Rashid Nuri isn't your typical farmer. He's a Harvard graduate who has a passion for Urban Farming. Since 2006, he's been working in Atlanta to both create places
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Posted by: Editor on Wed, 26 Oct 2011
It's the dreaded trip to the supermarket. Most of us try to avoid dragging the kids down the aisles; preferring to dart in and out during moments alone. Although it takes more work and time, the grocery [more]
Posted by: Editor on Tue, 18 Oct 2011
Well hey there!
Since Sir Rebrum told you about all the hard work we did at the local park, I figured I’d tell you about how much fun it is to play there. A group of us went to the park after school to make sure it still [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 19 Dec 2011
Hello hello!
What a great weekend! Saturday morning The OrganWise Guys (and our parents) headed out to our neighborhood park ready to clean up the playground. We brought buckets, soap, shovels, paint, paintbrushes, garbage bags, [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 19 Dec 2011
Hello hello!
Since this Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, our teacher decided to take the week and teach us all about him. The thing that really stuck with me was how his civil rights work was not just about himself, but [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 19 Dec 2011
Hola amigos!
Here’s the final OrganWise resolution. I’m sure you all know what it is since you are all muy intelligente (that’s [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 19 Dec 2011
Hi-ya kids!
Are you ready for resolution number Three? Well, you better be because we’re about to give it to you! It’s drink lots of water, preferably six to eight glasses a day. It’s as easy as that. In case [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 19 Dec 2011
Well hello everyone,
Peri Stolic here. I want to tell you about one of The OrganWise Guys’ resolutions for 2012. For those of you who are OrganWise Guys Club Members, the resolutions we’re telling you about will sound [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 19 Dec 2011
Hey team!
It’s time for healthy resolution number One. Do you know what it is? That’s correct. It’s choosing low-fat foods and drinks! Do you know what’s [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 19 Dec 2011
Hey Everybody!
I hope everyone had a great winter break! I spent a lot of time with family and friends, so you know this heart was happy and full of love! Now it’s a new year, and that means a lot of people will be making [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 19 Dec 2011
Hey Team!
Yesterday was Christmas, and today is the sixth day of Hanukkah, and those two holidays hold a lot of traditions for people. My family’s tradition is that every Christmas, after we’ve opened presents, our [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 5 Dec 2011
Hi-ya kids!
Christmas is almost here and guess what? We still need to get our parents a Christmas gift! We’ve just been so busy decorating, drinking water, playing outside with friends, drinking water, spending time with [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 5 Dec 2011
Well hey there!
The holiday season brings lots of fun crafts in school, like paper snowflakes and popsicle-stick snowmen. Tomorrow, we are building gingerbread houses. Usually, that [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 1 Dec 2011
Hola amigos!
This weekend I learned something new, and I thought I’d tell you about it. You see, I was having trouble deciding what to get my grandma for Christmas. She is such a special lady, and I wanted to make sure [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 5 Dec 2011
Hello hello!
We’ve worked hard on the rest of The OrganWise Guys’ rendition of the “12 Healthy Holidays.” Here are the last six days. Enjoy!
On the seventh healthy [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 5 Dec 2011
Hello Fellow OrganWise Guys Club Members!
Today, we sang some classic holiday songs in school. It was a lot of fun, especially “The 12 Days of Christmas.” While we sang it, I thought about how fun it would be to change [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 5 Dec 2011
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Posted by Editor on Fri, 2 Dec 2011
Hey Everybody!
I hope everyone is bundled up, because it’s December! Yes, that means decorating the Christmas tree, lighting the menorah, and more, but it also means COLD weather! We all know the usual ways to keep warm during [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 1 Dec 2011
Hello, hello!
I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We’ve been eating some delicious sandwiches made with leftover turkey for days now! That’s what happens during the holidays since there is a lot of food. [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 28 Oct 2011
Hey everybody!
Happy Thanksgiving! What a great day to spend with family while eating a healthy, delicious meal! However, the day is about more than food and football. It’s about [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 28 Oct 2011
Well hey there!
This Thursday is the fourth Thursday of November, and as we all know, the fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving! For me, Thanksgiving means laughing with the
[more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 28 Oct 2011
Hi-ya kids!
Have you heard the news? It’s National Diabetes Month. Why do a pair of kidneys care about diabetes? Because the whole body is affected by it! When the body isn’t producing insulin correctly, then the [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 28 Oct 2011
Well hello there,
We all know how important fruits and veggies are to your body (especially your digestive system), but did you know that eating high-fiber fruits and veggies instead of high-fat, sugary foods also helps prevent [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 28 Oct 2011
Hey Team!
So I hear it’s National Diabetes Month and we just learned that our friend, Andy, has diabetes. The kind he has is called Type 1 Diabetes, which he has had since he was born. The good news is that with his daily [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 28 Oct 2011
Hi guys and girls!
Today at recess, I was bouncing around the playground as usual. My friend and I were about to play some ‘four square,’ but before we could start, our teacher came over to let us know that Andy needed [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 28 Oct 2011
Hello Fellow OrganWise Guys Club Members,
I hope you all had an awesome Halloween! More importantly, I hope you were able to control yourself when it came to eating all the Halloween snacks, because I hate
[more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 28 Oct 2011
Hey Team,
Is everyone pumped for tonight? I know The OrganWise Guys are! We’ll be getting quite a bit of walking in as we trick-or-treat our way through the neighborhood. I’ll be going as a ballerina! While some houses [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 29 Sep 2011
Hello fellow OrganWise Guys Club Members,
It’s a few days until Halloween, and I still need a costume. I don’t [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 29 Sep 2011
Hey Everybody,
It’s only one week until we’re all out there trick-or-treating with our friends and family. There are so many great things that come with this time of year: spooky stories, fun costumes, and scary decorations! [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 29 Sep 2011
Hello hello,
Today, I have to turn in the art project I worked on this weekend. The assignment our teacher gave us was to think of how, in the fall, all of the leaves fall to the
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Posted by Editor on Thu, 29 Sep 2011
Well hello everyone,
I was feeling a little bit nervous this weekend, as I have a big math test today. It’s on the times tables. They’re not easy to remember, especially the [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 29 Sep 2011
Hola amigos!
It’s almost the weekend and weekends in the fall mean fútbol Americano (that’s Spanish for “football”)![more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 29 Sep 2011
Hi-ya kids!
Do you want to hear about our weekend? We hope so, because we’re going to tell you about it! We did yard work, and boy, did we have a BLAST! Yard work? How was
[more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 29 Sep 2011
Hey team!
Did everyone have a great day yesterday? I know I did! You know why? It was Walk to School Day! Did you participate? The OrganWise Guys did! It meant we had to wake up extra early, as we are not quite as fast as the [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 29 Sep 2011
Hey!
Stop what you are doing right now… and GET HEALTHY! It’s national Child Health Day! That may seem silly to us OrganWise Guys club members, since every day is child health day for us, but it’s [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 29 Sep 2011
Hey everybody!
September is just about over and that means we’ll be getting new Foods of the Month soon. So, The OrganWise Guys wanted to have one last ‘hurrah’ with this [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 7 Sep 2011
Well hey there!
This weekend flew by so fast. It felt like I got out of school Friday afternoon, blinked, and then it was Sunday night! The good news is that I had a weekend full of fun times with friends that included kickball, [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 7 Sep 2011
Hi guys and girls!
I was looking around on the old OrganWise Guys website and saw this week’s music video, “B-B-B Breakfast.” It’s not only a super-catchy [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 7 Sep 2011
Well hello everyone,
I wanted to give you a quick update on how I did with eating more fruits and vegetables each day this past week. I am pleased to report that I really did it. Every day for the past week I ate all my servings! [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 7 Sep 2011
Hi-ya kids!
Just finished our homework assignment and, boy, was it a fun one! We had to write a paragraph of what rules we would make if we were principal for a week. I’ll give you one guess what our rules had to do with… [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 7 Sep 2011
Well hello everyone!
This weekend was a fun one. I played some tag football with friends, worked in the garden, and read a great book for school! However, I hate to say it, but on Sunday,
I only had two servings of fruits [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 7 Sep 2011
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Posted by Editor on Tue, 6 Sep 2011
Hello fellow OrganWise Guys Club members!
One great thing about being back at school is that our school is a member of The OrganWise Guys’ Food of the Month Club! Each month, our school cafeteria highlights two healthy, “nutrient-rich” foods that are OrganWise! [more]
Posted by Editor on Tue, 6 Sep 2011
Hola Amigos!
This is our first week of school, and everything is going great! I’m enjoying my classes, lunch is delicious (love the protein-rich grilled chicken!), and my teachers are the best! Then, of course, there’s [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 1 Sep 2011
Hey Everybody!
Summer vacation is over for some of us and school is back! It’s amazing how time flies when you’re having fun, and we OrganWise Guys certainly had fun this summer.
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Posted by Editor on Wed, 3 Aug 2011
Hi Guys and Girls!
School is just around the corner and you know what that means … getting up early! I know, I know, it’s difficult, but you need to start getting back [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 3 Aug 2011
Hi there!
It’s late August, and I don’t know about your town, but it certainly is hot where I am! It [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 3 Aug 2011
Hey Team!
Wow, this summer sure is flying by! Soon enough, we’ll be back in school, eating healthy lunches in the cafeteria, learning history in the classroom, and playing with friends at recess! Ah, recess, my favorite [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 3 Aug 2011
Hi kids!
Can you believe our summer is winding down? We certainly can’t! We’ve done so much this summer, but there is one thing we haven’t done … and that’s spend a whole, entire day at the pool! [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 3 Aug 2011
Well hello everyone!
As The OrganWise Guys, it comes as no surprise that we look forward to eating healthy meals every day. However, yesterday’s meal was special because we were eating food that we had grown in our very [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 3 Aug 2011
Hola amigos!
Just because our trip across the country is over, doesn’t mean the summer fun is! We got back to find that it was time to harvest our garden. Our classmates kept the
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Posted by Editor on Wed, 3 Aug 2011
Our drive across America is officially done and I am updating this blog from 30,000 feet in the air! That’s right, we are flying home after an unforgettable trip. We all know that without Miss Goodhealth, this trip wouldn’t have been possible, [more]
Posted by Editor on Wed, 3 Aug 2011
Well hello everyone!
I can’t believe our trip is almost over! We have made so many memories this summer [more]
Posted by Editor on Tue, 2 Aug 2011
Hello hello!
Today, we arrived at our final stop on this cross-country adventure, San Francisco, California. While we could have just been bummed about our trip ending, we instead[more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 7 Jul 2011
Hey Everybody!
Still enjoying the California sunshine! Hope it’s sunny where you are as well. Today, we grabbed our towels, sunglasses, [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 7 Jul 2011
Hi-ya kids!
Today was a great one! And not just because we were surrounded by water! We spent the day at the Santa Monica Beach. We were [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 7 Jul 2011
Hola amigos!
We have finally made our way to the west coast! Yesterday, we arrived in sunny Los Angeles, California. We all wanted to walk around and see the sights, which is a great [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 7 Jul 2011
Hey team!
Leaving the Grand Canyon is a definite bummer because we had SO MUCH FUN!! We spent our days hiking the trails and enjoying the outdoors. Yesterday, [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 7 Jul 2011
Hi there!
Today, we arrived at the Grand Canyon. The excitement in the car was building up as we made our way to this amazing geographical landmark. And [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 7 Jul 2011
Hi Guys and Girls,
Woweee! Just leaving Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it may be my favorite stop on the whole trip! We got to do so much: paddleboat on a pond, ride a train, visit the zoo, and stop by the aquarium.[more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 7 Jul 2011
Hello Fellow OrganWise Guys Club Members,
We are still at the ranch, having the time of our lives! Like Calci told you last week, we got to ride horses. [more]
Posted by Editor on Tue, 5 Jul 2011
Hey Team!
I can’t believe we’ve already been on the road for almost a month. Boy, time flies when you are having fun! We arrived in Amarillo, Texas yesterday, and are going to spend a few days here. We are staying [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 6 Jun 2011
Hello fellow OrganWise Guys Club Members,
We spent today exploring Oklahoma City. What a great place this is, especially for kids like us! Lake Hefner was our destination of choice. It is 10 miles around—that sure would [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 6 Jun 2011
Well hey there!
Ah, life on the road. It sure is nice. We are currently in the bus, on our way to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. We’ve all been having a great time hanging out with one another, both at our stops and in the bus. [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 6 Jun 2011
Hi-ya kids!
So stop number three was Little Rock, Arkansas! When we found out we were stopping here, we were very excited, as we thought the entire city was on a little rock. Well, that is its name! Newsflash: It’s not! [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 6 Jun 2011
Hola Amigos!
We just finished up at stop numero dos (number two) in Memphis, Tennessee! It was truly a spectacular [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 6 Jun 2011
Hello, hello!
We just left our first real stop on our cross-country trip and man, oh man, was it great! We stopped in Boaz, Alabama. I know what you are thinking (I am a brain after all!). You’re thinking, “What’s [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 6 Jun 2011
Well hello there,
I’m sure you’ve heard the good news about our trip by now. Since we are leaving tomorrow, everyone has been running around, double-checking that they grabbed their toothbrush, socks, etc. Lots of [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 6 Jun 2011
Hey Everybody!
I’ve got a great piece of news! Well, actually two. Number 1: It’s summer vacation! While school is fun, it’s always nice to take a breather (just ask Windy - haha). Number 2: We’re going on [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 6 Jun 2011
Hi there!
Can you believe it?! Another school year has come to an end for some of us. It’s hard to believe that we are already here. The last month flew by, as we were busy working hard on the garden, but now summer is here! [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 2 Jun 2011
Hey Everyone!
As I’m sure you all know, today is Memorial Day. While we think of it as a day off from schools, it is really a day to remember soldiers who have lost their lives while serving in the military. Everyone should [more]
Posted by Editor on Sun, 1 May 2011
Well hello everyone,
I hope you all have enjoyed hearing about our garden since we sure have enjoyed getting it started! I am so proud of how hard everyone has worked, especially Madame Muscle. She had an idea and, with the help [more]
Posted by Editor on Sun, 1 May 2011
Hi-ya kids!
So when it comes to this garden, we knew what our main job would be—WATERING the plants! After all, who knows how important water is better than two kidneys?![more]
Posted by Editor on Sun, 1 May 2011
Hello Fellow OrganWise Guys Club Members,
All this talk about gardening has gotten me very excited AND a little bit hungry! We spoke to Miss Goodhealth about what we are going to [more]
Posted by Editor on Sun, 1 May 2011
Hey Team!
This weekend we started work on our garden. The first step was cleaning it up and, boy, are my arms tired from pulling those weeds! Despite my tired arms, I thoroughly enjoyed [more]
Posted by Editor on Sun, 1 May 2011
Hola Amigos!
I have news that is muy bueno (that means, “very good”)! I talked to Miss Goodhealth about my idea for a garden, and she loved it. She thought it would be [more]
Posted by Editor on Sun, 1 May 2011
Hola Amigos!
The weather has been so beautiful lately and getting outside makes me feel so healthy and strong. And not just when I exercise outside—even when I pull out my favorite book and read in the shade of a tree, [more]
Posted by Editor on Sun, 1 May 2011
Hey Everybody!
A lot has been going on this week! Besides the normal stuff like school, homework, and eating healthy, this week is National PE Week, and Tuesday was National Teacher Appreciation Day. As you all know, we [more]
Posted by Editor on Sun, 1 May 2011
Hey girls and boys!
Man oh, man, this is an amazing week! Today is the start of National PE Week and you know how we OrganWise Guys LOVE physical activity! And to add even more excitement to the week, tomorrow is Teacher Appreciation [more]
Posted by Editor on Sun, 1 May 2011
Well hello everyone,
My favorite sports-related memory happened in P.E., which is very fitting, as National Physical Education Week starts on Monday! I have always had trouble making foul [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Mar 2011
Hi there!
Our favorite sports memory isn’t one game in particular, but an entire season that took place last year. You see, every Tuesday, our class would play Ms. GoodHealth’s class in kickball [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Mar 2011
Well hey there!
We’re all sharing our favorite memories about physical activity to get ready for National Physical Education Week in May, so here’s one of MY favorites!
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Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Mar 2011
Hola Amigos!
My favorite exercise-related memory happened just this weekend. Calci, Peri, Windy, and I had a slumber [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Mar 2011
Hey Everybody!
We’re almost halfway through April, which is exciting because that means one of my favorite weeks is almost here: National Physical Education Week! The first [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Mar 2011
Hey Team!
I am so excited to tell you how my ‘day without shoes’ went! I have to admit, I did get some crazy looks from people at basketball practice, and a lot of people asked me why I wasn’t wearing shoes. [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Mar 2011
Hey Team!
Have you guys heard of a company called TOMS [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Mar 2011
Hi there!
I love, love, love that spring is finally here … The grass is turning green; the [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Mar 2011
Hola amigos!
I’m sure you all had a weekend that was muy bueno (Spanish for “very good”), just like I did. Now this week, I have a big test coming up, so I am a bit stressed. I
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Posted by Editor on Wed, 2 Mar 2011
Ahoy mates!
It’s Captain Pepto [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Feb 2011
Hey girls and boys!
I just read Peri’s blog about all the delicious foods she got to eat on St. Patrick’s Day. Lucky her! Reading about the array of “green” foods reminded me that this month is National [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Feb 2011
Well hello everyone,
I hope you’re all having a great St. Patrick’s Day. I know I am! To celebrate, our teacher let [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Feb 2011
Hey everybody!
Remember the mile run with Calci I told you about? Well, here is how it went: We decided that we would run a mile at the local school track. I made sure to drink water [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 25 Feb 2011
Hey everybody!
I’m so excited that it’s almost the weekend! I have a lot of fun things planned, including heading to the batting cages with friends and having a picnic with my OrganWise Guys pals! I 
[more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 25 Feb 2011
Hey Team!
This week is National School Breakfast Week! I hope you learned [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 25 Feb 2011
Hello Fellow OrganWise Guys Club Members,
Greetings from Pepto, the stomach! I wanted to tell you all a story from yesterday that I think will be helpful to you. Like all of you, my fellow OrganWise Guys and I are very busy with [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 25 Feb 2011
Hi-ya Kids!
Did you miss us? Of course you did, we’re vital organs - LOL! Anyway, it’s hard to believe another month has already flown by. This month was National Nutrition Month, which also contained National [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 28 Feb 2011
Hi there!
I’m Windy the lungs! Can you believe another month of 2011 has already flown by?! Sometimes when so much is going on, between school, friends, sports, and other after-school activities, I forget to do some of [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 25 Feb 2011
Hello again,
I know I just blogged, but I am so excited that you all get to hear my song this week, “It’s [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 11 Feb 2011
Hello everyone!
I just read Hardy’s blog from last week and am so happy that he had such a great time at his party! I was so nervous about the party that I was in knots (which is
[more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 21 Feb 2011
Hey Everybody!
I want to start out by saying that my OrganWise Guys pals are the best! I’m sure you all know why, as they told me they blogged about [more]
Posted by Editor on Fri, 11 Feb 2011
Hola Amigos!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today is our surprise Healthy Heart Valentine’s party for Hardy. We [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 3 Feb 2011
Hi kids!
We’re sure by now that you’ve heard about the surprise Valentine’s party we are throwing for Hardy, right? Well, if you haven’t, the party is in honor of this month being American Heart Month—and [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 3 Feb 2011
Well hello everyone!
I’m Peri Stolic, and I’m writing my very first blog. I’m sure Hardy told you that this month is American Heart Month. Hardy gets so excited for this month because it’s all about keeping [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 31 Jan 2011
Hey Everybody!
It’s Hardy Heart! I am overjoyed that it’s February. Can you guess why? Because February is American [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 31 Jan 2011
Hi Kids!
Sid and Kidney, here. Can you believe that it’s already the end of January?! It sure has flown by, hasn’t it? But just because January is over, it doesn’t mean that winter is. I don’t know how [more]
Posted by Editor on Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Hey there!
My name’s Luigi Liver and I’m completing one of my New Year’s resolutions right now by writing my first [more]
Posted by Editor on Tue, 18 Jan 2011
Hey Team!
Are you kids ready to hear all about my game [more]
Posted by Editor on Tue, 18 Jan 2011
Hi Kids,
Today we want to introduce our first guest chef! Every Friday we're going to have a recipe JUST FOR you. Go to the recipe section of the kid's blog and ask mom and dad to help you make it for the whole family this weekend!
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Posted by Editor on Fri, 21 Jan 2011
Hey Team!
It’s me, Calci M. Bone, writing my first official blog! This weekend I’ve got a big hockey game—and I’m nervous, so maybe writing about it will help! I am not [more]
Posted by Editor on Tue, 18 Jan 2011
Hi guys and girls!
This is Peter Pancreas, and I want to send a big HELLO to all of you kids reading this right now. I hope everyone is excited about being back in school. It’s so fun to be at school with everyone—but boy, it sure takes a lot of energy to tackle all of the schoolwork, [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 17 Jan 2011
Madame Muscle here, and boy am I pumped to be writing my first blog! So, here it goes! … This weekend, I played basketball with some of the other OrganWise Guys. Before we got started, I drank plenty of water and made sure to stretch—I didn’t want any tight muscles preventing me [more]
Posted by Editor on Mon, 17 Jan 2011
It’s Hardy here, sending a message from The OrganWise Guys Clubhouse! It feels like I’m beating at 100 miles per hour. I’m so excited to [more]
Posted by Editor on Thu, 6 Jan 2011
