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We had the pleasure of getting a tour of one of our local farms today! Matt, owner and master farmer at Black Creek Farms in Mechanicsville Virginia, took a brief break away from managing his farm to show us around, and what a gift it truly was! When we start to discuss ways to improve our health, decreasing processed foods and increasing fresh vegetables is always at the top of the list. The question as to why we would want to eat more locally sourced foods has been coming u

$$ I went grocery shopping on my lunch break yesterday and got 2 stuffed bags of fresh vegetables and didn't have a bill! $$ 2 bunches of kale + 2 bunches of rainbow chard + 1 pint of okra + a package of basil leaves + thyme + oregano + 5 cucumbers + 7 squash + 3 zucchini = $0.00 The Morris Cardio staff has been preparing meals free of charge all week off of harvested produce! Where can you do this too!? Your COMMUNITY GARDEN! Call (530 - 1044) or email us (alyssa@morriscardi

WE HAVE THE GARDEN! WE JUST NEED THE COMMUNITY! Tonight we harvested squash, kale, rainbow chard, okra and basil. All fresh, all organic! Diane (a local master gardener) has donated much of her time to develop and raise this garden to something beautiful and tonight was busy giving support to the tomato plants to keep them off the ground (this keeps the fruit from spoiling from sitting on the dirt for extended periods of time), and gave them all a good water. We additionally