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Planning a Flavor-Filled Summer Picnic
Planning a summer picnic soon? Organic Beth shares some of her favorite foods to take on your next outdoor eating excursion, including our new Circle City Kombucha mini-growlers, to her recipe for cucumber & radish sprout tea sandwiches. See what …
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Fresh, Flavorful Summertime Recipes!
This week we are getting a beautiful 2-ounce package of basil from 80 Acres Farm out of Cincinnati, Ohio. They are a hydroponic farm that grows sustainable produce year-round. Here are four of my favorite recipes that utilize basil oil …
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July Newsletter: Summer’s Bounty – Eating a Rainbow of Color
In July, the local farms are bursting with seasonal fruits and vegetables. All this colorful produce is here to provide us with a host of vitamins and minerals to keep us healthy, but also very powerful phytochemicals which also positively …
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Having a 4th of July Feast!
Can you believe the Fourth of July is right around the corner? This year we are staying in town, so we are loading up on all our grilling favorites—this way we can have an epic cookout with our friends and …
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Healthy Snacking on Road Trips!
Summer vacations are in full force, and you may be like us and have a road trip planned. I often get asked what snacks I bring on long car trips. Here are the staples you find packed in a mini …
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Preparing for a Father’s Day Feast
Can't believe Father's Day is almost here already. The dad in our household likes to go golfing, grill up a meal with family, and spend the evening around our fire pit. So, this weekend we are loading up our bin …
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Fueling My Performance by Eating Clean
Ever wonder what foods fuel a professional athlete on the field? Indianapolis professional soccer player, Zach Steinberger, credits proper nutrition and eating clean as his key to success, specifically eating organic foods that are sourced from local farmers and artisans.
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In the Kitchen with Zach Steinberger
My all time favorite thing to do when I am not playing soccer is brunching! Whether it is out with friends or whipping up some breakfast for myself, there is nothing better than starting the day off with a healthy …
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June Newsletter: Foods for Skin Health
It’s June and the official first day of summer is the 21st. However, most of us have been enjoying the warmth of the sun’s rays for a while now. With increased sun exposure, more care needs to be taken to …
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Slower Cooker BBQ Ribs
Our Saturday is crazy busy—mainly running from baseball games to softball games. When we get home, I’m not going to want to cook and everyone will want dinner ready. That is why I’m making slow cooker ribs today. Eight hours …
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Enjoying Avocados!
We are going through avocados like crazy in our house! The organic avocados we’ve been getting are nothing less than awesome. And, just like avocado oil, they are packed with that super heart healthy oleic acid!
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Spring Clean Your Pantry Food Drive Results
During the month of April, we collected non-perishable foods from our members to be donated to Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana. We had an overwhelming response! Thank you to all of our members who participated in this community effort.
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Stocking up for a Memorial Day Cookout!
I can’t believe we are in the midst of May, and next weekend is Memorial Day Weekend! If you live in Indianapolis like I do, May is our month! And, it all comes to a peak next weekend with Memorial …
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Celebrating Mother’s Day, Benefits of Grass-fed Butter, and Household Dairy Staples
We are on the eve of Mother’s Day, but you might be like us and coin this entire weekend Mother’s Day Weekend. My husband and I have our mothers to celebrate and then I get my own day of pampering.