Eat local and recycle the box! – By the Veggie Fairy Team The first thing you can do: Eat local food. The second thing: Reuse your Seasonal Roots delivery box. Now let’s get into the details. Eat local food So first things first: You’re already eating local food from Seasonal Roots. Here’s why that reduces […]
EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / September 13, 2017 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! WHEN VIRGINIA FARMERS MARKETS CLOSE FOR THE WINTER … …where do the farmers go? With the warm days of summer behind us, many Virginia farmers markets are […]
…where do the farmers go? – By the Veggie Fairy Team With the warm days of summer behind us, many Virginia farmers markets are folding up their tents for the winter. It’s not because farmers have nothing more to sell. It’s because most of us shoppers would rather stay inside where it’s warm and snug […]
Restaurant fire leaves workers jobless, so Seasonal Roots steps up! – By Kristin Henderson, Chief Veggie Conversationalist Early on a Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the kitchen area of a taco restaurant called Don’t Look Back, which is located in the Carytown section of Richmond. Good news, bad news The good news is, […]
EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / September 6, 2017 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! RESTAURANT FIRE LEAVES WORKERS JOBLESS… SO SEASONAL ROOTS STEPS UP! Local food helps local community Early on a Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the kitchen […]
EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / August 30-31, 2017 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! THE LABOR DAY GRILLING ISSUE HOW TO THROW JUST ABOUT ALL YOUR LOCAL FOOD ON THE BARBIE! You can cook a whole Labor Day meal on the […]
How to throw just about all your local food on the barbie – By the Veggie Fairy Team You can cook a whole Labor Day meal on the grill, even if the food you’re making varies in how it should be cooked. The secret The secret to doing it is to create two zones, one […]
EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / August 23-24, 2017 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! WHAT YOU DO IN YOUR KITCHEN CAN HELP CHANGE THE WORLD – HERE’S HOW Adapted from Sherri Brooks Vinton’s EcoCentric blog post “Taste it, don’t waste it”: […]
…even if sometimes it goes bad before you can eat it! – By the Veggie Fairy Team Your body needs the live enzymes found in fresh fruits and vegetables. Enzymes activate and carry out all your body’s biological processes, including digestion and nerve impulses – and it’s theorized that those enzymes need to be replenished […]
The solution is online – By the Veggie Fairy Team That candy in the checkout line – is it calling to you? Do those processed foods in the supermarket aisles have the power to turn your good intentions to mush? Apparently, the best way to stay strong, reduce impulse purchases, and keep junk food out […]