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 […]
Cage Free Eggs – a bit of Acorn news
Eggs from the farmers markets or a friend/family have a different color yolk and different consistency white than eggs from the grocery store–even the ones labeled “cage free.” Why? If you look up the USDA definition for cage free it states the hens cannot live in a cage but can be housed in a building […]
July 2019 gardening advice
by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill With all the rain we got in May and June, many of our gardens are way behind where they normally would be at this point. This year was the latest I have ever planted my veggie garden, and I just never got around to some things, like peas. I did […]
