As the season is shifting for many farmers’ markets worldwide, we wanted to highlight our very own Cedar Mill Farmers’ Market. One of the many essential businesses that stayed open during the pandemic, Cedar Mill Farmers’ Market was able to open on schedule and make their market a safe place for you to shop in this crazy season.
The market offers fresh, local produce and food products with a “short supply chain” (meaning a limited number of people touching the produce) to our community in an open-air atmosphere.
Statistics say that Farmers’ Markets are one of the safest ways to shop during this difficult time. They are open every Saturday from 9 am – 2 pm until the season ends Saturday, October 10th. So please take advantage of our very own and support our local vendors!
Few tips to safely shop at a farmer’s market!
Look for safety measures. If you have a choice in your area, “attend markets that are implementing good safety procedures such as controlling traffic in and out, enforcing social distancing, and requiring that masks be worn by both vendors and customers,” says Brian Coppom, executive director of Boulder County Farmers Markets.
Open-air is better. Even if your market is monitoring traffic in and out, open-air markets are safer than enclosed ones, notes Dr. Theresa Brennan, MD, chief medical officer of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.
Know the hours. Follow your markets’ social media accounts to keep up with any changes to the markets’ hours, rules, and more, says Liz Carollo, assistant director of GrowNYC’s Food Access and Agriculture Program.
How to Practice Safe Shopping
Avoid busy times. Showing up at the market first thing in the morning seems like the best way to get the most variety and the smallest crowds — unless everyone has the same idea, Carollo says. “We’re asking people to stagger their visits, and instead of first thing in the morning, try the 10 to 11 am hour,” she says, adding that whenever you arrive, if the market is crowded, come back later or another day, rather than adding to the congestion.
Visit alone — and leave your pets at home. Another way to keep crowd size down: Come to the market alone or with just one other person, Carollo says. If you do come with someone else, split up and cover different vendors to minimize your time at the market. Also: “This is a tough one for us, but please don’t bring your dogs to the market,” she says. “Anything you can do to reduce congestion helps.”
Opt for pre-bagged food. Once you’re in the market, look for vendors offering pre-bagged items, Coppom says. “I like [this option] because I can be confident it was bagged in a controlled environment on the farm.” He also recommends seeking out vendors who have hand-washing stations, hand sanitizer or wipes available.
You touch it, you take it. If pre-bagged isn’t an option, touch the food as little as possible, says Dr. Tania Elliott, MD, attending physician at NYU Langone, specializing in infectious disease, allergy and immunology. “If you touch it, take it. Don’t fondle the food, smell it or squeeze it,” she says.
Know how to clean the produce you buy. While selecting produce, consider what’s easiest to clean. “Be cognizant of what you buy and how easy it is to make sure that you’re getting it clean,” Dr. Brennan says.
Bag your own goods. When it’s time to check out, don’t hand your reusable bags to the vendors, Carollo says. Instead, ask the vendor to put the items down and let you bag them, or ask them to drop the items into your bag, to minimize contact.
Avoid all samples. Many markets have stopped the practice of offering samples — but if yours still has them available, avoid them.
And, of course, all the social distancing and safety rules apply: Wash your hands before leaving the house, bring hand sanitizer with you and use it frequently, wear a mask, and stay six feet apart from others.
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- Spend time outside, everyday. Take walks, go for a picnic or plant a new garden.
- Enjoy your weekends as usual, even though you are spending most time at home. Have fun weekend plans, whether it’s having a family pizza & game night on Friday evenings or a Saturday evening popcorn & movie night.
- For students who have school work to complete, it’s best to schedule work to be done on weekday mornings and early afternoons.
Now is a great time for students to learn how to:
-Prepare meals and follow recipes
-Do laundry and other tasks to care for themselves and others
-Complete small household projects & repairs
-Help people in need
-Research future careers
-Research colleges
It is also a great time to have fun with your kids and teach them resilience. It’s a time where old and new hobbies can be explored and some competitive board games can begin. Movies and video games can be enjoyed as a family and just maybe we can all learn something new across generations. So take out the old sewing machine and teach your kids how it works, pull out pictures when you were young and share old stories. This is the time to come together, as families, as neighbors and as communities. Let’s show our kids how grateful we are for them and all that we can enjoy together. This is a time to change to a new normal and to appreciate what we have at this moment. It will be a temporary situation, let’s make the best of it!
Most importantly, our kids need to learn to be aware of the situation and still not live in fear.The best we can do is to be prepared to care for ourselves and one another while still enjoying each and every moment.
As parents, we are seeing things we may have not seen before and our kids are learning from us as we go through this new process. What do you want to teach them about you? How about teaching them that we can’t let this rattle us, that we will be resilient together, and perhaps we can make the world a better place in the process.
Susan Shomali
Owner/Academic & Career Advisor
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For 22 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced design across multiple industries, including fashion, home, and industrial design.
According to Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, Pantone’s 2020 Color of the Year, Classic Blue is “a timeless and enduring blue hue elegant in its simplicity. Suggestive of the sky at dusk, the reassuring qualities of the thought-provoking Classic Blue highlight our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era.”
“We are living in a time that requires trust and faith,” said Eiseman. “It is this constancy and confidence that is expressed by PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, a solid and dependable blue hue we can always rely on. Imbued with a deep resonance, provides an anchoring foundation. A boundless blue evocative of the vast and infinite evening sky, Classic Blue encourages us to look beyond the obvious to expand our thinking; challenging us to think more deeply, increase our perspective and open the flow of communication.”
Design Your Home with Classic Blue
From furniture and accessories to painted and tiled walls, you have so many options to bring Classic Blue into your space.
Practically any room looks good painted in blue. Try painting an accent wall in your bedroom to give it a dramatic new look. Or bring blue details in with your bedspread, throw pillows, or wall art. By painting a wall or adding in blue accessories, you don’t have to commit to new furniture or tile, but still get the joy of trying a new color.
Caryl is a local Interior Designer and General Contractor (ckhoffmandesign.com), she can be reached at info@ckhoffmandesign.com
Courtesy of Pantone; Courtesy of Eron Rauch Photography
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As a civil rights lawyer and entrepreneur, I know that small business owners are concerned about fair policies that help their businesses. More than that, we’re also deeply invested in the health and wellbeing of our families and the families of our employees.
Issues like workplace equality, affordable health care, environmentally sound practices, and sensible taxes are vitally important to me. That’s why I helped get paid family medical leave passed during the last legislative session: as an employer, the ability to provide competitive benefits to my employees can’t be overstated. Without the passage of paid family leave, small businesses like mine wouldn’t be able to afford to compete for Oregon workers.
The growing needs of independent businesses are also why I continue working with Sen. Ron Wyden to implement greater fairness for small business tax rates. Unscrupulous larger companies have a competitive advantage with their capacity to defer taxes and build wealth in ways that are inaccessible to most of us. When the tax code favors big businesses and corporations, small businesses like ours pay two-fold: we pay more in taxes and we don’t have the capital to compete fairly. Creating fairness in the tax code will bring in revenue to help our communities thrive. I want to do everything I can to make sure everyone plays by the rules.
A vote for Christina is a vote for:
Tax fairness
Workplace fairness
Affordable communities
Learn more at christinastephenson.com
By working together, I know we can achieve these goals and more. Thanks for your support, and for making District 33 a great place to live! – Christina Stephenson
Get Involved!
In Oregon, small businesses like yours help our local economy thrive and grow. As the only small business owner in the race for State Representative in District 33, I understand the unique challenges faced by independent entrepreneurs; as a result, I’m committed to creating a campaign fueled by grassroots support from small businesses at its core.
That’s why I’m proud to announce the “Small Businesses For Christina” initiative to shine a spotlight on local businesses in our community. If you’re interested in participating, please contact amy@christinastephenson.com.
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After 10 years as her caregiver, durable power of attorney, trustee, and health representative, I am now a consultant, helping advise family caregivers like yourselves.
Most of you probably feel like I did when the first signs or diagnosis became apparent. I had a full-time job, and before moving her to Oregon, she was on the east coast. I became exhausted, overwhelmed and stressed. I had no idea what the resources were, who to talk to, or how long the disease would take.
When somebody has cancer or diabetes, the doctor tells you exactly what it is, says it is bad news, but that we have a plan and a treatment, and we will fight and beat the condition. However, what can and do the doctors say in the case of Alzheimer’s? Correct: very little. Usually, if they provide a diagnosis at all, they merely say to keep your loved one safe and out of pain. And, they may prescribe a medication or two that do no more than slow the symptoms temporarily.
At this point, without any cure or effective drugs or treatment, the best advice is for your loved one with dementia to stay as physically, socially and mentally active as possible and for them to eat nutritiously.
For you, the caregiver: ask me about resources in your area. Some organizations, including charities, government agencies, care communities and support groups, provide some advice and normally at no cost. However, their individual support will be limited. On the other hand, for a fee, professionals like geriatric care managers can help you with medical coordination for your loved one and will provide personalized advice and guidance. There are also a full range of service providers and practitioners for individual situations like elder law, housing, in-home care, adult day services, and your own health care and respite.
Last tips: you are not alone. Ask for help from friends and family, and watch your own health, especially stress. Be proactive and plan ahead, rather than having to react in a crisis.
Briefly, I provide advice to you the family caregiver. I vet, research and refer you to trustworthy service providers and professionals. You don’t have to worry about whether or not you’ll get good advice and service. Depending upon your needs, we can discuss any areas in as much depth as you like. Let’s talk or visit to discuss how I, and the other professionals I collaborate with, can help you and your family. There is no charge for our initial conversation.
Bill Cohen
503-522-8320
bill@cohencaregivingsupport.com
Cohen Caregiving Support Consultants LLC
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When thinking of your brand, you must understand the fundamental goal. Simply put, the goal of your brand should be to occupy a small portion of the consumer’s brain with a very specific feeling or emotion that you have created. How does the public FEEL about you – and in turn how does consuming your products make them really FEEL. Nike, Coke, Apple. Enough said. That is the brand.
Successful branding employs many tactics and requires incredible discipline, and in many cases dramatic change. How you live and dress, the colors and fonts you use, your logo’s and advertising – even the physical layout of your office all impact the quality of your brand.
It always surprises me to see so few companies actually spend real time thinking strategically about their brand. If I ask a business owner if brand is important, the answer is universally “yes”. But when asked what they are doing about it – in most cases the answer starts with “Well….” followed by a long pause.
Creating a strong brand and forming a comprehensive brand strategy is one of the most important components to creating a business that survives and thrives.
Why? Its that brain thing again.
You communicate to your customers through your brand. When a customer thinks of a certain product – they should simultaneously think of you. For your customers, your company is your brand.
When you need or want running shoes – what is your specific thought?
Nike is brilliant, period. Their brand drives everything they do. It drives their product development, their corporate culture, their marketing, their executive structure and even the layout of their spectacular campus. Brand is EVERYTHING – the foundation of how you operate and the decisions you make.
First – discover your true identity. A great brand can’t be false. It has to permeate your being. It must be believable. Then build your strategy around it. Consumers can tell the difference – they will sense the genuine nature of who you are and what you believe. This eliminates the natural instinct of doubt many consumers have engrained in them.
Finally, once you’ve discovered and have built that strategy to occupy that small portion of the brain – be disciplined to it like nothing you’ve ever seen. Does Disney allow one of Mickey’s ears to be drawn out of proportion even in the slightest? Every font, every color, every gift, every interaction is communicating your brand. A fractured, unsuccessful brand effort is all over the place. You’ll find you’ve created the foundation for your business to grow. The deeper the brand, the more levels of brand definition you will find – and eventually the discovery of the hidden roadmap to incredible success.
-Tylor Peck
Tylorpeck@winwithsuccess.com
Win With Success, Inc
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It is a GREAT opportunity to connect with people!!! The market is a great place to mix & mingle with the community. Smile and have fun. Be prepared with a short explanation of your business to share with people and have a couple questions you can ask market goers to get them to talk with you. Don’t just sit there and look at your phone, take a nap or talk only to the one person you know…connect, connect, connect! Engage with the community, the vendors, Lannie and myself – Learn about others and share about yourself.
There are two sign-up times each week and 1 or 2 of you can be at the booth at the same time. If you are doing an activity and need the whole booth (not share the time slot) just put your name down for both spaces so we know. Those signed up for the earlier slot, arrive by 8:30am so you can set up and be ready for our opening at 9am. If you have the later one, arrive early enough to connect with the person ahead of you and get set to go. If you have the early slot and no one is assigned to the second one – feel free to stay all day
Please make sure you do sign up and then make sure to show up on the day/time you requested as we will be listing you in our weekly newsletter!!!
Remember – we must park outside of the Safeway parking lot. You can park long enough to unload your car but then need to move it as all of us need to park elsewhere to allow for customers to park. If you have any questions on where to park when you arrive, just ask Karen or Lannie and we will assist.
We are excited to have you at the market!!!
Make sure to sign up and fill up those slots – we don’t want the CMBA booth to be empty!!! An empty booth would mean someone missed out on a great “free” opportunity to get your NAME & BUSINESS out to the public
Questions – just let us know ourcmfm@gmail.com
~Karen
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In massage school, we learned that deep tissue can be uncomfortable but should not painful.
The rules went like this…
On a pain scale of 1-10, 1 being no pain and 10 being so bad you need to go to the hospital, you should stay at a 5-6. You should keep in communication with your client about the pain level and watch for any guarding or holding of the breath. Deep strokes should be slow and let the muscle pull you along don’t plow through the muscle. Your client should not be sore for more than a day and if they are that is over treatment.
That is what I learned in school and I do still use all of that.
Here is what I have learned working in the Massage field.
I started my career working as a deep tissue and treatment therapist. I went into massage because I wanted to help people. I wasn’t really interested in doing a lot of relaxation massage.
My first few months as a practicing therapist I found out pretty fast that people wanted deep work. I would hear people say, “You can go deeper”. I was using the skills I was taught, and I was afraid of hurting someone.
I started talking to other therapists that I worked with. I mostly heard things like
“I am a punisher, you have to kick their butt, or they won’t think you are doing your job”
I was so confused, I never heard that in school.
I started working deeper on clients and sure enough, they all loved it. The problem was I didn’t. It just seemed like I was digging and that the therapeutic aspect was missing.
About 6 months into my massage career I ended up with Thoracic outlet syndrome. It’s basically a nerve bundle impingement in the shoulder that caused pain and numbness down into my hand.
The owner and therapist at the clinic I worked at offered to do some body work on me.
This was where I learned what real deep tissue was.
It was slow, relaxing and bone deep. I almost fell asleep. It wasn’t painful!
I was sore the next day but the gripping pain I had in my shoulder was gone.
I knew right then I wanted to be that kind of therapist. I was lucky enough to get more massage from him and I started practicing his technique or what I felt was his technique.
Warm up the muscle and then slow pace with deeper and deeper pressure.
I love to call this Deep Relaxation.
I started to build a clientele very fast and I was loving my job. I was seeing results in my clients. They were telling me how great they felt, and I didn’t have to “kick their butt”.
I have had people tell me I have made a difference in their lives, improved their golf game, helped them achieve physical goals and the list goes on.
So, if you ask me does Should deep tissue be painful? I will say no way!
That doesn’t mean however that people still seek out the painful deep tissue massage and there are plenty of awesome therapists out there to provide that service.
Having clarity of purpose, well-defined core values and ethics and taking extraordinary care of yourself will generate an energy and vibration that ignites your personal presence.
We all want to be appreciated and valued for who we are, but we must be willing to invest in ourselves. Many entrepreneurs invest in their business processes, marketing and education, but fail to invest in the most important marketing tool there is…their presence!
I have outlined 3 ways you can give your presence a boost and take your image up a notch.
1) What are you top 3 core values? Think of how you can incorporate them into your presence. Example: My 3 top values are dignity, integrity and elegance…when I walk into the room they are present and walk in with me. This goes well beyond the clothing you wear, but your image should be in alignment with your values, as that is what produces a powerful Presence of Self.
2) Think of one well-being practice you could incorporate into your daily routine that will have show up more rested, energized and on your game? Example: A 20-minute walk will have me feel and look better and enhance my mood and attitude.
3) Let go items in your wardrobe that no longer suit you. Clear your closet of those items and anything that need repair or are worn out.
Example: Any worn out belts, shoes, clothing, or ill-fitting outfits. These items are not serving you or your purpose.
Dare to be Extraordinary…because you are, and the world needs your brilliance!
Peggy Scott offers coaching to empower you to bring out your very best self
For more information call Peggy at 503-567-6475
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