Beef Oxtail Soup

by Casey Castona, Acupuncturist
Ingredients
3 pounds beef oxtail (if you like more meat you can add more 1 to 2 lbs. chopped beef)
3 teaspoons sea salt
1 large onion, chopped
1 small bag of frozen peas
1 small bag of frozen okra
1 Tablespoon whole black peppercorn
1 container of sweet cherry tomatoes
Half a gallon of water
Whole package of baby [...]

Antioxidants

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The benefits of exercise are widely known and understood, but unfortunately, the potential negative effects have only recently been addressed in the athletic community. Could exercise actually be causing damage to your body? It’s ironic, but it’s true. Exercise causes elevated aerobic metabolism, which in turn increases the production of killer molecules known [...]

Eat Local Challenge 2011 Winners

WOW! We got awesome submissions for the challenge this year. The participation was outstanding and we thank everyone for their comments, thoughts, and tips.  Eating locally is the best way to support your community.  Here are a few of the submissions we thought you all would like to read. Thanks again so much for everyone [...]

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The images are an indelible part of our heritage — open fields of cattle, grazing peacefully, with the occasional flick of a tail to break up the scene.
According to the 2008 film, Food Inc., this picture may be more nostalgia than a true representation of today’s food system. Currently much of our beef is delivered [...]

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I didn’t fully appreciate it at the time — being a kid and ego-centric by nature — but over the years I have come to realize the privileges of a food-based lifestyle. My mother, for whom there weren’t enough hours in the day, somehow always made sure my sister and I were fed. [...]

Chippewa Falls Organic Food Buying Club

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Organic Baby Foods: An Expanding Market

by Second Opinion Publisher Arwen Rassmusen
Four years ago when we found out we were going to be parents, I decided that my baby would be grown and raised on organic and natural foods. As the editor of an organic, natural magazine, I new how important it was for me to start eating well, eating clean, [...]

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