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Book Review: NO SPECIES IS AN ISLAND by Theodore H Fleming

A study of the migratory pollinators and the interdependence they have on one another… a warning regarding possible environmental peril.

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Unexpectedly, A Mighty Mite

Melissa Crytzer Fry 08/24/14 4 Comments Featured nature Nature Hike Red Velvet Mite Sonoran Desert

My goal yesterday, when I set out with my friend and hiking buddy Kathy, was to show her a secret hot spring in the middle of the desert (shared with me earlier by buddy Roxanne).…

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Looking For A Little Gluten-Free Breakfast Treat?

Jovina Coughlin 04/10/18 No Comments

What is gluten? Gluten is what gives bread products its elasticity. It gives shape, strength, and texture to bread and other grain products. Avoiding gluten is important for people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity,…

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Trying To Eat More Healthy Foods This Winter?

Jovina Coughlin 01/23/18 2 Comments

If you are trying to eat more healthy foods this winter, I have a great recipe for you. Making a stuffing for beef or chicken or fish is a great dinner option because it adds…

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Book: EAT DIRT by Josh Axe

Melissa Crytzer Fry 03/3/17 No Comments

Reading EAT DIRT : Why Leaky Gut May Be the Root Cause of Your Health Problems and 5 Surprising Steps to Cure It by Josh Axe was a necessity for me as someone who has struggled…

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Is It Time For A Three Pyramid Food Chart?

Linda Anselmi 01/5/16 5 Comments

On a very basic level, choosing what foods we eat are some of the most import decisions we make in a day . Too often, though, these decisions fall prey to other priorities — time, energy, availability, mood. .…

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Majestic Crested Saguaros

Melissa Crytzer Fry 01/28/15 7 Comments

I’ve been on a bit of a scavenger hunt lately for the majestic Crested Saguaros. It all started about a year ago when I realized that the misshapen form I saw on a distant hill…

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Happy Birthday Betty White, I’ll Never Forget Your Kindness

Anita Finlay 01/19/15 3 Comments

I’ve had the pleasure of working with the hilarious, uber-talented Miss Betty White. No one is more deserving than she of the sweet surprise and outpouring of affection she got, in celebration of her 93rd birthday, from the entire cast…

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Words: “…The Gulf Between Practice and Profession …”

Linda Anselmi 12/1/14 2 Comments

“One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession, between doing and saying. A persistent schizophrenia leaves so many of us tragically divided against ourselves. On…

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The Art of The Virtual “Smudgy Hug”

Linda Anselmi 09/25/14 3 Comments

Humans are social beings. We crave human-to-human contact. Even as machines and technology take over more and more aspects of our lives, we try our best to humanize them. Think of our phones. We give…