Hey there! I'm Jenny (your host) — a wife, a mother to 3 amazing grown kiddos, and newly an Oma to 2 beautiful little granddaughters! In my spare time you'll usually find my nose in a good book or my Bible. One of my favorites is You Are the Placebo — life-changing book right there! Joe Dispenza is such a fascinating author! We are outdoor people and LOVE camping! I also enjoy walking, hiking, and I'm a total gym rat — working on my perfect home gym! My hubby and I are also homebodies, and my favorite thing to do is probably watch scary movies. I love to be scared. 🤡 I'm a juicer and in my happy place when I'm knee-deep in food prep or creating a new vegan recipe (or three 🤪). I'm also a self-taught, full-time plant-based experimenter 🌿. I went plant-based a little over a year ago after witnessing firsthand what food could actually do — and heal — for me. I had tried it ALL. Keto, Carnivore, Atkins, GLP-1, powders, pills… you name it. Nothing worked, and I was simply sick and tired of being sick and tired. So I joined a 28-day online fruitarian challenge — and went all in. 🥳 Since then, I've shed 60 lbs naturally, reversed Type II diabetes, dropped my fasting blood sugar from 165 → 72, lowered my A1C from 6.9 → 5.0, healed my gut, cleared my brain fog, reversed insulin resistance, reduced my inflammation, and finally started pooping daily (hallelujah 🙌). Once my body felt this good, my heart naturally followed — and that's when I became fully vegan. For the first time in my adult life, I've been able to maintain a healthy weight — and at 48 years young, I'm on ZERO medications, prescription or over-the-counter. That's huge, considering I was medicated for most of my adult life. I'm here to share the real, the messy, the delicious, and the always-magical journey of living plant-based — the food, the habits, and the everyday wins (and losses) — so you can see that healthy living doesn't have to be hard or boring. Pull up a chair, and let's get rooted & wild together! 🌱💛

What's YOUR favorite juice? Today we are celebrating the most refreshing thing you can put in your body. I am a juice girl through and through. There is something about a cold fresh pressed juice that just makes everything feel better. And today we are talking about four of my absolute favorites and why each one deserves a permanent spot in your life. 🌿 🍎 🅰🅿🅿🅻🅴 🅹🆄🅸🅲🅴 First things first — fresh pressed apple juice and store bought apple juice are two completely different things. Store bought is essentially sugar water with the good stuff stripped out. Fresh pressed? That's where the magic is. 🌿 Fresh apple juice is loaded with quercetin — a powerful antioxidant that has been shown to reduce inflammation, support brain health, and even protect against certain cancers. It also contains vitamin C, potassium, and malic acid which supports liver function and gives you that gorgeous tart flavor. Green apples give you a sharper more tart juice. Red apples give you something sweeter and more mellow. Mix them together and you've got something really special. 🍎 🥤 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲: 🍎 4-6 apples of your choice 🫚 Optional — thumb of ginger for a kick 🍋 Optional — squeeze of lemon to brighten it up Run through your juicer. Drink immediately. Feel fancy. 😄🌿 🍊 🅾🆁🅰🅽🅶🅴 🅹🆄🅸🅲🅴 Again — fresh pressed only. The stuff in the carton has been sitting in oxygen depleted storage tanks for up to a year before it hits shelves. A YEAR. 😳 And then they add synthetic flavor packs to make it taste like oranges again. Fresh pressed orange juice tastes like an entirely different drink and once you go fresh you SIMPLY cannot go back. PERIOD. Fresh OJ is one of the richest sources of vitamin C on the planet — one glass can give you over 100% of your daily needs. It's also packed with folate for cell health, potassium for heart health, and flavonoids that reduce inflammation and support immunity. 🌿 🥤𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲: 🍊 6-8 navel oranges 🍋 Optional — half a lemon for brightness 🫚 Optional — pinch of turmeric for an anti-inflammatory boost.

A few months ago, Rooted & Wild was just an idea. Just a little thought in my noggin. Today, we're over 130 members strong! Sharing recipes, celebrating victories, learning new skills, and proving that whole food, plant-based eating can be simple, affordable, and ridiculously delicious. Watching this community grow has been such a joy for ME, and I can't thank you enough for being part of it. ❤️ Because I have some BIG dreams for Rooted & Wild, it's time for the next chapter. Beginning July 1, all new members will receive a 7-day free trial, followed by $9/month. As Rooted & Wild grows, so will everything inside it. New classrooms. New recipes. New workshops. New cookbooks. More tools to help people thrive on a whole food, plant-based lifestyle, and all the ideas that seem to pop into my head at 2:00 in the morning can come to life. 😄 💚 If you're already here — Nothing changes friend! You are officially a Founding Member, and your membership is 100% free for life! YOU believed in Rooted & Wild before it became what it is today. You trusted me, encouraged me, shared your wins, asked incredible questions, and helped create this AMAZING, welcoming, judgment-free community I always hoped it would become. For that, I'll always be grateful 🫶🏻 If you've been thinking about inviting a friend, now is the perfect time. Anyone who joins before July 1 will also become a Founding Member and receive free lifetime access. This community has never been about perfection. It's about progress, curiosity, great food, and people cheering each other on. And honestly...I think we're just getting started. 🌿 Thank you for believing in this dream and for helping Rooted & Wild grow into something truly special. P.S. BuffaLOU fully supports this decision 🫶🏻mostly because somebody has to fund his ever-growing tofu and potato classroom empire. 🦬🥔🌱

—> Calling ALL Community Builders 👷‍♀️ One of my favorite things about Rooted & Wild is discovering all the amazing humans doing incredible work. With 130+ members I KNOW WE HAVE SOME TALENT AND LOVE TO SHARE! Do you have something you'd like to share? 👇 Drop up to TWO links in the comments: 🌱 Your Skool community 🎥 YouTube channel 🎙️ Podcast 🌐 Website Once everyone has had a chance to share, I'm going to create a brand-new Rooted & Wild Community Directory classroom that will be unlocked for everyone. It'll be a one-stop place where members can discover amazing creators, learn something new, and support one another. We are all in this together 🫂 When you comment, please include: ✨ Up to 2 links ✨ Tell us about your community, podcast, channel, or website. ✨ Who it's for. ✨ How you help people or what you offer. Let's help each other grow. 🌿 I can't wait to see what you've been building! If you aren't building but you have a community you would like to share OR a podcast we all need to know about, please share away 🦬💚

Today's Watched & Rooted Wednesday feels extra special because today marks 7 years alcohol-free. 💚 For 25 years I was a horrible alcoholic. When I first got sober, I thought I was just quitting alcohol. Ditching the hangovers. I had no idea I was about to create a entirely different life. Annnnnd the greatest gift wasn't better sleep, more energy, or even better health. It was my family. I was given the opportunity to rebuild relationships with my kids and the people I love most. There were bridges I nearly destroyed forever, and over the years, one conversation, one apology, and one day at a time, those bridges were rebuilt. It has not been easy. Some days I wanted to throw in the towel and grab a bottle of Jack! BUT – my kids got their mom back. And now my grandkids get the Oma they deserve. And I was saved. Sobriety introduced to me Big Daddy J 🌱 That will always be my greatest victory 💫 Sobriety also gave me the clarity to rediscover my love of cooking, heal my relationship with food, BELIEVE IN MYSELF, and eventually create this incredible Rooted & Wild community. None of it would exist without that decision I made seven years ago. None of it. One of the biggest things I've learned is that healing isn't just about removing something. It's about creating the life that comes next. I think this is the part sober people struggle with the most! For today's Watched & Rooted Wednesday, I found a podcast that feels especially fitting. If you're curious about the connection between nutrition, cravings, brain health, and alcohol-free living, I think you'll really enjoy it. 🎧 No More Booze with Dr. Brooke Scheller: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ck5UGrj5j4Qv5M3p2m6bJ Whether you're alcohol-free, sober curious, supporting someone you love, or simply interested in how food affects the brain, I hope it gives you something to think about. Here's to healing, second chances, and showing up for the people who matter most. THANK YOU for letting me share this milestone with you. 💚