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 7
- 1 min
Woodside Farms Holiday Provisions Market!
Even though the weather has been dancing around the 70s and 80s lately (perhaps making us regret packing away our shorts for the season) the
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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 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 28
- 2 min
Make With The Oom-Pah-Pah!
Thirsty for a good time? An Oktoberfest-shaped slice of Bavaria is coming to the farm on Saturday, October 15th from 10 am-2 pm.
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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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Blair Doucette
- Sep 13
- 1 min
This Weekend! Classic Car Display and Farm Stand at Chickahominy Falls
Much like life here at Chickahominy Falls, there are some cars that only get better with age. That’s this Saturday's Pop-Up event is
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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 30
- 3 min
Woodside Farms & Your Everyday Life
Since Woodside Farms opened its farm gates in 2018, there have been a lot of changes - a lot...
Update on Woodside Farms
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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
- Jul 6
- 3 min
CSA Members: The Seeds That Grow Our Farm
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs blossomed in a post-Green Revolution world. The Green Revolution is a model of farming...
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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
- 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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bdoucette7
- May 10
- 3 min
The Pawsitive Effects of Pet Ownership
There’s almost nothing better than curling up on a rainy day or a stormy night with your favorite furry friend. Our pets become more like...
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bdoucette7
- May 3
- 3 min
The Many Health Benefits of Living the Farm Life
Around 12,000 years ago, our hunter-gatherer ancestors stopped migrating to where the food was and began growing their own. This was the...
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Blair Doucette
- Apr 26
- 2 min
Community Supported Agriculture
Can you believe it’s almost May? I don’t even know how this happened. Just last week the temperatures were down in the 30s and I was...
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Blair Doucette
- Apr 12
- 3 min
Pickle for your thoughts ~ What’s the *dill* with pickles?
Pickles! Glorious pickles! A farmer or gardener’s pantry is usually built on the back of pickles. I really do love to peek in and see...
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