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Woodside Farms & Your Everyday Life
Since Woodside Farms opened its farm gates in 2018, there have been a lot of changes - a lot...
Update on Woodside Farms
bdoucette7
Aug 30, 20223 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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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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CSA Members: The Seeds That Grow Our Farm
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs blossomed in a post-Green Revolution world. The Green Revolution is a model of farming...
bdoucette7
Jul 6, 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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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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Pickle for your thoughts ~ What’s the *dill* with pickles?
Pickles! Glorious pickles! A farmer or gardener’s pantry is usually built on the back of pickles. I really do love to peek in and see...
Blair Doucette
Apr 12, 20223 min read
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Drink More Water
The sun! It’s out and it’s glorious! Absolutely everything about my mood changes for the better as soon as the sun’s out. But with great...
Blair Doucette
Mar 22, 20223 min read
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Woodside Wellness Chats
This is the one week in March that will probably forever stick out in my mind, as a big week with a lot of important dates. At least,...
Blair Doucette
Mar 15, 20222 min read
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Natural Allergy Remedies
As the sun has been increasingly shining its bright face out from behind the clouds of winter, we’ve seen over the last week or so, an...
Blair Doucette
Mar 8, 20223 min read
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The Benefits of Music and Food
Celebrate the coming season at Woodside Farms' Pop-Up Market! Have you missed getting a bit of mud on your boots as well as a good...
Blair Doucette
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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Woodside Farms - Your Health & Wellness Center for Fun
They say goodness grows from the earth and at Woodside Farms goodness certainly is growing as the winter fields are planted for spring. ...
knease1
Feb 25, 20222 min read
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Microgreens Are More Than Just Tasty
More than just a cute garnish, microgreens are a nutrient powerhouse packed into tiny sprouts. In fact, these little greens have the...
Blair Doucette
Feb 22, 20222 min read
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Highlights of Our Work Share Program
New year, new you… right? That’s a promise so many of us make to ourselves almost every January. But let’s be kinder to ourselves. It’s...
Blair Doucette
Feb 15, 20223 min read
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Moderate Alcohol Consumption Can Be A Good Thing
Did you know that there is evidence to show that humans have been purposefully drinking fermented beverages for over 10,000 years? And...
Blair Doucette
Feb 8, 20223 min read
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