Vladas Seeds Of Life

RECONNECTING FAMILIES TO FOSTER HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND RELATIONSHIPS.

AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN EPISODES OF OUT COOKING AND KIDS PROGRAM WERE PRODUCED. THREE OF THESE EPISODES CONCLUDED OUT SEASON II SERIES. ADDITIONAL FOUR WERE ADDED TO OUR SEASON III SERIES.THE FIRST EPISODE 0018_S2E11 COOKING AND KIDS/AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, NATIONAL PARKS/ BRINGS FAMILY ROAD TRIPS BACK. FOLLOW US TO ZION, MONUMENT VALLEY, ARCHES, ANTELOPE AND BRYCE CANYON. ERIN BOROS WILL HELP YOU PACK FOR THE ROAD AND VLADA WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE A TRADITIONAL NAVAJO FRIED BREAD.THE SECOND EPISODE 0019_S2E12 COOKING AND KIDS/BEEKEEPING ADVENTURES/BEE SWEET-HONEY COOKIES FEATURING A SWEET ADVENTURE OF BECOMING BEEKEEPERS. AFTER LOOSING HER FIRST COLONY OF BEES, VLADA SHARES STRUGGLES AND SUCCESSES OF HER 'SWEET' JOURNEY. EPISODE FEATURES OLD-FASHIONED 100% HONEY COOKIES.THE THIRD EPISODE 0020_S2E13 COOKING AND KIDS/WHERE APPLE TREE GROWS - SERBIA/ OPENING A WINDOW TO A MUCH SIMPLER WAY OF LIFE. VLADA IS FLYING US TO SERBIA TO HER HOMETOWN FO BIJELJINA WHERE SHE SHARES STORIES OF HER FAVORITE PEOPLE AND PLACES. EPISODE FEATURES OLD-FASHIONED 6 LAYER WALNUT CAKE.THE FOURTH EPISODE 0022_S3E1 COOKING AND KIDS/HOMEMADE HOT-POCKETS/TURKEY, BODRUM WE ARE OFF ON A LONG TRIP TO TURKEY TO LEARN HOW OTHER NATIONS DO 'FAST FOOD'. FOOD IN TURKEY IS LOCALLY GROWN, HOMEMADE AND DELICIOUS. UPON RETURN TO THE STATES, VLADA WILL SHOW US HOW TO MAKE HEALTHIER HOMEMADE HOT-POCKETS WITH DELICIOUS CHEESES, BEEF AND SWEET SQUASH. THE FIFTH EPISODE 0021_S2E14 COOKING AND KIDS/CHRISTMAS CINNAMON ROLLS, UTAH/ JOIN VLADA, MICKIE AND MARKO TO THE SNOWY UTAH MOUNTAINS... THIS YEAR THEY ARE REPLACING THE HOLIDAY RUSH WITH MORE QUALITY FAMILY TIME. THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON, THE GIFTS WILL BE FRESH SNOW, FUN GAMES, AND SWEET HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLLS.THE SIX EPISODE 0023_S3E2 COOKING AND KIDS/TUNA FISHING IN TURKEY/ EXPLORING FOOD AND HISTORY OF THE AEGEAN REGION WHILE LEARNING THE EASIEST WAY TO PREPARE WILD CAUGHT TUNA.THE SEVENTH EPISODE 0024_S3E3 COOKING AND KIDS/ANCIENT DESSERTS, TURKEY WE ARE TRAVELING TO THE ANCIENT CITY OF EPHESUS, TURKEY, TO LEARN ALL NATURAL, OLD WORLD DESSERT RECIPES.SINCE LAST YEAR 'COOKING AND KIDS' PROGRAM HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED BY 53 ADDITIOANL PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION STATIONS, BRINGING THE NUMBER OF STATIONS WHO DOWNLOADED FROM 257 TO 310. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY RANKED AS THE 27TH MOST DOWNLOADED TELEVISION PROGRAM (OUT OF 955 PROGRAMS AVAILABLE) BY PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION STATIONS. AN ADDITIONAL 4 EPISODES HAVE BEEN FILMED DURING THIS PERIOD AND ARE CURRENTLY IN THE EDITING STAGE.

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF OUR 'LITTLE SPROUTS' PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FREE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SEEDS TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS GARDENING, COOKING WITH FRESH INGREDIENTS AND MORE QUALITY FAMILY TIME.DURING 2022, VLADA'S SEEDS OF LIFE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED OVER $440,000.00 WORTH OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. THIS ENABLED EXPANSION OF THE LITTLE SPROUT PROGRAM, FROM RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY, NEW YOURK AND ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. OVER $120,000 WORTH OF FREE VEGETABLE AND FRUIT SEEDS WERE DONATED VIA 250+ PUBLIC LIBRARIES, ADDRESSING NEEDS FOR FRESHLY GROWN FOOD IN AREAS KNOWN AS FOOD DESERT AREAS SUCH AS SOUTH LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK. ADDITIONAL SEEDS WERE DISTRIBUTED VIA SAN DIEGO MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION AND OTHER VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

PROJECT 'AMERICA DINES-IN' PREPARED AND DELIVERED 148 READY TO SERVE MEALS TO FAMILIES IN NEED.