I am hearing from friends all over the country that they are taking advantage of the extra time at home to plant gardens — even bigger than last year. Some are planting in containers, some in raised beds, and a friend shared the plans to use pallets as the garden bed[Read More…]
Author: YAAKOV LEVINE for The Chronicle
Its time for a spring cleaning
As I write this it’s cold but sunny outside, I’m sipping on a cup of chai tea to warm up, and am looking forward to the start of my favorite season. Spring is soon upon us. During a recent hike on one of the hilly trails at Mt. Pisgah, I[Read More…]
Yaakov Levine: Short musings …
This Saturday, as I was on my morning meander (solo) at Mt. Pisgah, I came across a flow of water moving down the soggy hillside. Just as the water is able to find a way around the rock on it’s path downward, I find that I am healthier, and stronger[Read More…]
Nutritionally speaking: Keep calm with meditation
Yaakov Levine We all know that stress can have a big, and not so positive effect on our health, so reducing stress, especially with the fears we are feeling with the looming virus should be a goal for all of us….and a meditation practice can be a simple and effective[Read More…]
Time For Cranberries
I am stoked! This is my favorite time of the year – well, at least until spring. The leaves are turning to their kaleidoscope of fall colors, the air is crisp, apples are everywhere, the air smells of woodsmoke, and it’s (finally) cranberry season. So, what is all the fuss[Read More…]