Dec 30, 2019 | food literacy, Motivation, Uncategorized
Link to corresponding Food Smarts Podcast episode. If you have been following me for a while, you know I am not a fan of diet challenges, detoxes, and the like. The problem I have with diet challenges (even when they are sound nutrition advice— they often are...
Dec 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hang in. This starts with tragedy and ends with a truly heartwarming holiday story. 23 years ago, my husband and I lost our first daughter 24 weeks into my pregnancy. Her name is Adele Maya Serrano. To say it was devastating is an understatement. Besides some very...
Sep 23, 2019 | Motivation, Services, Uncategorized
What to look for and when to run the other way… If you are looking for help with nutrition and health, take a hard look at what you are buying. The first step is to define your goals. Be careful here, because we are programmed to define that goal as weight loss....
Jul 22, 2019 | Motivation, Uncategorized
Or, why I show up to client sessions looking my worst. Getting it all done is a serious struggle. I know it and I know you do too. We’ve all heard you can’t pour from an empty cup. We can know that and still not make it happen. It’s a super busy time...
May 30, 2019 | food literacy, Motivation, Sustainability, Uncategorized
I was talking with a friend recently and she made a fantastic point about food literacy. Changing the way you eat is not just about health. It’s vitally important that we ALL pay attention to food–not just when our health fails. I know this of course, but...
May 2, 2019 | Farming, Motivation, Uncategorized
It’s spring. It is the season of potential. As a farmer, I deal in potential. I am in the process of turning a weedy piece of our chicken yard into a fruit forest. (To see what I’m planting, keep reading.) As I plant what amount to little...