90: Diana Maranhao on Water Conservation Diana is a horticulturist, garden columnist and author of 3 books: Water-Smart Gardening; Rocky Mountain Fruit & Vegetable Gardening; and Southwest Gardener’s Guide, published by Cool Springs Press. She lives and gardens in southern Utah with her husband, Steve. Combining her professional background in education with the continuous learning experiences her gardens provide, she…
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Simple Ways to Make Your Kids LOVE Vegetables Sometimes it’s painful trying to get kids to eat their vegetables. Here are five things to shift your mindset and invite imagination into the process. Every day is different. One day, my friend’s kid says he LOVES broccoli and he happily devours a plateful. The next day, he…
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How to Embrace a More Sustainable Lifestyle By Emily Powell So you’ve come to this website looking for some gardening advice, or maybe you’re seeking comfort in the arms of other like-minded urbanites who yearn to experience the satisfaction of growing and eating homegrown food. And maybe, just maybe, you don’t really know how this…
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89: Candy Lesher on her Pool-to-Garden Transformation Candy is self-taught chef, instructor, writer and speaker, who has been inducted into Arizona’s Culinary Hall of Fame and hosted and produced Food & Life Television for 3 years. She is now shifting her direction to helping others as a Culinary Wellness Coach; assisting those who have been…
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88: Michael Tamez on Transformative Nutrition. Healthy and balanced living through good nutrition. – – – – Michael was morbidly obese, had severe sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and advanced gum disease. Not only did he lose 105 pounds, but he also reversed all of his lifestyle-related health conditions. This enabled him to transform the dysfunctional…
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87: Katie Poirier from Keep Phoenix Beautiful Katie Poirier is the project director of PHX Renews. PHX Renews finds temporary uses for vacant lots, an initiative envisioned by Phoenix Mayor Stanton in 2012 and managed by the non-profit, Keep Phoenix Beautiful. PHX Renews currently operates on a 15 acre parcel located in downtown Phoenix with…
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Featured Farmer: Candy from Zorro’s Garden (Amazing pool-to-garden transformation!) By Candy Lesher-Rainey Anyone who has flown over Phoenix knows, almost every other backyard has a pool. Arizonans hear it from realtors (not to mention family and friends) all the time: “If you ever want to sell your house, keep the pool.” But what if you…
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86: Brandi DeCarli on Farm from a Box Brandi is the Founding Partner of Farm from a Box, an off-grid, modularly designed farm system that provides communities with the tools they need to grow their own food locally and earn an income. Previously, Brandi was the Managing Partner of Human.kind Philanthropic Advisory Company, a consulting…
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85: Ben Klempner on Urban Farming Activism Ben is a husband and father of two boys and two girls living in the Jerusalem Foothills. He attended the University of Montana where he received a BA in American Literature and a Minor in Wilderness Studies. He received his Master’s Degree in Social Work from Barry University…
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84: DaNelle Wolford on Raising Goats and Sheep DaNelle is a former health care provider, mother of 2 children, and creator of the blog Weed ’em & Reap. DaNelle started to take an interest in a healthier lifestyle after suffering from two debilitating chronic diseases. On a mission to create a farm of her own,…
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