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Front Porch Goodness w/ Fresh Ingredients! +3 Prize Points

by John Corbin (BSBA, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Aug 31, 2021 | Chronic Diseases, Community, Diabetes, Local Business, Nutrition, Obesity, Recipes, Resource, Thomas George, Jr. DNP, CRNP, FNP-C

Watch Thomas George, Jr. DNP, CRNP, FNP-C create several delicious dishes from fresh, local ingredients found at Ma & Pa’s Country Store! The tips he shares and the knowledge he brings us from his travels and experience from different cultures is a real treat. He...

New Local Business Promotes Building Community – +3 Prize Points

by Shelley Argabrite | Aug 25, 2021 | Community, Local Business

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 drive from Oakland,...

Working On Broadband Expansion In Garrett County With Congressman David Trone – +3 Prize Points

by Shelley Argabrite | Aug 23, 2021 | Community, Local Agency, Resource

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...

Farmers’ Market Week – Day 6 – Mountain Fresh Farmers Market – +3 Prize Points

by Shelley Argabrite | Aug 14, 2021 | Chronic Diseases, Community, Diabetes, Garrett Growers, Local Business, Nutrition, Obesity, Resource, Thomas George, Jr. DNP, CRNP, FNP-C

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 healthiest options such as fresh...

Farmers’ Market Week – Day 5 – Mountain Fresh Farmers Market – +3 Prize Points

by Shelley Argabrite | Aug 13, 2021 | Chronic Diseases, Community, Diabetes, Garrett Growers, Local Business, Nutrition, Obesity, Resource, Thomas George, Jr. DNP, CRNP, FNP-C

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 steamed caught his eye! This...

Farmers’ Market Week – Day 2 – Mountain Fresh Farmers Market – +3 Prize Points

by Shelley Argabrite | Aug 10, 2021 | Chronic Diseases, Community, Diabetes, Garrett Growers, Local Business, Nutrition, Obesity, Recipes, Resource, Thomas George, Jr. DNP, CRNP, FNP-C

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 characteristic is its...