Vegan, vegetarian, Atkins, high carb, low carb what on earth should we eat? I must admit learning from a nutritionist, what to eat and what not to eat , was a real rude awakening for me. Having been a vegetarian the better part of my adult life and raising my 6 year old as vegetarian a was somewhat shocked to hear that nutrition experts don’t recommend vegetarian diets. I can hear the roar of the carnivores in my mind as I image this being read. There is contradicting information on just about everything when it comes to diet. But I think you will find that most will agree that nothing works for everyone. We are all unique and must get in tune with our bodies to get a true understanding of what is right for us. Does this sound yogic? It should. In fact that is just what it says in the book that I am highly recommending that you read The Yoga of Eating. One thing that this book and I’m sure the majority of nutritionist will agree on is that we should eat locally grown organic fruits and vegetables. That is not to say we should not eat meat, but a diet high in locally grown fruits and vegetables is a key factor in good health.

Were do you find such places you might ask? Your in luck. Rising Sun Yoga is making it increasingly more convenient for you to work with these farmers. We are teaming up with two local farmers that grow organically. We can’t even begin to tell you the importance of supporting these farms. But if you saw the movie The Future of Food you know.

The closest organic farm to us is the Lakeplain Prairie Farm located in Brownstown Twp. The farm is owned and operated by Henri and Mary LaFrance (Phone 734-789-1164). They are committed to organic farming and to community supported agriculture and use their own personal property to promote organic community farming. When I spoke to Mary a few weeks ago they still had a few openings for families that want to participate in this years growing season. We are hoping to help this farm out this summer by providing karma yoga. The farm offers a couple of plans which include working on the farm for 25 to 40 hours during the season. The cost of the program is just $400. They put out a really nice newsletter with information on organic meat farmers too. More information is available if you ask me.

The second farm is Maple Creek Farm in Yale Michigan. This program is a little more money, $525 for the season, but doesn't require any farm hours. Rising Sun is proud to announce that we will be the Downriver drop off location for this farm this year. Our weekly pickup day will be on Fridays. For more information you can visit their website at www.maplecreekfarm.com. I have
heard great things about the weekly produce you receive from these programs. The amount of food provided each week is more than a small family can handle so you might want to consider sharing the cost and the food each week. If you need someone to share with let us know and we can post something at the studio for you.

Eat Well Be Well,

    Jim