March 2020 Gardening Advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill and Manchester Community & School Gardens This is the time of year when I generally try to give everyone some hope for spring by telling you how much more sunshine we are going to have by the end of the month. It’s also to help me remember that the […]
February 2020 Gardening Advice
by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill and Manchester Community & School Gardens Are you as tired of the dreary gray days as I am? Don’t get me wrong – I’m not complaining that we haven’t had the bitter cold and huge amounts of snow that January typically brings, but a little sun wouldn’t hurt every now […]
Recipe: Chocolate “burgers”
Chocolate “Burgers” by Samantha and Alan Muntz To make the “burger meat,” soften chocolate of choice in a double boiler, mixing regularly until it is soft but not soupy. Remove from heat and scoop out onto parchment paper. Dust with a mix of corn starch and powdered sugar (50/50 mix), and knead/mix by hand until […]
Healthy Thoughts for 5 Healthy Towns: The science of optimism and health
“Twixt the optimist and pessimist The difference is droll The optimist sees the doughnut But the pessimist sees the hole.” McLandburgh Wilson, 1915 Submitted by Amy Heydlauff, CEO, 5 Healthy Towns It would be logical for those who aren’t optimistic to roll their eyes and move on, leaving the rest of this column to those […]
December 2019 gardening advice
by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill and Manchester Community & School Gardens I feel like the white rabbit in Alice in Wonderland – running around saying, “I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date!” I seem to be late in doing a lot of things at the moment – like getting this month’s newsletter out, […]
Healthy Thoughts for 5 Healthy Towns: Hierarchy of needs
by Amy Heydlauff, CEO 5HT A long time ago – 1943 to be exact, Abraham Maslow, a psychologist and ‘humanist,’ developed something called the “hierarchy of needs.” This hierarchy defines what is required for man to thrive and find self-fulfillment. I can’t possibly give it the full attention it deserves. But it is important enough […]
Healthy Thoughts for 5 Healthy Towns: You’ve Got This!
by Amy Heydlauff, CEO 5HT “You’ve got this!” A junior high math teacher recently told me this is her mantra with her students. I wish she’d been my math teacher. “You’ve got this!” is an awesome short sentence that can be used by anyone for the following good reasons. 1. It inspires self-confidence in the […]
September 2019 gardening advice
by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill and Manchester Community & School Gardens This was an interesting year for gardening: it was rainy and cold well into the spring, then suddenly stopped raining and got hot, and then cooled off a little, and only gave us the illusion that it was raining enough for our gardens, when […]
Diabetes Improvement Program- a bit of “Acorn” news
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Farmers Market Board Right here in Manchester, a new program to help people control their diabetes will start soon, and it is free! September 18 at 6 pm at the Manchester Wellness Center is an informational meeting and sign up. If you can’t make this meeting, call 800-482-1455 for information […]
Let’s focus on the positive–for once!
I’m tired. Tired of what? I’m tired of grouchy people who daily seem to find things to announce on Facebook or elsewhere in the community, about how bad things are. Or rumors of how bad things are. Or singing a dirge about Manchester’s impending death by implosion. It’s so easy to get embroiled in the […]
