Pathways to SmartCare Wellness Program

Film Showing for "Building New Hope"

2009-05-13T09:38:00.003-04:00

Building New Hope is a non-profit organization in Pittsburgh that aims to support community development in Central America by supporting their economy with sustainable agriculture practices.

This organization is showing a documentary film on May 21st at 7pm entitled "CaféChavalos: Overcoming the Streets."

Special guests, Donna Tabor and Chavalos Oscar Lopez and Juan Carlos Mejia, will be present at the film viewing.

Visit the Building New Hope website to learn more about purchasing tickets: www.buildingnewhope.org

Part time Nursing Positions Available

2009-04-15T11:20:00.002-04:00

I would like to forward our readers to our parent website: American-Healthcare.net, a health benefits company.

We currently have several nursing positions open to support our wellness programs. Check out the Careers Page and our Health Benefits Blog.

21st Annual American Diabetes Alert Day

2009-03-24T08:29:00.005-04:00

Today, March 24, is American Diabetes Alert Day. According to the website www.diabetes.org, 1 in 5 Americans are at risk for developing diabetes. This is what they had to say:

Everyone should be aware of the risk factors for type 2 diabetes. People who are overweight, under active (living a sedentary lifestyle), and over the age of 45 should consider themselves at risk for the diseasee. African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and people who have a family history of the disease are at an increased risk for type 2 diabetes.

That is a pretty broad umbrella of people who are at risk!

To help bring awareness to our readers, we are urging you to go through the simple Diabetes Risk Calculator to the right. This calculator was created by the American Diabetes Association and is available to share on your website, blog or social marketing site. Get it here now!

Next, we have some advice from our nutritional expert Dr. Will Clower. Dr. Clower shares with us the benefits of eating healthy food for life, not just going through diet after diet to get thin.
You can visit Dr. Clower's website and blog here: www.willclower.com

The Mediterranean Makeover: Their diet; our culture; preventing diabetes anyway

The logic is straightforward. We know that preventing diabetes is better than fighting the disease after it has developed. We also know that the Mediterranean diet can prevent the development of diabetes in the first place. Thus, in theory, we should be able to apply this approach to prevent the development of the disease.

It sounds easy enough, but the solution is not so simple. How, for example, does one become Greek, or French, or Spanish, or Italian, if you live on this side of the Atlantic? Yes, they are healthy. And, yes, the closer you adhere to their diet, the less likely you are to develop diabetes. But we are not them, nor do we have their food, their relaxed lifestyle, or their cultural predisposition toward daily life activity.

So how do we take the Mediterranean diet out of the Mediterranean, and still make it work for us? The key is, just as they do in their region, to relax a bit. Don’t try to force fit every iota of their food choices and behavioral habits into our lives. More specifically, don’t try to rigidly mirror the fats, carbs, and proteins of their diets. They aren’t micromanaging molecules, and you shouldn’t either.

The alternative is to try a bit softer. Emulate the principles of the Mediterranean diet rather than the exhaustive details. So what are those general rules?

Eat food. If it ain’t food, don’t eat it. All healthy cultures eat food, and avoid synthetics. Whether they’re eating brie on baguettes, pasta al pomodoro, or a standard Greek salad, everything they do eat is a real food – no synthetics, no hydrogenated oils, and no dyes. Just food.

Love your food … really. To love your food, you need to eat small by the bite. Have you ever watched Italians eat? No one is gobbling their burrito in the car at the red light, no one orders massive quantities of food, or feels that 39 cents justifies an extra pound of French fries. As importantly, if you love your food, you need to take your time. You have to take 2 hours to eat your lunch, but at least take 30 minutes to enjoy it.

When you eat small and take your time, not only do you enjoy it more, but you give your brain a chance to register that you are full before you overeat. Thus, you control portions; thus you control calories; thus you control your weight. And all you have done is learned to love your food again.

The Mediterranean diet clearly helps prevent the onset of diabetes for those living in the Mediterranean region. To get those results on our continent, we can’t teleport to and from the Portofino piazza, but we can apply the general rules that make their successful lifestyle work.

Relax. Eat food. Love your food again. These basic elements can be plugged into our lifestyle, so that we can reverse the trends, eat healthfully, and prevent diabetes before it ever starts.

Act 48 Credits for attending conference

2009-03-11T16:47:00.002-04:00

Our annual Farm to Table conference has been cleared to give ACT 48 credits for teachers. You can receive up to 7 credit hours for attending both days.

Attendance at the event on Friday can earn you 4 credit hours and Saturday attendance will earn you 3 credit hours.

Remember to mention you would like to receive credit hours at the registration desk and we will record your information. We will need to record your name, school district and PPID number or Social Security number.

If you have any questions, please call Erin Hart: 412-563-7807.

For more information about the Farm to Table conference Click Here.

March is National Kidney Month

2009-03-09T14:34:00.002-04:00

The National Kidney Foundation is urging "Americans to get to know two humble, hardworking organs: the kidneys."

It is easy to take our health for granted, especially when there are so many other things to worry about these days. But just imagine how much worse it would be if you got a diagnosis of a long term health condition that you could of prevented or reversed!

World Kidney day is this Thursday, March 12. Visit the National Kidney Foundation website to find free screenings in your area, learn about their KEEP program, and learn about your local kidney walk coming up this year.

Spring is a great time to start thinking about getting up and out into some fresh air! I hope everyone is taking advantage of these opportunities to be active.

Farm to Table Pittsburgh: Keep It Real, Keep it Local

2008-12-10T15:30:00.002-05:00

Tickets are now available for the 2009 Farm to Table Conference and the Friday Night Food Tasting. We have set up an external site so you can purchase your tickets with a credit card or PayPal.

View Ticket Sales Site: Click Here

Learn more about the conference: Click Here

Partners in Wellness: Pathways to SmartCare and WellnessToYou.us

2008-10-06T19:49:00.005-04:00

We are excited to announce our partnership with WellnessToYou.us. This web-based directory of mobile wellness providers focuses on bringing "Healthcare delivered to your doorstop."

The site caters to consumers who are looking for wellness providers that will travel to their home, office or community center so they may gain the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and fit these activities into their hectic schedules.

Site-users can search for providers by inputting their zip code and selecting a certain radius. The user can search for all types of providers or by specific providers depending on exactly what they are looking for.

Our partnership with WellnessToYou.us will most benefit the members of our HealthMart network. When providers are accepted within the HealthMart network, they will automatically be eligible for a 20% to the annual membership fee to join WellnessToYou.us.

Learn more about WellnessToYou.us by visiting the site: www.wellnesstoyou.us

Herbal and Natural Medicines

2008-09-11T19:54:00.004-04:00

A recent article I found on Yahoo! got me wondering: How do I really know what natural and herbal medicines are safe to use? The article, "Natural Cures Pack Dangerous Chemicals," reports about a study completed by Boston University that found dangerous levels of chemicals in some well known "natural cures."

The cures they studied are part of the Ayurveda tradition from India. The article wrote:

A team from Boston University found that more than 20 percent of nearly 200 samples of various ayurvedic cures contained dangerous amounts of lead, arsenic and mercury. Sometimes the presence of metals was a result of sloppy manufacturing; other times the metals were added deliberately as part of the cure.

As you may have suspected, the study was not cited and I can't find it online! But it does help to raise the bar to the level of awareness that we should all have when buying and using natural medicines.

Some critics of the article say the study used unreliable sources that were purchased from online companies only. They also point out the fact that there are reputable brands that sell Ayurveda solutions.

The very makeup of the Ayurveda tradition makes me question the fanatics on both sides. First, the Ayurveda tradition of natural medicine uses a combination of herbs, metals and gems to develop tailored mixtures for each person. The intake of metals along is enough to make me question who is selling this to me and what is the source of these ingredients.

The key to buying herbal and natural medicines is to research, learn and ask questions. There are naturalistic practitioners, such as Dr. Darrell Misak of Pittsburgh Alternative Health who spoke at the Farm to Table conference last year, that can help guide you through this process if you are hesitant to trust information you find for yourself.

Ironically, Dr. Misak's recent newsletter was talking about this same issue. Dr. Misak recommended the Consumer Lab web site to research the supplements you are using. He also warns that in times of slow economy, people should not sacrifice the quality of health supplements and food they intake.

Dr. Misak states:

I have told you that your body is composed of water, protein, fat, carbohydrates and nutrients. Unfortunately, every molecule you consume or absorb through some body orifice must be broken down and either become supportive or a burden to your body. We are bio-accumulators! Your body has and continues to store multiple chemicals and environmental toxins as proven within the article found in October 2006 National Geographic magazine. So why would you want to take supplements that possibly add to your toxin load or don't actually have enough nutrients in them to accomplish what you are taking them for?

This is advice that we can take to the bank! The best advice I can give is to talk to someone who you can trust. I like to contact local experts that I can really relate to and whose advice is not a sales gimmick or lost in translation.

You can find local practitioners in the yellow pages or online directories.

A note about conducting medical research online
There are many sites on the web that cater to expert and non-expert medical knowledge. You must be aware of a few things when taking into account the information that you find.

Medicinenet.com provides a list of questions that you should ask about each site before placing your trust in the content they provide.

Read the article here.

Renewing HealthMart

2008-09-09T20:09:00.000-04:00

We began developing HealthMart, a network of credentialed wellness providers, a few years back. Following the feedback we have received, we have made some major improvements within the membership program, which will lead to benefits for the consumers using our HealthMart network.

Read more about the benefits for providers on the HealthMart page on this site.

We are hoping that HealthMart evolves into a comprehensive resource for our corporate and consumer wellness clients to find trustworthy providers of health and wellness services. In the same way you can verify the credentials of physicians and medical practitioners, we hope to create a directory of providers and list their credentials and services online and in print.

The providers within HealthMart will also provide discounted services to Pathways to SmartCare wellness program members. All providers will be screened for legal infractions related to their practice and all criminal background activity. We will also screen the applicants to ensure they are legally licensed and certified to be practicing their specialty.

This will give consumers access to a quality-controlled resource of a wide variety of health and wellness providers.

One of the benefits for providers is increased exposure to clients that are actively searching for quality wellness providers.

Upcoming Local Health Event: Getting Well through Food and Nutrition

2008-09-03T17:49:00.003-04:00

The International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM) is holding a conference this October 1-5 at the Sheraton Hotel at Station Square.

ICIM is an organization based out of Northwest, OH that acts as a reference for patients looking for complimentary medicine and also as a community for Alternative Health Providers to learn from each other.

Their conference this year fits right in with Pathways to SmartCare and Farm to Table: "Getting Well with Food and Nutrition". There will be a lead-in seminar on metal toxicity and its impact on human health. For a full list of presentations and a summary of learning objectives, download this handy little sheet.

Go to the conference web site to get more information or register.

Wendy Chappell, executive director of ICIM, let me know that you can register for one or all days of the event. If you attend for less than a 24 hour period, your registration is half price! This is great for area practitioners who can try to get out of the office for a few hours one day.

The ICIM also has some great tools on their web site. Go to their "Find a Practitioner" page and enter your zip code to see all of the providers within your area. These practitioners are credentialed integrative medicine providers that must apply to be listed on the site.

They also have a wealth of information in the form of articles, a library, multimedia presentations, classified ads and a marketplace. It is a very comprehensive resource for those who would like to use complementary medicine to treat their chronic illness.

Eating Locally Throughout the Off Season

2008-09-03T13:24:00.001-04:00

As a follow up to our article in the Guide To Good Health publication, we have put together some resources for eating locally after the farmers markets have closed down and the ground is frozen.

Preserving your food for the winter: The National Center for Home Food Preservation has a very comprehensive list of preservation techniques and instructions on how to carry them out. You have go to their web site if you want to learn how to preserve your food or even if already know a few techniques.

They talk about the different methods of canning: methods you should and shouldn't use, methods for different types of produce, safety methods, and even a troubleshooting guide.

They talk about more than canning! Here is their list of topics:

Freeze

Cure & Smoke

Ferment

Pickle

Make Jam & Jelly

Store

Buying Fresh Local Products: My mouth is watering thinking about the last organic grass fed beef burger I ate from Ron Gargasz's farm. I can only imagine how much I would be drooling had this burger been in chili and I had just come in from some outdoor activity that occurred in two feet of snow... I'm just glad that you can purchase local meat in bulk. I got an 1/8 of a cow from Ron and it only filled up 3/4 of my small freezer. There was 18 lbs of ground beef in 1 lb bricks. They looked smaller than what you usally get in the store, but that's because it's not shot full of air and layed out over a pan of styrofoam. So you can easily fit 1/8 of a cow into your freezer.

Other local products that you can buy during the winter are bread, flour, eggs, cheese and milk. Someone from a local apple orchard told me they preserve apples over the winter by placing them in a storage container and continually removing the gas that contributes to the decay of apples.

Some farms have greenhouses that they operate throughout the winter. Off the top of my head, I can think of Mung Dynasty and Milestone, both local to Pittsburgh. Mung Dynasty grows a variety of sprouts, while Milestone grows specialty produce through a hydroponic system.

Patronizing Local Restaurants: Although we should all strive to eat at home as much as possible, if you are going out to eat, there are several restaurants in the Pittsburgh area that use local food within their menu. A big one in my mind is the Big Burrito Group and they have several different types of restaurants. Also Six Penn Kitchen in downtown Pittsburgh is a beautiful restaurant and they are owned by the Eat n Park Hospitality Group. Both chefs from these restaurants came to our first Farm to Table conference.

The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has a good article entitled "Restaurants here serve up trend of buying —and eating —locally", written by my favorite local journalist, Marlene Parrish. Marlene states:

There are about 50 restaurants and chefs in Western Pennsylvania buying fresh, local and seasonal products. Purchases can be as homespun as potatoes and onions or as upscale as micro greens and cheeses. These chefs are agents of change, because by working together with farmers, they allow their customers to experience local food in a way that they couldn't do in their own homes.

We have more local food resource listings on our Farm to Table page. If you have a favorite, send her in and we'll post it on our blog or on the Farm to Table page.

Call For Photographers!

2008-08-22T19:49:00.003-04:00

Pathways to SmartCare is creating a commemorative poster for the 2009 conference that will be a compilation of area farm photographs.

We invite amateur and professional photographers to submit photos of farms in Western Pennsylvania to be considered for inclusion in the poster. For more information on submission, please visit our Farm Poster page on our web site.

If your photo is selected you will receive a free poster and the farm and photographer's information will appear on the poster and in the event program.

The photos that are selected may also appear in the program, event literature or other publications associated with the 2009 Farm to Table Conference.

If you have any questions, please email mary@marykatecreate.com

In-house Flu Shot Events

2008-08-20T18:15:00.002-04:00

Pathways to SmartCare has published our list of public flu shot locations in the Pittsburgh & Western Pennsylvania region.
Please go to the Flu Shot Event Locations page to view the event locations by date. If you would like to schedule a flu shot event at your business, community center, pharmacy or health event, please email us: info@pathwayswellnessprogram.com

Web Site Redesign Announcement

2008-08-20T12:46:00.003-04:00

Pathways to SmartCare has recently launched our new web design. The design features more reliable navigation, easily accessible contact forms, a fully integrated blog and easier access to important information.

A key feature includes a new Flu Shot Event Locations listing page. Throughout the flu shot season, Pathways to SmartCare organizes in-house flu shot events for businesses, organizations, community centers and local health events. Although there are many locations for private businesses, we have only published those that are open to the public. Flu shot events start October 1, 2008.

Another addition to our web site is the Press Release page. This page lists all of our press releases for the programs that we are initiating across all aspects of our wellness programming. This includes Farm to Table, HealthMart, Flu Shot Events, and American HealthCare Group, Inc, our parent business.

Take a look around and let us know what you think. If you run into any problems, please notify our webmaster by emailing her: mary@marykatecreate.com

We would like to specially thank Mary of MK Digital Media for working closely with us for the past five years to bring Pathways to SmartCare and our programs into a valuable resource for our program particpants and employer clients.

We hope you enjoy!

National Women's Health Week: May 11-17, 2008

2008-05-14T11:14:00.005-04:00

Although the National Women's Health Week is already in its eighth year, I had some trouble coming up with events, women's health week resources and the like to provide to you, my readers. It's a shame that more emphasis is not being put on this week, especially with the kick off day being Mother's Day! So, below is what I have come up with. If you have any good resources, please email them to :info@pathwayswellnessprogram.com.

Women's Passport to Health: Go to the healthywomen.org web site and order your very cute very free "Passport" that keeps track of screening ranges, schedules and also contains record keeping tools. Get the passport!

GOOD Free Stuff from healthywomen.org: Go to this online page to find a lot of free health offers such as a child safety kit or samples from Dove, Aveeno, Always or Yogi Tea. Gotta love good free stuff: go get it!

The WOMAN Challenge: "Women and girls Out Moving Across the Nation" Start or continue your exercise routine along a "virtual route" across America. Free registration allows you to use online tools to track your progress. This would be a great activity for kids, girls and boys, to get active before summer hits! Go to their web site to sign up

National Women's Check-up day Pledge: This program is also offered through womenshealth.gov. When you make the pledge you can download a "check up checklist", track community progress, send an e-card to your friends or find a health center for you or someone you know that needs help. Take the Pledge!

The Results are in!

2008-05-14T11:07:00.003-04:00

The first quarter of The Pittsburgh Pound Down is complete and we have tabulated the results. We had some really enthusiastic people give us some feedback and here are the amazing results from the first quarter of 2008:

Weight Loss
•72% have noticed a change in weight
•Participants who lost weight averaged 6.96 lbs lost in the first 8 weeks of the program
•66% reported their clothes are fitting looser

Nutrition
•89% report they have decreased their portion size
•83% report they have decreased snacking in between meals
•100% have decreased the amount of "fake foods" consumed
•88.9% have decreased their intake of trans-fat-hydrogenated oils

Stress Management
•77.8% of participants have incorporated the program's stress management techniques
•Exercise: 35,608,299 Steps taken in the first 8 weeks. The schools are winning the competition!
• 88.9% of participants are fitting in short bursts of exercise throughout the day

Wellness Results
• 94% report an increased energy level throughout the day.
• 100% report they expect to continue to use this lifestyle approach
• 63% of participants with children at home report their children have also had success with the program

Testimonials
"I feel better just from eating healthier and knowing that the food I'm eating isn't tainted by chemicals."

"I'm enjoying the program and learning about healthier eating habits. Although there hasn't been a drastic change in my weight, I'm making gradual changes that will make me healthier in the long run."

"I like the flexibility to complete assignments at your own pace online and that there isn't a strict deadline to do so."

If you want to get your company involved call Erin Hart: 412/563-7807 or email her: ehart@american-healthcare.net

A Successful Event

2008-03-30T08:24:00.006-04:00

Thank you to our attendees and exhibitors who participated in this year's successful event. We are very pleased with the increase in interest from all of the locavores!
We will be sending a survey out to the attendees and exhibitors this week. Just like last year, we are taking your responses into account to make next year's event better. If you would like to make sure you are participating in the survey, please email us!

We would like to extend a special thank you to all of the speakers and chefs who helped to make our event so enriching for the attendants. Sandor Katz, our keynote speaker who fortunately can speak for hours, provided an intelligent and down to earth view of supporting local sustainability.

Because so many times the organizers of the event cannot be everywhere at all times, I have found several local bloggers who attended the event and have written about the event that are linked to below so you can get a better overall view of the feel of the event. If you know of anyone else who blogs about local food in Pittsburgh, please let us know!

Eating Local in Pittsburgh-go to blog
Sweet Vitriol-The Garden Chronicles-go to blog

We will post more as people post their blogs. Thanks for a great event everyone!

Local Food Tasting

2008-03-17T17:12:00.004-04:00

On Friday, March 28, 2008 the Farm to Table conference will end its first day with a local food tasting. This event also takes place at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, and the tickets are sold separately. The following vendors are providing free food samples:

Jameson Farm: Lamb Barley Soup
Levey Restaurant
McGinnis Sisters: Pork, Chicken, Cheese and Milk
Milestone: Fresh Hydroponic Lettuce
The Farmer's Wife Pastured Poultry: Chicken, Turkey and Eggs
Turner Dairy Farms: Milk

We will also have adult beverages on hand at the cash bar. Tickets to this event are $20. Please call 412/563-8800 to register.

Farm to Table: 2008 Conference

2008-01-15T10:07:00.000-05:00

We are now taking placements for ads in the 2008 event program. Email us for sizes and pricing. Placing an ad helps us provide more extras for the attendants, so it's definitely a good thing.

If your New Years resolution is to eat more local food ( I know it's one of mine!), then you should definitely attend the 2008 conference. We are getting new-to-the-event farm exhibitors every week and many people are taking advantage of registering for the conference at the early bird rate of only $10. The registration fee includes attendance for both days. There will be lots of local food for purchase so bring your canvas bags!

You can register online at our website: pathwayswellnessprogram.com
or you can call our office: (412) 563-8800 or toll free (877) 563-8801.

Some recent supporters of local food have contacted me with their own resources on the web. They are Carmen Phillips of the blog "A Lusty Bit of Nourishment". It is a blog about cooking and supporting local food. There are many recipes and commentaries about buying local.
Another resource is the Weatherbury Farm All Natural Grass-fed Beef website. This farm is located Southwest of Pittsburgh in Avella, Pa.

Only 73 days to go!

Farm to Table-Local Farm Resources

2007-12-12T22:20:00.001-05:00

We have had a great response to our initial email for the 2008 Farm to Table event, coming up on March 28 and 29. Here are a few local food resource suggestions sent in from some of our readers:

A great resource for local organic grass fed beef is "VanBuren's All", a family run operation out of Lisbon, Oh. It's about 35 miles west of the Pittsburgh Airport.

Also, a few of our friends from last year's event have sent us their web site links. The Allegheny Front provides "environmental radio for Western Pennsylvania". Their site has articles, podcasts and resources not only for local food but for environmental issues that affect all Western Pennsylvanians. Hahn Natural Foods is a locally owned company that offers hard to find natural foods and is a great supporter of the local food movement here in Pittsburgh. Lastly, Slow Food Pittsburgh is a business that describes themselves as "an international educational organization". They organize events to call attention to local food resources and the celebration of cooking.

On a closing note, local food has a very active advocate at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Marlene Parrish is a columnist for the Food section and maintains a blog writing of her experiences trying to stick to eating only local foods. Her blog started early in the 2007 growing season. It should prove interesting through the winter. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette also has a page of local food resources, although, all of those and more are listed on our page!

Pittsburgh Pound Down 2008

2007-12-06T09:15:00.000-05:00

The Pittsburgh Pound Down program is ramping up to begin the first of the year. That's not too far off, less than a month! The program is focusing on getting 250,000 employees in the Pittsburgh region to pledge to get healthy this year in honor of Pittsburgh's 250 birthday.

For the first month, employees will record their current health status through screenings and lifestyle review. Then, for January participants will learn their first step to getting healthy with Dr. Will Clower's healthy eating program "The Path".

The Path program was designed by Will Clower, who holds a doctorate in nueroscience and has studied cultural eating habits while studying and working in France.

Pathways to SmartCare has teamed with Dr. Clower to deliver a combination of both of our powerful wellness program offerings. We want to take Pittsburgh off of the "Fattest City" list!

Pennsylvania Natural Living Association

2007-06-23T17:05:00.001-04:00

Pathways to SmartCare is organizing registration for exhibitors and attendees for the 2007 "Life at it's Best" conference/expo. Please see our site for more information. There are many acclaimed speakers lined up for the event. Vegan and Vegetarian meals are available for purchase for everyday of the event. There will also be a 5k run and walk and yoga demonstrations each morning of the event. You can view the schedule here.

Registration is available online.

Announcing: Farm to Table takes off at 8 different locations

2007-06-21T08:45:00.001-04:00

The start of the Farm to Table food subscription program was a great success over the last couple of weeks. We continue to set up new drop off sites, as well as adding several for the subscription program that we are now calling "Farm to Pitt" because of the large number of subscribers and locations we are setting up in the Oakland and Pitt Campus area.

The produce received the first week included ripe strawberries (that were delicious), kale, salad greens and a loaf of wheat berry bread among others. Last week, the rhubarb was in fine form.

There are more resources listed on our Eating Healthy resource list on the website, including recipes that you can use to cook up some of the food subscription produce. If anyone has any recipes that they would like to share, email them to us!

Greenthinkers

2007-05-18T13:31:00.000-04:00

A good news source for thinking green:
Greenthinkers

Join Pathways to SmartCare tomorrow on the North Shore by Heinz Field for the 2007 Venture Outdoors Festival. Free activities include: kayaking, canoeing, fishing, in-line skating, biking and a climbing wall. The festival starts at 10 am and ends at 5 pm and is followed by a tailgate party in the parking lot!

View event website: http://www.ventureoutdoors.org/vofest.asp

Farm to Table Food Subscription Program

2007-05-15T15:23:00.001-04:00

Pathways to SmartCare is now registering participants in it's Farm to Table "food subscription program". Food Subscriptions are like the popular "CSA boxes". Once signed up, you receive a box of produce from local farmers on a weekly basis.

Standard, seasonal and organic options are available and in a range of prices and sizes to meet the needs of individuals and families.

View Plans