Mountain gardens can produce bountiful vegetables Local gardening guru Lori Russell thinks its time to say bye-bye to those prima donna flower gardens. Instead, she would like to see people plant nutritious vegetables in their gardens. If you’re going to do the work, and more importantly, use the water, Russell says, you might as well [...]

No refined sugar! No Gummy Bears or M&Ms! And definitely no Easter Baskets brimming with “goodies” for the U.S. Ski & Snowboard team whether on the road or at home. And the team’s routine won’t waiver come February 3, 2015, at the start of the prestigious World Alpine Ski Championships slated for Vail and Beaver [...]

“Are you kidding me? Those are my favorite foods?” was Steve’s disbelieving response when asked if he would stop eating beef and milk products after his food sensitivity test panel showed severe reactivity to those items. This is a common response when food is implicated as the causative culprit of headaches, joint pain, acne or [...]

School district takes on student nutrition. REMEMBER THE TATER TOT? How about the canned gravy, shriveled chicken and creamed corn dumped onto trays in school lunchrooms? Parents at Eagle County schools hope to say good-bye to similar processed foods with a new program called “Fresh Approach” that aims to bring healthier, fresh-cooked meals to school [...]