Herbal Education/From the Kitchen to the Community.
Standing in line today in the local drug-store to buy a paper I couldn't help but notice the seven people in front of me and 3 behind me were all checking out from the prescription pharmacy. Most were younger than me and over weight and out of shape. Now I'm not being critical to be ugly, it's just a fact.
I had this overwhelming desire to ask them all about their eating habits. But of course I didn't, you just know when to keep your mouth shut sometimes. But it did give me an idea of doing something that will lead a few people to the learning table of how to be healthier by growing their own food and taking charge of their health.
We are what we eat! If we could just get that one statement to really stick.
I have 5 siblings and we are all very healthy and the baby is over 50. We were lucky to grow up in a household ahead of its time in the way we ate. My Papa was a farmer and we had an abundance of vegetables and yard chickens and eggs. My great-grandmother lived with us until she was 99, she died from being old, not sick. She was a Souix Indian, herbs and wild greens were a daily staple on our table.
By the time my children came along things had changed a lot, but thank the heavens I was smart enough to know the way most people were eating wasn't right for us. We made a vow to not feed our children things that would
cause them health problems later in their life. No processed food, granulated sugar ,fast food, or sodas.
That's not to say after they became young men they didn't down a burger or two, I know they did!
They also learned the value and appreciation of good healthy food, they are both married and have young families and love the country life, gardening and good organic food.
I worry about the quality of life and the food sources when my grandchildren are grown men.
This is one of my biggest reasons for working to teach a healthier way of living, being better land stewards
and leaving a safer and healthier earth for all the generations who will come after us.
The intenet and this Blog is one avenue to allow me to do that. Thank you so much!
Be Well,
Bea Kunz. michaelkunz@bellsouth.net