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Winter = Fruit >>> More Fruit >>>>> and even more Fruit.

Fruit, in my experience, and vegetables alike, have helped me sustain a positive calm and balance during the darker winter months.

As an educator of 27 years, I see my teenage students emotionally and physically succumb to the long winter months - mostly from my observations, comfort food takes a hold of their pallettes.

Fruit snd veggies are noticeably consumed less. I'm an advocate promoting the intentional consumption of more fruits and veggies during this difficult season, in a very outspoken way in my classroom.

Fruits and vegetables are uplifting, pallette pleasing, and provide us with everything we need to help combat the feelings of depression, heightened anxiety, and all other emotional related issues, more so magnified during these long months.

Fortunately, where we live, as you know the area Heather, we have an abundance of local farms that can satisfy the intentional locavore.

Starting this conversation early, for me with my boys, 11-8-5 & 3(well maybe not the 3 year old lol), and my high school students (who actually love to support local), and exposing them to our local farms and produce, is the grassroots approach that could be easily duplicated across this beautiful and abundant country of ours.

Additionally, we are blessed with a 1500 square foot garden at the high school and a dedicated group of teachers and students who tend to it's needs year round. Education! Education! Education!

We are so grateful and fortunate to live where we live and have the access we have to such beautiful and bountiful produce.

Start em young and plant the "seed"!

I can't wait to have my students read your work! Amazing!!!!!

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