Heading out of town this weekend, and what’s my heaviest load?   A huge bag of fresh produce from our farm share!!  Looking forward to making corn, tomato salad, and yummy greens!   As I’m feeling so grateful for this bounty, it reminds me of two great pieces of news I’ve seen that spoke to me.

First, “produce by prescription” right here in Massachusetts!  Veggie vouchers are available for people (especially moms) to use at the farmer’s market!  Way to help everyone have access to healthy food and support local agriculture at the same time.

Second, as a yogini who works with pregnant moms and has been a doula, I am always encouraging moms to eat in labor if needed, even though there are antiquated rules in most hospitals that “forbid” any food but ice chips (which isn’t food!).   For years, moms have been sneaking snacks to fuel themselves through long labors, because who could imagine “running a marathon on only IV fluids” as one doula I know wrote on Facebook.  Glad to see the rules are being reviewed. Change is slow, but if we keep advocating for ourselves, we can make progress!!

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” m.mead

Have a great weekend 🙂