EARTH DAY, EVERY DAY

It is true we need a day, a title, a label, an event to remind us that it is Earth Day. Tomorrow, April 22, 2017 is Earth Day around the world and on this day we are not simply recognizing that we live on the most amaaaazing planet, we are coming together to protect what we must hold most dear.

Be a part of it.

Wendell Berry urges us "...make the effort to know the world and learn what is good for it."

There are many simple and profound, outward and inward, above and beyond ways that we can praise the earth and be grateful for the beauty of our lives on a planet we call Home.

Put your bare feet in the water, your palm upon the bark of tree, your nose inside a flower. Look up, spin around. Climb a tree, sink in mud, pick something from the garden, pop it straight in to your mouth, then let it linger on your tongue. Dance and sweat and French kiss, feel alive. Think about the food you eat and why you eat it. Get to know your farmer. Eat a beautiful meal that you made yourself. As we join together on a day that has its own title, our thoughts and deeds and focus are on this beautiful Mother Earth. Take deep, deep breaths and imagine clean air and the breath of the universe upon your skin and beyond tomorrow, flooding the lives of future generations.

“We have lived our lives by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. We have been wrong. We must change our lives so that it will be possible to live by the contrary assumption, that what is good for the world will be good for us. And that requires that we make the effort to know the world and learn what is good for it. ”

— Wendell Berry

KALE IS NOT A FOUR-LETTER WORD

KALE IS NOT A FOUR LETTER WORD. Of course we know it is, but...I love four-letter words, like "Love" and "Lyme" and "Kale," so I'll take it as a good sign, a very good sign, that my gut is craving more Tuscano Kale from @Baylee Rose Drown at Upper Pond Farm. Forget that I love anything with "Toscano" in it, just think of those leafy early spring greens sauteed in gorgeous olive oil from our trees in France at Lou-Coudon Estate Rental along with some garlic from White Gate Farm. NumNum. So simple, so delish. and that's it. Friends, follow links and encourage everyone you know to get to know their local farmers and buy a CSA share! Community Supported Agriculture is not just good for every one, it's good for your community and for Mother Earth. Check out this useful Site: Small Farm Central . We love you!! 

UP BEET: A HAPPY JUICE

The Lyme Juice Company is adding UP BEET to its menu this week. Upper Pond Farm in Lyme, CT will be picking some beets for us on Friday to bring fresh to market on Saturday morning.

UP BEET will be made from organic beets, carrots, orange, apple, lemon and ginger. We can’t wait to see your happy UP BEET faces when you taste it!

Beets are loaded with good things and are associated with numerous health benefits, including improved blood flow, lower blood pressure and increased exercise performance. The pigments that give beets their rich color are called betalains. Betalains function both as antioxidant and as anti-inflammatory.

Beets are very low in saturated fat and cholesterol, a good source of vitamin C, iron, and magnesium as well as an excellent source of dietary fiber, folate, potassium, and manganese.

Manganese? Yes, please! Manganese is an essential trace element that supports healthy bone development. It is anti-inflammatory and a co-enzyme in metabolic activity. Dr Axe writes about Manganese noting that it:   

• helps to prevent osteoporosis and arthritis
• is important to antioxidant and enzyme function
• helps to maintain cognitive function
• fights diabetes
• supports lung health
• balances calcium levels
• balances iron levels
• reduces PMS symptoms

Only note of caution is that beets are high in sugar. They are usually well tolerated but contain oxalates and FODMAPs in the form of fructans, short chain carbohydrates that feed the gut bacteria. FODMAPs can cause unpleasant digestive upset in sensitive individuals, such as those who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome. If you are on a strict diet you might want to check with your doctor or nutritionist to make sure that the anti-inflammatory benefits outweigh its high sugar/fructans content.

GET JUICY!

Lyme Juice Co – Our Juicy Pop-Up is ready to bring GREEN and MIGHTY GOOD to your special event.

LET'S POP UP - The Lyme Juice Company is ready to bring GREEN and MIGHTY straight to your special event. We can pop up at your home with a cleansing detox for the morning-after your fabulous house party. We can pop up and make something healthy and green to go with your beautiful wedding. Or we can just pop up to the party and get juicy making locally grown artisanal cocktails. Email us and let’s figure out the juicy details together!

The Lyme Juice Company makes hand pressed juice with organic produce from Upper Pond Farm and other local farmers every Saturday at Lyme Farmers Market 9-12:30 from June to October. 

Lyme Juice believes that you’ve got to use it or lose it, so we make sure to use everything up…

We source fresh vegetables and fruits from local farmers and our delicious organic pulp goes back to a local farmer to feed farm animals or to use as compost. Some of the pulp also goes straight to the Lyme Juice Kitchen where we are always busy developing and testing new delicious gluten-free recipes for chips and muffins and crackers. Come visit us at The Lyme Farmers’ Market and see what we’ve made. It changes each week to match seasonal crops.

To keep things fresh and ALIVE, the produce that we don’t use at the market on Saturday gets made into apple sauce [our Green Apple and Ginger is DELISH] and pies [apple and pear, oh yeah!]. We also make Chicken ‘n Vegetable and Vegetarian Starter Kits [we do all the shopping and chopping for you]. You just add it with your own spices to your soup, curry or slow-cook pot. 

Just wait until you taste Vicky’s Witchy Broth - there’s magic in them bones! Her healthy collagen-dense bone broth is made from local, grass-fed cows and sells out quickly - make sure you place an order at the beginning of the week.  Call us. We love you! Xx Carolann and Vicky.

THE LYME JUICE COMPANY

The Lyme Juice Company makes hand pressed juice with organic produce from local farmers and Upper Pond Farm every Saturday at Lyme Farmers Market 9-12:30 June-October.

The Lyme Juice Co also does pop-up stands for special occasions - corporate and private events and weddings, too. We'll make it nice and juicy for you and your guests.  

Any questions, please email us at carolann@goodgirlgogogo.com. We LOVE making you healthy and happy. xx