Whole Foods Market has it all!

  I recently moved to Hillsboro, Oregon-- just outside of Portland, and low and behold I live right next to one of my favorite grocery stores, Whole Foods Market. I was excited to see what they offered and whether this particular store was as big as the one in Duluth, MN where I used to go. I was excited to find that this particular Whole Foods was about three times the size and had it all!
  For anyone that has never been to a Whole Foods Market, it is definitely worth checking out. I would suggest visiting their website before heading to the store for several reasons.
For starters, the website offers a basic guide to help you choose healthy foods, plan meals and making healthy lifestyle choices when it comes to your diet.
Additionally, different headings along the top of the site tell you about their products, values, and why to choose whole foods. Healthy recipes are offered as well as a scoring system that shows healthy choices store-wide. There is even an "under $3" section :)
One portion that catches my eye is the fact that Whole Foods is dedicated to buying local when they can. The picture to the right shows one of the Colorado stores selling locally grown melons while they are in season.
Check it out!

looking for books!

I plan to begin a new chapter of "Read n' Seed:"


I am looking for some new environmental health books to check out. My past Read n' Seed posts were all about one book called "Newman's Own Guide to a Good Life" which was an interesting and informational guide to living more environmentally friendly. 


Some of the books i have been checking out include "Diet for a New America," "Is Our Food Safe," "Harvest for Hope," "The Gorgeously Green Diet" and "In pursuit of the Common Good." 


As I read them, summaries will be posted under this section of Read 'n Seed.

A new beginning: update

Update:
I have finally finished my bachelor's degree in Community Health and am pursuing a job in a health related field. I continue to be a huge advocate of environmental health topics. Anything I come across in my personal research, interests or future career that involves health related/environmental topics I will post to this blog!

(photo taken by myself, my view of the front yard on a winter afternoon)