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ave you seen the play on words that changes “Phar- macy” to “Farmacy” as one of the cures to what ails
you? More and more, scientists are discovering the links between the quality of our food and the quality of our health, both individually and collectively as a nation. In our Food and Garden issue this month, Natural
Awakenings looks at the multiple benefits of buying your food locally. This has the dual benefit of providing better food for you and your family, while also helping build a strong local economy. Better yet, you can grow your own food. For the first time in my life, I am considering such a venture. I grew up in a farming community in southeastern North
Dakota but we didn’t have a garden. I always thought some people were born garden- ers and some were not. Since I was not, I never pursued this hobby. Now I see all of the benefits that can come from having a garden and am rethinking that outdated belief. The benefits? Free, fresh food, with no GMOs. More vegetables with our meals. Better health. Lower grocery bills. Less lawn to mow and manage. Exercise. Fresh air. Connecting to the Earth. Of course, any new project has its unknown aspects, no matter how much research and planning a person does. Luckily we have neighbors who are gardeners and, even better, we have our good friend, Niki, who is a master gardener and who has agreed to help and guide us. So we’ll see how the journey unfolds as spring comes to Minnesota this month. Also this month we’ll be celebrating Earth Hour, which takes place at 8:30 p.m.
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on Saturday, March 23. During this hour, at homes and businesses across the world, people have committed to turning off their lights. This global movement started in 2007 and is gathering more momentum each year. You can learn more about it and watch time-lapse photos as lights go out all over the world. What is the purpose of Earth Hour? I think it’s to show the power of the individual. So often people think “Why bother?” to shut off a light or unplug an unused appliance, because they believe their minimal us- age doesn’t make a difference in the bigger world. Earth Hour proves that it does. You can visit
EarthHour.org to watch live videos of lights going off in each time zone as they reach 8:30 p.m. At noon in Minnesota I can go to the Earth Hour website and see videos of lights going off in Sydney, Australia, hours before we reach 8:30 p.m. our time. On that day, people worldwide will be turning off lights around the clock, and the website will follow the process. It’s amazing.
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