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Page 20 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com "It is better to give than to receive" She dedicated a quarter of a century of her life educa ng people about health and nutri on. Below are some conserva ve calcula ons on her accomplishments: • During that span she spent over 70 thousand hours consul ng and educa ng whether in person or over the phone. She consulted with people locally and interna onally. • She gave over 300 seminars to over 9 thousand people on health and nutri on. • She was invited to speak to dozens of company staff trainings. • She educated children at various community schools. • Abby's Health and Nutri on received several awards including "Best Local Health Food Store" and "The Sustainability Award" for Suppor ng People, Profit Planet. • She ran a successful business for over 20 years and contributed to her community thousands of dollars, created hundreds of jobs and donated land, what is now know as Abby's Organic Community Farm. • She wrote the famous "Ask Abby" sec on in Abby's Mag for the last five years. In 2012 we were discussing how we needed to come out with material that we can provide to our customers when they leave the store to further educate themselves. So, in January of 2013 Abby's Mag was born. Abby's Mag is a bimonthly publica on with the sole purpose of educa ng our consumers on the most popular disease and condi ons one might be facing. "Thank you, Peter, for such an amazing job pu ng the Mag together for the last five years." A plan that keeps giving back About two years later during a mee ng with Abby, the discussion came up on inves ng some funds to be er the overall opera on of the store. Without hesita on Abby said, "I want to buy a piece of land and start an organic community farm". She completely threw me off guard! I just looked at her and I said "OK, tell me more". She went to say that it would be a great way to con nue educa ng people about organic farming, sustainability and a way to give back to the community for all the great years it has given to us. As usual, she knew what she wanted and there was no devia ng. A few months later her wish was granted. In the spring of 2015 Abby's Organic Community Farm was born. A place were people can grow their own organic produce, learn about gardening, conduct educa onal seminars, have school field trip, a place where kids can play in the dirt, all that in a relaxing loving environment. We got right to work, and we renovated the farm house, purchased a tractor, installed the greenhouse and hydroponics, began building raised beds, plan ng fruit trees, all with about 15 volunteers. Today we have over 40 full me volunteers and many other part mers that are at the farm conduc ng workshops seasonally, host several interns each year, with several hundred students visi ng the farm every spring and fall for field trips. We currently serve schools, homeschool groups, corporate events and civic associa ons all over our community. With every sunrise, her dream is being realized. Reaching far beyond a store. Many of our customers and ex-employees have pursued careers in the medical or holis c field a er being mo vated and inspired by what goes