Hi Everyone,
I hope this weeks newsletter finds you all safe, quarantining in home, and practicing social distancing.
We are certainly going through an interesting time. Who would think you can just close down society as we know it, and still survive? As difficult as it is, and as scary as it is, there are some glimpses of hope and some silver linings that are worth 
focusing on. We have time catch up on things we have been putting off, some time to connect with family and friends, (even if it is remotely,) time to prepare our gardens, time to read, time to cook, and time to go inward, to meditate and re-focus our intentions. And our planet is also benefiting from this time of renewal. Dolphins are swimming in the Venice Canal, China is seeing blue sky for the first time in decades, and I don’t have constant airplanes flying over my house! And air pollution has seen a big drop since the pandemic has arrived. Let’s use this time to be grateful for all that we have, to foster kindness, compassion, and empathy, and to honor those on the front lines, taking care of the sick and feeding the hungry. May they stay healthy and strong!
This past weekend was supposed to be our CSA Fair, but of course, due to the Coronavirus, we had to cancel the event, but that doesn’t mean you can’t join a CSA! (Community Supported Agriculture) As I have mentioned many times before, and one of the reasons we wanted to have the CSA Fair, is because every CSA Program is a little different. Some have drop off points, and some require you to pick up your box of produce at the farm. They have different pick up days, different options, (eggs, flowers, bread, cheese, etc) or full shares vs. half shares, and the cost can vary, so you will need to check them all out on line, before deciding which program is right for you. Below is a list of the farms that were scheduled to be a part of the Long Island CSA Fair. They all need our support, so please check them out!
Hawthorne Valley Farm Garden City CSA –
HOG Farm- (Hamlet Organic Farm)
For a complete list of CSA across the country, check out Local Harvest!
My guest this week on the Progressive Radio Network is Dr. Will Tuttle, author of, The World Peace Diet.
His writings, presentations, and music focus on compassion, creativity, intuition, and the intersection of social justice, animal liberation, and environmental, health, spiritual, and peace issues. He is an educator, author, musician, and former 
Zen monk with a Ph.D. from U.C., Berkeley. He’s been a vegan since 1980.
His book, The World Peace Diet, offers an expanded understanding of our culture and our health. It has been called one of the most important books of the 21st century: the foundation of a new society honoring the inter-connectedness of life. The World Peace Diet is one of the first books to make explicit the hidden connections between our culture, our food, and the source of our broad range of problems—and the way to a positive transformation in our individual and collective lives.
Will is the editor of Circles of Compassion and Buddhism and Veganism, and author of Your Inner Islands, as well as other books. He’s the recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award and the Empty Cages Prize. He has appeared in many radio, television, print, and online interviews, as well as documentary films, including Cowspiracy; Prayer for Compassion; HOPE: What You Eat Matters; Vegan: Everyday Stories; and Animals and the Buddha.
I’m very excited to have Dr. Will Tuttle join me on my show. During this time of home quarantine, it’s a perfect opportunity to contemplate our food choices, to experiment with cooking new foods, and to nurture our compassion for all beings. I hope you can join us on Thursday, as we look to past visionaries like, Pythagoras, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein and Ghandi, and current visionaries like Will Tuttle!
My radio show, iEat Green with Bhavani on the Progressive Radio Network is live, every Thursday, from 10-11 am, EST. To tune in to the live show, just navigate to PRN.fm and listen in!
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With Love and Gratitude,
Bhavani
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