Subject: Big Blend e-News: Foodie & Quilt Trails, Earth Day & Volunteering, Art & Environment, Food & Recipes.

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  April 20, 2017
 Dear Friend:

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”
Native American Proverb

The Dumpling Trail – Linda Kissam visits Richmond, B.C. for a taste of North America’s most authentic dumplings.

Kentucky Barn Quilt Trail - Follow the Barn Quilt Trail in Central Kentucky’s Bourbon Country!

Earth Day Texas 2017 - The world’s largest Earth Day exposition and eco-conference is this weekend!
Spotlight on Artist Joy Collier – A California landscape artist known for her vibrant paintings of Giant Sequoia Trees.

What Makes a Good Volunteer? Sarah Elliston shares the benefits of volunteering, especially in national parks.

The Reducetarian Solution - How reducing the amount of meat you eat can transform your health and the planet. 
 
Choosing Fruits & Veggies – Howard and Ruth Milstein share tips on shopping for produce and wines.

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Fudge – Leah Launey shares her creamy and rich tasting fudge recipe that uses Nutella.


Listen to upcoming Big Blend Radio Shows:

April 21: Idaho, California & Oklahoma City – Airs Live at 11am PT / 2pm ET. Cori Solomon shares her wine tasting experience in Idaho’s Snake River Valley AVA; Hilarie Larson discusses the Temecula Wine Country in Southern California; Debbie Stone talks about her Oklahoma City adventures; Summer in San Benito County, California with Juli Vieira – San Benito County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau.

April 23: Park Stories, Transcendental Meditation & BBQ! Airs Live at 11am PT / 2pm ET. National Park Stories of Commitment with Bobbi DePorter – Co-Founder of SuperCamp and the 8 Keys of Excellence, and Hollywood Historian Steve Schneickert. Rhoda Orme-Johnson discusses her memoir, “Inside Maharishi’s Ashram. A Personal Story”. 5-Star Chef Ivan Flowers shares his BBQ Sauce recipe.

April 26: History & Travel, Meditation & Heart Health: Airs Live at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail with Arlene Gould - Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau and Steven Fullen - Cane River National Heritage Area. Michel Pascal – author of ‘Meditation for Daily Stress’, and Dr. Jacqueline Eubany - author of ‘Women and Heart Disease’.

See the new spring issue of our digital variety Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and the latest issue of our national park travel publication Spirit of America Magazine.

You can keep up with all things Big Blend at BlendRadioandTV.com and NationalParkTraveling.com, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Happy Earth Day & National Parks Week!

Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith
Big Blend’s mother-daughter publishing, radio and travel team; along with Priscilla - Big Blend’s pink sock monkey travel mascot.

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