Plant-based food gets a lot of attention these days, but blissful vegan chef, blogger and cookbook author Christy Morgan is quick to point out that “vegan does not always equal healthy.” Morgan, who lives in Dallas, is in Portland this week to offer two classes, and at both events she will discuss how to make […]

Retired surgeon Dr. Gaylen Johnson has looked inside our veins and our digestive tracks, and the view isn’t pretty. “During my 40 years of surgery, I would say the vast majority of conditions I dealt with surgically were preventable,” he said. Whether he was removing a gallbladder, inserting a dialysis shunt for a diabetic patient […]

David Tidwell didn’t intend to create a business. He only wanted to build a greenhouse that would allow his wife, Marlene, to grow organic vegetables year-round at their home in New Gloucester. “I started two years ago,” David said. “The first one I built flopped.” But his next attempt – featuring durable plastic covering and […]