Summer presents a wonderful chance to say thanks to your family with a well-earned vacation. While travel may seem like an extravagant gift at first, it provides memories for a lifetime and a reflective space to nurture body, mind and soul.

Honey bees are often the unsung hero of the food world. Through pollination they are responsible for a third of the food we eat. Yet bee colonies in the US are declining at rapid rates – 30% a year!

Originating in Indonesia, tempeh (say, “TEM-pay”) is traditionally made through a natural culturing and incubation process that binds soybeans together in a cake form. It’s become increasingly popular in the US over the last several years.