Happy Birthday Cathy Harris Oct. 6, 2018 - 62 Years Young

Happy Birthday Cathy Harris  Oct. 6, 2018  62 Years Young  Now this is what 62  looks like...Still strong, still powerful, still wanting to change the world... #KeepPushing  #DoSomethingBig #TeamCathy     www.AngelsPress.com  Cathy Harris company is AngelsPress.com, which is an Empowerment and Publishing company created to help women take control of their own lives. Cathy is an Empowerment and Motivational Speaker, Advice Columnist at DearCathy.com, National Non-GMO Health and Wellness Expert, Self-Publishing and Business Coach and author of 26 non-fiction books. She provides Seminars, Workshops, Webinars and Consultations at www.CathyHarrisInternational.com.

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My Accomplishments  Over the Last Year On October 6, 2018, I will be 62 years young. One of the things that I do on my birthday as I explained in my 60th birthday  e-newsletter that was released 2 years ago, is to prepare for my yearly ritual and purge negative things and people from my life.  I look back over my life, especially over the last year and view all the blessings and successesthat I was able to manifest into my life. My greatest accomplishment over the last year hands down was my ability to show my family, friends, and neighbors along with my audience how to grow organic foods successfully with my 21 gardening videos, new gardening book and through my organic food movement "VirtualOrganicGardenClubs.com." However, before the release of my 26th non-fiction book "Green Thumb At 60: How I Started My Gardening Journey With Raised Beds and Pots and Containers" our women's movement "The Essential Women's Movement for African American Women" took a hiatus as we congratulatedmany African American women and gave them their wings. Theseawesome SISTARS  were able to move on and form their own networks and engage in their own health andbusiness ventures.  I am proud to say that for the past 18 months, Iworked alongside of some of the most dynamic and phenomenal women on this planet. We brainstormed with ourBlackWomenMastermind.com strategy meetings and helped each other come up with ideas and creations sent to us from the universe and again, whatever you focus on you will be able to manifest into your life. #GoodLuckSistars... I am hoping this fall and winter that everyone take a good look at and  investigate our 3rd movement that was launched in January 2018 by our women's movement, a business movement, MobileLearningClubs.com, so this is our newest movement and the one everyone needs to pay attention to.  With this movement we canteach each other from the comforts of our own homes. As the cooler and cold weather sets in, it's time to turn your home into a learning center . It will be the time for everyone to look at their own skills, talentsand passions and invite others into your space to teach you and your family - one-on-one skills . We started these MobileLearningClubs.com out in Texas so I know first-hand these can be successful.  In December 2017 just before launching theMobileLearningClubs.com, marked the release of one of thebooks I had been struggling to write for 40 years, "Military Dirty Little Secrets: My Tour of Duty." This is not just an ordinary non-fiction book, but the book is about my 3 and a half year military life and how I found my way out of aweb of deceitand painexperienced by myself and other soldiers, especially women, which was my first introduction to any type of injustice.  My experiences made me into the type ofstrong individual I am today. Writing is healing so I was hoping this military book would be mylast painful book that I ever had to write.  However, because a National EconomicBoycott is needed in this country -- to get this country back on track and stop police killings, I wanted to offer myexpertise andknowledge as aConsultant, Advisor and/orMentor, on how we could move forward and bring this country back to some sense of normalcy, while we build black businesses, buy from black businesses, bank with black banks, elect ethical politicians, etc. by launching continuousNational Economic Boycotts.#BoycottKKKops, #ItsTime. This easy-to-read book "Boycott Blueprint: How To Take Back Our Economic Power With Successful Economic Boycotts"  ( coming soon-book #27) will lay out thisaction plan from beginning to end. Meanwhile, check out the online version of the"Boycott Blueprint", especially if you need to start yourstrategy and action plan for your city.#DontWaitToChangeorSaveYourLife.    Out of our first annual  Black Love Summit in Feb. 2018, I launched " Black Matchmaker Club"  in order to educate the black community on not  just love andrelationships,  but also  sexual education, especially with the release of my book "Love After 50: Love Questions from DearCathy.com After Hours." Topics discussed included - libidos; prostate cancer; herpes; yeast infections; tightie whities; impotency; Erectile Dysfunction (ED); GMOs and Homosexuality; Why Bald Men Make Better Lovers;  High Sex Drives; ED and a Younger Woman; High Blood Pressure, ED and Sex; Testosterone aka "Love Hormone"; Toxic Household Products and Sex; Penis Enhancement Pills Side Effects; Kegel Exercises; G-Spots; Sexless/Loveless Marriages; Booty Calls; Dating Coaches; Marriage Retreats; Introverts vs. Extroverts; Type A's; Online Dating; Dating Outside Your Race; and much more... Join us on facebook.com with our database ofeligible singles from ages 35-75. Winter is coming so there is nothing like being in love during the winter months. #LoveHim, #LoveHer, #EveryoneDeservesTrueLove, #BlackMatchmakerClub. These humbling  experiences that I have had,especially over the past year, have helped me live a grateful life and I will always keep reaching for the stars as I age gracefully.  I will never stop seeking to be my best -- to live my best life, to bring even more joy andhappiness into my life and the lives of others. #StayStrong, #AllInDivineOrder #StayGold

Cathy Harris Celebrates "One Year Gardening Journey" With Release of "New Gardening Book" and "Green Thumb at 60 Video Gardening Series"

Congrats Cathy.... Job Well Done!!!     Cathy Harris One Year Gardening Journey - Promo

Empowerment and Motivational Speaker, Non-GMO Health and Wellness Expert, Self-Publishing and Business Coach, Advice Columnist at DearCathy.com and author of 26 non-fiction books at: www.CathyHarrisInternational.com  Cathy Harris Celebrates  "One Year Gardening Journey"  With Release of  "New Gardening Book" and  "Green Thumb at 60 Video Gardening Series" (click here) Just when you thought you could not do anything else GREAT...you do something else GREAT.   I told you guys I was going to do it and now it's...PROJECT COMPLETE!!!  I did this for my immediate family, other family members, my community and YOU...

This is my 2nd Gardening Book,  6th Health Book and  26th Non-Fiction Book with my Empowerment/Publishing Company AngelsPress.com     Green Thumb at 60: How I Started My Gardening Journey With Raised Beds and Pots and Containers by Cathy Harris (available as an e-book and paperback) Amazon.com BN.com E-book TABLE OF CONTENTS Chap. 1: 10 Steps To Start Growing Your Own Foods Chap. 2: How I Built A Raised Bed Garden Chap. 3: Amending The Soil in Raised Beds Chap. 4: Garden Critters and Pests Chap. 5: What You Need To Know About Seeds Chap. 6: Use Containers and Pots To Grow Foods Chap. 7: GMO Education - Stop Living in the Dark Chap. 8: My Gardening Journey Revelations PREFACE - A NOTE TO THE READER What we are experiencing right now in this country is a "food fight." So therefore, we need to fight for those who deserve saving, especially those that fought for us our entire lives. There is no one or nothing standing in our way to building sustainable, holistic and natural communities again throughout the land. I know this for a fact! You see I was raised on a farm in rural Georgia and everything my 8 siblings, my mother and father and I ate came from the land. We had several apple, pear and peach trees, cows, mules, pigs, chickens, etc. -- the usual things you find on a farm. We knew no other way of living, so despite many people today making all kinds of excuses for not growing foods, I know 'first-hand' we can get back to nature - back to our roots and start growing and eating delicious, home-grown foods again. At 60 years old -- many people would probably be too embarrassed to admit that they are finally growing their first garden - but not me. Our first raised bed garden was planted on June 14, 2017, for our Summer crop and contained Honeydew Melons, Cantaloupes, Watermelons, Peppers, Cucumbers, New Zealand Spinach, and Swiss Chard. Our Winter crop on Nov. 1, 2017 contained Swiss Chard, Beets, Lettuce, Spinach, Turnips, Cabbage, Broccoli, Mustard Greens, Kale and Cauliflower. Our Spring crop on April 19, 2018 included Sweet Potatoe Slips, Peppers, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, New Zealand Spinach, Cucumbers, Watermelons, Cantaloupes and Honeydew Melons. Each season we doubled-up (or planted extra rows) of green foods because of their "nutritional value," and also had 2 citrus fruit trees (a lemon and tangerine tree) in pots on the back porch. It's especially Seniors today that need to start growing their own foods because homegrown foods taste better; to make sure foods are safe to eat and are Non-GMOs; to fight diseases and keep down doctor's visits; to save money and cut down on grocery bills, and in order to have a healthier environment -- as they age. As an Empowerment and Motivational Speaker along with being a National Non-GMO Health and Wellness Expert, I see growing my own foods as a necessity. And it's certainly nothing that people need to be embarrassed about - no matter your age. Despite the fact that over 40% of people stop growing foods after one year, my family is still going strong. I wanted to grow foods successfully for one year before I wrote a book about growing foods. So this book is the completion of my own one year gardening journey. I can't tell you what it has been like to be able to look out of our kitchen window of our own home and look at something we started from scratch - our own backyard, raised bed garden. We can't bring this gardening project to an end without telling you first how successful it was. Remember, never let anyone define success for you, whether you are looking at your personal or business life. Success is in the eye of the beholder. Success is a journey not a destination. Success is simply moving forward and accomplishing whatever it was you set out to accomplish and -- that we did. First of all I am not going to tell you our journey was easy. There were a lot of hard work and many challenges, which taught us what to look out for in the future. Sure we made mistakes, but we have owned up to them and will be using them as guidelines for our future gardening journeys. If we are truly working to save our families and communities, then it's vital that we all be on the same page. Remember, your ultimate goal should be to educate yourself, your family and others in your own community. The goal is to teach everyone how to fed, clothes and shelter their own families.  And one of the best ways to get everyone, especially teenagers, who can't find work, especially in the summertime, and former prisoners involved in job's programs and business ownership is around growing foods. However, not everyone will be able to start a business so they will need to seek employment opportunities in urban farming, agriculture, and gardening.  The sooner we get back to basics and start growing our own foods again by becoming gardeners, farmers, or join food co-ops or food coalitions - the sooner we can save generations upon generations of families. Good luck with your gardening journey! 3 Growing Seasons -  3 Raised Beds Our first raised bed garden was planted on  June 14, 2017, for our Summer crop and contained Honeydew Melons, Cantaloupes, Watermelons, Peppers, Cucumbers, New Zealand Spinach, and Swiss Chard.    Our Winter crop on Nov. 1, 2017 contained Swiss Chard, Beets, Lettuce, Spinach, Turnips, Cabbage, Broccoli, Mustard Greens, Kale and Cauliflower.   Our Spring crop on April 19, 2018 included Sweet Potatoe Slips, Peppers, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, New Zealand Spinach, Cucumbers, Watermelons, Cantaloupes and Honeydew Melons. Book Excerpts  What We Did Right -Got A Plant Diagnosis: Don't be afraid to get a diagnosis on your plants. We go to the doctor for a check-up and we take our animals to animal doctors for check-ups. So I took a leaf from the lemon and tangerine tree to the natural gardening center for a diagnosis and she said it was being over-watered . The lemon tree is doing well now. After my mate was going behind my back watering it, I just gave it to him to look after. It's been in the house most of the time and is growing quite well in a window with direct sunlight. Eventually though, it will need to be moved outside and repotted to a bigger pot and/or even planted in the ground. -Used Good Soil: The fact that we chose to use the Thunder Dirt from GEO Growers  in Austin, which contained many essential nutrients, it gave the foods a fighting chance, especially in the first garden -- since we chose to start the garden in one of the hottest months of the year -- June 2017. -Set Up A Water Drip or Irrigation System: The best step that we took was rigging a drip system using a sprinkler system (Orbit Hose Faucet Timer from HomeDepot.com), when we went out of town for a week. Hopefully, in the future with any raised bed garden, we will install a drip system as soon as we apply the soil. So many people are a slave to their garden and crops. The good thing is, no matter how much foods we plant in the future, we will still be able to plan trips out of town and enjoy ourselves as we age gracefully. Why First-Time Gardeners  Give Up Whether you are growing foods in the ground in gardens, in raised bed gardens, farming using permaculture or aquaponics, or growing foods in pots and containers in or outside of your home, or using some other method of growing foods, only you can decide which is  best for you. For us we plan on sticking with raised beds and growing foods in pots and containers. What is quite alarming is that over  40% of people choose not to garden after the first year. This is probably because: No Harvest: In many cases it's probably because their crops did not yield any harvest so they gave up. They probably did not conduct enough research in the first place. Gardening is just like starting a business, you need a mentor (coach or consultant), where you can ask questions so you can avoid some of the critical mistakes.   Did Not Have Enough Space: Many backyards have too many trees, which provide shade, but if you grow foods in the ground or in raised bed gardens, you need 6 to 8 hours of sunlight, especially for summer crops. So everyone need to be strategic and then choose to grow foods at community gardens ($20 a month), or in pots or containers in or outside of your home (on your patio, balcony, rooftop, porch, in your kitchen or another room with grow lights). The goal is not to let the space issue, deter your dream of growing your own foods. If you don't have a homeowner's association, you can actually grow foods in front yards. Remember the story I told you about the lady that had over 100 pots and containers because she was renting, so she could not plant anything in the ground. What a great motivator!  Had To Travel: Many people might be 'first-time' gardeners, but might love to travel or have to leave for emergency trips and might not have others to care for their gardens. This is why it's important to have your own drip or irrigation system. And this is something you need to plan for from the very beginning of deciding to become a gardener.  Too Much Work: Many new gardeners found gardening to be hard work. I am sure many people got involved and had no idea how much work it would be, especially when they had to monitor and water the garden on a daily basis.  Too Sick/Waited Too Late: For many it was too late to try to use gardening to improve their health, so they had to stop because of their health. This is very unfortunate -- so therefore, get started today. Don't let this be your story!  Don't let any of these reasons keep you from becominga gardener or even starting your own  farm. I can't see myself giving up, not this early in the game, especially now that I know beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I do have a   "green thumb." Green thumb gardeners are not always born with green thumbs. They develop these by attending gardening classes, joining or forming gardening clubs ( www.CathyHarrisGardenClub.com) or groups ( www.VirtualOrganicGardenClubs.com), conducting research by reading and listening to audiobooks and viewing gardening videos, especially online on  http://www.google.com and  http://www.YouTube.com , the two largest search websites on the internet.     How Will You Stay Motivated To Keep Growing Foods Most of you saw 'first-hand' in my gardening journey, what I did to stay motivated and to become a successful gardener such as: Got Family Involved: If you truly want to get motivated and stay motivated while growing foods, get others around you involved. You can do this with family members, friends and neighbors. Got Mentor: I did not only attend regular, local FREE natural gardening center meetings and classes, the instructors there, both a man and woman, served as my mentor. Started My Own Garden Club: I started my own garden club "Cathy Harris Garden Club"(www.CathyHarrisGardenClub.com) and laid out every step aspiring gardeners could take by writing articles and selecting quality videos. Released a New Gardening Book: I launched an entire food growing campaign around the release of my book in June 2017 "Overcoming Food Deserts in Your Community: How To Start a Home, School or Community Garden, Food Co-op and Food Coalition" - available as an e-book and paperback book. Launched A National Tour: As a Speaker, Author, and Coach, I launched a national tour "The Cathy Harris Tour," around the release of my book and national food campaign and went to 8 cities. Created A National Gardening Movement: I created a new national movement around growing my own foods at "Virtual Organic Garden Clubs"(www.VirtualOrganicGardenClubs.com) and educated my online community. Launched National Masterminds: I started my own monthly Mastermind, Think Tank and Classroommeetings and training platforms around growing foods at the website www.FreeConferenceCall.comon, 2nd Tuesdays of each month from 7:00-8:00 p.m. (CST). BrotherBuildingGarden.com Initiative (click here) So what's going to be your excuse   for not growing foods?  Tons of Sistars are waiting for you to come into their backyards and build these raised beds...This is a great business opportunity...so go to   www.BrothersBuildingGardens.com

Cathy Harris 90 Day  Health Challenge   (click here) Can Women Turn Off the Stove for 90 Days to Save Their Family?  Can Men Stop Watching Sports for 90 Days to Save Their Family?    Stay Focused And Form Your Own Garden Club (click here) Cathy Harris Releases New Book  and New National Food Project  "Virtual Organic  Garden Clubs"  June 2017 (click here) Book Trailer - Overcoming Food Deserts in Your Community     "Overcoming Food Deserts in Your Community: How To Start A Home, School or Community Garden, Food  Co-op or Food Coalition"  by Cathy Harris (available as an e-book and paperback) Amazon.com BN.com E-book Table of Contents SECTION 1: HOW WILL YOU GAIN ACCESS TO GOOD, CLEAN, ORGANIC FOODS?  How To Start A Home Garden  How To Start A School Garden  How To Start A Community Garden  How To Start A Food Co-op  How To Start A Food Coalition  SECTION II: LEGAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCING FOR FOOD PROJECTS  Job and Business Opportunities  Legal Business Structure  Top Ways to Finance Food Projects  SECTION III: MARKETING AND MEDIA FOR FOOD PROJECTS  How To Market Food Projects  How To Deal With Media Entities  PREFACE - A NOTE TO THE READER This book not only lays out several action plans to gain access to good, clean, organic foods, but it will help all family members gain access to job and business opportunities, while they eliminate food deserts in their communities. Face it we will never get back to totally living off the land like our ancestors did, but families must come together today for the sake of future generations. We need to seriously look at solutions because this is the first generation that will not outlive their parents.  However, there are economically-empowered ways we can feed, clothe and shelter our own families.  Food is not always only about the most expedient way to suppress hunger. Many community organizations have long understood this and believe that food access and quality is tied to both racial and economic justice. Over the past few years we have heard quite a bit about food deserts, or high poverty areas where a lack of grocery stores makes it difficult for residents to purchase fresh food. However, we know far less about the food realities of people who live near grocery stores where fresh food is sold, but because of their limited incomes, they simply cannot afford it. Affordable healthy food is an issue of both equity and justice that disproportionally affects working-class and poor people of color in cities and rural areas. Reducing the economic necessity for some to rely so heavily on food that is unhealthy, is not only a tool for fighting health concerns, there are other benefits too. Time and time again it shows when many schools team up with healthy venues and swap out soda machines and offer instead -- juices, water and low-sugar energy drinks and also prepared meals entirely free of additives and chemicals, but with abundant amounts of fresh fruits, vegetables and whole-grain breads, this have led to reduced behavioral problems, higher grades, lower expulsion rates, decreases in the use of ADD prescription drugs, and teachers are reporting that the students were more attentive and could concentrate for longer periods of time. Gaining access to clean, sustainability, grown food is a basic human right so we need venues to offer education to inspire family members to live healthy lives, by offering hands-on education in urban farming, sustainability, and nutrition and this is what this book will do. Project Complete...   Cathy Harris One Year  Gardening Journey   (click here) Watch the Videos to  Grow Foods in Raised Beds VirtualOrganicGardenClubs.com This was my last harvest before I left Austin, Texas about 4 weeks ago #SweetPeppers. It took 7 months to grow these peppers. First they turned green, then yellow, then red. #TheyWereDelicious.