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We’re proud that one of the new instructors at GGS is Simply Living Board member Amy Ceccoli! Amy will be teaching about sustainability, and her first class is DIY Healthy Home Cleansers on March 15. See the picture at left for what you might expect to learn. 🙂 Amy’s home is a model of sustainability and will be on the 2020 Sustainable Living and Garden Tour July 18 – details on the tour coming soon!
Let Them Eat Dirt: The Hunt for Our Kids’ Missing Microbes probes the latest research into the “microbiome” in our gut to tease out a new explanation for why we have an epidemic of autoimmune diseases like asthma, obesity, diabetes, ADHD, autism, etc. It’s a fascinating story that has only emerged in the last decade and it challenges many of our attitudes and practices related to germs and cleanliness. Suffice to say “free range kids” and children raised in traditional farmsteads have healthier microbiomes. Discover lots more insights in this new film. More HERE and in our News Section.
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Portia’s Diner owner says ‘yummy’ food doesn’t require meat
Excerpt: The vegan-restaurant maven and owner of a health-food store recently opened Portia’s Diner, a breakfast and lunch option in Clintonville that is free of meat, dairy, gluten and GMOs. The 34-seat diner has taken over the former Whole World Natural Restaurant & Bakery, an institution in its own right, at 3269 N. High St. Full article HERE.