Farmer’s Markets are some of the most organic locally grown markets to shop at without having to worry about where your food comes from. This is a 2019 guide to shopping locally. Certified Farmers’ Markets are where farmers sell their crops to the public. This provides an opportunity for the public to buy locally from California-grown and certified foods. Shopping at farmers markets cuts the waste of packaging and shipment of products. Farmer’s products that are to be sold at the markets have to be government checked to ensure they are selling their own grown produce as well as meet the state agricultural guidelines. According to the Farmers Markets Coalition, "Farmers markets also … [Read more...] about Guide to Farmer Markets near the Inland Empire
Reselling Online – Made Easy
The rise of e-commerce sites such as eBay, Offer-up, Poshmark and more have given people other ways to make some extra cash online. The simplicity and convenience of shopping online have prompted people to use those sites instead of shopping retail, with most online sites offering free shipping and generous discounts to promote sales. As the simplicity to sell online starts to become more and more efficient, people can take advantage of the online shopping trend to sell their own items. Poshmark, Offer-Up, Depop, Mercari and Ebay are some of the most popular sites to sell online that are both user-friendly and give growth to creating an online business. Whether its books, … [Read more...] about Reselling Online – Made Easy
The Appeal of Vinyl in the Age of Digital Music
In the age of digital music, vinyl is making a comeback. Now more than ever, music is readily available through apps like Spotify, Tidal, Apple and Amazon music, yet vinyl is seeing a wave of demand from generations born in the digital age. 46.4 Million Americans have bought music subscriptions from streaming apps in the first half of this year alone. Though it is a high number, vinyl sales skyrocketed to $416 million just 3 years ago; equal to 12 million records sold. According to the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America), the last time sales were that high was back in 1988. While 70% of the music industry is brought in by digital music, vinyl sales are high from all … [Read more...] about The Appeal of Vinyl in the Age of Digital Music
Axing out Anxiety
With the anxiety on the rise nation-wide, CSUSB counselors and students detail the symptoms and potentials solutions. Tavon Harris, CSUSB's Counseling and Psychological faculty member stresses, "Anxiety can be triggered by various things in a person's life. With over 60,000 to 100,000 thoughts a day, you are stimulated from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep." The stimuli and events around people's lives are some of the things that trigger various thoughts and emotions for the day; with 40% of those 60,000 thoughts are negative according to Harris. Harris is one of 12 counselors at CSUSB's Counseling & Psychological Services Center, dedicated to individual … [Read more...] about Axing out Anxiety