Blue Zones Project Palm Springs

03/23/2026

Happy National Puppy Day! 🐶

Dogs help foster social connection, support natural movement, and provide us with a sense of purpose.

The sweetest puppies are available to adopt now at , because sometimes the best motivation has four legs and a whole lot of 💙 🐾

Link in bio for details.

03/18/2026

Feeling so grateful 💙
Thank you to the 1,000+ students, educators, parents, local leaders, organizations, and community members who showed up this morning for Cielo Vista Charter School’s Blue Ribbon Celebration. It meant so much to share it together.
More photos + videos coming soon and stay tuned for more amazing partnerships launching this spring! ✨

03/18/2026

03/17/2026

Everyone’s excited! 🎉 Less than 24 hours until we celebrate Cielo Vista Charter School!
Join us Wednesday, March 18:

⏰ 7:15 AM – Free tees for students + community
🚶‍♀️ Walk from Demuth Park to the school
✂️ 7:45 AM – Blue Ribbon cutting with Mayor Naomi Soto, Superintendent Funchess, & Fuego
🎡 8:00 AM - Healthy Carnival featuring:
🥕 Aziz Farms Pop-up farmers market
🎯 Games & prizes
🎨 Crafts from the Children’s Discovery Museum and more!
Come celebrate, connect, and kick off something special 💙

03/13/2026

So...we forgot to mention that will be joining us at Cielo Vista Charter School's Blue Ribbon Celebration on March 18! 🔥

How's that for a ?

Or a 😉

Link in bio to RSVP! 💙

03/12/2026

🎉 BIG NEWS!

Cielo Vista Charter School is officially the FIRST Blue Zones Project Approved School in Palm Springs!

Join us Wednesday, March 18 as we celebrate with a morning full of movement, fun, and good vibes:

🚶‍♀️ 7:15 AM – Community "Walking School Bus" from Demuth Park to Cielo Vista
✂️ 7:45 AM – Blue Ribbon Cutting Celebration with City of Palm Springs Mayor Naomi Soto
🎪 8:00AM - 10AM Healthy Carnival (7:45–10 AM) for Cielo Vista Charter School kids, parents, and educators
• Pop-Up Farmers Market
• Games, prizes & crafts
• Activities with Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert

💙Let’s walk, celebrate, and kick off a healthier future for Palm Springs schools. Link in bio to RSVP!

03/09/2026

Just some former little kids tasked with helping Blue Zones Project Palm Springs make our city happier and healthier. 💙

1. Dee Morales, Public Policy Lead
2. Chris Ruetz, Community Engagement Lead
3. Mihai Patru, Executive Director
4. Franchesca Forrer, Organization and Well-being Lead

03/08/2026

We have a big announcement coming soon about but first - try their new Kale salad featuring ingredients from . Just-picked, locally grown, healthy and delicious.

03/06/2026

One more day until our virtual Town Hall! Don't miss your chance to win great prizes during our trivia session and hear all about the new events and programs happening this spring and beyond. 💙

🗓️Friday, March 6, 9am.
🔗Link in bio to register.

03/04/2026

Learn more about Blue Zones Project Palm Springs' first year and exciting new events and programs coming up! Join our Executive Director, Mihai Patru, for our first-ever virtual Town Hall this Friday, March 6, 9am. 💙

✨PLUS: win great prizes to our healthy restaurant partners and grocers with our first trivia session!

🔗Link in bio to register.

03/03/2026

One year in, and the momentum is real. 👏🏼
The team at Blue Zones Project Palm Springs is reflecting on what this journey has meant — the partnerships formed, the policies shaped, and the everyday wins that are helping make the healthy choice the easy choice. 💙
Now we’re looking ahead. Join us for our first-ever Virtual Town Hall on March 6 at 9am to hear what’s next for our community. 🌴
🔗Link in bio to register.

02/27/2026

Under an open desert sky, Native Foods introduced Native in Nature — a commitment to connecting the food we eat to the great outdoors. Today they met with our partners at Aziz Farms, where they will be sourcing more locally grown produce. 🍅🥬

From heirloom cilantro perfuming the rows, tomatoes heavy on the vine, White Russian kale ruffling in the breeze, and beets glowing like desert dusk - this is what local tastes like. 💙