Congratulations to the Go Garrett County Team on completing the Appalachian Trail Virtual Challenge! This was Go Garrett County's first virtual challenge to help people CRUSH their fitness goals. Walking, cycling, or running (any distance-based exercise) got our team...
Locavore [LOH-kah-vore] noun 1. a person who makes an effort to eat food that is grown, raised, or produced locally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVKg-wrddAA This week we marry a...
Thomas George, Jr. DNP, CRNP, FNP-C is serving up delicious dishes from fresh, local ingredients found at Backbone Food Farm! This particular salad is a personal family favorite that is easy to prepare and delivers satisfying flavors. Make yours today before our...
GCYOGAWORKS.COM https://youtu.be/6Nt9UcAnYz0 FALL YOGA SESSION Sept. 15 - Nov. 18(No class October 13/14)Classes will be held Outdoors at The Manor or *Indoors at St. Mathews and...
https://youtu.be/wTAXUTTJsIw "We realize the challenge of eating well given the choices of today’s global market. Chemical pesticides, fertilizers, GMOs, and thousands of miles can come between you and a decent head of lettuce. We want to offer a local...
https://youtu.be/sdyxriMEz6Y Why is Thomas George on the front porch of Ma & Pa's Country Store cooking, sharing tips, and healthy recipes with us? Even though there are patients for him to see at Wellspring Family Medicine and classrooms full of college students...
Hot Peppers On The Front Porch At Ma & Pa's Country Store, stop by and get yours today! The Lilly's have various types of peppers, with and without heat depending on your preference. You can find them at the Farmer's Market or at the store. This Pico De Gallo is...
Flank steak has a rich beefy flavor even though it is lean and doesn’t have marbling like more expensive cuts of beef. Try this simple marinade to make this more affordable cut of beef tender as it soaks up notes of lime, orange, and cumin! The acid from the...
Sometimes doing some prep work the night before helps bring all the flavors together, the next day. In our Latin dish, Thomas showed us how to take the "bite" out of onions as he likes to top his flank steak with the pickled onions right before he serves the tacos....
https://youtu.be/p7E7w0S_MEQ The general store concept as a gathering place has returned to Kelso Gap to support the local farms that sustain many with local crops and beef. Ma & Pa's Country Store is situated on the east side of Backbone Mountain, just a short...
To bolster support in Congress, Congressman Trone visited the county to talk to the folks who wrote letters of support about broadband needs on Friday, August 20th in the Commissioners’ public meeting room at the Garrett Co. courthouse in Oakland. We are one step...
https://youtu.be/hXIclWWzo8I What you find at the Mountain Fresh Farmers Market is an abundance of foods that are in their natural state with little or no processing and no artificial ingredients. Like many things, food falls on a spectrum. At one end you have the...
https://youtu.be/O7MoyesqvD8 Thomas trades tips and recipes with the Gnegys at the Mountain Fresh Farmers Market. There's plenty to choose from for healthy and delicious meals and snacks here but a unique cruciferous vegetable that can be eaten raw, roasted, or...
https://youtu.be/G-EDW3w8mBs Which one, cilantro or coriander caused Thomas to smile like the Cheshire cat at the Mountain Fresh Farmers Market? As he continues to shop for fresh produce to use in the Latin-themed recipes he's going to make for us next week, he sees a...
https://youtu.be/OgGQ3DkhWjw In Garrett County we are so lucky to have so much fresh produce and this time of year sweet corn that is literally picked from the field right before we eat it! Thomas had fun talking with the Lantz' and some customers about how they like...
https://youtu.be/7Fym1i1XNFc Peppers, Peppers & More Peppers! Thomas has some ideas for Latin cuisine and the goliath griller pepper variety piqued his curiosity for the dish he wants to prepare for us next week! According to Allen Lilly, this variety's finest...
Join us as we explore Oakland's Mountain Fresh Farmers Market. It's a non-profit group of farmers, artisans, cooks, and bakers in our beautiful Appalachian Mountains of western Maryland and northeastern West Virginia. Try some local produce on your menu this week,...
https://youtu.be/dKoFne5mjns Garrett Growers farmers strive to send their best fresh produce to customers in the region. However, vegetables sometimes come out of the farmers' fields looking less than perfect - and that's ok! Most of the time, surface...
We can all use a little motivation to get moving from time to time! Here at GO! Garrett County we are your biggest fans and want to work with everyone to find things that improve well-being by increasing physical fitness and improving nutrition because we want to...
https://youtu.be/M5qyUhXBq5M Thomas George If you had to choose, would you rather “go on a diet” or “choose an enjoyable, sustainable eating plan?” Diets are short-term; eating plans are long-term. Diets seem restrictive; eating plans have more freedom. But what...
https://youtu.be/haBQ2p2qJ98 Enough talking...what are we going to do about obesity? This week, I will get a little “personal” and share a bit more about my battle against obesity. I hope you will be encouraged and better equipped to take action while having a little...
Lifting up others is what Go Garrett County is all about! The reward points some participants are earning are climbing into the 500's, those with the highest points log in daily. It reminds me of exercise, the benefits really start to show up after a person commits to...
https://youtu.be/aMbuMjEhiuA Losing weight is NOT the primary goal of treating obesity. The primary goals are to identify, address, and treat the underlying multifactorial contributors of obesity; weight loss is the outcome of successfully treating the causes of...
https://youtu.be/eX0Qf3SNUek First, a quick review: Obesity is a complex, multifactorial, chronic, relapsing disease affecting over 42% of American adults, over a billion people around the world, and costing the global economy trillions of dollars! Complex: involve...
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