Can you believe it’s September?

Now that mornings are cooler and the days are getting shorter, we can tell that fall will be here soon.

And even though I’m not heading back to the classroom after Labour Day (yay!), this time of year always feels like the New Year.

Not that I’m...

The word "antioxidant" is one you might hear a lot, maybe from commercials on TV or posters in the supermarket.

But it can be hard to know the difference between marketing and the real benefits.

To get to the bottom of this topic, let's deep dive into five exciting facts about antioxidants and...

There’s no denying it… plastic has overrun our lives, and not in any way that is good -- neither for the environment, nor for our health.

Plastics are literally everywhere, especially in all aspects of food storage: containers, plastic wrap, zipper bags, straws -- and everything else...

Over the past 2 weeks I’ve written about “Better health for you and the planet” and “Choose healthier foods with a lower environmental footprint.”  Click the links to read or read again!

Part 3 - Take steps to reduce your food waste and create a more...

Did you miss part one of this series, "Better health for you and the planet"?  Check it out HERE!

Part 2

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a sustainable diet is healthy, has a low environmental impact, is affordable, and is culturally acceptable.[10] But this may...

I’m becoming more and more conscious about how interconnected we truly are–all people, animals, plants and indeed with Mother Earth herself. On a physical level we all coexist in the same environment–and anything in our external environment is shared with each of us...

 Now that spring has arrived, we can start looking forward to locally grown produce, purchased at farmers’ markets or even directly from local farms.  And if you are able to purchase from smaller producers, rather than buying conventional food from large-chain supermarkets,...