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9 RAISED ON PASTURE Goose Pond Farm by Kimberly Ballard
11 LASER POWER 21st Century Pet Therapy Options by Dr. Matthew Heller
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14 AMERICA’S GROWING FOOD REVOLUTION An Insider’s Guide to Sustainable Choices by Lisa Marshall
18 FROM FARM TO PLATE
IN ALABAMA by Meredith Montgomery
21 SUSTAINABLE FOODS & SOCIAL PHILANTHROPY A Conversation with Nell Newman by Ellen Mahoney
23 TOUCHPOINTS REFLEXOLOGY- PRACTICAL
TIPS FOR EVERYDAY LIVING
Rub Your Pains Away by Jim Barnes, Certifi ed Refl exologist
24 DISCOVERING THE “SELF” THAT ALWAYS IS
Weekend Satsang and Retreat with Mukti by Reverend David Leonard
28 GREEN DRINKS Cheers to Making Eco-Conscious Connections by Judith Fertig
30 A THIRD SUNDAY
AT THE YURT GARDEN by Michele Monticciolo, NC MH
32 POSTURES BY GATLIANNE Corpse Pose by Gatlianne
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