Canning 101
Getting Started with Food Preservation
Looking for a great way to save money on healthy foods? Try home food preservation! We're in the middle of a bountiful fall harvest, and now is the perfect time to try your hand at canning. Along with the quality taste of homemade preserves, canning can also be healthier alternative to many store-bought foods. Preserved food offers a wide variety of health benefits due to the process of fermentation, which increases nutrients such as Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, and Riboflavin. To get started, we encourage everyone to take a closer look at the two methods of canning:
Water Bath Canning and
Pressure Canning. Each of these articles will provide step-by-step instructions on the basics of canning. The canning method you'll need will d
epend on the food you'd like to preserve.
Today's talk is What kids can teach adults about asking for help by YeYoon Kim. Do you need some help? It's OK to ask, says YeYoon Kim, a former kindergarten teacher who learned from her students how powerful and courageous it can be to reach out for support. Sharing the story of one of the most difficult periods in her life, Kim explores the happiness and joy that can come from leaning on those you love in times of need -- and encourages the rest of us to start asking for help more often.
After you watch, we invite you to reflect on the following:
- What resonated for you in the video?
- What lived experiences do you have, either personally or professionally that align with the core message of the talk?
- As you think of your role as a student, employee, or manager what feels relevant and useful to remember?
- What are you taking away that feels meaningful - either a new perspective, a potential action, etc.
- How might we take better care of ourselves and each other during this time?
If you're a supervisor, consider using this talk for team building purposes! You might send the video ahead of your meeting with several reflection questions on which you'd like your staff to come prepared to speak.
An Invitation to Return...
There was a time in human history when each of us was alive and awake to both the beauty and the wisdom of the natural world. A time of awareness where we intuited that what was happening 'outside' was also happening 'inside' each of us. A time when nature was our teacher. The following practices invite you to return and rekindle this inner knowing for the sake of your own well-being, for the sake of our planet and for future generations to come who will inhabit it.
Principles of Mindfulness
Awareness - Paying attention to our attention - how and what we notice
Non-judgement - Our ability to accept experiences as they are without
evaluation or judgment
Peacefulness - Our ability to cultivate a state of peacefulness and equanimity
amidst changing conditions
Pay attention to these principles as you go through each exercise, bringing with you a sense of wakefulness, appreciation, and wonder to each experience.
28. Cultivate Seven Generation Time
This practice is that many Native American tribes have used to convey respect for and protect all life on earth. When we cultivate seven generation time, we take a step outside of ourselves, our needs and wants in the moment, and instead view all of our decisions in light of how they will impact the next seven generations. This practice increases our accountability and responsibility for caring for that which we control in our daily lives. Begin small by taking action in your daily life through reducing, reusing, and recycling, growing your own vegetables, considering utilizing solar or wind energy, taking public transportation, and/or purchasing hybrid or electric vehicles, etc.
This PDF was made possible with a grant from Center for Art Design and Visual Culture and Nature Sacred.
Chili Tortilla Bake
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
15 oz. can tomato sauce
14 1/2 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
8 3/4 oz. can whole kernel corn, undrained
4 1/2 oz. can chopped green chilies, undrained
2 tbsp. chili powder
2 tbsp. minced onion
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. oregano leaves
6 (8-inch) flour tortillas, divided
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
Preheat oven to 350 and spray the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and spread with a little salsa to keep from sticking. In a large skillet, brown ground beed, drain. Add tomato sauce, beans, corn and green chilies. Stir in next 5 seasonings. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 15 min. In a 2 quart baking dish coated with cooking spray, place 3 flour tortillas to cover bottom, overlapping as needed (I cut my tortillas in half and layer them with the flat edges against the pan). Layer with 1/2 of the chili mixture and 1/2 of cheese. Top with remaining tortillas, meat mixture & cheese.
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Motivational Monday TEDx of the Week
How to turn off work thoughts during your free time
Looking for a dose of inspiration to start your week? No need to look any further. Each week, we curate talks on topics that matter NOW for all of us related to resilience, self-care, dealing with uncertain times, as well as ways to stay connected, inspired, and grounded when the earth beneath us is shifting.Today's talk is How to turn off work thoughts during your free time by Guy Winch. Feeling burned out? You may be spending too much time ruminating about your job, says psychologist Guy Winch. Learn how to stop worrying about tomorrow's tasks or stewing over office tensions with three simple techniques aimed at helping you truly relax and recharge after work.
After you watch, we invite you to reflect on the following:
- What resonated for you in the video?
- What lived experiences do you have, either personally or professionally that align with the core message of the talk?
- As you think of your role as a student, employee, or manager what feels relevant and useful to remember?
- What are you taking away that feels meaningful - either a new perspective, a potential action, etc.
- How might we take better care of ourselves and each other during this time?
If you're a supervisor, consider using this talk for team building purposes! You might send the video ahead of your meeting with several reflection questions on which you'd like your staff to come prepared to speak.
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Wellness Wednesday: Walking Your Story
Connecting To Our Journey & To Each Other
Don't forget to register for our upcoming Wellness Wednesday: Walking Your Story on November 4, 11am-1pm.
"For this Wellness Wednesday we will be exploring the power of questions to help us unearth and share our story. Each participant will hav an opportunity to answer questions related to the following domains: present moment, past, future, foundation and purpose. Prompts will be provided to participants in advance and each person will have the opportunity to have their story recorded for later use and reflection."
Registration is required. Participants will receive a link with the credentials for the session 24 hours beforehand.
Crockpot No-Bean Chili
Ingredients:
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup quinoa
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
1 cup carrots, chopped
3 fresh tomatoes, chopped
1/2 can of corn
1 small can tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste
1 pack ground turkey, cooked (can be substituted or omitted)
Seasoning
Cook the ground meat in a skillet over medium high heat. Combine all ingredients in a crockpot and set on high for 4 hours (or low for longer) until the sweet potatoes are soft.
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Nature as Teacher
Nature Based Mindful Practice
An Invitation to Return...
There was a time in human history when each of us was alive and awake to both the beauty and the wisdom of the natural world. A time of awareness where we intuited that what was happening 'outside' was also happening 'inside' each of us. A time when nature was our teacher. The following practices invite you to return and rekindle this inner knowing for the sake of your own well-being, for the sake of our planet and for future generations to come who will inhabit it.
Principles of Mindfulness
Awareness - Paying attention to our attention - how and what we notice
Non-judgement - Our ability to accept experiences as they are without
evaluation or judgment
Peacefulness - Our ability to cultivate a state of peacefulness and equanimity
amidst changing conditions
Pay attention to these principles as you go through each exercise, bringing with you a sense of wakefulness, appreciation, and wonder to each experience.
27. Peace with Change
Look at how nature operates through the lens of change. We humans have a hard time with change and yet change is all there is. Observe directly... what lessons does nature have to teach us here?
This PDF was made possible with a grant from Center for Art Design and Visual Culture and Nature Sacred.
Watch a short introduction video to Percipio
here.