Entries by Veggie Fairy

This is how fair trade coffee helps the Chesapeake Bay

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / April 4,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! FAIR TRADE COFFEE’S GOOD FOR RAINFORESTS & PEOPLE, TOO! Celeste was a professional ballet dancer. Jo was a corporate IT guy. But they had always dreamed of running […]

This is how Fair Trade coffee helps the Chesapeake Bay

Fair Trade coffee’s good for rainforests and people, too! – By the Veggie Fairy Team Celeste was a professional ballet dancer. Jo was a corporate IT guy. But they had always dreamed of running their own business together. And they both loved the waters of the Chesapeake Bay near their home in Virginia. Back in […]

Spinach is good for your brain, too …

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / March 28,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! …AND OTHER COOL SPINACH FACTS Vintage cartoon fans can probably quote Popeye the Sailor Man’s famous line from memory: “I’m good to the finn-ich cause I eat my […]

Spinach is good for your brain, too…

…and other cool spinach facts – By Riley Shaia, certified holistic nutritionist, fitness instructor & Seasonal Roots member (Pictured: center, kneeling) VEGGIE FAIRY NOTE: You can connect with Riley on Instagram and Facebook! Vintage cartoon fans can probably quote Popeye the Sailor Man’s famous line from memory: “I’m good to the finn-ich cause I eat […]

Does freshness matter in whole grains?

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / March 21,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! THIS LOCAL BAKER GRINDS WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR DAILY. IS IT WORTH THE TROUBLE? Two of our most popular breads are the honey whole wheat and the 9-grain from […]

Does freshness matter in whole grains?

This local baker grinds fresh whole wheat flour daily. Is it worth it? – By the Veggie Fairy Team Two of our most popular breads are the honey whole wheat and the 9-grain from Great Harvest Bread Company in Mechanicsville, Va. They’re both really popular with Seasonal Roots members, partly because they’re full of whole […]

Humane farming is good for humans too. Here’s why.

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / March 14,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! LOTS OF PASTURE AND NO PESTICIDES, ANTIBIOTICS, HORMONES, OR GMO’S AT THIS LOCAL FARM Out of the six kids in the Avery’s Branch Farms family, Oliver is the […]

Humane farming is good for humans too. Here’s why.

Lots of pasture and NO pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, or GMOs at this local farm – By the Veggie Fairy Team There’s no such thing as a chill chicken. Pigs may be laid back. But laying hens are in a constant state of panic, as if today could be their last. That’s what Oliver has observed […]

The guide to kids healthy snacks

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / February 21,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! THIS IS HOW YOU GET KIDS TO MAKE GOOD SNACK CHOICES LIKE THESE! After Beth joined Seasonal Roots, she grabbed this snapshot of her son posing with green […]

The step-by-step guide to kids healthy snacks

This is how you get kids to make good snack choices like these! – By the Veggie Fairy Team This cutie’s mom, Beth, snapped her son’s picture to show what happened after she joined Seasonal Roots and got into eating local. “My son just came home from school and these were HIS choice of snack!” […]