by Kathryn Gardow | Aug 22, 2017 | Healthy Food, Land Use Planning
The inner world is in our mind. Our outer or human experience is where and how we exist, interact and observe others, gather news, spend our time, and be in the world. The mind is the harbinger of mental health. Can the environment we live in impact our mental health?...
by Kathryn Gardow | Apr 14, 2017 | Healthy Food, Local Food
With anticipation I await rhubarb’s full bouquet–deep green dinner-plate sized leaves atop fibrous stalks ranging in color from bright chartreuse green to brilliant pink–spreading close to a yard across. Its arrival is evidence that spring is...
by Kathryn Gardow | Feb 28, 2017 | Healthy Food, Local Food
Imagine every Wednesday, before the sun rises, a bag of baked goods is delivered to your front doorstep. With anticipation you open the front door to retrieve the large bag with a box and several smaller bags filled with delectable flavors. You first look for the...
by Kathryn Gardow | Jun 29, 2016 | Healthy Food, Local Food
I am a “fruit-aholic”. I love fruit. Even as a kid, I craved fruit– especially the summer fruits–strawberries, blueberries, peaches, plums. The juiciness, the flavors, the short summer season so taste boredom never arrived–all reasons...
by Kathryn Gardow | Sep 30, 2015 | Healthy Food, Local Food, Sustainable Communities
We are all foragers. We search, scavenge, and gather food habitually. My daughter comes home from school and automatically opens the refrigerator and says, “there is nothing to eat in here,” despite it being filled with loads of food. Going to the grocery...
by Kathryn Gardow | Aug 31, 2015 | Healthy Food, Local Food, Sustainable Communities
Summer brings my favorite foods. Succulent corn on the cob, pints upon pints of Hayton Farms strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries, flame-roasted Hatch peppers, and lettuces all bigger than my head. My 5,000 square foot city lot just isn’t big enough to...
