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What is a Locavore?
May 19, 2011
A locavore is a person who eats food that has been grown in their own backyard or in the same region. The Dayton area has at least 21 farmers’ markets that can provide us with the basic vegetables and fruits we are trying to eat more of, in addition, you will find flowers, locally grown meats and fish and maybe even a batch of muffins!
Man is it Hot!
As the cool and unusually wet Spring days of April/ May start giving way to the sticky heat of high summer, I find myself thinking about the bounty of plants available to help keep my family, friends and clients in ‘balance’ with the season. Plants that help cool the body, ease the itching of summer bites or rashes, relieve parched throats, and relax the nervous system. There are several abundant options locally available to those of us in the Midwest and we will explore just a few of them.
About Kirtan
Kirtan, also known as sankirtan, is the call-and-response chanting inspired and popularized by the great saint Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The roots of kirtan go back over 500 years to Renaissance India. During this period the influence and style of kirtan became the focal point for the upsurge in religious expression in Bengal led by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu…
Experience the Community Drum Circle at Harmony Farm
Remo Drum Company did a research study a few years ago, testing people after 1 hour of continuous rhythmic drumming and found that their number of killer T-cells had increased greatly. Drumming strengthens the immune system and just makes you feel good! I have personally heard people say, that they feel good/better just being in the drum circle, whether they played anything or not.
A View from the Field: May 2011
Wow, what a wet spring! Here we are in the middle of May and our initial tillage is finally complete. That puts us roughly 3 weeks behind our estimated timeline. Well, things aren’t THAT bad; I managed to dodge the raindrops on the odd day in April and transplant our first cycle of lettuces, kale, chard and Asian greens into some hand-formed beds…
Harmony Farm Does Radio
May 17, 2011
Cheri Dinsmore, President of Harmony Farm, was invited to speak about anthroposophic medicine with Dr. Cathy Rosenbaum on her radio show: Your Holistic Health. Listen to the entire podcast…
Harmony Farm Participates in Speedway Health Fair
May 16, 2011
Harmony Farm had the wonderful opportunity to talk about wellness with employees of Speedway Corporation during their…
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