ETHOS FARM PROJECT NEWS
Ethos Farm Project is a pioneering model for a farm-based healthcare system. Its mission is unique in that it seeks to address the deeply interconnected problems of agriculture and healthcare; it does so by taking on climate change, cultivating a new generation of farmers and physicians, healing patients with chronic disease, and building community.
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Great news! We’re excited to share that we’re in the process of incorporating Ethos Farm Project as a nonprofit organization. A core component of Ethos Farm Project is its educational mission: we train future lifestyle medicine physicians, mentor NextGeneration regenerative organic farmers, and host the public for informative seminars about chronic disease.
None of this would be possible if it weren’t for Dr. Weiss’s unwavering dedication to this mission. The changes we’re looking to advance, however, are bold and paradigm-shifting, so we need your help: please consider making a donation to our Ethos Pioneering Campaign to strengthen Ethos Farm and transform healthcare. To learn more about the Ethos Pioneering Campaign, click here.
Looking to sample some of Ethos Farm’s gorgeous, organic produce for yourself? Here’s your chance! We are now offering up to 15% off of our farm discount cards. By purchasing a discount card, you help us manage expenses for the season ahead; many of these costs are incurred months before it begins. Make your purchase here.
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Farm Market Opening
We are excited to announce that the opening day for the farm market will be Saturday, April 24th!
The market will be open on Saturday only from 9am-3pm during the weekend of the 24th. mainly for organic greens - additional items to be announced. We will soon expand the market days to Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
As our fields fill, we look forward to adding an abundance of farm-fresh produce to our weekly offerings! Each week we will update you on what will be available.
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Rodale And Ethos, A World In Harmony |
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Human health and agriculture are deeply intertwined; this philosophy is the beating heart of Ethos Farm Project. Together with other renowned experts, Dr. Weiss co-authored Rodale Institute’s Power of the Plate white paper, which makes the case for regenerative organic agriculture in improving human health.
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Resetting Our Food System:
Farm to Fork
Marlene Myerson JCC Manhattan (Online)
April 22 at 7-8:30 PM
Join physician Ron Weiss; Farm Manager, Nora Pugliese; and Jeff Tkach, Chief Impact Officer from the Rodale Institute, to discuss how we can optimize our personal health as well as the health of the planet.
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Interested in joining the effort to expand Ethos Farm Project? Consider joining Friends of Ethos, a volunteer brainstorming and event-planning effort. Join here!
If you would like to stay up to date on our weekly farm market produce updates, please sign up here.
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Have you met our newest farm employees? We thought we'd introduce you before the farm market season begins.
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Ethos Farm Project is grounded in healing, community, and nature. As such, EFP embraces The Market Gardener’s vision of “agriculture that is human-scale, ecological, and profitable.” Visit the Doctor’s Farm Market this season to sample our organic, nutritious produce grown in the spirit of this philosophy.
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ETHOS PRIMARY CARE UPDATE
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Lifestyle Coaching At Ethos
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), a technique for cultivating mindfulness, is an important pillar of lifestyle medicine; the North American Journal of Medical Sciences calls it a “non-pharmacological approach for chronic illnesses.”
Ethos Primary Care has its very own MBSR expert in-house: Asha Gala. Asha has personally created an MBSR program at Ethos designed to help patients achieve optimal health.
To read more about Lifestyle Coaching and Ethos' MBSR program click here.
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Nathanael Smith, Nurse Practitioner, has joined the Ethos Primary Care team as a Medical Provider and brings an advanced practice nursing perspective with him. Nathanael became a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners to search for the root cause of chronic disease. To read more about Nathanael, click here.
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Thankfully, Covid-19 vaccines are now being widely distributed. However, it’s important to remember that chronic disease puts one at significantly elevated risk for severe illness. Remember that lifestyle measures can relieve the burden of chronic disease and provide protection against infectious diseases like Covid-19. Read Dr. Ron Weiss’s feature in Today about the importance of lifestyle change for illness prevention.
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Do some “spring cleaning” of your health by making sure to eat your greens! Try this Peanut Orange sauce, a favorite of Ethos Farm Manager Nora Pugliese. The fat boosts nutrient absorption, while the orange (vitamin C) facilitates iron absorption. Enjoy!
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