By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury POTTSTOWN >> Happy and Healthy Halloween was the theme of the evening at Creative Health Services during a family fun night Thursday. The inside of the building […]
Smart phones: The latest tool for sustainable farming
Story Provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news […]
There’s something fishy going on in Petersburg’s food desert
Story Provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Money’s tight in Petersburg, Va., and sometimes it’s difficult to put nutritious food on the table. Like many other cities in America, Petersburg has […]
Run like someone’s chasing you this Halloween at community races
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury Before a night of tricks and treats, people can celebrate Halloween morning with a run. CrossFit Pottstown will host their 4th Annual Fall River Run Saturday at […]
UN agency links hot dogs and other processed meat to cancer
By Angela Charlton, Associated Press PARIS >> Bacon, hot dogs and cold cuts are under fire: The World Health Organization threw its global weight behind years of experts’ warnings and declared Monday […]
Fall activities are bringing families back to the farm
By Donna Rovins, The Mercury Area farmers continue to find benefits in attracting residents to their workplace, especially in autumn. The practice of agritourism has been around for decades, said John Berry, […]
Elevated desks help take a stand for healthy living (photos)
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury More and more people are taking a stand for their health, literally. Standing workstations are becoming commonplace in the work environment, at schools and even in the […]
Nationwide Farm to School census shows increased use of local foods in schools
Story Provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture What can $598 million buy you these days? A lot of local food! This week, USDA announced early results from USDA’s second Farm to […]
NFL Champion Rian Wallace invites students to tackle fitness, academics
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury POTTSTOWN >> Students can train like a pro athlete and learn from one with Rian Wallace’s free after school program that begins next month. Wallace is a […]
It’s time to give a veggie main dish its due at Thanksgiving
By Allison Ladman, Associated Press This year we decided to reverse engineer the vegetarian Thanksgiving. Traditionally, diners who ditch the turkey are forced to cobble together a “main dish” by picking and […]