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Winter Drinks to Warm You
Staying Healthy During Cold & Flu Season
Celebrating Thanksgiving
A Holiday Breakfast Bar
Let’s Have a Pizza Party—Veggie Style!
Enjoy a Labor Day Picnic to Honor Workers all Over the World
The Bounty of Summer Gardens
Remembering Our Fathers
Mother’s Day
Make Every Day Earth Day
The Spring Garden
Chocolate and Valentine’s Day ~ A Perfect Combination for a Celebration
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Arbor Day: A Celebration of Miracles
On a walk with a famous naturalist, our group stopped under a white oak tree to rest. The ground beneath the massive oak was littered

Welcome Back, Spring!
It has been a long winter and a longer year. It’s time to welcome warmer weather, sunshine, blooming trees and flowers. Spring helps us feel

Cooking Tips: Easy Flavorful No-oil Sauces for Steamed Vegetables
Steamed Vegetables are an easy way to prepare veggies and assure you fill your plate with gorgeous vitamins and minerals. They are so tasty when

Grateful Vegetarian Kids Express Their Gratitude On Thanksgiving
Grateful Vegetarian Kids Express Their Gratitude on Thanksgiving

Embracing Oil-free Cooking and Baking
When I was growing up, my mother was a wonderful cook, known for her baking and gravy. There was always a full cookie jar and baked

Vegan on a Budget
Because its positive impact is being recognized by more and more people, veganism is spreading throughout the world: It’s healthy for the body, easily sustainable

One Pot Cooking with a Donabe
“We were together, I forget the rest” – Walt Whitman “If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with

Vegan Cheesemaking at Home
I became a vegetarian 43 years ago, choosing a lacto-vegetarian diet that eschewed meat, fish, fowl, eggs and their derivatives, but I still consumed dairy

Garden Notes for Autumn and Winter
A few days ago, we had our first hard frost in Northern Michigan—a little late in the season and very welcome to a gardener. The