Local Farms, Local Food to be Focus of Free Lecture
The Integrative Health Steering Committee at Windham Hospital hosts “For the Health of It,” a Wednesday evening lecture series, each month. The next event, slated for March 31st is entitled, “Local Farms, Local Food” and will be presented by Bryan O’Hara and John Sokolowski. The event will take place at 7 PM in the Windham Hospital Education Center.Both Bryan and John are local organic farmers (Bryan in Lebanon and John in Hampton) who supply Windham-area “locavores” with their daily food, selling their produce through local farmers’ markets and the Willimantic Food Co-op. They plan to focus the discussion on local foods that are available, and why they believe that local foods are better for consumers, and better for the planet as well!
In addition to the discussion, the evening will also feature some special snacks from Willimantic’s newest eatery—Café Live, and informational handouts from the Connecticut Department of Agriculture which detail seasonal availability of foods, farm locations and sites that offer “pick your own” crops.
The Lecture Series is a service of the Integrative Health Service at Windham Hospital. Future topics will include: Integrative Medicine and Reducing Health Care Costs; Cultivating Your Spirituality for Health; Massage Cupping; The Wellness Aspect of Feng Shui; An Overview of Holistic Psychotherapy and Life Force Yoga for Mental Health; and Reiki for Self Healing. In addition to the Lecture Series, Integrative Health Services offers therapeutic massage, Reiki, acupuncture, yoga, meditation, nutritional counseling, and the free Community Health Resource Room at Windham Hospital. Additional information is available on the Hospital website at www.windhamhospital.org. Windham Hospital is a member of Hartford Healthcare.
The educational programs presented by Integrative Health Services are provided as a community service, and are not necessarily endorsements of a particular health regimen or practitioner by Windham Hospital.
For more information please call 456-6002. In case of inclement weather, tune into WILI radio for cancellations. |