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Prevention Cooking for all— & approach. 🥗 Better & tastier ways toward health is what I do! Hi!

Garden Go, Fighting Prediabetes & Diabetes One Meal at a Time! I am Wendy Wittmer, diabetic founder and Chief Tastemaker of Garden Go. My journey to launching Garden Go in The Villages started in 2013. This epic decade-long tale of low lows and a few mediocre highs spans two continents and involves a great love story, financial hardships, a pandemic and not one, not two, but three life-changing he

alth diagnoses. But alas and thankfully, the tale continues. Follow me and Garden Go as I work fiercely and tirelessly to eradicate prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes one meal at a time! And celebrate with us the 10-year making of Garden Go as it finally becomes a reality in The Villages coming in June 2023!! You can pre-order and learn more about the business and our amazing flavor-defying, all-natural, low-carb, no-carb products on the website www.gardengo.co Check it out and get your orders in early!! All my best and keep on low-carb living! Wendy

03/15/2025

Morning and Happy Saturday!

Just a quick announcement that I am closing my Facebook account. Why? A few reasons really:

1. I have very little engagement on this social media channel. As such, I want to focus on socials where I receive higher rates of interaction so I know what my audience wants and needs.

2. The other social media channels are far more small business and content creator friendly so that it’s easier for me to make a living. I’m not retired. I’m not independently wealthy. I don’t have a financial benefactor, and a woman has to eat : )

3. I simply can’t, in good conscience, continue to support the leadership of Facebook any longer. This is not a judgement on others, just what’s right for me.

Below is a list of the social media channels where you can find me.

You can also sign up to receive regular Garden Go news, announcements, free recipes, etc., on my website: https://www.gardengo.co

Nextdoor: Garden Go (enter in search bar)

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/preventioncooking

Bluesky: .bsky.social

Thanks for all your support so far, and see you on my other channels!

💚, Wendy

03/14/2025

Blueberries Are a Preventative Health Gold Mine! 🫐🥇

•Brain Health
•Heart Health
•Blood Sugar Friendly
•Reduce Oxidative Stress
•Reduce Inflammation
•Immune Boost
•Bone Health
•Memory and Concentration
•Healthy Bowels
•Gut Health
•Skin and Gums
•Anti-Cancer

Watch my “How To Plant Container Berries” Video on Patreon to Learn More:
https://www.patreon.com/preventioncooking

💚, Wendy

03/13/2025

Grow Blueberries, Save Money 🫐💰

We all know how pricey organic blueberries can be at the supermarkets and farmers’ markets. Growing your own can save you almost $200 a year!

Watch my “How To Plant Container Berries” Video on Patreon to Learn More:

https://www.patreon.com/preventioncooking

Tomorrow, we will address the financial savings and benefits to your health from planting and growing your own organic berries

Like this post if you want to see more of the health and financial savings of growing your own food so I know you’re interested : )

💚, Wendy

Before someone comes at me with my pricing breakdown: The regular care pricing of $0 is based on the fact I have a solar-operated container drip irrigation system and a rain barrel. As such, I don’t have ongoing water and electricity costs for maintaining my berry plants.

The Cost Model 2 is based on planting in the ground, so you don’t require the purchase of soil or container expenses.

And the homemade fertilizer includes the cost to dehydrate the banana peels; however, it does not include the cost of the banana peel because it would normally otherwise be waste. Gas to/from store is included in the soil cost.

If you have any other questions about my cost analysis, happy to explain further.

03/11/2025

For those who said you want to learn how to plant berries and about delicious, healthy dishes to make with the fruit of your labor, pun TOTALLY intended : ), I picked up another blueberry plant at Aldi this morning!

Tomorrow, I will make a video showing my tips and tricks for planting berries along with substitutions for items you might have on hand so you don’t have to buy new, including:

• Homemade natural fertilizers
• Non-planter planters
• Soil mix subs
• More, more, more

I am a thrifty, shifty, sustainable gardener, so stay tuned!!!

03/10/2025

It’s Berry Planting Time!

We have been growing our raspberry bushes for several months indoors. Aldi has blackberry and blueberries for $6 a piece. No way could we pass that up.

Drop a 💚 if you want to learn how to garden berry plants in containers and then dishes to make once your harvest is ready!

03/05/2025

Recipe Ready!

Thank you so so soooo much to The Villages Healthy Cooking Club for allowing me to present today. I had such a fantastic time.

I truly love engaging with all of you and learning more about what you all are looking for. Keep letting me know and I will keep working to provide it. : )

The Tofu “Chkn” Slaw Salad with Tropical Vinaigrette and Fresh Herbs recipe is up on the “Shop” page at https://www.gardengo.co I also created a page that includes step-by-step instructions for downloading the recipes.

If you scroll to the second photo on this post, you will see where to find the instructions button.

If you have any questions, please let me know, and check back later this week or weekend for the ketchup recipe!!

Happy Healthy Eating,
Wendy and Garden Go

03/04/2025

Save The Date & Time: Wednesday, March 5th, 10AM at Rohan Rec Center

I will be presenting, “Prevention Cooking: Creating Balanced Dishes For All Dietary Preferences & Health Needs,” at The Villages Healthy Cooking Club. I am beyond excited about this.

It is sort of a precursor to the launch of The Garden Go Cooking Show next week!

All Villagers and anyone with a guest pass are welcome. Participants will leave full of Prevention Cooking knowhow and a special treat.

See you Wednesday!!

03/03/2025

Sprouted Wheat Sourdough Test 1:

My first blood sugar test with my newly created sprouted wheat sourdough bread was an amazing success!

Stayed within a 60 mg/dL increase and leveled off without insulin which is unheard of for me

Will test again tomorrow on an empty stomach and see what happens. And we’ll see if my arthritis flares tonight.

This could be the bread breakthrough all us diabetics and inflammation sufferers have dreamed of!!!

Want to learn more?

02/26/2025

We’re bAaaackk!!

Check out our new look and new business model, including:

•Plant-based and plant-forward meal plans
•Recipes (free and for purchase)
•Event schedule
•Cooking Show updates, which is coming soon : )
•And More

We are still focusing on disease prevention and functional health management for all dietary preferences and food philosophies.

Thanks for sticking with me during this transition. Things are about to become super exciting, so stay tuned!!

Visit the new site now to experience everything 1st hand!

https://www.gardengo.co

Happy Healthy Eating,
Wendy and Garden Go

02/15/2025

Happy Weekend!

Lots of Wendy and Garden Go updates:

1) Been having massive website drama as I change hosts. Hope to finally have the new site up and running early this coming week

2) Had two spectacular events this month so far, a Healthy Cooking Demo for The Villages Health and Wellness Club and a Ladies Who Lunch-style catering gig for It Takes a Village Non-Profit. So much fun. Thank you everyone involved!!!

3) Spent a lot of time transplanting plants the past few days as we strive to go from 30% food self-sufficiency to 80%. Big aspirations, but I think we can do it. Oh, and we will be offering organic produce bundles starting later next month or so.

Once the site is up, there will be a special interest form you can complete. And my Prevention Cooking Show will have segments on growing container food every month so you can do it at home, too. Sustainability since ‘89!

4) Discovered I am saddled with yet another autoimmune disease. That was a tough pill to swallow, but I have shaken off my pity party and I am now elbow-deep in creating recipes to help with these new developments for ALL who suffer the same debilitating struggles.

More on that another time. Not ready to talk about it yet. Just trying to put one foot in front of the other right now as I am sure many of you can relate : )

This week, I should have a lot more to share. Thanks for bearing with me, and get some fresh air no matter where you live. Dress properly and wear sunscreen though ya cheeky Bs!!

Best, Wendy

01/30/2025

Spent 3 days hunting for my seeds... found them chilli’n with the rechargeable batteries. D’oh! Classic Neurodivergent Brain, right?!

Good News: I’m teaming up with Dr. Becky Spacke (Alzheimer’s & Functional Medicine guru - Dr Becky's Better Brain Program) to create a Garden Go Mind Menu. Think yummy recipes that actually boost brainpower.

Like the post if you need this, too!

01/29/2025

Join me this Saturday, February 1st at 10am at the Eisenhower Rec Center for a live, free, cooking demo with The Villages Health & Wellness Club.

We’re going to amp up your breakfast game!

We’re not just talking about boring veggies here – we’re diving into deliciousness! Learn how to create mind-blowing, dairy-free cream cheese and incredible carrot lox that will have you rethinking breakfast forever.

Not a lox fan? No problem! We’ll also whip up a vibrant, herby veggie cream cheese that will knock your socks off. Plus, you can grab some of my Garden Go goodies to enjoy at home.

It’s going to be a morning of flavor, fun, and fantastic healthy recipes! See you there! 💚

Click here for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2415082912158140?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22group%22%7D]%7D

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10am - 4pm

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https://www.gardengo.co/, https://www.patreon.com/preventioncooking, https://gofund.me/53bda281

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