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Touch Mother Earth on June 2-4

Touch Mother Earth addresses the need in our communities and the planet, for change in our lifestyles to create an environment of sustainability, ensuring us a habitable home where we can all thrive to the fullest. The event will be held on the 189 acre grounds of the Mount Eden Retreat Center in Warren County. Experience life-enhancing workshops that provide tools for sustainability: Foraging, Off-the-Grid Living, Yoga, Tai Chi, JourneyDance®, Capoeira, Essential Oils, and Digestive Health. Explore activities aimed to balance Masculine and Feminine Energies. Have fun being in community with Hooping, Belly Dancing, Drumming and Fire Circles.

Ignite your spirit with music from Dalien aka 13 HANDS, Sharon Silverstein and the Peace Project, Gypsy Funk Squad, The Mystical Kirtan of Mirabai Moon, Marafanyi Drum, Dance and Song, Kevin Hill, Barry “Blues” Holmes, Bright Hawk, David Grieco, and Way of the Sacred Song with Deva Vidya and Sharon Silverstein.

This weekend is not to be missed. Come for one day or join us for the entire time. Leave refreshed, informed and empowered!

Location: Mount Eden Retreat, 56 Mill Pond Rd, Washington, NJ 07882. Info and ticket sales: [email protected]. Vendors and Volunteers: [email protected]; [email protected]. TouchMotherEarth.com. Facebook.com/groups/TouchMotherEarth. See ad on page 25.

News Briefs
Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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