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 […]
A Land of Plenty – a bit of “Acorn” news
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café Board I love August and September every year because there is an incredible selection and abundance of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. It is definitely a Land of Plenty right now. How can we preserve some of these wonderful foods? It is actually a lot easier […]
August 2019 gardening advice
by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill and Manchester Community & School Gardens August 8th is “National Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day!” It’s fun and easy to celebrate – just wait until your neighbors have gone to bed, and put some of the loads of zucchini you’ve been picking every day onto their porch. […]
Lower Your Grocery Bill – a bit of “Acorn” news
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Farmers Market & Café Board This article is not about cutting coupons or buying in bulk! There are other very practical and healthy ways to lower your grocery bill. Base the value of the food by the nutritional content. Examples: If you had a choice between buying a dozen eggs […]
