Blueberry season is very important for our family. Specifically, wild blueberries. The adventure usually begins in early August when wild blueberries first start appearing in stores and markets. My husband Josh begins by getting a base price for an 11-quart wood basket. The prices start higher when the berries first come out and over the... The post The Simplest Homemade Blueberry Jam appeared first on Meghan Telpner ..read more

When I began my career in culinary nutrition, homemade sauerkraut was a dying art. Over the years while I was teaching in-person classes, I made it my mission to bring it back to my community and typically had a sauerkraut demo on the docket. Thankfully, fermented foods like sauerkraut are experiencing a popular resurgence and... The post How to Make Sauerkraut appeared first on Meghan Telpner ..read more

In my youth, I had the fortune of travelling a lot. It was my passion and I was working on building a business around it (a women’s travel-zine turned website intended to be a hub for women travellers to connect and find resources – but alas, a story for another day). But in all of... The post 9 Summer Staycation Ideas For The Whole Family appeared first on Meghan Telpner ..read more

Travel and vacation is all about taking a break from the ordinary, but it’s often difficult to stick to your diet and wholesome nutrition when on the road and travelling with kids. There are restaurants, drive-thrus and buffet lines, time zone interruptions, cultural culinary delicacies and busy schedules. However, holidays shouldn’t un-do your family’s health... The post How to Keep Nutrition on Track While Travelling with Kids appeared first on Meghan Telpner ..read more

I make no secret or excuses about my love for the sunshine. I gladly escape cold Toronto winters in favour of warmer locales like California, Hawaii or the Caribbean. Yet, you’ll never find me slathering on conventional sunscreens. This is because there are plenty of safe, chemical-free sunscreen options available, foods we can eat to... The post Sun Protection: Safe Sunscreens, Best Foods, Healthy Sun Exposure Tips appeared first on Meghan Telpner ..read more

Spending time in nature has a multitude of benefits, but sometimes the outdoors can have its drawbacks – especially if you’re in a spot that is crawling with bugs that love to feast on warm-blooded people like us. Itchy, painful and inflamed bites can certainly put a damper on your forest bathing experience, but making... The post Natural Bug Repellent Recipe appeared first on Meghan Telpner ..read more

What I eat and where my food comes from are very important to me, and I know these are things many of you value as well. As much as I enjoy growing my own garden, both outdoors and indoors, I’m not as consistently skilled at keeping everything alive and thriving. So when seasonal produce is... The post 10 Important Questions to Ask Your Farmer at the Market appeared first on Meghan Telpner ..read more

We’re being told ‘climate change’ is the crisis we need to pay attention to. If this is true, is it possible we’re being pointed in the wrong direction regarding both primary causes and solutions? And what if it’s not true, or not in the way we’re being led to believe? This distinction could make a... The post Climate Change Measures Versus True Ecological Care appeared first on Meghan Telpner ..read more

I remember very clearly the first time I was told that my thoughts weren’t actually real – that my thoughts didn’t have to dictate the way I lived, what I believed or filter the reality I was living in. Now, learning that this was true and putting it into practice were two very different situations.... The post Spring Cleaning Your Thoughts appeared first on Meghan Telpner ..read more

Rhubarb season is short, and that only makes us appreciate this tart vegetable even more. Every spring, we look forward to cooking and baking with rhubarb because it’s fleeting and special! If you think the only things you can make with rhubarb are jam and pie, we have many more ways to use rhubarb that... The post 15 Ways to Use Rhubarb appeared first on Meghan Telpner ..read more