Author: Wichita CHEC

CHIP Commencement & Testimony

August 14, 2013 No Comments Articles

If you think lifestyle change isn’t easy, try walking to Denver and back while learning to change your diet!  Fortunately, no one walked all that way alone!  This recent (August, 2013) CHIP class picked Denver, CO as their round-trip destination and as a combined class, actually walked and exercised there and back.

The commencement exercises this year were linked with CHEC Wellness, our flagship monthly event bringing great food, sound information, and good friends together on the second Sunday of each month.  The menu was lasagna and vegan cheesecake, the talk was a video presentation by Hans Diehl, and the cooking demonstration was for the vegan cheesecake and was done by Sherlyn Bryant.

But, instead of merely writing about the CHIP program this spring/summer, here’s a link to a tremendous testimony given by one of this session’s graduates:

CHEC Wellness – March 10

February 19, 2013 No Comments Articles

Woman Blowing Her NoseA…CHOO!  This familiar sound may plague you this spring, so we thought a talk about hay fever might be necessary..  Kevin Bryant, MD will talk about hay fever and how to treat it naturally at the March 10 CHEC Wellness event.  Chef Miguel Larcher will be making vegan lasagna for lunch, so make sure you come hungry!  For the cooking demonstration, Jan Wilson, MSN will be making several breakfast entrees including: Granola, Vegan “McMuffins,” & Breakfast Burritos.

Make sure to RSVP to Eric Rose at least a couple days before the event:  [email protected]  // (316) 530-1040

 

CHEC Wellness

March 10 at 1:30 pm

4558 N Hydraulic

Wichita, KS 67219

Gardening – Feb 10

January 17, 2013 No Comments Articles

If you don’t think gardening is one of the most interesting and useful hobbies on the planet, I hope you will after our next CHEC Wellness.  On February 10, I’ll share some of the concepts I’ve gathered from both books and practical experience that will make your gardening easier and more productive.

Some Background

I grew up in the San Joaquin valley in California, which is world-famous for vegetables, fruits, and nuts. Of course Kansas also has crops as far as the eye can see, but they’re mostly “boring” row crops intended for four legged ruminants.  We lived next to 60 acres of grapefruit, gleaned Kiwi, juiced pomegranates, peeled lemons and oranges, and conned strangers into eating fresh olives.  After college, I worked on a couple organic vegetable farms in Tennessee, and was more exposed to small-scale farming.

What You’ll Learn

Farming practice and research dollars have changed drastically in the last 100 years.  They have morphed from natural, sustainable practices to ones that are artificial and damaging.  In my talk I’m going to try to bring to light practices that will give you good yields fairly quickly, but will also add almost permanent fertility to the soil.  I’ll talk about basics such as seed selection and cultivation, and more advanced topics such as undersowing and windbreaks.

See you then,

Eric Rose

 

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