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Decluttering For the Holidays
As humans, our brains crave some sense of order - some of us more than others. The key ingredient to having a smooth(-er) holiday experience
bdoucette7
Oct 25, 20224 min read
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The Health Benefits of Taking Breaks Outdoors
breaks, especially outside, has been shown to lead to healthier and happier lives, as well as contribute to increased overall production
bdoucette7
Oct 18, 20223 min read
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Sneak Peek: How to Use Essential Oils
Amy has been using doTerra Essential Oils to keep herself and her family healthy and active for years and is on a mission to help you do the
bdoucette7
Oct 4, 20223 min read
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A Few Easy Fall Rituals
What is the Autumnal Equinox? The Autumnal Equinox is technically the first day of fall, which arrives this year on Thursday, September 22nd
bdoucette7
Sep 21, 20225 min read
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What To Do With Extra Okra and Green Beans
We’re up to our eyeballs in okra and green beans here on the farm to the point where we almost can’t see an end in sight.
bdoucette7
Sep 8, 20226 min read
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Optimal Nutrition & Real Food
So, if I were to boil everything that I learned in grad school about optimal nutrition down to just one small concept it would be: eat real
bdoucette7
Aug 23, 20224 min read
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Natural Medicine Around the Farm
did you know that these tiny golden flowers that look as though they're tumbling out of the woods are actually filled with medicine? The pla
bdoucette7
Aug 9, 20223 min read
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Stop and Smell The Kale - The Health Benefits of Gardening
Gardening, along with volunteering on a farm (ahem, like at Woodside Farms), can have many health and therapeutic benefits.
bdoucette7
Aug 2, 20223 min read
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The Hanover Tomato, Central Virginia’s Most Famous Ingredient
Since these tomato seeds are planted deep into the Hanover soil, each and every tomato that is produced on this farm is a Hanover Tomato. No
bdoucette7
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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Our World and Microplastics - What can we do?
A few years ago, the world began to take note of the ever-more-present composition of plastics in our oceans. We began to notice what are...
bdoucette7
Jul 14, 20223 min read
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Building Community Through Community Service
Being a part of such an intentional neighborhood has so many perks. One of them being the ability to belong to a community. Healthy...
bdoucette7
Jun 28, 20223 min read
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Pause for Purslane
Here we go, I’m very excited! I was introduced to purslane as a somewhat beneficial weed while working here at Woodside Farms my first...
bdoucette7
Jun 14, 20222 min read
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Trust Your Gut
You know that gut feeling you get when something is wrong? Or those butterflies that flit around your stomach when you get nervous? There’s
bdoucette7
Jun 7, 20222 min read
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The Surprisingly Wonderful Benefits of Boredom
When was the last time you were bored? Not just sitting down to watch a re-run bored, but the type of bored where you have zero...
bdoucette7
Jun 1, 20223 min read
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Naturopathic-based Practices for Covid Care
Two years and some change into this global pandemic and it seems we've come to the understanding that this virus is here to stay. With...
bdoucette7
May 24, 20224 min read
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It's Important To Know Where Your Food Comes From
Do you know where your food comes from? That seems like a rather simple question. But if you were to open your refrigerator right now and...
bdoucette7
May 17, 20224 min read
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The Pawsitive Effects of Pet Ownership
There’s almost nothing better than curling up on a rainy day or a stormy night with your favorite furry friend. Our pets become more like...
bdoucette7
May 10, 20223 min read
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The Many Health Benefits of Living the Farm Life
Around 12,000 years ago, our hunter-gatherer ancestors stopped migrating to where the food was and began growing their own. This was the...
bdoucette7
May 3, 20223 min read
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Community Supported Agriculture
Can you believe it’s almost May? I don’t even know how this happened. Just last week the temperatures were down in the 30s and I was...
Blair Doucette
Apr 26, 20222 min read
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Natural Remedies For Arthritis
“Arthritis” is actually the general term for joint inflammation. However, when most of us use it, we often are referring to...
bdoucette7
Apr 19, 20223 min read
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