Expert fruit and vegetable growing in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties
Linda Ost, MS, RD is a registered dietitian and super gardener
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Dietitian Services $40/hr I offer a personalized and confidential nutrition consultation in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties, California covering your
- Current eating habits, activity level and body weight goals
- Current disease(s) and potential risk from your family history
- Nutritional relevance of latest lab results, blood sugar, blood pressure, and other pertinent data
- Nutritional side-effects of your current medication and supplement regimen
- Psychological food issues
All diet plans and recommendations are adapted to your personality and acceptable rate of change.
Garden Services $30/hr Thorough, on-site edible garden plan in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties, California including
- Thorough on-site gardening consultation
- Soil amendment & composting for maximum productivity
- Experienced advice on watering systems
- Multi-season food garden design for sun and shade, classy aesthetic or cottage “kitsch”
- Pest and disease control with minimalist green approach
- Protection of your garden from animals
- Full lawn and flowerbed design
The Life-Changing Combination…… Nutrition Gardening 6 hrs / $179
- 6 hours of expert detailed nutrition and gardening consultation where you live with up to 6 months to use
- Personalized, flexible diet plan incorporating the food you grow yourself
- Thirty phone sessions (5-10 min. per call) for miscellaneous trouble-shooting
- Referral to licensed physical therapist to fine-tune your gardening body mechanics to strengthen muscle groups and prevent injury
- Training in safe canning, freezing, drying, selling the surplus
- Affordable ongoing telephone assistance and trouble-shooting
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