
Last Friday, I put on a tutu (just kidding) and tried an authentic Floor-Barre class. I instantly fell in love! I had tried other barre type workout classes before, but despite a lifetime of dance, I’d never taken the real deal
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Looking for a local, family-run, organic, regenerative or biodynamic farm? Farmers markets are always a good place to start. But if yours doesn’t have high quality organic produce or a good selection, use
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We all want to stop using plastic bags, right? (Not sure why? Read this.) So take a reusable bag with you to the grocery store or farmers market. Not only will you be doing something really good for the planet, you’ll also
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When it comes to honey, many of us reach for that cute bear at the supermarket without realizing that the honey inside may not be much more than corn syrup. Worse yet, it might be laced with pesticides, illegal antibiotics, heavy metals,
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There is something new in Trader Joe’s produce department and it’s not produce. Trader Joe’s has kicked those notoriously hard-to-open, and horrible
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The farming practices most large-scale farms use today degrade soil health, require a tremendous amount of water, harm the environment, rely on GMOs and toxic chemicals, contribute to climate
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Saint Barthelemy (St. Barts if you’re American; St. Barth if you’re French) is a tiny dot-on-a-map island in the French West Indies.
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I grew up outside, literally. My childhood was spent in the country just outside the City of Napa, California. My mom used the natural world that surrounded us as
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Dying is a deeply personal experience. It’s something we all have to do alone, but if we’re lucky, our loved ones will
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