Celebrate the Harvest!

Celebrate the Harvest with …garden-fresh treats, wine, and raffles to benefit Salem Community Gardens, Inc.

This party takes place at Pamplemousse on Tuesday, August 31 from 7 to 9PM.

Advance tickets available at CGB and Pamplemousse, for a suggested donation of $20. Tickets also available at the door.

For more information, contact Lisa Spence at info@growsalem.org

Why Shop Local?

- Local businesses produce more income, jobs, and tax receipts for local communities than big box stores do.

- Local businesses are more likely to utilize local ads, banks and other services.

- Local businesses donate more money to non-profits and are more accountable to their local communities.

- Supporting local businesses preserves the economic diversity of our communities and the unique character of our neighborhoods.

- Supporting local businesses is good for the environment because it cuts down on fuel consumption. Buying locally produced goods reduces the need to ship good from thousands of miles away and also cuts down on the distances shoppers travel.

And although we realize it is not always possible to buy what you need locally, just think local first!

Great Homeopathy Class!

A few weeks ago, CGB hosted a fantastic Health & Healing with Homeopathy Class.

Class instructor Nancy Petino has always been interested in alternative medicines and therapies and practiced them herself.

She says, "As a new mother I became increasingly concerned with finding natural, safe, and non-invasive ways of treating the common ailments that affect children and families – without the harsh side effects and other undesired results of prescription drugs. I wanted an individualized approach to my family’s healthcare. Traditional Western medicine fell short in providing what I was looking for, so I returned to my interest in homeopathy. This path has lead me to be trained as homeopathy practitioner by Rodd Stockwell, MD through Empowerment Medicine."

Contact Nancy at nancypetino@aol.com to learn more.

Special Offer: Yoga Sakti

Click on the coupon above to download a coupon for $5 off of your first Prenatal Yoga class at Yoga Sakti with Spirit Wellness Center! View the full schedule here.

Celebrate the Harvest!

Salem Community Gardens invites you to Celebrate the Harvest. Get ready for an evening of garden-fresh treats and wonderful wines.

Time and place?

Hosted by:
Pamplemousse
185 Essex Street, Salem

Tuesday, Auguest 31
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

This fun-filled event will benefit to the Salem Community Gardens. Suggested donations are $20 and can be purchased at Crunchy Granola Baby, 72 Essex Street, or Pamplemousse.

Hope to see you there!

The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010

A Note from Emily Skin Soothers (Ipswich, MA):

"A few weeks ago, The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 (HR 5786) was introduced by Congressman Ed Markey (MA) and a few other congress persons. It would likely put small cosmetics manufacturers like myself (and maybe some of your other favorite companies)out of business.

Though well meaning, the bill calls for reporting, testing and labeling requirements for Cosmetics that would be extremely burdensome, costly and prohibitive to small companies that already make clean cosmetics. The big companies that make the cheap and potentially dangerous products have the resources to comply and would be able to jump through the hoops.

The bill has been pushed by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics who are using scare tactics like the Story of Cosmetics to inflame the public's fear. They'd like to overregulate and overhaul the whole industry with no regard for companies like ours. There are simpler ways to regulate that would not harm small businesses.

I believe that if the bill passes and hurts the small, green cosmetic companies it will also have extremely negative consequences for many of the small independent health food stores that you shop at.

In Europe over 1000 harmful or suspect ingredients are banned from cosmetics. In the USA, there are less than 20 banned. Wouldn't it be easier to have a list of known harmful and banned substances and enforce it? Would more cumbersome regulations keep us safer, or just be a big waste of time?

I hope you'll consider signing this petition against the ACT here. Thanks for your time and consideration." - Mike Arsenault, founder of Emily Skin Soothers

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