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The quest to spread Herbie’s magic of growing food means meeting people across many vocations: gardening, writing, education, food and journalism. And today, I met with Stonnington Library. I delivered copies of Herbie’s books to librarian, Ms P, this morning, and was ecstatic to learn she had already become acquainted with Herbie via his website. …
The great American comic, W.C. Fields, once said, “Never work with children or animals.” However, if he had been at the Stories Up High children’s writers festival this weekend at Cloudehill in Olinda, he may have thought otherwise. Reading chapter one of Herbert Peabody and His Extraordinary Vegetable Patch, followed by painting pots and planting …
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It is amazing to meet people who make a difference, and today I met two such people. Professor David Crawford and Cathy Cooper are part of a world-class team looking into the effect of physical activity and nutrition across different life stages. The Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN) is dedicated to improving health …
Happy kids are healthy kids, and what our children eat plays an important role in their well being. But what to do when the school lunch box returns untouched? It’s difficult to come up with interesting and yummy lunches that kids want to devour, but it IS possible! Giving your kids a say in what …
Here’s an interesting thought: if we consider food as medicine for our bodies, would we change the way we eat? Our bodies are very amazing. They work to keep us healthy and well. And, what we put into our bodies via what we eat and drink affects the way they work. When we eat fresh …
As parents, we love our kids. We want the best for them in everything they do. Yet, there’s an alarming statistic in our midst: one in four children in Australia are now “obese.” And in America, it’s one in three. So what can we do about it? Here’s five things we can start doing today: …