1. Getting Raw at Gilda’s Club: “The Basics”

    This week my daughter and trusty sous-chef, Ellie, and I had the honor of teaching a raw, plant-based cuisine workshop, “The Basics”, to eager Gilda’s Club members and staff. What a great place to spread the knowledge of food that heals! Because this was our first raw food workshop here, we kept...
  2. A Very Special Giving Gardens Installation

    A student at Campus Early Childhood Education Center, a Grand Rapids Public School for children with disabilities, lends a helping hand during a Giving Gardens installation at his school earlier this year. The Giving Gardens had a very special installation earlier this spring, at Campus Early Childhood Education Center (CECEC), a Grand Rapids Public School for...
  3. FREE FOOD!!! 11 Ways

    Purslane & PansyEdible “Weed” & Edible Flower Throughout last week the Grand Rapids Press and The Rapidian ran the story Hunger Challenge chronicling two ambitious young writers, Jacqueline Prins and Samantha Dine, who agreed to eat for a week on a budget of $30.59 each. This is approximately “what a person on food stamps would have to...
  4. Heaven on Earth-Home’s Top 5 of 50 Posts

    Friday marked my 50th post! Following are the five that you liked the most. Heaven on Earth-Home’s Top 5 of 50 Posts 1. Fern Terrariums…Simple & Sexy 2. Visiting Martha Stewart’s Garden 3. Losing My Canning Virginity 4. Perfect Plant-Based Pesto on WOOD TV8 5. Plant-Based Holiday Cuisine on WOOD TV8 Thank you for visiting...