Hoping you are well! I took a spur-of-the-moment kind of trip with the kiddos for a few days last week. Went to NJ to pay a visit to my mom's grave (haven't done that in about 12 years and it just felt like the right thing to do) also went to the BEACH TO SEE THE OCEAN!! (My old friend), then up to CT to see my aunt/cousins briefly and to Viktoras talk at Glen's cafe and then back home. I have to be honest when I say I was never pulled in the direction to read anything by Viktoras and so I never read his book, never attended one of his talks. I am, however, VERY glad I went. I even commented about it on Kevin and Annmarie's site. (You have to scroll down about 2/3s down for my comment but I encourage you to watch the whole clip and read all the comments and add your own.) I think Viktoras did a very good job at his role of being the "father of raw foods."

Anyway, It was a short whirlwind trip and I always love these breaks that I take and yet I seem to pay for them dearly when I get back. It seems to take a while to fully get back into the swing of things, even WITH having my laptop at my side the whole time. So I'm behind in deliveries, playing catch up with your emails, etc. At least our lovely and talented seamstress is back to sew up all these nut milk bag orders we're getting! And we're getting them! Here's the link to see the nylon bags and the hemp bags! We wholesale and retail them.

RESENDING: 'Tis the season for sunscreen. Here is a database chock full of info: cosmeticsdatabase.com - it includes recommendations for sunscreens which don't have harmful chemicals in them. AND ADDING: here is the link for how they did their research: cosmeticsdatabase.com


I've also sent this out in previous newsletters but feel it's good to send again:  teensforsafecosmetics.org - there's a data base there for cosmetics/skin care as well searchforthecause.org - this has  a "dirty dozen" list of chemicals to try to avoid. 


Here's interesting reading on anti-bacterial products: ewg.org


There's a nice forum for all things healing in VT: vermonthealers.org - I'm on it under "rawvermont" - Now if I only had time to write on the forum! :-)


And while I'm at it, there's a nice directory for all things birth related here in VT:  vermontbirthnetwork.org - you can even see my friend/neighbor Erin on the home page! AW! (Do you like the website? Well, I made it!) :-)