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Paleo Parents pen new book, Beyond Bacon

July 2, 2013 by Jessica 2 Comments

My daughter learned how pigs sound from our trip to Polyface Farms just after she turned two. Since then, every time she’s gleefully snorted, I smile knowing she gleaned that skill right from the source, frolicking right alongside the pasture-raised pigs at Joel Salatin’s farm in Swoope, Virginia. Maybe she’d first picked it up in…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Featured, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health Tagged With: Beyond Bacon, farm, Paleo Parents, Polyface, sustainable farming

D.C. to host world premiere of film about war on family farms

June 14, 2011 by Jessica Leave a Comment

If you consider yourself a locavore, a supporter of family farms, or just a parent concerned about your children’s health and the future of the planet they will inherit, be sure not to miss the world premiere of Farmageddon–the Unseen War on American Family Farms, a mom-created film that documents the FDA’s raids on small …

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Healthy Eating, Uncategorized Tagged With: family farms, farm, Farmageddon, FDA, film, food, Kimberly Hartke, locavore, real food, Weston A. Price Foundation

The transition begins: Waldorf to public school

June 12, 2011 by Jessica 8 Comments

Just how many different people can I be in my head in one day? Well, at least two solid positions are staking claim to my mental landscape. One is incredibly sad that yesterday was my son’s last day at his Waldorf school, and the other is very excited for our family to become part of…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Healthy Eating, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: activism, family, farm, Farm to Table, food, home, homeschooling, nutrition, priorities, public school, school, transitions, Waldorf education, working mother

Rally for Food and Farm Freedom brings a cow to the Capitol!

May 16, 2011 by Jessica Leave a Comment

What a great day to celebrate food choice — and to protest the government’s efforts to curtail those choices. The sun shone brightly today at Upper Senate Park for the rally to protest the arrest of an Amish farmer selling raw milk. It was inspiring to see so many Real Food and raw milk supporters…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: farm, FDA, fertility, food, freedom, government, legislation, nutrition, rally, rally for food and farm freedom, real food, real milk, USDA

Silver Diner supports local food in schools

June 25, 2010 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Who knew diner food could be health food? I had no idea that the Silver Diner – a chain of restaurants in Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey – was on a mission to serve local food and offer healthier choices. When I attended a special evening recently for food bloggers, I got a true taste…

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Filed Under: Activism & Politics, D.C. Metro, Healthy Eating, Uncategorized Tagged With: farm, Farm to School, food, nutrition, school, Silver Diner

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I also publish the resource blog Mindful Healthy Life of Metro DC. To learn about my writing and appearances and for details about the writing, editing and consulting services I offer, visit JessicaClaireHaney.com.

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