Posts Tagged ‘ Healthy food ’

Winter Farmer’s Market continues

Feb 10th, 2010 | Category: Community News

The Winter Farmers’ Market continues to offer the freshest and most nutritious food grown locally – your local farmers are open for business on Thursdays, from 9:00am to 1pm., weather permitting, throughout the winter.
Visit the Open-lot on Hwy 62, opposite of Hart’s (where old gas station used to be)



Ten Reasons to Buy Local

Apr 30th, 2008 | Category: Building Community, Health & Wellness, Sustainability

Good health-sense, business-sense and good community-sense…maybe it’s just good common sense! A reminder list for shopping in your neighborhood….



Popular ‘Healthy Food’ Phrases – What do they really mean?

Mar 27th, 2008 | Category: Health & Wellness, Sustainability

Whether on a package of eggs in your grocery store or listed on a menu in your favorite restaurant, words like “free-range”, “grass-fed”, “natural”, and “organic” are everywhere these days. Most of these labels sound quite good and healthy, but what does it really mean when you order “wild game” or “pasture-raised” chicken? It may not be what you think…



What is ‘Certified Organic’?

Mar 4th, 2008 | Category: Health & Wellness, Sustainability

One thing’s for sure: the organic market is here to stay. Close to 40 percent of Americans buy organic foods, and sales are expected to reach $30 billion in 2007.

The organic market has grown so much, in fact, that the OCA reports “10 cents of every grocery store dollar spent by American consumers today goes for organic, made with organic, and natural products.” So what does the “organic” label really mean?