Please enjoy this guest post from a mom-owned business that happens to be founded by a former housemate of mine! Lisa Peterson rocks! 🙂 Don’t miss the great giveaway at the end!
It is easy for us all to make excuses or hide behind unanswered questions to avoid making the lifestyle changes which would truly improve our health, our relationship with the world around us, and our bottom line. A revolutionary approach is necessary to give us all the concrete strategies and resources necessary to reach real success with our food dollars.
For Lantern Financial Founder and President, Lisa J.B. Peterson, healthy eating was never a priority, but she started to think more about it upon the arrival of her daughter Alice in May 2009. Lisa is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™ and started Lantern Financial to help young professionals and families set financial goals and work toward achieving them. Obviously she had always been very conscientious of her budget when she trekked out to do the grocery shopping, but felt that eating healthy and sustainably required visiting “trendy”, upscale markets and that simply did not work with her budget.
She began to wonder… She knew there must be a way to feed her family fresh, healthy, sustainable foods but not break her piggy bank to do it. She was hearing the same concerns from the young families she was counseling. Everybody wanted to be healthy, but they either could not fit into their budget, or chose to make extreme sacrifices to do so. That’s where her research started.
Lisa connected with Annie Carlson , a sustainable farmer, mother of three, and Executive Director of FARRMS. Annie was able to provide amazing insight into making earth-friendly, tummy-friendly choices about food. Lisa incorporated her knowledge of financial planning and living in an urban area…
And Voilà! A webinar was born!
“Lettuce Save You Some Cabbage- Preserving the World, Your Tummy, and Your Wallet” will answer all of the questions you have about eating healthy on a budget (Where can I buy local, sustainable food? What is important to buy organic, anyway? Where do I even start at the farmer’s market?). You will be able to ask your specific questions before “Lettuce Save You Some Cabbage” goes live. The $29 registration fee includes live participation and unlimited views of the recorded material.
The webinar goes like July 19th, 2012 at 1:00pm EST. You can register at http://www.lantern-financial.com/webinar .
Win it!: Lucky for all of you mommies, Tiffany is giving away a free ticket to the webinar! You can enter below!
Be sure to enter my other current giveaways, found on the sidebar of my page.
Disclosure: I am receiving nothing but good karma for this post. I personally know Lisa. She’s one seriously savvy lady and I believe in her business. I would recommend her services to anyone, which is why I’m proud to feature her on my site!
I would like tips on how to buy affordable organic produce.
I usually find good deals at the local farmer’s market
I just worry about how expensive it’s going to be. I’d be really excited about you accomplish this on a really tight budget!
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Buying fresh fruits and veggies especially organic can be very expensive
I love buying from the farmers markets that pop up in the summer. They are always fresh and delicious. I try to buy the organic first.
One of the things I think most people forget about when making a smarter choice in eating is that if you become ill from not eating well the amount of money you will spend on trying to heal far out wieghs the cost of the food you could have been eating!
The organic stores are so expensive-even our farmer’s market is higher than the grocery stores.
I know some farmers don’t say organic b/c they can’t afford the testing to be certified. So what do they call it so I know what to look for at the farmers market?
Grow your own garden! With a little time you can have all kinds of healthy fruits and veggies. Also, making your own babyfood!
Is is really cheaper to shop at the local farmers market?
My challenge is finding healthy organic foods to feed my family that are also affordable
Id like to buy more vegetables and fruits, I make a menu plan and list.
Same question as Charlotte, is it really necessary to buy organic when your budget won’t allow it?
I want to buy organic grass frrd meat and poultry but it is so expensive.