Remembering Future Primitive's Joanna Harcourt-Smith, Grow Education Special Report on Teens, Stress, & Anxiety, the return of our educational series with the BioMed Center New England, feeding the community, and more!

The task of cultivating health-promoting structures and routines can be difficult, but new research highlights just how necessary support and structure are to the health and wellness of a particularly vulnerable group: the nation’s 25 million teens. As parents and caregivers, there are several ways we can help teens develop resilience against stress and anxiety, particularly when faced with unsettling circumstances.

Stress is a part of every day life, but it's important to take a "mindfulness break" before things start to reach the boiling point. Julie Paquette of The Mindful Collaborative leads us on a 6-minute centering exercise that will help us to reconnect our mind and body, reduce stress and enhance our emotional well-being.

Getting good food to those in need is a constant challenge in the local food movement. Enter COVID-19 and those hurdles have multiplied. Click to read how the Marion Institute established an inroad to communities in need of a meal and restaurants in need of eaters.

SouthCoast Almanac talks with Liz Wiley from the Marion Institute and Rachel Stronach from the Lloyd Center about everything from ceviche to how to get a whole bus of school kids to instantly go silent! Click to Meet the NonProfits!

August September - Back to School Immune Boosting Tips for the whole family, Grow Education Teacher Professional Development Workshop, Support local farmers and HR 8096, Grow to Go event recap and more!

On Tuesday, August 25, the Marion Institute (MI) embarked on a virtual culinary and dining experience with Little Moss Restaurant in Dartmouth, MA to raise funds for Grow Education. Click to read more about this partnership match made in locavore heaven!

In this archive post, Dr. Melina Roberts, Author of Building a Healthy Child and Clinic Director of Advanced Naturopathic Medical Centre, gives parents some tips to help keep kids healthy in this fast-paced, ever-changing world.

On August 18th the Grow Education team and 17 teachers from New Bedford Public Schools came together for our first Professional Development Workshop. These teachers are the first cohort for the Farm to School program. See how they spent the day with us!