Joan & Jeff Message: Travel Light
Happy February Let's face it - there is an environmental cost to any and all travel, but we believe it is imperative we all look for ways to minimize that [...]
The Stanford Inn & Resort ~ The Ultimate Destination for Pets
Stanford Inn by the Sea ~ Featured on CABBI.com https://cabbi.com/blog/12-most-pet-friendly-boutique-hotels-and-bbs-in-california/ Perched on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean, The Stanford Inn by the Sea is a luxurious eco-friendly haven [...]
Joan & Jeff Message: An Antidote to Fatigue
A getaway is often inspirational and energizing, but other times, we are more tired than before we left – especially from those visits to "exciting” destinations. Perhaps because we [...]
Sid Garza-Hillman: Blue Zones & Making the 100% Choice
THE BIG IFS by Sid Garza-Hillman A preamble: I’ve been 100% plant-based since 2002, and over the last fourteen years, primarily whole plants (as opposed to the junk vegan [...]
Joan & Jeff Message: Finding Hope In Nature
Our hearts go out to the men, women, and children in the Ukraine caught in an unimaginable conflict. In this time of war as well as the darkness of [...]
Pandemic Reflections: Change Your Mind
This past year and a half gave us an opportunity to open to nature, attending to movement and changes with the seasons that we had failed to notice when [...]
According to Sid: The Mind & Body Connection
This is Sid. I LOVE teaching classes at the resort and working with clients — teaching nutrition, cooking, and my small steps approach to health and happiness. [...]
Earth Care: Four small changes you can make that DO make a difference…
ONE American's toilet paper requires “harvesting” 7,000,000 trees per year, mostly Canadian White Spruce which are found in the world's boreal forests. These forests are the planet's largest terrestrial [...]
Pandemic Reflections: The Vaccine Decisions that Allow Us to Open
A Brief Introduction... We recently announced that we were reopening Ravens for indoor dining to vaccinated diners, after considerable thought. We were thanked and we were attacked. We found [...]
Earth Care: Celebrating (a Different) Earth Day
WISHING YOU JOY ON EARTH DAY 2021: Celebrating the Earth is celebrating life, our selves - while celebrating the gifts Nature gives. Nature is to us as Santa Claus [...]