No summer is complete without indulging in a slice or six of succulent, juicy watermelon. Sweet, crisp and refreshing, ripe watermelon is a staple fruit of summer and worthy of a day dedicated to celebrating it’s existence, which happens to be today. National Watermelon Day That’s right, watermelon (like so many other foods) has a dedicated to it, and because […]
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Win Free Tickets to Pitchfork Music Festival 2015!
We’re excited to once again partner with the fine folks at Pitchfork to bring you the Pitchfork Music Festival 2015, this weekend at Chicago’s Union Park. With local acts, including Wilco and Chance the Rapper, it’s sure to be a wonderful weekend. Highlights of the fest include: Flatstock 50, a poster show and ongoing […]
Grab Your Mats and Hit the Beach for YogaFest
Last fall we rose with the sun to sip Bellinis and kefir smoothies after an invigorating rooftop Sun Salutation yoga party in Austin, Texas. Now we’re bringing our yoga show on the road to New York’s Gurney’s Montauk Resort and Seawater Spa in the Hamptons for YogaFest on Saturday, July 11! Wellness for the Greater […]
It’s the Fourth of July, Happy Birthday, America!
Looking forward to a fabulous three-day weekend? So are we! Here are some tips to help you and your family stay safe while you celebrate the red white and blue this Fourth of July. Fireworks Your best – and safest – bet is to attend a public fireworks show put on by professionals. Not […]
Lifeway and Starfruit Team Up for Pride
Tomorrow is the 46th Annual Chicago Pride Parade, and with Friday’s impressive Supreme Court ruling, we’re sure it’s going to be one of the best yet. Not ones to miss local celebrations of love, acceptance and equality, we’ll once again be teaming up with the Anti Defamation League and marching proudly to celebrate diversity, Chicago’s […]
Finding Our True North with Wanderlust
When it comes to being healthy, what you put in your body is just one piece of the puzzle, albeit a very important one. At Lifeway, we’re dedicated to producing the absolute best kefir, made from the highest quality ingredients, to fuel our bodies. We’re a health food company – the food we make should […]
Lifeway Treats Brooklyn at the 2015 Northside Festival
The Northside Festival is back and bigger than ever this week in sunny Brooklyn, NY! The fest, now it its third year, features more than 400 musical acts, 150 inspiring speakers and 50 movies, providing listening and viewing opportunities for everyone to enjoy! As sponsors of the festival, we’ll also be around sampling some of our famous […]
Lifeway Loves National Dairy Month
June is one of our favorite months – beaches and pools are open, school is out for the summer, fresh produce is everywhere and we can (finally) put our winter coats away. There’s also a special reason the Lifeway family appreciates the first month of summer it’s National Dairy Month! We take dairy seriously at Lifeway and firmly […]
Chef’s Playground Takes School Lunch to the Next Level
Continuing our partnership with Chicago’s Academy for Global Citizenship, we’re proud to be the presenting sponsor this year’s Chef’s Playground benefit, which brings together some of the nation’s most elite chefs for a school lunch-themed night of food and fun. The Academy for Global Citizenship With a mission is to empower all students to […]
What is Food Safety Day?
Did you know that there are more than 200 different diseases that are caused by unsafe food – food containing harmful bacteria, parasites, viruses, chemical substances? Or that there are estimated to be more than two million deaths from contaminated drinking water every year? That food safety can be compromised on every level of food […]