Archive for April, 2022
Article courtesy of the Clean Air Partnership
Transportation is one of the biggest contributors to air pollution. In conjunction with the start of the Clean Air Partnership’s daily air quality forecasting season on May 1, more than half a dozen partners, who collectively provide an array of transportation options that extend beyond driving in single-occupancy vehicles […]
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By Linda Wiggen Kraft Healthy Planet Green & Growing Editor
May is the busiest month of the gardening year. All gardeners are busy digging in the dirt, planting new perennials, annuals and larger plants. Once planted those plants need watering and nurturing. The gardening season is full swing in May.
In the rush of May, we often […]
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By Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky Healthy Planet Arts Editor
photo caption: Philadelphia Ballet, one of 18 companies at Dance St. Louis’ Spring to Dance.
St. Louisans love Shakespeare Festival St. Louis and returns in June (spoiler alert: Much Ado About Nothing is this summer’s play) but before then, did you know that the Festival presents an outdoor film […]
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By Dr. Amy Davis, MD
In honor of Autism awareness month, I would like to share what I have learned in the last 25 years treating Autism Spectrum Disorders and raising a son with severe Autism.
Autism has risen dramatically over the last 25 years. In the 1980’s the rate was 1 in 2500 children. In the […]
Posted in April 2022 on Monday, April 4th, 2022 | No Comments »
Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company is excited about the return of its biggest festival of the year. The annual Spring Planting Festival at Bakersville Pioneer Village near Mansfield, Missouri, is Sunday and Monday, May 8 and 9, 2022.
The event that started with a small gathering of gardeners in 2000 has grown to more than 10,000 […]
Posted in April 2022 on Thursday, April 14th, 2022 | No Comments »
by Dawn Nicklas
Missouri is one of our country’s largest producers of agricultural products, and MCE has been engaged for decades holding factory farms accountable and supporting the efforts of eco-friendly ones throughout our state. HB 2720, the Specialty Agricultural Crops Act, is a bill MCE drafted that will create a new loan program to help […]
Posted in May 2022 on Saturday, April 30th, 2022 | No Comments »
By Dan Zarlenga, Missouri Department of Conservation
Photo Caption: Consider our fellow travelers and share the road this spring with these awesome reptiles, like this three-toed box turtle.
Photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation
May is the time when many of us start thinking about summer vacations. Some might even be planning to take to the […]
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Photo Caption: Jean Ponzi, local environmental leader and columnist for The Healthy Planet magazine.
Congresswoman Cori Bush was the featured speaker at the Opening Ceremony and Sustainability Awards at the St. Louis Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 23, at 1 pm. Organized by the local nonprofit earthday365, the Sustainability Awards highlighted achievements in sustainability over […]
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By Jean Ponzi
Before they leaf, trees burst with bloom, keeping springtime crowned in blossoms.
Missouri trees flower palest pink, rose, lilac and magenta, but I think white is our spring’s loveliest color.
Serviceberry starts the show, sometimes in March, always by first days of April. This native species is an ideal street tree replacement for Bradford Pear, […]
Posted in May 2022 on Saturday, April 30th, 2022 | No Comments »
By Tom Braford
Come join us as we create an innovation-based, live-in/work-in citizen scientist community of practice
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
– Buckminster Fuller
At Arizmendi Ecovillage, we are out to build a better model based on the latest physical and […]
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Gail Cloud, D.C.
Healing the Root of the Matter
BodyPresencing; be-ing through presence
What a year it is! In times like these, it is so easy for us to take ourselves too seriously and take things personally. Most of us are more sensitive to others and their moods than we give ourselves credit for. We pick […]
Posted in May 2022 on Saturday, April 30th, 2022 | No Comments »
By Simon Yu, MD
ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease are often overlooked, poorly understood, serious chronic diseases, after cancer and heart disease. These three neurological diseases are rising at an alarming rate. An aging population, and environmental pollutants and toxins which are often seen as the price of industrialization, are implicated. Diagnosis of ALS is […]
Posted in April 2022 on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 | No Comments »
By Abby Lapides
Enjoy all the majesty trees can bring, but in a petite sizes. Over the years outstanding trees have been developed that have all the attributes of larger ones, but remain small or grow slowly. Some trees naturally stay small. Bringing fantastic foliage, flowers, shape, texture, and even edible fruit, they will transform a […]
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By Abby Lapides
Bring beautiful shades of blue to your garden all summer long with these delights.
‘Stand By Me’ Bush Clematis (pictured). Once it starts blooming it never stops! Stand By Me Bush Clematis paints the garden with dangling bell shaped blue flowers from late May into October. Its fantastic flowers, tremendous vigor, and proven performance […]
Posted in April 2022 on Monday, April 4th, 2022 | No Comments »
Twenty-five years ago, a well-traveled community publisher branched out on his own and started up a fledgling magazine called The Healthy Planet. Aided by a silent partner/favorite uncle, this alternative publication was fairly radical for St. Louis and its environs. Climate change was just being whispered about and alternative health and wellness were topics only […]
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By Amy Williams, Licensed Massage Therapist at Vitality Unlimited Spa
With Mother’s Day around the corner, it’s time to shine a spotlight on the wonderful, fulfilling, and often the all-consuming job of motherhood. There aren’t any sick days or vacation days. There will never be a chance to retire, since being a mother is a lifelong […]
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You’re Invited to the 22nd Annual Pond-O-Rama Tour! The tour is on Saturday June 25 and June 26, 2022, 9a.m. – 5p.m. each day. Pond-O-Rama is not just the premiere event for the St. Louis Water Garden Society, it is an attraction to locals and tourists alike. The tour includes some of the area’s most […]
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You’re Invited to the 22nd Annual Pond-O-Rama Tour! The tour is on Saturday June 25 and June 26, 2022, 9am–5pm each day. Pond-O-Rama is not just the premiere event for the St. Louis Water Garden Society, it is an attraction to locals and tourists alike. The tour includes some of the area’s most stunning water […]
Posted in April 2022 on Thursday, April 14th, 2022 | No Comments »
By Amy Davis, MD
Natural immunity to COVID-19 is not lasting. People who have had documented cases of COVID-19 when I tested months later no longer are positive for antibodies. What that means is that 8-12 months after the initial infection, protection has diminished to the point that original antibody tests are negative and new infection […]
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By Teresa Garden, DVM
Spring has sprung! It’s been another long dreary COVID winter and most of us are ready to break out of our hovels and have some fun. Our pooches probably feel the same! Spending time outdoors with our dogs can get both man and dog into better shape physically and mentally. All of […]
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By Ben Freiman, Missouri Green Schools AmeriCorps VISTA
Photo Caption: Left: University City hosts a “Growing Together” event for artwork, yoga, and tree planting. Right: Students from Principia studying forest dynamics.
This Earth Day, the U.S. Department of Education announced the 2022 Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) honorees, including Principia School (St. Louis) and University City School District, […]
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