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Summer Sunscreen Protection
As Summer approaches, it’s time to go through that old beach bag of leftover sunscreens and figure out what stays and goes. Afterall, good sun care starts with owning quality sunscreen products. Sunscreens are required to remain at their original strengths for at...
Local Story: Stone Silo Farm
Stone Silo is a small Farm in Woodbury, CT who believes in real and simple food. Their small herd of Nigerian Dwarf goats supply them with the best goat’s milk available to make their amazing delicious cheese!ValencayOur valencay is a vegetable ash cloaked goat...
Renewal + Reset + Recharge
With blossoms bursting, splashes of color brightening up every corner, and the summer solstice on the way, it’s a perfect time for us all to reset and refresh. Renewal is here and it’s a good time to check back in with ourselves, nurture some new habits and set some...
Recipes
Get Your Greens Smoothie Recipe
A simple green smoothie with just the right amount of natural fruit sweetness! Add in your favorite protein powder if you want an extra kick! Prep time: 5 min. Serves: 1-2Ingredients 1 banana, fresh or frozen 1 cup frozen mango 1 cup kale or spinach,...
Vegan Red Lentil Soup
Dinner? Done! Our easy weeknight meals are made with minimal ingredients, require few steps, and budget friendly! This simple red lentil soup is nourishing, rich, creamy and made with wholesome ingredients. Plus it’s vegan and gluten-free! Makes an easy weeknight...
Baked Red Pears with Cinnamon Brown Butter
Prep time: 5 min. Cook time: 12 min. Serves: 6Ingredients 6 Red Pears ½ Cup of Unsalted Butter, Melted 2 Teaspoons of Ground Cinnamon DirectionsStep 1 Turn your oven broiler setting to low.Step 2 Whisk the ground cinnamon into the melted butter.Step 3 Place the...
Local Stories
Round Up for a Cause: Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust
Thank you Flanders for writing this guest blog post & for all that you do! Happy New Year 2022 from Flanders! At Flanders, we are strengthening our communities’ knowledge to help tackle the...
Aleia’s Gluten-Free Stuffing + Walden Hill Acorn Fed Sausage
Fluffy, rich, and ridiculously good! Keep that holiday feeling all year long with Aleia's easy-to-make gluten-free stuffing. This amazingly delicious Gluten Free Savory Stuffing Mix is...
Local Story: Angela’s Kitchen
Angela’s Kitchen recipes go back 3 generations. All made with love, pride and memories of Angela’s grandmother, mom and sister. Local Cheshire residents and husband and wife team, Angela & Keith...
Health + Wellness
A Hard Pill To Swallow
Taking your vitamins, supplements and herbs can feel like more of a chore than a reward. Compliance is important, and we only reap the benefits if we use the products. As my friend, Becca once said “This magnesium isn’t working. To be fair to the magnesium...I haven’t...
Shopping List: Allergy Support
Allergy season is here! Our wellness team compiled their favorites for relieving sinuses and supporting lung health!New Morning MarketQuercetin Complex New Morning MarketNatural Bee Pollen 500 mg. New Morning MarketVitamin C 1000 mg. Plus Rose Hips Starwest...
Shopping List: Student Support
Our wellness team has put together a list of must-have items to support students all year round. Screen Vision Bluelight Filter Glasses Michael Roger Decomposition Notebook Natural Factors Marine DHA Pranarom Mental Clarity Essential OilNew Morning...
New Morning News
The Water Evolution: Part 2!
Whether you call it sparkling, bubbly, seltzer, fizzy, carbonated, or mineral water - you don’t have to be a mixologist to have fun with these popular drinks. Fizzy waters are everywhere and changing the game of how we enjoy water. Now bringing real fruit flavor to...
Round Up for a Cause: Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust
Thank you Flanders for writing this guest blog post & for all that you do! Happy New Year 2022 from Flanders! At Flanders, we are strengthening our communities’ knowledge to help tackle the challenges facing our environment—both flora and fauna. The changes to...
50th Anniversary: Guest Blog by Rachel Lee
It was the day of my divorce. It was a very contentious affair culminating at the peak of the pandemic. I had to move out of my home that same morning and with no available houses on the market (I needn’t explain) I simply threw a dart at the MLS listings for the...