We're talking fun in the sun on this week's Growing Good! Alessandra Maria Iavarone is here to talk all about all of the hot spots along Rockaway Beach for your friends and family. Hear about some of the delicious food vendors along the Rockaway Beach boardwalk, including Roberta's own Rippers...

On this week's episode of Growing Good, Alessandra Maria Iavarone is joined in the studio by Bowie Barnett-Zunino and Jeff Barnett-Winsby of the Wassaic Project. The Wassaic Project is an artist-in-residency program in Wassaic, New York that focuses on community. Every year, Bowie and Jeff host the Wassaic Project Summer...

On this week's episode of Growing Good, Alessandra Iavarone is talking about Disney's decision to ban junk food advertisements in all of its media branches in order to fight against childhood obesity. But are the commercials the problem, or are parents to blame for the obesity epidemic? Alessandra talks about...

On this week's episode of Growing Good, Alessandra Maria Iavarone is talking about forest schools. Are you looking for an alternative to traditional classroom learning for your child? Tune in to hear some of the benefits of forest school learning. Alessandra overviews a typical day at a forest school, and...

On this week's Growing Good, Alessandra Iavarone is sharing some of her ideas for inexpensive, do-it-yourself birthday parties! Mamassandra encourages you to get the whole family involved; have your guests make some potlucks, go to the park, and have a birthday that your child will never forget. Have your child's...

This week on Growing Good, Alessandra gives listeners some good information on lead poisoning and sources of lead in the household. Learn why so many commercially sold juices could be dangerous and how to protect yourself and your child from poisoning. Find out about proposed bills and propositions designed to...

Growing Good gets spiritual and heady as Alessandra Iavarone is joined by friend and healer Augustine aka "White Flight". Together they discuss sound and light as a healing force and how integrated consciousness and music are so closely related. Think less with your brain and more from your heart and...

This Growing Good baby Wally is in studio and mom and son go all-aboard the StoryTimeFunLand Express with musician and dad Michael Ahearn. Want to get involved in composting? The duo talks about how to start your own compost pile and Alessandra give you the lowdown on helpful places in...

This week Growing Good takes on the important issue of hyrdrofracking in New York State with Jill Wiener head of The Catskills Citizens for Safe Energy, a grassroots organization. Learn about what exactly hyrdrofracking is, why it's happening, how it can be dangerous to water supply sheds, our communities, and...

On the debut episode of Growing Good, Alessandra Iavarone introduces the show by examining some of the vitamin supplements that have become commonplace for babies today. Find out which vitamins are natural, what you should look for on the label and how to find organic substitutes for synthetic vitamins. Alessandra...