreciation for organic farming. “The people that come here fall into a farming lifestyle in tune with the sun and moon, the seasons and their inner clock—something valuable that has been lost in modern lifestyles,” notes Lareau, who especially loves sharing the magic of their farm with children. “Kids are shocked when they learn that carrots grow underground and surprised that milk comes from an udder, not a store shelf.” Klaas and Mary-Howell Martens, of Lakeview Organic Grain, in Penn Yan, New York, grow a variety of grains, including wheat, spelt, barley, oats and triticale, plus peas, dark red kidney beans and edamame soybeans, along with raising livestock on about 1,400 acres. Their family farm philosophy entails looking at the world through a lens of abundance, rather than scarcity, and working in cooperation with their neighbors instead of in competition. The result has been a groundswell of thriving organic farmers and a renewed sense of community and economic strength throughout their region.

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The Martens switched to organic farming after Klaas experienced partial paralysis due to exposure to pesticides, compounded by concern for the health of their three children. Because the Martens work in alliance with nature, they’ve learned to ask a unique set of questions. For example, when Klaas sees a weed, he doesn’t ask, “What can we spray to kill it?” but, “What was the environment that allowed the weed to grow?”

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Anne Mosness, in Bellingham, Washington, began fishing for wild salmon with her father during one summer after college. The experience ignited a sense of adventure that led her back to Alaska for nearly three decades, as a crew member and then a captain in the Copper River and Bristol Bay fisheries. During that time, Mosness became a passionate advocate for protecting coastal communities and ecosystems. “Like farm families on land, fishing families face many risks and uncertainties,” but she believes, “political forces may be even more damaging to our livelihoods and wild fish.” For example, “We are replicating some of the worst practices of factory farming on land in our marine environment with diseases, parasites and voluminous amounts of pollution flushing into our coastal waters,” explains Mosness. She’s also concerned about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s potential approval of genetically engineered (GMO) fish without adequate health and environmental assessments, and she works to support GMO labeling so consumers can make informed choices in the marketplace.

Dyer Family Organic Farm: DyerFamilyOrganicFarm.com Fish Farming: FoodAndWaterWatch.org/common-resources/fish/fish-farming Lakeview Organic Grain and Greenmarket’s Regional Grains Project: LakeviewOrganicGrain.com and GrowNYC.org/ grains-main Prairie Horizons Farm: LocalFoods.umn.edu/prairiehorizons Victory Teaching Farm: cfcdofalabama.org Vilicus Farm: RootedMontana.com/crabtrees.html (includes other vegetable and livestock farms in the state) Zephyros Farm and Garden: ZephyrosFarmAndGarden.com

Melinda Hemmelgarn, aka the “food sleuth”, is a registered dietitian and award-winning writer and radio host at KOPN.org, in Columbia, MO (FoodSleuth@gmail.com). She advocates for organic farmers at Enduring-Image.blogspot.com.

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Did the FDA declare war on the natural products industry in the 1990s?

James Gormley Takes On the FDA Why the Natural Health Movement Must Protect Itself by Kathleen Barnes

ames Gormley, a leader of the natural health movement in the U.S. and an award-winning health journalist, is a passionate advocate for natural health. For more than 20 years, he’s been at the forefront in the fight against government restriction of dietary supplements and for transparency in the food industry, and has twice participated in America’s trade delegation to the United Nations Codex Alimentarius Commission, advocating for health freedom. Gormley’s editorial positions have included editor-in-chief of Better Nutrition and editorial director for the Vitamin Retailer Magazine Group. He now serves as both vice president and senior policy advisor for Citizens for Health and as a scientific advisory board member with the Natural Health Research Institute. His latest book, Health at Gunpoint: The FDA’s Silent War Against Health Freedom, poses a strong stance against government interference in our rights to information about and access to healthy food and supplements.

Why do you believe that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are tainted by special interests, particularly big companies in the pharmaceutical and food industries? The FDA was created to address issues of food and drug contamination and adulteration. Dr. Harvey Wiley, the courageous first leader of its predecessor, the Bureau of Chemistry, expressed

his disgust with the unintended consequences in his 1929 book, The History of a Crime Against the Food Law: The Amazing Story of the National Food and Drugs Law Intended to Protect the Health of the People, Perverted to Protect Adulteration of Foods and Drugs. The FDA has been beholden to drug companies for decades. Making the situation worse, a 2012 law loosened conflict of interest restrictions for FDA advisory panels. That has further weakened the agency’s review system and likely allowed more drugs with safety problems to gain marketing approval, according to an analysis published in the journal Science in 2013. In addition, 40 percent of the FDA’s last budget increase came from user fees on prescription drugs paid by the pharmaceutical giants. The USDA has the potential to do much good, but is bogged down with politics and mandates to push questionable biotechnology.

With regard to the controversy over genetically modified organisms (GMO), are certain companies being given undue influence in national policy making? Yes. A perfect example was the ability of Monsanto to block initiatives requiring labeling of food products that contain GMOs in California and Washington state. Monsanto and the food industry continue to leverage their considerable influence in the U.S. Congress to block such legislation on a national level, despite the massive outcry from consumers demanding to know the identity and origin of the food we eat.

The FDA conducted numerous and illegal raids on health food stores, supplement makers and practitioners. In an infamous barbaric raid on the clinic of integrative physician Dr. Jonathan Wright, in Tahoma, Washington, in 1992, agents and deputized officers converged with guns drawn, terrorizing patients and staff because Wright was giving his patients legal L-tryptophan supplements to help with sleep and mood. It was dubbed the “vitamin B-bust”. A federal grand jury declined to indict Wright on the charges stemming from the raid.

Current European Union and international codex policies maintain that most necessary nutrients can and should be obtained from foods, so they have dramatically limited the availability of many supplements. Do you expect such a policy to become part of U.S. law? These European policies fly in the face of reality and every major food study conducted since World War II. The superrefined, overly processed Western diet does not and cannot fully supply optimal levels of daily nutrients. The U.S. has made minor efforts to tread this dangerous path and been met with tremendous consumer outrage. Potential related laws and policies would have to make it past an avalanche of public comments.

What is the current status of the fight for health freedom, and what is your prognosis for the future? Substantial threats to our health freedom still exist, but I am optimistic. Three highly credible nonprofit organizations are leading the way: the Alliance for Natural Health, Citizens for Health and the National Health Federation. If consumers remain vigilant and stay informed on the issues identified by these advocates, we will be able to tackle and defeat threats to Americans’ health freedoms as they emerge. Kathleen Barnes has authored many natural health books. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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Essential Oils for Summer

Healing Fragrances for Bites, Allergies and Sunburn by Kathleen Barnes

A breath of sweet lavender oil can quickly reduce stress. A whiff of lemon oil can energize us.

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ssential oils are not magic or folklore. There is solid science behind them,” says Elizabeth Jones, founder of the College of Botanical Healing Arts, in Santa Cruz, California. Here’s what happens after inhaling lavender, the most popular of all essential oils: The cilia—microscopic cellular fibers in the nose—transport the aroma to the olfactory bulb at the bottom of the brain, from where it proceeds to the limbic brain and directly affects the nerves, delivering a soothing effect. “Or put it on your skin and other properties of essential oils are absorbed straight into the bloodstream,” advises Jones, author of Awaken to Healing Fragrance. Thai studies show that a whiff of lavender oil is calming and lowers blood pressure and heart rate, yet there are many more benefits attributed to the art and science of aromatherapy and essential oils. For those struggling with summer maladies, here are several simple solutions essential oils can provide.

Minor Scrapes, Cuts and Blisters Tea tree oil (melaleuca)

is tops, because it contains terpenes that kill staphylococcus and other nasty bacteria and works to prevent infection, according to a meta-analysis from the University of Western Australia. The researchers further suggest that tea tree oil may be used in some cases instead of antibiotics. Oregano and eucalyptus oils are likewise acknowledged for their natural abilities to eliminate infectioncausing bacteria, fungi and viruses. “Blend all three for a synergistic effect,” says aromatherapy expert Robert Tisserand (RobertTisserand.com), of Ojai, California. “They sort of leapfrog over each other to penetrate the skin and cell walls.”

Sunburn, Bug Bites and Poison Ivy

Never-Fail Insect Repellant 2 Tbsp eucalyptus oil 1 tsp cedar wood oil 1 tsp citronella oil 1 tsp pennyroyal oil 1 tsp lemongrass oil Mix in warm water in a one-quart spray bottle. Shake and use liberally. Source: Kathleen Barnes wort oil for poison oak or poison ivy, a benefit affirmed by animal research from the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine’s Herbal Medicine Formulation Research Group.

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During hay fever season, several aromatherapy oils from a diffuser can offer relief, counsels Tisserand. He recommends A small amount of undiluted lavender oil eucalyptus, geranium and lavender oils, will cool sunburn fast, advises Tisserand. all of which contain antihistamines. Use Add a few drops to a dollop of cooling them separately or blended. When using aloe vera gel for extra relief and moisture, a diffuser, it’s not necessary to put the oils suggests Jones. Undiluted lavender is also into a diluting carrier oil or gel. He notes a great remedy for insect bites, says Tisthat a steam tent containing 10 drops of serand. “You can stop the pain of a bee each of the three oils mixed with two cups sting in 20 seconds with a few drops.” of boiling water is highly effective. Chamomile, either the German or Roman variety, helps with rashes, Sprains, Strains according to Jones, especially when and Joint Pain mixed with her summertime favorite, aloe vera gel. She Lessen inflammation and the pain from recommends mugtendon and muscle sprains and strains with rosemary or peppermint, adding a dash of ginger for additional benefit, says Tisserand. He recommends rubbing the oils (diluted in a carrier) directly on the sore spot.

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Rosemary is particularly effective for bringing blood Almost all essential oils are so strong flow to an injury site, that they must be diluted before use and the menthol in to prevent skin irritation. Use coldpeppermint is a great pressed oils and mix 10 to 15 drops pain reliever, adds of essential oil per ounce of carrier Jones. A Chinese substance. Some of the best carriers study published in are almond oil, aloe vera gel, apricot the European Journal oil, cocoa butter, glycerin, jojoba oil of Pharmaceutics and and olive oil. Biopharmaceutics confirms the painrelieving and antiinflammatory abilities of peppermint oil. Researchers from Taiwan confirm that ginger is anti-inflammatory and can even reduce intense nerve pain. Jones believes that essential oils have a place in everyone’s medicine chest. “Sometimes I feel like David up against Goliath,” she remarks. “I encourage everyone to use natural healing products from plants instead of pharmaceutical drugs, the side effects of which actually diminish the body’s natural ability to heal.”

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Kathleen Barnes has authored numerous books on natural health, including Rx from the Garden: 101 Food Cures You Can Easily Grow. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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Fracking Versus Food Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Farm Heritage and Health at Stake by Harriet Shugarman

hat if farmers couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t confirm that what they grow and produce was devoid of toxins, cancer-causing chemicals, radioactive materials and other pollutants? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other federal and state agencies set standards and enforce regulations to ensure what we eat is safe and that production is secure. But hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and its accompanying infrastructure threaten this. Questions must be raised and answered before the safety of our food supply is permanently impacted.

Conditions that Demand Changes n No federal funding exists for researching the impacts of chemical contamination from oil and gas drilling and infrastructure on food and food production. n No public tests are required for what contaminants to look for because many of the 500-plus chemicals used in the fracking process are categorized as proprietary. n Minimal-to-no baseline analysis is being done on air, water and soil conditions before oil and gas companies come into a new area. n No commonly agreed distances are lawfully required between farms, farmlands, rivers, streams and water supplies in relation to oil and gas wells and their infrastructure.

Compounding Crises Harsh economic conditions, plus concerns over long-term climate changes, including extreme weather events, have pitted neighbors against one another as farmers consider leasing their lands to oil and gas companies. More, often the riches promised do not make their way to the farmers that need them the most as American policies continue to favor megalithic 20

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What To Do 4 Support local, county and state bans on

fracking operations and waste disposal.

4 Learn about local farmers’ situations and

make them aware of factors to consider.

4 Support local farmers and food producers. agribusinesses and push farming families into unsustainable choices. Standard drilling leases rarely provide broad protections for farmers and can even eliminate their input on where roads are created and fracking machinery is installed on their property, all of which can hamper normal farming. In Pennsylvania, where fracking is commonplace, thousands of diesel trucks drive by working farms daily, compounding problems already associated with 24/7 vibrations, noises, emissions and light pollution, stressing both humans and farm animals. In New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Ohio, farmers that have or are near such leased land are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain mortgages, re-mortgage property and acquire or renew insurance policies. Caught up in a vicious cycle, some farmers feel forced to abandon their farms, thus opening up more land to oil and gas companies. “Fracking is turning many rural environments into industrial zones,” observes Jennifer Clark, owner of Eminence Road Farm Winery, in New York’s Delaware County. She notes that we often hear a lot about the jobs fracking might create, but we hear little about the agricultural jobs being lost or the destruction of a way of life that has been integral to America’s landscape for generations. Asha Canalos, an organic blueberry and heirloom vegetable farmer in Orange County, New York, is among the leaders in the David versus Goliath battle pitting farmers and community members against the Millennium Pipeline Company and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. On May 1, oral arguments were heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals. According to Canalos, “Our case could set a national precedent, with all the attending legal precedent, that will either empower other farmers and communities like ours and Minisink or will do the opposite.” In January 2013, more then 150 New York chefs and food professionals sent a letter to Governor Mario Cuomo calling for a ban on fracking in their state. As of December 2013, more then 250 chefs have signed on to the Chefs for the Marcellus campaign, which created the petition. In April 2014, Connecticut chefs entered the fray by launching their own petition to ban the acceptance of fracking waste in Connecticut. In California this past February, farmers and chefs banded together to present Governor Jerry Brown with a petition calling for a moratorium on fracking, stating that fracking wastes huge amounts of water. The previous month, California had declared a statewide drought emergency, and by April Brown had issued an executive order to strengthen the state’s

Information is Power Center for Environmental Health, CEH.org Chefs for the Marcellus, ChefsForMarcellus.org The Endocrine Disruptor Exchange, Tinyurl.com/EndocrineDisruptingChemicals Food Not Fracking, FoodNotFracking.org GRACE Communications Foundation, GraceLinks.org/1305/natural-gas-fracking Love NY: Don’t Frack It Up, LoveNYDontFrackItUp.org Minisink Matters, MinisinkMatters.org ability to manage water. Ironically, existing California regulations don’t restrict water use by industrial processes, including fracking, which uses and permanently removes tremendous amounts of water from the water cycle. To date, fracking in California operates with little state regulation. It’s past due for a “time out” on oil and gas production and infrastructure development. Every citizen needs to think carefully and thoughtfully about what’s at stake as outside interests rush to use extreme forms of energy extraction to squeeze the last drops of fossil fuels from our Mother Earth. Activist Harriet Shugarman, a veteran economist and policy analyst and former representative for the International Monetary Fund at the United Nations, currently chairs regional environmental committees and works with national, state and local organizations seeking pro-environmental legislation.

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moothies offer big nutrition in a small package. Based on a vegan source of lean protein like coconut milk or yogurt, soy, chia seeds or a vegan protein powder made from dried beans or hemp, they can energize us for a full day of summer activities. Other ingredients follow the peak of summer crops. Berries, greens, melon, tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, celery, carrots and stone fruits like peaches and mangoes add antioxidants, fiber, vitamins and minerals. A tablespoon or two of milled flax seeds, hemp or nut butter adds richness to the flavor, while providing omega-3 fatty acids necessary for complete nutrition. For the finale, add a touch of sweetness from fruits, maple syrup, agave nectar or stevia. The best way to mix a smoothie is to start with either a liquid or an ingredient with a thicker consistency,

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like yogurt, placed in a standard or high-speed performance blender. Next, add the desired fruits or vegetables and flavorings, followed by ice. Start on a slower speed, holding down the lid tightly, before increasing the speed to achieve a velvety texture. If the smoothie is too thin, add more frozen fruit or ice. Freezing the fruits first and then blending them into a smoothie can substitute for ice. Peeling bananas before freezing them makes smoothie-making easier. Freezing the fruits in recipe-size portions also simplifies the process. Smooth-fleshed fruits like mangoes, papayas, bananas, ripe peaches and nectarines blend more easily to a silky finish than do fresh berries. Tender, baby greens such as spinach, kale or chard virtually disappear within a smoothie; if using mature, rather than baby greens, cut out the stems unless the blender is extremely powerful.

Blending enough ingredients for two smoothies can yield a leftover serving to store in a reusable glass jar in the refrigerator. To reactivate the full taste later, just turn over the jar and give it a good shake to re-blend the ingredients. Spirulina (made from a microsaltwater plant) and wheatgrass juice

and powder are some popular smoothie additions. Milled flax seeds add healthy fat, but their water-soluble fiber also adds a little bulk; although the texture difference isn’t noticeable if the smoothie is enjoyed right away, it will be apparent if it sits for 20 minutes or more. With the whir of a blender—and

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¾ cup vanilla soy, almond or coconut milk ¼ cup vanilla soy, almond or coconut milk yogurt ¾ tsp vanilla extract 1½ cups chopped fresh mango, frozen ½ tsp ground cardamom Agave nectar to taste Ground pistachios for garnish

2-3 cups watermelon, seeded 1 cup low-fat vegan vanilla yogurt 1 cup frozen organic strawberries 1 cup frozen organic sliced peaches

Black Cherry Raspberry

recipe photos by Stephen Blancett

Yields 2 servings ¼ cup cranberry juice 1 cup pitted sweet black cherries ½ cup raspberries 1 /3 cup plain soy or coconut yogurt 4 ice cubes Combine all ingredients and blend from low to high speed until smooth. each serving.

Combine the milk, yogurt, vanilla extract, mango and cardamom and blend using low to high speeds until smooth. Add agave nectar to taste and blend again. Sprinkle ground pistachios over

no cooking—summer’s tastiest bounty transforms into at-home or on-the-go beverages to revive, replenish and renew us so we’re ready for our next adventure. Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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A great selection of homemade prepared soups, casseroles, and desserts for busy Moms to bring home for dinner. Specialty organic and gluten-free products, as well as health conscious flours, pastas and wheat grains. We also carry raw milk, local free-range chicken eggs, and local grass-fed beef.

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1855 E Main St. Specialty Row at Hillcrest 864-585-1021

Garner’s is a local familyowned health food store and deli with organic, gluten-free options, and indoor/outdoor seating. Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am to 4pm, and Sat: 9am-3pm. See ad, page 20.

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730 S. Pleasantburg Dr, Ste. L (near Greenville Tech) 864-271-4334 LifeItCafe.com

“Change your diet into a Lifeit.” Organic, vegan, raw, living foods, smoothies, soups, sandwiches, desserts, gluten-free options, weekly meal plans, catering, classes, free wi-fi. Making healthy food taste good!

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Treat your locavore palate to garden-fresh produce at any of these local markets, join a CSA*, or visit area farms to see who grows your food and where it comes from.

*COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE Greenbrier Farms 766 Hester Store Rd. 864-855-9782 • Easley GreenbrierFarms.com (Grass-fed meat, produce, special events)

Mini Miracles Farm 708 Old Rutherford Rd. 864-438-7147 • Taylors MiniMiraclesFarmSC.com (Organic, produce, meat, eggs)

FARMS AND FARM TOURS Arrowhead Acres 37 Bates Bridge Rd. 864-836-8418 • Travelers Rest (No chemicals/no sprays, blueberries)

Belue Farms 3773 Parris Bridge Rd. 864-578-0446 • Boiling Springs BelueFarms.com

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Travelers Rest Farmers Market

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Whole Foods Market Local Farmers Market 1140 Woodruff Rd. (Whole Foods Market parking lot) 864-335-2300 • Greenville WholeFoodsMarket.com/stores/greenville (Tues. 3-7pm, May 6-Jul. 1 & Aug. 5-Oct. 28)

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THURSDAY, JULY 3 Music on Main - The Enforcers — 5:30-8:30pm. Downtown Spartanburg’s favorite after-work social gathering! Meet your friends and colleagues, hear great live music, and enjoy drinks in an outdoor setting. This old-time favorite always draw a crowd with their infectious covers of party music classics. You know you’re going to have a good time - and be up moving, when The Enforcers hit the stage! No pets, coolers, or smoking. Free. City of Spartanburg, 175 West Main St., Spartanburg (beside the Clock Tower and Herald Journal, just below Morgan Square). For more info on the performers, go to CityOfSpartanburg.org/music-on-main/2014- schedule. The Old Ball Game — 5:30-10pm. Join Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Tom Perry, author of “Textile League Baseball: South Carolina’s Mill Teams, 1880-1955” to present an all-American evening of baseball learning and followed by a game! $6/Adult, $1/Children 10 and under. Sponsored by Spartanburg County Historical Association. Held at American Legion Poast 28, then Duncan Park, Spartanburg. Go to SpartanburgHistory.org/calendar.

FRIDAY, JULY 4 Red, White & Boom — 6-10pm. Red, White & Boom is the City of Spartanburg’s official Independence Day Celebration. Visitors can enjoy patriotic music by the Spartanburg Community Band and other special musical guests. See displays from local military and military-support groups. Finally, enjoy a Spectacular Fireworks Finale! Gates open at 5pm. General Admission is $5; 6 and under Free. City of Spartanburg, Barnett Park. CityofSpartanburg.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 5 Wilderness and Remote First Aid—Saturday, 7/5: 8am-9pm; and Sunday, 7/6: 8am-6pm. The Wilderness and Remote First Aid course is designed to provide you with valuable first aid skills and experience in wilderness emergency leadership through informative lecture segments, practical exercises, certified instructors, and seven medical scenarios. $140 per participant, lodging available for $15/night. Glendale Outdoor Leadership School, 270 Wheeling Cir., Glendale. Call Kari: 529-0259.

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Sponsored by Ballet Spartanburg. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St John St., Spartanburg. 583-0339 or visit BalletSpartanburg.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 17

Summer Adventure Camp — Monday, 7/7 - Friday, 7/11. 9am-5pm. Summer Camp at GOLS is open to youth ages 6 to 15. Activities include rock climbing, kayaking, swimming, mountain biking, hiking, crafts, games, teambuilding, TreeTop Adventure Trail, Low Challenge Course, & the Giant Swing. $325 or $199 with Groupon (see link). Glendale Outdoor Leadership School, 270 Wheeling Circle, Glendale. Kari Hanna, Office 529-0259, Cell 958-0658. Groupon.com/deals/glendale-outdoorleadership-school-1.

Music on Main - The Shane Pruitt Band — 5:30pm-8:30pm. Downtown Spartanburg’s favorite after-work social gathering! Meet your friends and colleagues, hear great live music, and enjoy drinks in an outdoor setting. In today’s ever expanding market of musicians and musical acts, finding true roots music built on heritage and yet staying original becomes harder and harder to find. Herein lies the foundation for one of the most explosive blues acts coming out of the Southeast today, The Shane Pruitt Band. No pets, coolers, or smoking. Free. City of Spartanburg, 175 West Main St., Spartanburg (beside the Clock Tower and Herald Journal, just below Morgan Square). For more info on the performers, go to CityOfSpartanburg.org/music-onmain/ 2014-schedule.

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Music on Main - The Sound Committee — 5:30-8:30pm. Downtown Spartanburg’s favorite after-work social gathering! Meet your friends and colleagues, hear great live music, and enjoy drinks in an outdoor setting. The Sound Committee plays music covering an enormous range of styles to please the very old to the very young and everyone in between. From Rock to Reggae, Country to Funk, 40s hits to Current Top 40, they do it all..and they do it well. No pets, coolers, or smoking. Free. City of Spartanburg, 175 W. Main St., Spartanburg (beside the Clock Tower and Herald Journal, just below Morgan Square). For more info on the performers, go to CityOfSpartanburg.org/music-on-main/2014schedule.

Empty Bowls — 10am-1pm. Hub City Empty Bowls 2014 is set to start making pottery bowls and money to feed needy Spartanburg citizens. Enjoy unlimited gourmet soup donated by local restaurants at the community event that also features live music, a silent auction, and a fellowship of helping others. All of the money raised goes to an established charity that feeds local and needy citizens. $15. Sponsored by Spartanburg Art Museum School. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St John St., Spartanburg. Call Nancy Williamson at 621-2768, visit http:// hubcityemptybowls.com/ or email NanWilliamson@ gMail.com.

by Ballet Spartanburg. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St John St., Spartanburg. 583-0339 or visit BalletSpartanburg.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 12 Opening Reception for COLORS Annual Exhibition — 5-7pm. Join us for this magical reception featuring a silent and live auction, photo booth and an interactive area just for kids. All proceeds go toward the COLORS program and student artists. COLORS is an outreach program of the Spartanburg Art Museum that provides under-served youth a creative outlet by working with professional artists and supplies in a safe environment. This annual exhibition features work created by COLORS students over the past year. Free. Spartanburg Art Museum, 200 East St John St., Spartanburg. Visit SpartanburgArtMuseum.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 13

TreeTop Adventure Trail — 10am-4pm. Come experience the TreeTop Adventure Trail (TAT). The TAT course offers a variety of challenges for participants 12 years or older. The course consists of 8 elements including a zip line through the tree canopy. $30. Glendale Outdoor Leadership School, 270 Wheeling Circle, Glendale. Kari Hanna, Office 529-0259, Cell 958-0658.

SUNDAY, JULY 20 Sundays Unplugged — 1-5pm. Relax! Chapman Cultural Center is the ideal place to unplug on Sunday whether you’re into art, music, science, history, or shopping local. As part of Sundays Unplugged, all of the museums are open (most with free admission), live music is playing, and local artisans are selling their works. This week the musician is Paul Bowman. Music runs from 2-4pm. Free. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E. St John St., Spartanburg. 542-2787 or go to VisitSpartanburg.com/calendar.

Sundays Unplugged — 1-5pm. Relax! Chapman Cultural Center is the ideal place to unplug on Sunday whether you’re into art, music, science, history, or shopping local. As part of Sundays Unplugged, all of the museums are open (most with free admission), live music is playing, and local artisans are selling their works. This week the musician is Vince Demor. Music runs from 2-4pm. Free. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St John St., Spartanburg. 542-2787 or go to VisitSpartanburg.com/calendar.

Sundays Unplugged — 1-5pm. Relax! Chapman Cultural Center is the ideal place to unplug on Sunday whether you’re into art, music, science, history, or shopping local. As part of Sundays Unplugged, all of the museums are open (most with free admission), live music is playing, and local artisans are selling their works. This week the musician is Kylie O. Music runs from 2-4pm. Free. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St John St., Spartanburg. 542-2787. For more info, go to VisitSpartanburg. com/calendar.

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Shagging Classes — 7-8pm. Ballet Spartanburg will once again teach adult shag classes this summer on Monday nights at 7 p.m. at Chapman Cultural Center. 18 and older. Singles: $48/4 classes or $80/8 classes. Couples: $60/4 classes or $120/8 classes. Sponsored by Ballet Spartanburg. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E. St John St., Spartanburg. 583-0339 or visit BalletSpartanburg.org.

Shagging Classes — 7-8pm. Ballet Spartanburg will once again teach adult shag classes this summer on Monday nights at 7pm at Chapman Cultural Center. 18 and older. Singles: $48/4 classes or $80/8 classes. Couples: $60/4 classes or $120/8 classes.

Summer Adventure Camp — Monday, 7/21 Friday, 7/25. 9am-5pm. Summer Camp at GOLS is open to youth ages 6 to 15. Activities include rock climbing, kayaking, swimming, mountain biking, hiking, crafts, games, teambuilding, TreeTop Ad-

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venture Trail, Low Challenge Course, & the Giant Swing. $325 or $199 with Groupon (see link). Glendale Outdoor Leadership School, 270 Wheeling Circle, Glendale. Kari Hanna, Office 529-0259, Cell 958-0658. Groupon.com/deals/glendale-outdoorleadership-school-1.

SUNDAY, JULY 27 Sundays Unplugged — 1-5pm. Relax! Chapman Cultural Center is the ideal place to unplug on Sunday whether you’re into art, music, science, history, or shopping local. As part of Sundays Unplugged, all of the museums are open (most with free admission), live music is playing, and local artisans are selling their works. This week the musician is Nick Evangelista. Music runs from 2-4pm. Free. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E. St John St., Spartanburg. 542-2787 or go to: VisitSpartanburg. com/calendar.

MONDAY, JULY 28 Shagging Classes — 7-8pm. Ballet Spartanburg will once again teach adult shag classes this summer on Monday nights at 7 p.m. at Chapman Cultural Center. 18 and older. Singles: $48/4 classes or $80/8 classes. Couples: $60/4 classes or $120/8 classes. Sponsored by Ballet Spartanburg. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E. St John St., Spartanburg. 583-0339 or visit BalletSpartanburg.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 31 Music on Main - About Last Night — 5:308:30pm. Downtown Spartanburg’s favorite afterwork social gathering! Meet your friends and colleagues, hear great live music, and enjoy drinks in an outdoor setting. About Last Night is a band you won’t soon forget after hearing and seeing them live. The songs they play are recognizable, yet, they are songs you usually don’t hear by other bands. No pets, coolers, or smoking. Free. City of Spartanburg, 175 W. Main St., Spartanburg (beside the Clock Tower and Herald Journal, just below Morgan Square). For more info on the performers, visit CityOfSpartanburg.org/music-on-main/2014schedule.

planahead SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 Opening Reception for Daniel Cromer - A Retrospective — 5-8pm. Daniel Cromer’s distinguished career as a fine artist spans most of his life. After living and working in New York and London as a commercial artist, Cromer returned to his roots in Spartanburg. Often working in situ, his landscape watercolors capture such places as the fish markets of New York, the rolling fields outside of Provence or rural towns outside of London, the Mediterranean coast and back to coastal South Carolina and downtown Spartanburg. Free. Spartanburg Art Museum, 200 E. St John St., Spartanburg. SpartanburgArtMuseum.org.

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monday Yoga Bootcamp – 9:15-10:30am. Challenging Vinyasa power style class to lengthen and strengthen your entire body. All levels welcome. $10 or $80/10 classes. Chapman Cultural Center, Dance Studio 4 of Ballet, 200 E. St John St, Spartanburg. 612-8333. Yoga – 11am-noon. Class taught by certified instructor. Bring your own mat. Inclement weather: class will be held in the Pavilion. $5. Garden of Hope and Healing, Hatcher Garden, 820 John B. White Blvd, Spartanburg. 574-7724.

tuesday Good Morning Yoga – 9–10am. Greet the new day with an all-levels yoga class. Soul Flow Yoga Studio, 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689. Pre-Natal Yoga – 11:30am-12:30pm. Relax and connect with your baby. $10/class. Spartanburg Regional Center for Women, 101 E. Wood St, Spartanburg. Pre-register. 560-6000. Yoga at Spartanburg Public Library Downtown – 6:15-7pm, 7-8pm. Please bring your own blanket or mat. All ages and ability levels welcome. $2/ person. Barrett Room, Headquarters Library, 151 South Church St., Spartanburg. 596-3502. Mixed Level Yoga – Intermediate to Advanced – 7:15-8:30pm. Ready to take your practice to the next level? This class is suitable for students with at least two years’ experience who want to explore more advanced poses. $12. YOGAlicious Yoga Studio, 147 E. Main St, Ste. A, Spartanburg. 515-0855.

wednesday Hot Yoga – 7:15pm. Soul Flow Yoga Studio, 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689.

thursday Good Morning Yoga – 9-10am. Soul Flow Yoga Studio. See Tuesday 9am listing.

TreeTop Adventure Trail — 10am-4pm. Experience the TreeTop Adventure Trail (TAT). The TAT course offers a variety of challenges for participants 12 years or older. The course consists of 8 elements including a zip line through the tree canopy. $30. Glendale Outdoor Leadership School, 270 Wheeling Circle, Glendale. Kari Hanna, Office 529-0259, Cell 958-0658.

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Lunchtime Flow Yoga – 12:30pm. Soul Flow Yoga Studio. 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689. Community Yoga – 5:45-6:45pm. Donation-based class open to all levels. YOGAlicious Yoga Studio, 147 E. Main St, Ste. A, Spartanburg. 515-0855.

friday Lunchtime Bicycle Ride – noon–1pm. Join Partners for Active Living on the weekly lunchtime bicycle ride, open to all levels of riders. Leaving from Mary Black Foundation, 349 E. Main St, Ste. 100, Spartanburg. 598-9638. Jazz on the Square – 5:30-8pm. Weekly, live music series. Morgan Square, 108 W. Main St, Spartanburg.

saturday Community Yoga – 9:30-10:30am. $6 drop-in fee. Soul Flow Yoga, 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689.

classifieds HELP WANTED MASSAGE PRACTITIONERS ─ Are you under appreciated? Under paid? Want $25 or more per massage? Call 864-542-1123 for opportunities in Spartanburg. WORK/TRADE STAFF ─ Zen Studios is looking for work/trade staff. These trade positions are a great way to get involved in the yoga community and meet like-minded people. Positions are unpaid, but the benefits of being a work/trade staff member are innumerable! Position requires at least 4 hours per week. Receive unlimited classes and a staff discount on events and retail purchases. To apply, please send resume to Info@ZenGardenYoga.com. YOGA TEACHERS/SUBS ─ If you are at least an RYT 200 and you are looking to add to your yoga teaching schedule, Zen Studios is looking for subs as well as regularly scheduled positions. With all available positions, receive unlimited classes and a staff discount on events and retail purchases. To apply, please send resume to Info@ZenGardenYoga.com.

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PHYSICAL THERAPY nEw daY pHYSiCaL tHERapY

David Taylor, PT, CST, CMT 300 N. Main St. 864-469-9936 • Greer NewDayPhysicalTherapy.com

Patients recover faster by utilizing a combination of conventional and alternative therapies. Alternative approaches include CranioSacral, Myofascial, Vestibular and Visceral Manipulation, drawing on the body’s self-healing properties. See ad, page 12.

PSYCHOTHERAPY awaKEninG EnERGiES, LLC

Mary W. Underwood, MSW, LISW-CP 736 E. Main St, Ste. 201 864-266-0634 • Spartanburg AwakeningEnergies.com

VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS GaRnER’S natuRaL FOOdS

1855 E Main St. Specialty Row at Hillcrest 864-585-1021 • Spartanburg

Garner’s is a local familyowned health food store and deli with indoor and outdoor seating. We are open 6 days a week 9am to 6pm. See ad, page 20.

WHOLISTIC WELLNESS CENTER aBiada HEaLinG aRtS

187 N. Daniel Morgan Ave. 864-542-1123 • Spartanburg AbiadaSpa.com

YOGA/PILATES ZEn StudiOS

1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd. Ste. 58 864-583-3335 • Spartanburg Zen-Studios.com

Eco-friendly studio and Eco-Chic boutique where clients come to have a profound health and wellness experience with their bodies. In addition to health and wellness classes, Zen Studios also offers workshops and teacher trainings as well as therapeutic massage, Reiki and acupuncture services. See ad, page 21.

We put our clients’ needs first and tailor the bodywork to the individual. We use a variety of modalities including massage. Chair massage is also available at our office or yours. See ad, page 12.

A NEW DAY A NEW APP

Mary uses therapeutic methods including Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), which have been shown to help people heal and move to greater peace and contentment. See ad, page 16.

THERMOGRAPHY tHERMaL iMaGinG OF tHE CaROLinaS

Dr. Lealand Fagan Michelle Fagan, CCT 900 E. Rutherford St. 864-457-2045 • Landrum

Thermography is an FDA approved, non-invasive breast screening with no radiation and no breast compression! It can help to detect very early physiological changes in your body. See ad, page 26.

VETERINARY CARE pEt vaC aniMaL HOSpitaL

Shari Cudd, DVM 2920 Reidville Rd. 864-574-6200 • Spartanburg SpartanburgVeterinarian.com

Offering routine services as well as chiropractic and massage therapy and boarding. We also do onsite Xrays for general health, dentistry and chiropractic needs. Dr. Cudd is a loving veterinarian whose healing touch and quiet ways will make your pet feel right at home. See ad, page 5.

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July 2014

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