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This morning, I sit staring at an incubator holding a clutch of chicken eggs on the 20th day of incubation. Over the next three days they may hatch, or they may not. We kept them warm. Maintained the correct humidity level. Candled them and were reassured to see veins, and then a chick, developing inside. But sitting here, I can’t help but be overwhelmed by the “what ifs”. What if we did something wrong? What if they won’t turn correctly in the egg? What if they won’t

When you ask parents what they wish for their children, they’ll say they want their kids to be healthy and happy. As parents, we may have dreams of our kids growing up to be doctors, baseball stars, or start-up billionaires. But deep down, we just want our kids to be healthy and happy adults. So, what do we know about adults who are happy and healthy? What habits help kids become happy, healthy adults? The top habits that happy health adults have are: (1) Don’t

How did a Jersey girl end up elbow-deep in manure? The journey to Fig Vine Springs started in 2010 at the intersection of two ideas. The first was a New Year’s resolution to make less trash. The second was a colleague researching the root cause of obesity in inner-city youth. Enviornmentalism and conservation had been in me since childhood. When I became a mother and thought about the world I am leaving behind for my children, the vision of mounds of trash growing bigger