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	Building a More Resilient Milwaukee One Family and One Neighborhood at a Time Since 2007, organizations such as the Center for Resilient Cities (CRC), Milwaukee Food Council (MFC), SeedFolks Youth Ministry, Alice’s Garden and Walnut Way Conservation Corp. have been among the dozens working with Milwaukee residents to create a healthy food system that is economically vibrant, socially just and environmentally sustainable.
	Victory Garden Initiative Empowering Communities to Grow Food Victory Garden Initiative, founded by Gretchen Mead, is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering communities to grow food and reawaken the relationship between human and food ecology.
	Sowing Seeds of Health, Hope and Humanity An Interview with Vandana Shiva The founder of Navdanya, a seed freedom movement in India to promote native seeds, Vandana Shiva is a formidable opponent in the global battle over genetically modified seed.
	Inspiring Communities to Build Sustainable Food Systems An Interview with Growing Power Founder Will Allen Will Allen's book, The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities, chronicles his decision to cash in his retirement fund for a two-acre plot a half-mile away from Milwaukee’s largest public housing project, now home to his organization, Growing Power.
	GreenSquare Center for the Healing Arts GreenSquare Center for the Healing Arts, located on a modern, two-building campus in the heart of Glendale, draws together leading specialists in the integrative healing arts.

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	Karen’s Energy Center Now Open in West Bend Karen’s Energy Superfood and Wellness Center has opened at 1427 West Washington Street, in West Bend.
	Outpost Natural Foods Is Expanding Outpost Natural Foods Co-op has opened its second Market Café in the lobby at the Rite-Hite Family YMCA, in Brown Deer.
	Wheat Free Adventure Hosts Social Gathering and Introduction The Wheat Free Adventure program will hold a social gathering and introduction to its program from 5 to 8 p.m., May 18, at Tree Top Yoga Studio, in Sussex.
	Wellspring Education Leads Food Gardening Class Wellspring Organic Farm and Education Center offers a variety of hands-on gardening courses with a focus on organic growing practices. The season’s first garden preparation class is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m., April 13.

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Eating appropriately nutritious foods is a natural way to balance hormones that helps relieve symptoms of menopause, protect against breast cancer and preserve bone health. These four powerhouse foods top the drug-free approach.

Eat Well Features

Backyard Gardening

How to Get a Lot From Your Plot

Whether this is your first year growing a kitchen garden or your thumb glows green from years of use, it’s possible to quickly turn dreams of bountiful organic harvests into a reality.

A Flexitarian Diet for a Flexible Life

On Your Mark, Get Set, Flex

There’s a new term in town, ‘flexitarian’, which gives us a handle on what many of us are likely doing anyway; we are inclined to eat less meat and more plant foods, but not ready to completely give up chicken or the occasional burger.

Nutrition for Breast Health

Food Choices are Big Factor in Preventative Breast Health

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, prompting many studies about the possibilities for preventive breast health through a healthy lifestyle that incorporates good nutrition and regular exercise.

The Edible Schoolyard

Revolutionizing Classes and Cuisine Across America

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches may be a lunchtime mainstay for many schoolchildren—along with other cafeteria fare of questionable nutrition and taste. Or worse, soda, snacks and candy from a hallway vending machine. But better, more healthy alternatives are on the horizon, thanks in part to the vision of renowned restaurateur Alice Waters.

Satisfying Summer Smoothies

Get a Whole Day's Fruit Quota in One Delicious Shake-me-up

Fruit smoothies have come of age and gone main stream to the point that they now rival coffees as a daily drink of choice. They’re quick, portable, filling and, of course, naturally nutritious.

Eat Well Briefs

	New Paradigm Research Shows We Can Feed the World Sustainably
	Another Strike Against Saturated Fat Brain Hit with Saturated Fats Fails to Signal the Body to Stop Eating
	Why Mangos are Good For Us Mango's Bioactive Compounds Prevent or Stop Certain Cancer Cells
	A Perspective on Soy The Risk of Overexposure to Isolated Soy Compounds
	A Crush on Garlic Heart-Healthy Advantages to Crushed Garlic
	Genetically Engineered Crops Rife With Pesticides Pounds of Poison