Welcome to Our Newsletter!
Issue 32 - March 2012
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What's Happenin' at OWH?
So the farm is almost wrapped up - with fence that is... The fence project has been quite an undertaking, but we knew it was the only way to save our precious plants from the deer and elk eating all the crops. Year after year we have watched the deer uproot our Valerian, Echinacea and Oats. But now, the new fence is surrounding the farm fields and will hopefully keep the deer away.
The fields are fully saturated with rain and won't be seeing any tractor traffic for quite some time. It's still cold here, too, so we'll be starting our seedlings in the greenhouse instead of putting them outside.  This month we will be building new shade houses for the Goldenseal we transplanted last fall. The shade houses help the plants from getting burned by the sun, but also help keep the heat in - for a more tropical environment.
- Adam Buresh, Farm Manager
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Maintaining Metabolism
Metabolism refers to all chemical reactions that occur in a living organism, including digestion and the transport of nutrients to all the cells of the body.
There is a general misconception that metabolism is all about excessive weight gain and/or weight loss. There are genetic inheritance factors that influence what happens to food once we eat it including age, gender and many other things, but metabolism is not all about food and a person's weight. It's about feeling good and being healthy.
Here are our Top 6 to Support Your Metabolism:
- Eat a Light and Healthy Breakfast. Breakfast not only kicks up your metabolic rate after the body has been resting, but it stops the temptation to load up on high caloric snacks.
- Control your Leptin levels. Leptin is a hormone-like protein released by fat cells that controls our appetite.
- Balance your Cardio Exercise with Strength Training.
- Get your Iodine. Iodine is required by your thyroid gland to make the hormones that are critical for healthy metabolism.
- Sleep. When your body does not receive enough sleep, stress hormones (cortisol is an example) are increased which results is an increased appetite.
- Avoid Sugar. Every time we eat sugar or refined carbohydrates our insulin spikes to try to curb the increased blood sugar.
More on Nutrition and Metabolism>
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Remedies and Recipes
Maca Smoothie
 Joanne Roberts, R&D
Oregon's Wild Harvest
This recipe incorporates the South American root, Maca, and is aptly flavored with Cocoa and Cinnamon- also originating from South America. I love the ancient combination of the Cinnamon and Cocoa, which provide potent antioxidant support. This is a very healthy beverage for you or your loved ones, including your children. Kelp Seasoning Mix  Joanne Roberts, R&D
Oregon's Wild Harvest
I have to admit that I love salt! There are two things that make food taste great- salt and butter!!! Recently I have been exploring salt alternatives and diluting my salt shaker with more healthy additions. Perhaps some of you wish to completely omit the salt, but I am not ready to do that just yet! As always please adapt as you wish and enjoy! Sometimes I add lemon pepper or chili for a different twist.
In addition to diluting the negative effects of the salt, the other ingredients add antioxidant power to this blend. The nutritional yeast and the Kelp are both extremely nutrient dense foods and are noted for their B vitamins and iodine respectively.
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