This is one of the most frequent questions that I get asked.  
It would be great to have a simple answer, but alas, there’s no way of knowing for sure.  But even though a concrete number isn’t available, there are some things that we do know…

We know that one in three children attending Petaluma City Schools is [...]

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[ September 21, 2008; 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. ] Join us at two community gardens to hear Sonoma County Master Gardener, Anne Lowings, present the fundamentals of organic gardening and ways to control unwanted weeds and pests.  Topics will include companion planting, harvesting, and planning a Fall/Winter garden.  There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.

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Although to some this may just be stating the obvious, a new report to be published in the Journal of Research in Personality asserts that there is a new incentive to doing good things for others: It makes you happier.
Michael Steger, a psychologist at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, wondered which behavior makes people happier—seeking pleasure or [...]

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This is the question that a recent report released by Trust for America’s Health attempts to answer.  The conclusion?  It’s a no-brainer… The report, entitled Prevention for a Healthier America: Investments in Disease Prevention Yield Significant Savings, Stronger Communities, concluded that an investment of $10 per person per year in proven community-based programs to increase physical activity, improve [...]

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