How Mindfulness Can Help Diabetes
Many of us know by now that mindfulness practices, like yoga and meditation, have positive health benefits. But if you’re like me, you might
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bdoucette7
- Nov 21
- 4 min
Your Winter Herbal Cupboard
Now, as the daylight hours crawl into bed earlier and the fields hunker down for the winter, we find ourselves nestling in with a blanket or
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Blair Doucette
- Nov 15
- 3 min
Fall on the Farm & Ways to Stay Healthy
We’re so fortunate to live where we do, with easy access to the city and a major interstate that could get us just about anywhere, yet tucke
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bdoucette7
- Nov 4
- 3 min
The Many Health Benefits of Art
We nourish ourselves and our families through the meals that we serve at home, we build memories by hosting events at home, and now there is
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bdoucette7
- Oct 25
- 4 min
Decluttering For the Holidays
As humans, our brains crave some sense of order - some of us more than others. The key ingredient to having a smooth(-er) holiday experience
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bdoucette7
- Oct 18
- 3 min
The Health Benefits of Taking Breaks Outdoors
breaks, especially outside, has been shown to lead to healthier and happier lives, as well as contribute to increased overall production
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bdoucette7
- Oct 4
- 3 min
Sneak Peek: How to Use Essential Oils
Amy has been using doTerra Essential Oils to keep herself and her family healthy and active for years and is on a mission to help you do the
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bdoucette7
- Sep 21
- 5 min
A Few Easy Fall Rituals
What is the Autumnal Equinox? The Autumnal Equinox is technically the first day of fall, which arrives this year on Thursday, September 22nd
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bdoucette7
- Sep 8
- 6 min
What To Do With Extra Okra and Green Beans
We’re up to our eyeballs in okra and green beans here on the farm to the point where we almost can’t see an end in sight.
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bdoucette7
- Aug 23
- 4 min
Optimal Nutrition & Real Food
So, if I were to boil everything that I learned in grad school about optimal nutrition down to just one small concept it would be: eat real
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bdoucette7
- Aug 9
- 3 min
Natural Medicine Around the Farm
did you know that these tiny golden flowers that look as though they're tumbling out of the woods are actually filled with medicine? The pla
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bdoucette7
- Aug 2
- 3 min
Stop and Smell The Kale - The Health Benefits of Gardening
Gardening, along with volunteering on a farm (ahem, like at Woodside Farms), can have many health and therapeutic benefits.
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bdoucette7
- Jul 22
- 2 min
The Hanover Tomato, Central Virginia’s Most Famous Ingredient
Since these tomato seeds are planted deep into the Hanover soil, each and every tomato that is produced on this farm is a Hanover Tomato. No
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bdoucette7
- Jul 14
- 3 min
Our World and Microplastics - What can we do?
A few years ago, the world began to take note of the ever-more-present composition of plastics in our oceans. We began to notice what are...
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bdoucette7
- Jun 28
- 3 min
Building Community Through Community Service
Being a part of such an intentional neighborhood has so many perks. One of them being the ability to belong to a community. Healthy...
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bdoucette7
- Jun 14
- 2 min
Pause for Purslane
Here we go, I’m very excited! I was introduced to purslane as a somewhat beneficial weed while working here at Woodside Farms my first...
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bdoucette7
- Jun 7
- 2 min
Trust Your Gut
You know that gut feeling you get when something is wrong? Or those butterflies that flit around your stomach when you get nervous? There’s
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bdoucette7
- Jun 1
- 3 min
The Surprisingly Wonderful Benefits of Boredom
When was the last time you were bored? Not just sitting down to watch a re-run bored, but the type of bored where you have zero...
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bdoucette7
- May 24
- 4 min
Naturopathic-based Practices for Covid Care
Two years and some change into this global pandemic and it seems we've come to the understanding that this virus is here to stay. With...
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bdoucette7
- May 17
- 4 min
It's Important To Know Where Your Food Comes From
Do you know where your food comes from? That seems like a rather simple question. But if you were to open your refrigerator right now and...
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