by: Trina Justman Reichert
The first time I was introduced to Blue Zones Project, I was working as a downtown community development director in Mayville. Our organization was always looking for ways to create events for everyone in our Main Street district and support the economic development for our local businesses. So many things about Blue Zones Project made sense, from hosting community events to enriching relationships, learning about how our streets could be better designed for walkability, and helping people live longer, better. Some of the ways that we and our local businesses in the district partnered with Blue Zones Project included hosting healthy cooking demonstrations at our downtown restaurants, organizing potluck moais, conducting purpose workshops, encouraging movement with historic walking tours, and rethinking some of the food and beverage options we’d have available at our community events.
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