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  • May 21, 2025

    Blue Zones Project director to be featured at Sonoma Speaker Series event

    During his travels around the world to identify and study areas (blue zones) where people live longer and healthier lives, Nick Buettner came across a group of women in their 90s in Okinawa, Japan, who had been best friends for more than 70 years.

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  • May 21, 2025

    Blue Zones Project director to be featured at Sonoma Speaker Series event

    During his travels around the world to identify and study areas (blue zones) where people live longer and healthier lives, Nick Buettner came across a group of women in their 90s in Okinawa, Japan, who had been best friends for more than 70 years.

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  • Apr 23, 2025

    One year later: How the Blue Zones project has reshaped healthy living in Petaluma

    Throughout her life, Petaluma resident Jennifer Eastwood has faced a number of health challenges. But all of that turned around after she was introduced to Blue Zones Project Petaluma, a local chapter of a much larger initiative to improve the health of communities around the nation and the world.

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  • Apr 23, 2025

    One year later: How the Blue Zones project has reshaped healthy living in Petaluma

    Throughout her life, Petaluma resident Jennifer Eastwood has faced a number of health challenges. But all of that turned around after she was introduced to Blue Zones Project Petaluma, a local chapter of a much larger initiative to improve the health of communities around the nation and the world.

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  • Mar 27, 2025

    Letters to the Petaluma Argus-Courier, March 28, 2025

    I am writing to express my appreciation for the exceptional work being done by the staff of the city of Petaluma.

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  • Mar 10, 2025

    Petaluma’s Ethan Schiff, a former music manager turned health coach, finds new life purpose

    “My story has a lot of roller coaster twists and turns,” begins Ethan Schiff, engagement and marketing lead for Blue Zones Project Petaluma and the host of “The True Health Podcast.”

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  • Feb 19, 2025

    Petaluma City Council doubles down on artificial turf at Lucchesi Park

    As city leaders tried to strike a balance between the community’s need for all-weather playing fields versus widespread concerns over the toxicity of artificial turf, the well-used field at Lucchesi Park hung in the balance.

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  • Feb 03, 2025

    Community Matters: Reversing social isolation

    John Crowley is on a mission.

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  • Jan 27, 2025

    Petaluma lectures offer tips on graceful aging and dying

    From “green burials” to “home funerals,” local experts will bring fresh perspectives on end-of-life planning.

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  • Jan 21, 2025

    Petaluma nonprofit gathering connects community leaders and volunteers

    The annual Petaluma Nonprofit Gathering is a must-attend event for nonprofits, community leaders and volunteers, offering an inspiring space to connect, collaborate and innovate. This year’s gathering will be held at Life on Art Makerspace, located at 133 Copeland St., Petaluma — a creative hub dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations through collaboration and hands-on ...

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  • Dec 10, 2024

    Eating plants: the biohack Petaluma is leaning into

    By now everyone has heard some whisper about the Blue Zones and its four main pillars – plants, purpose, pedestrian, and people.

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  • Nov 21, 2024

    Commentary: The health benefits of Petaluma’s bike lanes

    There have been many opinions and responses to the new bike lanes in Petaluma lately.

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  • Sep 09, 2024

    Grains, Beans, Pulses, Oh My!

    Who wants to cut down their meat consumption without cutting out flavor?

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  • Jul 31, 2024

    Climate Column: How to reduce plastic waste

    I took the Plastic Free July Challenge and it was harder than I thought it would be.

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  • Jul 22, 2024

    ‘Blue Zones Project Petaluma’ implementing healthy life habits for community to live longer

    Executive Director of Blue Zones Project Petaluma Nichole Warwick joined host Jessica Wills to chat about the life habits they are implementing to help the community live longer and healthier lives.

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  • Jul 16, 2024

    Plate and Place: Petaluma’s school lunches, straight from the farm

    Petaluma is reinventing its school lunch program, replacing low-quality heat-and-serve meals with highly nutritious farm-to-school foods.

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  • Jul 02, 2024

    Commentary: A Petaluma man’s idea for stopping America’s loneliness epidemic

    The U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, has recently drawn attention to a silent crisis affecting our society: the loneliness epidemic.

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  • Jun 06, 2024

    Blue Zones Project – Petaluma with Nicole Warwick and Jennifer Remmers-Wright

    Join us for an enlightening episode as I sit down with Nichole Warwick and Jennifer Remmers-Wright from the Blue Zones Project Petaluma.

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  • Apr 18, 2024

    Launch of Blue Zones Project Petaluma draws festive crowd

    Hundreds gathered at the Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma campus April 14 to celebrate the Blue Zones Project Petaluma kickoff – Petaluma’s iteration of an international, research-based project that aims to bring communities together for longer, healthier, happier lives.

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  • Apr 18, 2024

    Launch of Petaluma’s Blue Zones Project draws festive crowd

    Hundreds gathered at the Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma campus April 14 to celebrate the Blue Zones Project Petaluma kickoff – Petaluma’s iteration of an international, research-based project that aims to bring communities together for longer, healthier, happier lives.

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    Mar 21, 2024

    Nicole Warwick: Creating A Blue Zones Community (Longevity, Purpose & Protecting What You Love)

    Have you ever wondered what a Blue Zones community consists of?

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  • Aug 31, 2023

    Community Matters: How to help fix local health crisis

    Some of us may not want to hear it, but we live in a country with the worst overall health outcomes of any high-income nation on the planet. According to a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund, the US now has the lowest life expectancy at birth, the highest death rates for avoidable or treatable ...

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  • Jul 11, 2023

    Blue Zones Project and Healthy Petaluma join forces

    The nationwide health initiative known as the Blue Zones Project has officially come to Petaluma, joining forces with health care district Healthy Petaluma in order to help local residents live longer, happier lives. Read the Article >>

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  • Jun 08, 2023

    Blue Zones Project Petaluma: Citywide Initiative To Transform Community’s Well-Being

    Healthy Petaluma District and Foundation (Healthy Petaluma), formerly known as the Petaluma Health Care District, and the City of Petaluma announce the launch of a city-wide Blue Zones Project to help residents live better, longer lives. Read the Article >>

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Read the latest announcements from Blue Zones Project.

Nichole Warwick Appointed as Executive Director of Blue Zones Project Petaluma

November 30, 2023

Blue Zones Project Petaluma Launches to Transform Community’s Well-Being

May 31, 2023

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Every Monday, we've been sharing a different element of the "Power 9", the nine key lifestyle habits of the Blue Zones communities around the world. This week's habit is Plant Slant! 🍅Beans, including fava, black, soy, and lentils are the cornerstone of most centenarian diets. Other common plant-based foods include: nuts, tofu, tempeh, chickpeas, and quinoa, to name a few. 🥜To be clear - this is not directly championing a vegetarian, vegan, or any other specific diet with any label at all! We are simply highlighting eating a wide variety of fruits and veggies, regardless of your protein source.What is your favorite fruit or veggie? Share in the comments! 🥦 ... See MoreSee Less

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