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Posts in category "Food & Health"

Dear Corporate America Help Us Live Greener and Healthier

Dear Corporate America Help Us Live Greener and Healthier
Dear Corporate America – We – meaning the American public – are living our every day lives and we need your help. When we go to the grocery store to buy a packaged product we have a few choices. 90% of the choices we are given represent non-green, non-healthy, non-organic products. That means our choice... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
January 16, 2012 at 6:01 am
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Going Organic: Good for Your Wallet, Your Health and the Environment

Today’s post is a guest post written by Amy Lizee. Switching to organic foods is a growing trend in many households across North America and the world. More and more families are choosing organic options for the sake of their children in terms of both physical health and for the sustainability of the environment. According... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
August 31, 2011 at 7:15 am
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Be Green and STOP FOOD WASTE NOW; A Think About This Tip

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I had this fantastical vision in January – you know – one of those “New Year’s Resolution” moments where I determined my entire life will be changed by simply SAYING that resolution. Guess what? I did it! That’s right I am celebrating my New Year’s Resolution (http://www.chicagonow.com/gardening-nude/2010/12/new-years-resolution-stop-the-waste-and-save-money/)still half-way through the 2011 season — NO MORE... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
August 1, 2011 at 6:27 am
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Money Saving Green Tip - Grow Your Own Vegetables - See It On My PBS TV Show Appearance

Money Saving Green Tip - Grow Your Own Vegetables - See It On My PBS TV Show Appearance
Shawna Coronado’s front lawn sustainable, edible, ornamental, victory garden. MONEY SAVING GREEN TIP: Feed your family by growing your own vegetables!! Feeding our community and family in a down economy is more important than ever and this season my sustainable, edible, front lawn vegetable garden was featured on a PBS television show, Growing A Greener World, which... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
February 19, 2011 at 9:58 am
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GN Book Excerpt - - Chemicals are Poison - The Legacy of Katherine, Queen of the Tot-Fairies

Katherine, age 8. Over the next several weeks I will be featuring excerpts from my book, Gardening Nude, which are stories about real live people who have decided to live greener and healthier lives. This particular story was one of the most difficult I have ever written. I still cry over it – I hope... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
February 16, 2011 at 1:16 pm
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GN Book Excerpt - - Green Healthy Living With Healing Therapeutic Gardens

Kay’s Garden – an amazing example of therapeutic landscaping for an elderly husband and wife. Over the next several weeks I will be featuring excerpts from my book, Gardening Nude, which are stories about real live people who have decided to live greener and healthier lives. Enjoy!! GN Book Excerpt – - Green Healthy Living... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
February 16, 2011 at 12:37 pm
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GN Book Excerpt - - Susan and Larry's Healthy Salsa Concentrate and Vegetable Garden--A Healing Retreat!

Susan and Larry Kasprowicz standing in their front lawn vegetable garden in Warrenville, Illinois. Over the next several weeks I will be featuring excerpts from my book, Gardening Nude, which are stories about real live people who have decided to live greener and healthier lives. Enjoy!! GN Book Excerpt – - Susan and Larry’s Healthy... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
February 16, 2011 at 8:42 am
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GN Book Excerpt - - Stuart Dykstra's Good Earth Lazy Man's Food and Training Regimen

Over the next several weeks I will be featuring excerpts from my book, “Gardening Nude”, which are stories about real live people who have decided to live greener and healthier lives. Enjoy!! Stuart Dykstra and his amazing dog, Comet, out for a healthy nature walk. GN Book Excerpt – - Stu’s Good Earth Lazy Man’s... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
February 16, 2011 at 8:35 am
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Vote for One Seed Chicago and Feed Your Family For Cheap

One Seed Chicago’s seed voting selections for 2011: Swiss Chard, Eggplant,and Radish. One Seed Chicago is an amazing urban greening project which encourages everyday Chicagoans to get started gardening. By planting your own locally grown food, for instance, you can grow your own food and feed your family for cheap. Participants vote on their favorite... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
January 6, 2011 at 8:43 am
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Green and Healthy PBS TV Show Filmed In My Front Yard Vegetable Garden - YAY!

Joe Lamp’l, host of the PBS television show, “Growing A Greener World” sitting on Shawna Coronado’s front porch enjoying tea during the tv shoot. WOW – a PBS television show came to my front lawn. How cool is that? Joe Lamp’l and his amazing crew came to my front lawn vegetable garden and filmed the... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
November 8, 2010 at 10:54 am
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