During this most unusual of years, it is comforting that some seasonal routines remain. One such routine is the annual growing cycle during the summer months. Having grown up next to a farm in Lancaster, PA, I have always associated the changing of the seasons with...
With all of the head-spinning bad news swirling around us these days, I had a “positive” encounter last week that I wanted to share. It all started with an email that came in from a high school student and, well, it’s probably better just to let her share her story...
We like many others were surprised to find out that during the Memorial Day weekend, the FDA decided to slip in a new guidance on food labeling that enabled some manufacturers to substitute ingredients in their products without updating their labels. These changes...
It’s been five years since my first blog post. Who knew? I didn’t until I just happened to open up my word document where I keep all of blog entries and happened to notice the date of the first entry. Five years ago today. Seems like it would be a good time to assess...
I, like almost all small business owners, have never experienced anything like the past few weeks as we weather through the first wave of the new COVID-19 virus reality. It has put an unprecedented strain on all of us. In many ways, we must count our blessings at...
Yesterday was National Pet Day and it brought to mind an idea that a contact in my network came up with; namely, why aren’t there more snacks that we humans can eat and that we can share with our beloved pets? This idea struck a cord with me because our home is...
