Onward and Upward!
At Mark Twain Middle School in Los Angeles, a blooming garden serves as a classroom. Students learn math by measuring the growth of wheat, ancient history by building a Mesopotamian-style irrigation system and the science of evaporation, evolution and genetics by watching their garden grow. At lunchtime you will find them snacking on pasta tossed … Read more
“If you can show someone how special they are, that they are wonderfully made, that empowers them with value and it changes their lives.” So says Pam Van Meter, a certified health education specialist who works at the Bethesda Clinic in Tyler Texas. The clinic provides women with job training and other life skills. The … Read more
Chicago Public School students will be growing much of their own food next year. On Sunday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a $1 million investment into the school system’s gardening and nutrition programs. The money is left over from the NATO Summit that took place last spring. About 100 Chicago schools will be getting the new … Read more
Egg Free Egg Nog Recipe Type: Christmas Cuisine: Ascension Author: Ascension Cafe Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 6 This healthy choice features the taste of egg nog without the casein or other animal protein. Show you care by helping your guests have a merry, cholesterol free, Christmas! … Read more
Dear Folks, Our brains develop according to the mental activities that we engage in intensely. . . . [T]here is opportunity for the development of a different perception of reality. — Anton Zeilinger, (1945 – ) Quantum Physicist As a society we tend to give the greatest accolades and rewards to those with aggressive qualities, … Read more
The problem with trickle-down economics is that evaporation occurs at twice the rate of flow. — Robert H. Kalk
Edenic Vegetable Stock Recipe Type: Universal Cuisine: Ascendant Author: Ascension Cafe Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 1 hour Good, healthy, and cheap rings the trifecta bell with vegetable scraps and trimmings that might otherwise feed the compost too early. Use it as a base for other dishes. You can freeze … Read more
Seraphic Sweet Potato & Pear Soup Recipe Type: Ascendant Cuisine: Ascendant Author: Ascension Cafe Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 1 hour Serves: 12 The flavor maestro is at it again. This melodious blend of sweet potato and pear will take you up, up, and away! Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil, … Read more
Forget your smartphone, shelve the tablet, and clear your desktop for something useful. Those great looking sunglasses may be your key to Cognitive Demand. It’s not enough for Google, Microsoft, and others to be in your face. They want to be on your face! Microsoft plans to deliver “augmented reality” – where data and illustrations … Read more
The nutritional value of chia was known to the Aztecs. Now whole and ground chia seeds are being added to fruit drinks, snacks and cereals. They are baked into cookies and sprinkled on yogurt. Chia is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, protein, and fiber. Mamma Chia products are in Whole Foods stores as well … Read more