Don't miss Vegandale August 23, 2025 in Philadelphia! Ticket available here. Alexandra Allred, first U.S. women’s Olympic bobsled champion, 4th degree black belt and now author of Damaged Goods talks about air quality and health. And, Joan McGregor, Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University explains how food choices reveal your ethics. And Tonya McNabb celebrates the flavors of Belize.

As I look back on my summer pictures…digging the garden and capturing the progress of the herbs I grew from seed…first the little sprig poking through the soil, their first leaves …all that growth just to get to their first harvest… Pictures of family together, the grilled veggies—zucchini, corn, onions, eggplant on the grill… That salad I made with the white peaches—blushed with rose colored ripening, goat cheese and mustard vinaigrette…

My summer photos document all the fun times I have has with my sister Marnie and my Mom Liz. The shore, trips to China town, gardening, dinners… It seems all my photo always include food…And now as we savor the days of summer and even begin looking toward the fall, what better time for a recipe round up!

During the hot, sticky Dog Days of Summer, nothing cools you off better than a tall refreshing glass of iced tea. Black, green or herbal tea, Steve Smith reads the tea leaves for the best glass of iced tea. And, if you are waiting for the sun to go down along with the temperature outside, find out why some people are looking up to the sky instead. Anthony Nicastro, Professor Emeritus at West Chester University says it’s all in the stars. Tea can be much, much more than a brewed beverage, don’t miss how to use tea in marinades and rubs to flavor up your grilling!

Hot, hot, hot…when it heats up, staying cool and hydrated is number one. Water-slide back through summer memories with my sister and me, Marnie Mills, as we reminisce on how we stayed cool on hot summer days. How much water do you need? Test your water IQ and explore deliciously creative combinations for using peelings, trimmings, and fresh herbs for sugar-free tastes of citrus, apple, cucumbers, berries and more! Flavor up while keeping costs down, you’ll never throw out your fruit and vegetable trimmings again. And, don’t miss what foods help hydrate, you may be deliciously surprised!

Looking for sustainable steps you can take for 🌎 Earth Day? Let’s Build a Healthy Earth Day Pantry!!

Don’t miss my conversations with Jessica Ball, RD with Eating Well Magazine and ✏️writer specializing on scrumptiously healthy meals on a budget 💵, Milette Siler, RDN, LDN, CCMS (Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist), who has your personal how-to check list ✅for building an Earth Day Pantry that You Can Rely, and Ginny Hair, Executive Director of The Canned Food Alliance, will take you from field 🌱to processing and then down the 🥫canned food aisle for foods you’ll love adding to your shopping cart.🛒 Thank you for the financial support of the Canned Food Alliance, in helping us Build an Earth Day Pantry.

Celebrating the day brings attention to Cesar Chavez the American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) (formerly the National Farm Workers Association), and from box to plate National Crayon Day helps us color 🖍️our plates with a variety of delicious 🍎 foods 🥒and bring a close to National Nutrition Month, an annual campaign by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics every March, celebrating the theme "Food Connects Us," emphasizing the role of food in connecting people to culture, family, and community. And field reporter, Anuja Soneta, RD explores our Microbiome in Part 2 of Gut Sense: Unleashing Your Second Brain in her interview with Mary Purdy, an Integrative & Eco-Conscious Registered Dietitian and podcaster.

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🍄 Long-time morel mushroom hunter and friend, John Argo, reveals family secrets to morel mushroom hunting. Listen up first-timers or seasoned schroomers to tips for finding, cleaning, storage and cooking these mysteriously elusive fungi.

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What can you make when morels is combine with goaty-great conversation—no kidding : ) at a goat farm with cheese making? Let your capricious creativity go or put the two on top of the best grilled pizza crust ever--YUM! 🍕

🇹🇭And a glimpse into Thailand’s famous festival 💦Songkran 💦celebrating the traditional new year with music and water fights.💦

Build your Agri-IQ! Sustainability is not just local, it’s global. Green City Growers Chris Grallert is turning green spaces into our thriving future and shows how Agri-literacy will be a language you need to know.

Discussing community gardens for refugee, preserving culture and narrowing community gaps, University of Michigan ‘s Anthony Kolenic discusses a refugee Freedom Garden. And, Field Reporter and Thomas Jefferson University dietetic intern, Hiral Salla puts a wrap on her 4-Part Sustainable Series for The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Nutrition Month Beyond the Table.