Karen Shepard

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Karen Shepard lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest. Her interest in food and alternative lifestyles began in the 60s when the evolving consciousness about the food we eat and how it effects on our heath and the world we live in, was just beginning to take root. On a long acre min-farm in Pennsylvania with her husband and kids, she raised chickens, had a goat, and pursued cooperative gardening with friends. As part of the movement toward holistic medicine she studied spiritual midwifery, and experimented with recipes for things like Zucchini Canoes and Soy Bean Burritos until her children were big enough to form organized protests. She has launched two small business start-ups, Storyshirts and Good Dog Coffee, as well as taught and worked with at-risk kids at Campfire USA. Currently she enjoys hiking, horseback riding, and sharing the benefits of her experience with her three grandkids.

Latest Posts by Karen Shepard

Where Is The Light?

This time of year I love looking back through time, as we begin looking forward to the New Year. I find myself drawn, again and again into the origins of things, – Why we use a Yule log, and “deck
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Party Healthy With Peppermint!

Well the holidays are almost upon us. Candy canes line the supermarket aisles and grace our trees. While the traditional red and white sugar blast may not be your best choice for this ancient medicinal, there are lots of reasons
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Can Mushrooms Save The World?

“… Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” (The Red Queen to Alice in Wonderland) While the Red Queen was not someone I would especially like to emulate, the practice of being open to ideas
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How To Put $11.8 Billion Back In Our Collective Pockets

I once heard an investor say that if you look around the room and can’t figure out who the dupe is, it’s you. When I go to the grocery store, I feel like I am the unwilling recipient of the
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Skin Saving Pumpkin Martini or Mocktini

This little treat just arrived from City Cosmetics. I have no idea how it made it into my mailbox? But given it is pumpkin – and a martini, I am so doing this! In case you would like to join
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