Earthy Diva- Spring 2008 Issue of La Diva Latina Magazine

Our cover girl lives in a concrete metropolis but
somehow manages to have a full working
garden that produces tomatoes and lettuce AND
not only that but has chickens that supply
enough eggs for her, her friends and a few
neighbors. How does she do it?

Patti Moreno is The Garden Girl! She believes in
Urban Sustainable Living - using what you have
to make and produce as much as you can.
She's the host of the PBS show Farmer’s
Almanac TV. Before you check your local
listings, read her interview and see how she took
a little country into the city. Her Urban Garden,
Her TV Show, Patti Moreno is blossoming

Springtime is not just for gardening but it’s also
the last chance to get your butt in shape! But
what if you’re a typical Latina whose butt – is
shall we say – ¡es por la maseta! - no matter
how many squats you do it’s like bam!

Well, fitness guru Barbara Trujillo Gomez says
that typical exercise programs don't take into
consideration what she calls “the J-Lo” factor.
Her book Barbara Por Atras: A Latin Woman's
Guide to Fitness explains fitness and healthier
lifestyle while accepting who you are as a Latina
woman. Read all about her book quick -
summer’s almost here! Bá rbara Por Atrás Book
Review

With all that exercise before summer, you might
experience more than your share of muscle
aches. Read on about some home remedies
that really cure your aches and pains faster than
any over-the-counter drugs. Consejos de Tía

When we have a muscle ache, we run to the
medicine cabinet but it wasn’t always like
that. Our ancestors used to run to the
curandera. Your abuela still runs to the
botánica. This was holistic healing – to cure
you physically and spiritually.

Our ancestors’ cures involved plants and
herbs that are being lost everyday. Experts
estimate that we are losing 50,000 species of
plant, animal and insect species every single
day due to rainforest deforestation. Most
medicine men and shamans remaining in the
rainforests today are 70 years old or more.
When a medicine man dies without passing
his arts on to the next generation, the tribe and
the world loses thousands of years of
irreplaceable knowledge about medicinal
plants. rain-tree.com

But you don’t have to live in the rainforest to
pass down your knowledge to the next
generation. In fact, you can also reach back
and talk to your elders to make sure that
knowledge is passed on. Read a lovely story
about how 3 generations of women pass on
their strength, religion, love, and legacy.
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