Community Health’s Prescriptions for Nature and the Outdoors By Bill Ackerman on September 16, 2022 in Community Health News Social prescribing is gaining recognition in the US, said Arwen Turner, Executive Director of Rutland-based Come Alive Outside. “Our NatureRX program is unique because our programs aren’t solely a partnership with a health care provider and a parks system. CAO, a nonprofit, provides the one-on-one coaching which is a different approach to the program than […]
The Farmacy Project’s Healing Goodness By Bill Ackerman on July 29, 2022 in Community Health News Baby turnips sautéed in olive oil, sweet and tender with a slight peppery bite. Oven roasted patty pan squash with fragrant herbs. Roasted cabbage. These tastes and aromas were foreign to Eileen Henry’s pallet. She’d never tried many of the nutritious Vermont farm fresh vegetables before the Farmacy introduced her to the flavor abundance available [...]
