#RefindingFood
IT’S TIME TO CHANGE HOW WE SPEAK AND THINK ABOUT FOOD, FARMING, HEALTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY.
Grocery Store Empty? Buy Food From A Farmer
Stores are selling three weeks’ worth of shipments in three hours to three days. Grocery stores and home delivery supply chain woes have driven people to start shopping online. But that’s now slowing down. Thrive Market is at 10+ days for order delivery and asking...
I Bought Food For People Who Couldn’t Afford It
Three days ago, a friend of mine told me she had $5 to her name after buying what little food she could afford. She's a single mom, has three children, and looking for employment. Having just canned and preserved 50 pounds of fruit and vegetables, I told her to come...
Humanely Raised, Humanely Slaughtered?
In the last year, I’ve talked a lot about meat. When it comes to the meat we eat, people want to know where it comes from, what it ate, and ultimately understand the quality of the life it lived before it died. These are great questions, and now people are starting to...
Aim for a Mindful, Not Minimal, Life
How many articles have you read on minimalism this month? How many books have you read on self-care? How many podcasts on manifesting have you listened to? Raise your hand if you’ve attempted — and tragically failed — at achieving what all the articles,...
Six Misconceptions You Have About Meat
Hollywood, health influencers, and the media elite are clamoring about hormones, animal welfare, and environmental impact. Here’s the information they are missing when preaching for people to only eat plant-based diets and/or only to purchase pricey meat. From...
Self-Care: Is Your Soul Tired?
The beginning of another new year has arrived; my Instagram feed has been filled with beautiful quotes on embracing wellness, exploring self care, and owning who I am, as I am, right now. I’ve been inspired to be unapologetically me and that’s brought a new sense of...
Four Things I’ve Learned During Transformational Years in My Life
Throughout any woman’s lifetime, there are a series of years that she can consider highly transformational. These years don't happen all at once. During each year that can be considered transformational, she often feels like life is a bit of a roller coaster:...
A Foodie’s Guide to Understanding Meat, Fish & Poultry Labels
In the 1950s, a trip to the grocery store was simple. You could buy milk, eggs and meat. Fast forward seventy years later, the simple trip is anything but that. With thousands of choices, consumers are barraged with cleverly crafted marketing statements to appeal to...
Four Grocery Store Trends You Should Watch In 2020
The global food & grocery market is set to hit $12.2 trillion by 2020; the current U.S. grocery market is worth $655 billion. According to McKinsey, even though U.S. grocers have seen a steady 4.5% growth in revenue in the last 10 years in the U.S., many...