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Natural Living Show

Learning how to live a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle has never been more easy.  This weekend, more than three dozen vendors will be on hand at the Natural Living Show to help you make better choices for your body, environment and our community.

The show will feature local cheese-makers and handmade soaps. And, if you ever wanted to have your own eggs fresh from your backyard there will be a workshop on urban chickens too.

Here are all the details:

 Saturday, October 13th

10 am-6 pm

Spokane Community College Lair

Admission is $7, although if you swing by Sun People Dry Goods located at 32 West 2nd Avenue, Suite 200 you can pick up FREE passes!

Students in Idaho get fresh fruit and veggies

Over 100 elementary schools in Idaho were awarded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants.

“Through the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, schools will not only provide more nutritious options to Idaho students but also teach them about the benefits of healthy eating,” Superintendent Tom Luna said.

The program was started by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in hopes to expose students to a larger variety of fresh fruits and veggies, above and beyond what the other USDA programs already offer school kids.

A perk of the program is that students will be able to try new, exotic fruits and veggies while their teachers can use them for fun lesson plans.

The application process for these grants was competitive and funds runs from July 1, 2012 until June 30, 2013.

For more information: Child Nutrition Programs at the Idaho State Depatment of Education.

 

Local Entrepreneur Launches New Website

Local Entrepreneur Launches New Website

Every June, I dust off my cowboy boots, pair it with a polka dot sundress and hightail it to The Farm Chicks Antiques Show at the Spokane County Fairgrounds. For self proclaimed "junkers" the show is what Disneyland is to a 5 year old. Really, it's THAT exciting. Trust me.

In this crowd, a slight obsession for all things vintage and fabulous instantly bonds women from across the country. The show features refurbished antique furniture, beautiful, handcrafted home accessories and decor. The search for that perfect vintage piece is all part of the experience.

What started out in a barn in 2002 is now one of the largest show of its kind in the country. Serena Thompson, who lives on Green Bluff, is the entrepreneur responsible for creating the funky and oh. so. fabulous. weekend event.

Thompson has also penned several cookbooks, is a contributing editor for Country Living Magazine, a wife and mom to four boys. Whew! She pretty much rocks.

And now she's getting ready to launch her latest venture, a website called My Favorite Find. I recently had the opportunity to ask Thompson a few questions about her latest project.

AB: Tell me about your latest project My Favorite Find. How did you come up with the idea?

ST: I'd been receiving a lot of mail from all over the world, from readers asking how they could find great events similar to mine or shoppes in their area and from others who were hosting these events and running these shoppes, wondering how they could promote them. I soon realized there wasn't anything for them out there and decided that I'd just create it myself. And My Favorite Find was born.

Pilgrim's Market's Holiday Community Cooking Contest

Pilgrim's Market's Holiday Community Cooking Contest

Here's an exciting event that is being held at Pilgrim's Market.  It's a cooking contest! Do you think you have a good holiday dish that you always get compliments on?  Well, here's your chance!  You could win a $100 gift card too!  The only requirement is that your recipe include at least two natural or organic items purchased at the Pilgrim's Market - the rest is up to you! The contest is being held at the Pilgrim's Health Education Center, 1316 North 4th Street,  Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814, on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10-2pm. 

The categories are: appetizer, raw dish or dessert.

And the there are three prizes: 

1st Place: $100 Pilgrim's Gift Card

2nd Place: $50 Pilgrim's Gift Card

Cooking Class with Pat Bess

Cooking Class with Pat Bess

If you're tired of cooking the same old thing at home and would like to try something exotic, why not take a cooking class with Pat Bess and learn to cook a complete meal from Thailand.  On September 19 at 5:30pm you can learn how to make an appetizer called Por Pia Tord, which is Fried Spring Roll; progress to the soup, Tom Kha Gai or Chicken in Coconut Milk and then to the main course of Pad Thai Chicken otherwise known as Rice Noodles with Basil, Egg, Bok Choy and Chicken.

Are Potatoes Getting a Raw Deal?

Are Potatoes Getting a Raw Deal?

Idaho Governor Butch Otter is tired of seeing potatoes get a bad rap.

Several studies, including one recently by the New England Journal Of Medicine, finds eating potatoes regularly contributes to weight gain.

Governor Otter says he's disappointed that one of the most nutrient-dense and affordable vegetables are being singled out when eating just about anything irresponsibly will make you fat.

"Quilted to a Tea"

"Quilted to a Tea"

Come to the Kootenai County Fairgrounds this Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25th and walk among 300 pieces of beautiful artwork on display at the North Idaho Quilt Show being held at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.  The doors will open from 10am to 6pm both days displaying the local talent of the NIQ and featuring quilts of artists Sally Clouse and Terry Miller.  Available for purchase will be raffle tickets for the 2011 Raffle Quilt, being described as a stunning work of art, which is a king sized quilt quilted by a group of local quilters and machine quilted by a NIQ member.&