What a Response!
THANK YOU to everyone who applied to our ad last week. At first I was nervous as a few people said I would not find anyone who would want to do so many things……but dozens and dozens of you sent in letters, resumes called or stopped in. We were overwhelmed with how many of you also passed the info on to others you felt would be a perfect fit. Heck, now we are REALLY motivated to grow so we can hire more of the wonderful people out there!
Interviewing didn’t take long to find the perfect fit for our team. Jenny Bartell applied and as Jen has been a key player in our non profit organization – Vibrant Life Vibrant Child. Inc, we knew her incredible work ethics, her positive and enthusiastic outlook on life, her own personal healing story (you all must check out her website) and her own passion for all we are doing. Many of you may already know her as Jen from Jen’s Jubilee. We are VERY excited to have her part of our business, and we look forward to moving forward quickly!
Plumber??
Anyone out there able to hook up a bathroom sink? You need to know we have a VERY Old home (prior to 1900) with nice old plumbing – and want to hook up a nice new sink! J Please call us at 629-4301!
Green Onions
Brought them in,
didn’t sell them,
now on sale!
Sure tried!
If you don’t buy them you find them in our:
Hummus, pizzas, lasagna, stuffed trout, and green drink!
Ok, not the green drink……
Thursday Class- Your Daily Bread! 7PM
Join our family as we present to you our daily diet! How do you feed a family and live a raw food diet? Can you eat one thing and make another? What do you eat when the family eats? What do they like that you may enjoy? What cooked food do we all eat? Come enjoy samples, questions answer period, and hear it from the lips of babes! Rose (9) and Lilly (7) will talk about how it is growing up in a living food home. Rose will knock your socks off with the best tasting berry drink you have ever tasted (guaranteed) complete with fish oils! I just about flipped over when I tasted what she and Lilly make everyday. And yes, it even has GREENS! Julia will demonstrate the eating habits of a typical raw food teenager (she will even pack up a lunch) and discuss what happens in the lunchroom at school. What motivates husbands and children to eat well? THIS WILL! BONUS FEATURE: Eric (19) will make his delicious protein pack with maca-cacao-green-chia seed- anything he can find raw dessert! YUM! Cost: $15.00
Weddings
If you arrive and our parking lot looks full – DON’T LEAVE! We always have open parking in front of the store for our wedding guests. Pull on up and enjoy shopping and don’t worry about the wedding whether it is outdoors or indoors. Besides, what better thing to witness than an outdoor wedding on a beautiful day in our lovely gardens?
Speaking of…..you are welcome anytime to stroll through the gardens.
Plants
We have a nice variety of plants still left for your gardening pleasure! Eva, who brought in many varieties of tomatoes, went nuts this year and is anxious to see if we can move these tomatoes. Now on the tomatoes note, if you bought tomatoes last week consider yourself luck as I never noticed that the second round of tomatoes prices were higher (they were larger) and we sold them for less than we bought them for! What a nice place this Nature’s Garden is! So this week they are up a bit from last week, but worth every penny. Heirloom seeds, organic soil and worm castings? You can’t go wrong! Herbs, egg plants, and peppers still available as well!
NEW APPLES – Autumn Greeting
Karen has a NEW favorite apple! WOW was it a treat to walk through the produce department last week looking for a snack when I saw Roger had ordered a new apple. I don’t usually grab apples, because many of them are so sweet, but I thought I would try. WOWSA! They are fantastic! I left some for you to try, so come on in and enjoy a wonderful snack yourself! YUM! Don’t let the name fool you – you don’t need to wait until autumn....
Keynote and Public Speaking
For many years it has been a desire to enter the world of public speaking. The time has come! It has been an incredible journey thus far, as I have enjoyed speaking around WI at colleges, businesses, courthouses, doctor’s practices, a nursing association and churches. Our family and business team believes the time has come to have others run the office and kitchen, so I can spend the hours I do work motivating and inspiring others to take control of their health, naturally. Please review the Motivator-Presenter Brochure and letter of recommendation (from a professor in Milwaukee) and pass it on to your employers, pastors, friends or business associates. Thank you!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Last month I had my first Thermal Image.
I was feeling great. Although my regular exercise regimen was at bay due to the recent expos, I was very active and truly felt healthy and balanced.
My Image showed otherwise!
As soon as the first gray scale image was up I noticed my hormones were out of wack! Really? I didn’t feel a thing! Hormones govern growth, development, and multiple mental and physical functions throughout life. Hormonal imbalances can cause too much or too little of certain hormones to be released. As every cell is impacted by your hormones, balance is of utmost importance!
I started on our Hormonal Changese tincture the next day. Our herbalist makes it after the same pattern Dr. Christopher does, using all organic herbs in a base of organic grape alcohol. It is AMAZING!
Two weeks later my cycle kicked in. For years now I have enjoyed a very short, but very aggressive cycle. NO MORE! This cycle came and went within days and I hardly even knew it!
I cannot wait to see the other changes that will take place in my body as my hormones balance out, and to have another image done in a few months to see my progress.
I would recommend thermal imaging to ANYONE who breathes. Please visit our website and read more about what Thermal Imaging can detect in both men and women. From TMJ, CTS, IBS, nerve concerns to the obvious cancer and hormones, Thermal Imaging is a must in early detection.
To your VERY BEST HEALTH! – Karen
Plants are in and moving QUICK!
BEAUTIFUL veggies for the garden all grown in worm castings from heirloom seeds. YUM! You can save the seeds from these plants and grown them for your great great great great grandchildren! (you get the picture) NO GMO seeds available here!
Chicken on Sale!
Stock up this week only on sweet Smart Chicken for the summer. No growth hormones used on these chicks! These chickens were allowed to roam free and eat well.
Thursday May 26th 7:00 PM Spice up your kitchen with Herbs!
Herbs and Spices for Cooking with Chris and Joy. We can’t wait for this class! Fresh herbs are WONDERFUL in everything from pancakes to rice dishes, salads, casseroles and beans. Learn what herbs and spices to use with what foods, multi herb/spice combinations, cutting/using/drying herbs and most importantly…..what herbs you like so you can plant them in your garden! We will have plenty of fresh herbs to sample. YUM!!! To herb infinity and beyond! Enjoy our master herbalist (Chris) in his COMFORT zone! Cost $15.00
I was feeling great. Although my regular exercise regimen was at bay due to the recent expos, I was very active and truly felt healthy and balanced.
My Image showed otherwise!
As soon as the first gray scale image was up I noticed my hormones were out of wack! Really? I didn’t feel a thing! Hormones govern growth, development, and multiple mental and physical functions throughout life. Hormonal imbalances can cause too much or too little of certain hormones to be released. As every cell is impacted by your hormones, balance is of utmost importance!
I started on our Hormonal Changese tincture the next day. Our herbalist makes it after the same pattern Dr. Christopher does, using all organic herbs in a base of organic grape alcohol. It is AMAZING!
Two weeks later my cycle kicked in. For years now I have enjoyed a very short, but very aggressive cycle. NO MORE! This cycle came and went within days and I hardly even knew it!
I cannot wait to see the other changes that will take place in my body as my hormones balance out, and to have another image done in a few months to see my progress.
I would recommend thermal imaging to ANYONE who breathes. Please visit our website and read more about what Thermal Imaging can detect in both men and women. From TMJ, CTS, IBS, nerve concerns to the obvious cancer and hormones, Thermal Imaging is a must in early detection.
To your VERY BEST HEALTH! – Karen
Plants are in and moving QUICK!
BEAUTIFUL veggies for the garden all grown in worm castings from heirloom seeds. YUM! You can save the seeds from these plants and grown them for your great great great great grandchildren! (you get the picture) NO GMO seeds available here!
Chicken on Sale!
Stock up this week only on sweet Smart Chicken for the summer. No growth hormones used on these chicks! These chickens were allowed to roam free and eat well.
Thursday May 26th 7:00 PM Spice up your kitchen with Herbs!
Herbs and Spices for Cooking with Chris and Joy. We can’t wait for this class! Fresh herbs are WONDERFUL in everything from pancakes to rice dishes, salads, casseroles and beans. Learn what herbs and spices to use with what foods, multi herb/spice combinations, cutting/using/drying herbs and most importantly…..what herbs you like so you can plant them in your garden! We will have plenty of fresh herbs to sample. YUM!!! To herb infinity and beyond! Enjoy our master herbalist (Chris) in his COMFORT zone! Cost $15.00
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Smoothies, Classes, DISCOUNTS!
This Week’s Classes!
TONIGHT: TUESDAY – Living with ENERGY! Come enjoy a 90 minute presentation that will put YOU back in charge of your HEALTH! Learn about the colon, the liver, the immune system, proteins, minerals and what impact food has on it all! From cells to energy, this class will make you rethink many things you have been taught about “health”. Veggie Protein Drinks afterwards! $20.00
THURSDAY - Blender MADNESS! Enjoy a fast moving, try-a-bit-of-everything-from-the-blender class! From nut milks to ice cream to raw dressings, smoothies and sauces, come discover what is possible with that kitchen appliance under your counter. YOU WILL NEVER look at YOUR BLENDER the same! All raw, delicious, gluten free, and dairy free GOODNESS. Cost $15.00 Have a request? JUST EMAIL!
!!EXCITING DISCOUNTS!! Wednesday May 18th and May 19th
Ms. Tiffany is a new therapist here at Nature’s Garden Wellness Center. She has been trained for months by our wonderful Nurse Teresa Lopez. We would like to offer discounts this week only!
Wednesday and Thursday: Medicupping treatment 1 hour for $ 40.00 (savings of 20.00!) This treatment is well known for having immediate effects on scars, post surgery, stretch marks, varicose veins, cellulite, assisting with weight loss and surgery, releasing tightly contracted muscle tissue and much more.
Or you may like to take advantage of this GREAT OFFER!! Our Rejuvena (a facial that creates a face lift) 30 minute session for $20.00 (savings of 10.00!)
Please call today for this great offer. You can reach us at 262-629-4301, Debbie will be happy to assist you! COME IN AND MEET OUR TIFFANY!
NEW ITEMS
Organic Dried Pineapple
Organic Dried Prunes
Organic Dried Mango
Organic Yellow Pear Tomatoes
Organic Green Onion Bunches
Drink Cooler by Check Out!
More NEW Organic Spices
Hundreds of Organic Vegetable Plants grown with Worm Castings come this week!
SMOOTHIE TREATS!!
QUICK ALMOND MILK
This easy almond milk keeps 4-5 days in the fridge. If you want chocolate or strawberry milk, just follow below directions!
Plain Almond Milk
3 cups water
2 ½ frozen bananas
3 tb raw almond butter
1 tsp vanilla
5-6 dates or other sweetener (optional. Can be unsweetened!)
Enjoy and Store in fridge!
For CHOCOLATE Almond Milk:
Pour 1 ¾ cup milk into blender
Add 1 heaping TB cacoa
Blend through smoothie cycle
For STRAWBERRY Almond Milk:
Pour 1 ½ cup milk into blender
Add ¾ cup frozen strawberries
Blend through smoothie cycle
BLUEBERRY VANILLA KEFIR SMOOTHIE
2 organic frozen bananas
½ cup coconut kefir OR
½ cup of organic coconut milk OR
¼ cup coconut milk powder
2 tbsp organic flaxseed meal or hemp seeds
½ tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp organic vanilla
¾ cup frozen organic blueberries
1 cup milk (more or less depending on desired consistency)
Place all ingredients into blender. Adjust setting to high speed and blend until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Pour into tall beverage glasses and enjoy.
THICK & RICH PEANUT BUTTER COCOA SMOOTHIE
2 organic frozen bananas
1 cup coconut kefir OR
1 cup of organic coconut milk OR
½ cup coconut milk powder
2 tbsp organic peanut butter (can use almond, walnut or cashew butter)
2 tbsp organic flaxseed meal
2 ½ tbsp raw caco powder
2 tsp organic vanilla
1 cup milk (more or less depending on desired consistency)
Place all ingredients into blender. Adjust setting to high speed and blend until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Pour into tall beverage glasses and enjoy.
Tomatoes
Mexico Midget
Yellow Plum
Purple Plum
Amish
WI 55
Nebraska
Red Brandywine
Veggies
Kale
Cabbage
Brussels sprouts
Broccoli
Kohlrabi
Pepper Varieties
Egg Plant Varieties
Muscha mix lettuce
Herbs and Spices
Chives
Oregano
Lovage
Sorrel
St John’s wart
Comphrey
Basil
Purple Basil
Parsley
Rosemary
Yarrow
Thyme
TONIGHT: TUESDAY – Living with ENERGY! Come enjoy a 90 minute presentation that will put YOU back in charge of your HEALTH! Learn about the colon, the liver, the immune system, proteins, minerals and what impact food has on it all! From cells to energy, this class will make you rethink many things you have been taught about “health”. Veggie Protein Drinks afterwards! $20.00
THURSDAY - Blender MADNESS! Enjoy a fast moving, try-a-bit-of-everything-from-the-blender class! From nut milks to ice cream to raw dressings, smoothies and sauces, come discover what is possible with that kitchen appliance under your counter. YOU WILL NEVER look at YOUR BLENDER the same! All raw, delicious, gluten free, and dairy free GOODNESS. Cost $15.00 Have a request? JUST EMAIL!
!!EXCITING DISCOUNTS!! Wednesday May 18th and May 19th
Ms. Tiffany is a new therapist here at Nature’s Garden Wellness Center. She has been trained for months by our wonderful Nurse Teresa Lopez. We would like to offer discounts this week only!
Wednesday and Thursday: Medicupping treatment 1 hour for $ 40.00 (savings of 20.00!) This treatment is well known for having immediate effects on scars, post surgery, stretch marks, varicose veins, cellulite, assisting with weight loss and surgery, releasing tightly contracted muscle tissue and much more.
Or you may like to take advantage of this GREAT OFFER!! Our Rejuvena (a facial that creates a face lift) 30 minute session for $20.00 (savings of 10.00!)
Please call today for this great offer. You can reach us at 262-629-4301, Debbie will be happy to assist you! COME IN AND MEET OUR TIFFANY!
NEW ITEMS
Organic Dried Pineapple
Organic Dried Prunes
Organic Dried Mango
Organic Yellow Pear Tomatoes
Organic Green Onion Bunches
Drink Cooler by Check Out!
More NEW Organic Spices
Hundreds of Organic Vegetable Plants grown with Worm Castings come this week!
SMOOTHIE TREATS!!
QUICK ALMOND MILK
This easy almond milk keeps 4-5 days in the fridge. If you want chocolate or strawberry milk, just follow below directions!
Plain Almond Milk
3 cups water
2 ½ frozen bananas
3 tb raw almond butter
1 tsp vanilla
5-6 dates or other sweetener (optional. Can be unsweetened!)
Enjoy and Store in fridge!
For CHOCOLATE Almond Milk:
Pour 1 ¾ cup milk into blender
Add 1 heaping TB cacoa
Blend through smoothie cycle
For STRAWBERRY Almond Milk:
Pour 1 ½ cup milk into blender
Add ¾ cup frozen strawberries
Blend through smoothie cycle
BLUEBERRY VANILLA KEFIR SMOOTHIE
2 organic frozen bananas
½ cup coconut kefir OR
½ cup of organic coconut milk OR
¼ cup coconut milk powder
2 tbsp organic flaxseed meal or hemp seeds
½ tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp organic vanilla
¾ cup frozen organic blueberries
1 cup milk (more or less depending on desired consistency)
Place all ingredients into blender. Adjust setting to high speed and blend until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Pour into tall beverage glasses and enjoy.
THICK & RICH PEANUT BUTTER COCOA SMOOTHIE
2 organic frozen bananas
1 cup coconut kefir OR
1 cup of organic coconut milk OR
½ cup coconut milk powder
2 tbsp organic peanut butter (can use almond, walnut or cashew butter)
2 tbsp organic flaxseed meal
2 ½ tbsp raw caco powder
2 tsp organic vanilla
1 cup milk (more or less depending on desired consistency)
Place all ingredients into blender. Adjust setting to high speed and blend until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Pour into tall beverage glasses and enjoy.
Tomatoes
Mexico Midget
Yellow Plum
Purple Plum
Amish
WI 55
Nebraska
Red Brandywine
Veggies
Kale
Cabbage
Brussels sprouts
Broccoli
Kohlrabi
Pepper Varieties
Egg Plant Varieties
Muscha mix lettuce
Herbs and Spices
Chives
Oregano
Lovage
Sorrel
St John’s wart
Comphrey
Basil
Purple Basil
Parsley
Rosemary
Yarrow
Thyme
Monday, May 9, 2011
NEW CLASS SCHEDULE!
Here it is! The new summer schedule is here! ENJOY! I know we are all EXCITED!
Sara’s is Back!
Sarah Bronson will be coming into town and has a few appointments still open! Sarah Bronson is a dear friend of our nurse, Teresa, and is from Florida. Both Teresa and Sara were in the same Wellness Center in Palm Beach. Sarah practices a technique called Brain Balance, and because it is hard to put into words, she simply calls it Happiness Alignment!
When I was introduced to what Sarah does, it was not hard at all to understand, as I have been exposed to much of the circulating techniques of healing for two decades now. Our daughter Emily is completing her certification in The Body Code, and it is similar to what Sarah offers.
Simply stated, The Body Code, Brain Balance, Happiness Alignment, EFT, simply are ways to release emotions, feelings and even chemicals from the body. I have taken part in all of these methods and love it! I still use the Emotional Freedom Technique EFT when I can’t fall asleep and it works great! Sarah will be speaking on this Wednesday, and if you are interested in seeing her, please call soon as her time is almost completely full! Sarah has openings each day May 11-17.
Organic Sod?
We just cut a new 100 x 60 foot garden and rolled the sod! If anyone is interested, we are asking $1.5 a roll and have about half that area left. Please call 629-4300.
The Wedding Season is here!
For those of you new to shopping at Nature’s Garden, you may not be aware that we host weddings many Saturdays during the summer. The upper parking lot is ALWAYS left open for Nature’s Garden shoppers! If you arrive and the parking lot looks full for a wedding, please just pull up to the store. NOTE: We have MANY outdoor weddings. IF you arrive during an outdoor wedding, please pull up slowly so as to not disturb the wedding. The wedding times are always: 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm and occasionally we have an 11:00 am. We do NOT have weddings each Saturday, but when weddings are going on, do not leave! Just come on up to shop!!
NEW PRODUCTS GALORE!
Our TOOTH POWDER is here! We actually label it T & G powder as we cannot sell the INCREDIBLE herb comfrey for internal use. I suppose it healed too many people but WE ALL STILL USE IT! Heck, I use it in my green smoothies! Many have asked what we use for toothpaste and this is it. We have labeled it appropriately, and you will see we recommend it for external use only…..and you can do with it what you wish!
Here are other new products! Mrs . Meyers Clean Day Bathroom Cleaner Lemon and Lavender, Nature’s Garden Organic Rosemary, Nature’s Garden Coriander Powder, Nature’s Garden Paprika, Organic Spearmint Tea, A Crazy NEW The Soap Bag that hold your soaps in the shower! We LOVE them and have sold so many since we brought them in last week! Also, new Sandwich Sacks to replace the plastic bags (our kids love them and use them daily) and some new reading books: The Raw Life by: Paul Nison, The Daylight Diet by Paul Nison, and Raw Knowledge by Paul Nison.
OUR GARDENS
We enjoy the beauty of the gardens here and welcome you to enjoy them too! If you would like to stroll in the gardens when you come to shop, please feel welcome. If you have children, they MUST hold your hand. We are quite strict when it comes to children in our gardens, so please respect this one request. As the weather warms up you will find our Yoga classes will be in the Gardens as well! We will have different musical groups perform for us as well in the gardens….and will keep you posted!
PLANTS and SEEDS!
Organic Veggies and Herbs will be here in two weeks! ALL have been planted in rich organic soil with worm castings. These plants will be incredible in your garden! Our heirloom organic seeds are in the store and waiting for your first tilling! DISCOUNTED 2009 and 2010 seeds are available as well.
Tiffany, Debbie, Kelly – who are these people!?
Tiffany joins us up in the Wellness Center. Tiffany is a delightful CNA who is helping Teresa with her appointments. Tiffany has adorable young children and is very excited to join the team! Tiffany has been training for many months under Teresa, and is a dear friend to all she meets. Debbie is a lovely woman who has been hired to keep us all on track up in the Wellness Center. Debbie is taking over all of my accounting responsibilities, and is going to run the office so I can PLAY! With the many speaking engagements coming my way, I can’t WAIT to get into the public more and leave the daily “grind” to someone who loves accounting! Ha! Perhaps my book will get finished with some extra time on my hands……. Kelly is our daughter Amy’s best friend. (They are both 4.0 students neck-to-neck at their school for valedictorian!) Kelly will be helping with our new computer program for the kitchen so we can mass produce some of our items for sale at other stores. Kelly will also be helping at the register in the store. Say hello when you meet her! WELCOME to Everyone!
FAMILY UPDATES!
YOU CAN STOP READING NOW (but you sure don’t need too!), AS THE FOLLOWING is intended for all those customers who know our family and enjoy the updates! Here are updates from Eric, Amy and Jenna!
Eric: (19) Many of you know Eric has been anxiously awaiting his mission call, and it came! Eric will be serving in the Spanish Speaking Orlando Florida Mission for two years! He is very excited and has saved several thousand dollars towards his mission. He is honored and excited to serve the wonderful people in that part of our amazing country. Eric leaves June 17th and if you would like to attend his open house please join us June 12th starting at 4:00 pm.
Amy (16) is still living in South Africa on a Foreign Exchange. She will return in Early July!
Dear Friends and Family,
Hello Everyone! Here are some differences between Cape Town and home, and an update on my experience thus far. It has been so incredible, thank-you again to everyone that helped get me here!
School: The season of Touch Rugby has now ended, which is the sport Janell and I played this term. It's like rugby, but instead of brutally tackling each other you aggressively "touch" them, and thus there are slightly different rules. Its really fun! (If you want to learn... let me know and we'll organize a game sometime!)
Cost of Living The basic living costs are much less here compared to home- food, apartments, clothing (depending on where you shop, obviously), transportation, and so forth, costs a lot less. (Not vehicles, electronics, name brand shoes, etc. though). All of the groceries on the counter in the picture attached cost just over70 Rand, or $10! (That would be a big white pumpkin, honeydew melon, 2 roughly 2lb bags of carrots, a giant cucumber, bag of grape tomatoes, loaf of bread, bag of mixed salad, a few peaches and 5 mangoes.) It’s awesome! “Fruit & Veg Mart” is one of the largest lines of produce stores in SA, and is the object of my heart’s adoration. 3 When I begin misbehaving, or scavenge some of Neville’s food, he just threatens not to take me there for a week and it snaps me line quick! Haha!
You must know that wages are also much smaller compared to home, so the lower cost of things is necessary for survival for many. The average factory worker (and many do work in factories) makes 800 Rand a week, which comes out to about R 19/hr, or $2.71/hr. Ingrid pays her employees R17 an hour, or $2.42/hr, and at fast food restaurants it’s around R10, or $1.42/hr. Even though the cost of living is lower, these low wages certainly don’t help people move up on the economic ladder or rise above the line of poverty (which unfortunately is drawn at around 50% of the population). It’s really sad, and because South Africa is competing with China on the global market in many areas (especially clothing), they can’t raise the wages or the prices of items any more or else they’d lose the business and thousands of people and factory workers would become jobless (which here all to soon could mean homeless). It’s like they’re trapped in their economic status. With unemployment at 23%, people take what jobs they can get despite the pay, and keep it.
Climate
Africa has fulfilled its stereotype of being freakishly hot. It gets up past the 100s some days! I recall one day pulling chocolate out of the cupboard inside and finding it melted! But other than those squelching times, the weather is truly beautiful. Giant sun, lots of wind, and very occasional showers.
Autumn is here now, so things are cooling off. My word, it is HILARIOUS seeing people shiver some mornings, scurrying around in scarves and multiple layers when the temperature drops to that deadly 70°! I keep inviting them to come to Wisconsin for a day and feel where the word cold really came from.
FOOD!
One of the best aspects of this foreign experience is all of the FOOD! It is certainly different, often unheard of (seriously), totally delicious, and almost always homemade. I am enjoying it to the moon and back (and learning how to make it, so when I get home invite me over to cook for your family a South African meal!)
The fruit and vegetable selection is huge and it’s all deliciously fresh! YUM! South Africa has a climate and landscape that can grow produce of any sort: peaches, pineapples, oranges, bananas, cabbages, apples, plums, root vegetables, mangoes, litches (these funky spiky small sweet fruits) and so much more. Thankfully, my outstanding consumption of these (and activity in sports) offsets my endless consumption of all of the other fantastic SA delicacies, which would otherwise be plumping me up quick as they're not considered healthy, especially to someone coming from a home of raw foodists and health freaks!
School Dance!
The Valentine’s Day Ball, way back in February, was so crazy fun! And also a unique experience. For one, back in Slinger we don’t get patted down and searched by security when we enter the dances, but we don’t have amazing techno music with marimbas and drums in it either!
A comedian that spoke at one of the weekly all-school assemblies in the beginning of the year had made the joke that when white people dance, it looks like they’re being shot at by an automatic gun. That was one of his jokes I actually understood and joined in with the rest of the student body he had pealed over in laughter, as my friends and I actually have a dance move we call the automatic gun! So exchanging dance moves such as that and many others, with their dance moves (which I have NO IDEA how to name!) was truly a ball!! Their dancing is so different.
Random Patriotic Note
On a side, more patriotic note, I want to throw in how thankful I am to be part of America for reasons beyond the fact that it is a stable, developed, and advanced country.
A couple of days after the disaster in Japan, an article headline in a newspaper here read “Americans dig deep in their pockets to help”, and then reported the awing amount of money and support that had been sent to Japan in a matter of days. And later, when the topic was brought up at school, a mate commented that was “typical America” and said America’s always somewhere helping people after disasters. In both instances I thought hey- that’s my country! There is a deep sense of pride that comes along with being part of a nation that is so willing to give and help when someone stands in need, and that is what I felt and feel today.
The USA certainly has its issues, faults within the government and angry citizens protesting in the streets of capitols, but being a nation based off of the institution of service and sacrifice is worth something great, and it is our unselfish response to the need of others on countless occasions that has made our generous support in Japan typical.
So to me, being an American doesn’t just mean having a significant amount of rights, enjoying football and patriotic events, living a politically high profile life, and being part of one the most unhealthy and nutritionally ignorant group of humans ever to have lived, it means being thankful for all that I have—in it’s incredible abundance—and giving some of that away to my neighbor, digging into my pocket, when they stand in need. Because that is what we do.
Have a fantastic and productive week filled with gratitude!
Amy Sprouse
And the last update but not at all the least…….
Jenna (21) is serving her mission in Las Vegas! In her last letter she called Las Vegas HEAVEN! Well, I sure would have never thought that about Nevada, but Jenna is in the thick of INCREDIBLE people and teaching others about Her Savior. Following is her Easter letter. If you are interested in receiving any future updates form Jenna (she writes weekly and we post the letters) please send us a reply and we will add you to her personal mailing list. Jenna does not Facebook, text, call or contact anyone from home during the week, with the exception of one hour for emails a week. SHE LOVES IT and her letters are AMAZING!
“This month’s message is about the very best message of all….our Savior! This Easter Sunday I challenge you to look to the future, forget your trials and find relief in the Saviors arms. Any troubles you have, tell your Heavenly Father. This Easter come to realize that your Savior truly saves!
“He is Risen” is the very best news the world has ever known. The Man who suffered the most, was tempted the most, and was trodden down the most, has overcome all! Because of our Saviors triumph over death, endurance in suffering, patience with affliction, correspondence with the father, unconditional love towards every child of God and humble submission for us, we can escape sin and live with our Father again.
Because our Savior is so personal, it is important to know He has personal feelings. It hurts Him when we complain to the father. He cries when we sin. He is heartbroken if we don’t pray to the Father each day. It kills Him when we don’t repent and mock His glorious atonement and Heavenly Fathers eternal plan.
Jesus is real. Feel Him. Know him. Touch the prints in His hands by submitting yourself to the will of the Father. Bow before Him by serving your brother. Tell Him you love Him by following the example He showed to us. Let Him hold you and uplift you, by praying to God and pour out your deepest concerns and sorrow to Him. Show Him your heart has been changed and aligned with His desires by shouting praises to your God! Become like the Savior in all ways.
We don’t become like Christ in a day. It will take a lifetime. Eternal friendships are formed over time. Give him your time; give him your life.
God has a continual plan for your life. Never forget that the chosen have the most trials. Look to Christ and live. Heavenly Father loves you. He will bless you and not only will the windows of heaven be opened but the very hosts of heaven will should hallelujah and surround you day by day.
“At the last moment the master could have turned back. He did not. He passed beneath all things.” April 2011 Ensign
Do not see your Savior as dying on the cross or lying in the tomb. See Him as the Savior, Risen, Glorified Lord, Master of the Whole Earth.
He is not dead. HE IS RISEN!”
If you read to the end, thank you!
Thank you for being part of our lives, we truly appreciate each of you who shop and support our family. Enjoy a beautiful day!
Here it is! The new summer schedule is here! ENJOY! I know we are all EXCITED!
Sara’s is Back!
Sarah Bronson will be coming into town and has a few appointments still open! Sarah Bronson is a dear friend of our nurse, Teresa, and is from Florida. Both Teresa and Sara were in the same Wellness Center in Palm Beach. Sarah practices a technique called Brain Balance, and because it is hard to put into words, she simply calls it Happiness Alignment!
When I was introduced to what Sarah does, it was not hard at all to understand, as I have been exposed to much of the circulating techniques of healing for two decades now. Our daughter Emily is completing her certification in The Body Code, and it is similar to what Sarah offers.
Simply stated, The Body Code, Brain Balance, Happiness Alignment, EFT, simply are ways to release emotions, feelings and even chemicals from the body. I have taken part in all of these methods and love it! I still use the Emotional Freedom Technique EFT when I can’t fall asleep and it works great! Sarah will be speaking on this Wednesday, and if you are interested in seeing her, please call soon as her time is almost completely full! Sarah has openings each day May 11-17.
Organic Sod?
We just cut a new 100 x 60 foot garden and rolled the sod! If anyone is interested, we are asking $1.5 a roll and have about half that area left. Please call 629-4300.
The Wedding Season is here!
For those of you new to shopping at Nature’s Garden, you may not be aware that we host weddings many Saturdays during the summer. The upper parking lot is ALWAYS left open for Nature’s Garden shoppers! If you arrive and the parking lot looks full for a wedding, please just pull up to the store. NOTE: We have MANY outdoor weddings. IF you arrive during an outdoor wedding, please pull up slowly so as to not disturb the wedding. The wedding times are always: 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm and occasionally we have an 11:00 am. We do NOT have weddings each Saturday, but when weddings are going on, do not leave! Just come on up to shop!!
NEW PRODUCTS GALORE!
Our TOOTH POWDER is here! We actually label it T & G powder as we cannot sell the INCREDIBLE herb comfrey for internal use. I suppose it healed too many people but WE ALL STILL USE IT! Heck, I use it in my green smoothies! Many have asked what we use for toothpaste and this is it. We have labeled it appropriately, and you will see we recommend it for external use only…..and you can do with it what you wish!
Here are other new products! Mrs . Meyers Clean Day Bathroom Cleaner Lemon and Lavender, Nature’s Garden Organic Rosemary, Nature’s Garden Coriander Powder, Nature’s Garden Paprika, Organic Spearmint Tea, A Crazy NEW The Soap Bag that hold your soaps in the shower! We LOVE them and have sold so many since we brought them in last week! Also, new Sandwich Sacks to replace the plastic bags (our kids love them and use them daily) and some new reading books: The Raw Life by: Paul Nison, The Daylight Diet by Paul Nison, and Raw Knowledge by Paul Nison.
OUR GARDENS
We enjoy the beauty of the gardens here and welcome you to enjoy them too! If you would like to stroll in the gardens when you come to shop, please feel welcome. If you have children, they MUST hold your hand. We are quite strict when it comes to children in our gardens, so please respect this one request. As the weather warms up you will find our Yoga classes will be in the Gardens as well! We will have different musical groups perform for us as well in the gardens….and will keep you posted!
PLANTS and SEEDS!
Organic Veggies and Herbs will be here in two weeks! ALL have been planted in rich organic soil with worm castings. These plants will be incredible in your garden! Our heirloom organic seeds are in the store and waiting for your first tilling! DISCOUNTED 2009 and 2010 seeds are available as well.
Tiffany, Debbie, Kelly – who are these people!?
Tiffany joins us up in the Wellness Center. Tiffany is a delightful CNA who is helping Teresa with her appointments. Tiffany has adorable young children and is very excited to join the team! Tiffany has been training for many months under Teresa, and is a dear friend to all she meets. Debbie is a lovely woman who has been hired to keep us all on track up in the Wellness Center. Debbie is taking over all of my accounting responsibilities, and is going to run the office so I can PLAY! With the many speaking engagements coming my way, I can’t WAIT to get into the public more and leave the daily “grind” to someone who loves accounting! Ha! Perhaps my book will get finished with some extra time on my hands……. Kelly is our daughter Amy’s best friend. (They are both 4.0 students neck-to-neck at their school for valedictorian!) Kelly will be helping with our new computer program for the kitchen so we can mass produce some of our items for sale at other stores. Kelly will also be helping at the register in the store. Say hello when you meet her! WELCOME to Everyone!
FAMILY UPDATES!
YOU CAN STOP READING NOW (but you sure don’t need too!), AS THE FOLLOWING is intended for all those customers who know our family and enjoy the updates! Here are updates from Eric, Amy and Jenna!
Eric: (19) Many of you know Eric has been anxiously awaiting his mission call, and it came! Eric will be serving in the Spanish Speaking Orlando Florida Mission for two years! He is very excited and has saved several thousand dollars towards his mission. He is honored and excited to serve the wonderful people in that part of our amazing country. Eric leaves June 17th and if you would like to attend his open house please join us June 12th starting at 4:00 pm.
Amy (16) is still living in South Africa on a Foreign Exchange. She will return in Early July!
Dear Friends and Family,
Hello Everyone! Here are some differences between Cape Town and home, and an update on my experience thus far. It has been so incredible, thank-you again to everyone that helped get me here!
School: The season of Touch Rugby has now ended, which is the sport Janell and I played this term. It's like rugby, but instead of brutally tackling each other you aggressively "touch" them, and thus there are slightly different rules. Its really fun! (If you want to learn... let me know and we'll organize a game sometime!)
Cost of Living The basic living costs are much less here compared to home- food, apartments, clothing (depending on where you shop, obviously), transportation, and so forth, costs a lot less. (Not vehicles, electronics, name brand shoes, etc. though). All of the groceries on the counter in the picture attached cost just over70 Rand, or $10! (That would be a big white pumpkin, honeydew melon, 2 roughly 2lb bags of carrots, a giant cucumber, bag of grape tomatoes, loaf of bread, bag of mixed salad, a few peaches and 5 mangoes.) It’s awesome! “Fruit & Veg Mart” is one of the largest lines of produce stores in SA, and is the object of my heart’s adoration. 3 When I begin misbehaving, or scavenge some of Neville’s food, he just threatens not to take me there for a week and it snaps me line quick! Haha!
You must know that wages are also much smaller compared to home, so the lower cost of things is necessary for survival for many. The average factory worker (and many do work in factories) makes 800 Rand a week, which comes out to about R 19/hr, or $2.71/hr. Ingrid pays her employees R17 an hour, or $2.42/hr, and at fast food restaurants it’s around R10, or $1.42/hr. Even though the cost of living is lower, these low wages certainly don’t help people move up on the economic ladder or rise above the line of poverty (which unfortunately is drawn at around 50% of the population). It’s really sad, and because South Africa is competing with China on the global market in many areas (especially clothing), they can’t raise the wages or the prices of items any more or else they’d lose the business and thousands of people and factory workers would become jobless (which here all to soon could mean homeless). It’s like they’re trapped in their economic status. With unemployment at 23%, people take what jobs they can get despite the pay, and keep it.
Climate
Africa has fulfilled its stereotype of being freakishly hot. It gets up past the 100s some days! I recall one day pulling chocolate out of the cupboard inside and finding it melted! But other than those squelching times, the weather is truly beautiful. Giant sun, lots of wind, and very occasional showers.
Autumn is here now, so things are cooling off. My word, it is HILARIOUS seeing people shiver some mornings, scurrying around in scarves and multiple layers when the temperature drops to that deadly 70°! I keep inviting them to come to Wisconsin for a day and feel where the word cold really came from.
FOOD!
One of the best aspects of this foreign experience is all of the FOOD! It is certainly different, often unheard of (seriously), totally delicious, and almost always homemade. I am enjoying it to the moon and back (and learning how to make it, so when I get home invite me over to cook for your family a South African meal!)
The fruit and vegetable selection is huge and it’s all deliciously fresh! YUM! South Africa has a climate and landscape that can grow produce of any sort: peaches, pineapples, oranges, bananas, cabbages, apples, plums, root vegetables, mangoes, litches (these funky spiky small sweet fruits) and so much more. Thankfully, my outstanding consumption of these (and activity in sports) offsets my endless consumption of all of the other fantastic SA delicacies, which would otherwise be plumping me up quick as they're not considered healthy, especially to someone coming from a home of raw foodists and health freaks!
School Dance!
The Valentine’s Day Ball, way back in February, was so crazy fun! And also a unique experience. For one, back in Slinger we don’t get patted down and searched by security when we enter the dances, but we don’t have amazing techno music with marimbas and drums in it either!
A comedian that spoke at one of the weekly all-school assemblies in the beginning of the year had made the joke that when white people dance, it looks like they’re being shot at by an automatic gun. That was one of his jokes I actually understood and joined in with the rest of the student body he had pealed over in laughter, as my friends and I actually have a dance move we call the automatic gun! So exchanging dance moves such as that and many others, with their dance moves (which I have NO IDEA how to name!) was truly a ball!! Their dancing is so different.
Random Patriotic Note
On a side, more patriotic note, I want to throw in how thankful I am to be part of America for reasons beyond the fact that it is a stable, developed, and advanced country.
A couple of days after the disaster in Japan, an article headline in a newspaper here read “Americans dig deep in their pockets to help”, and then reported the awing amount of money and support that had been sent to Japan in a matter of days. And later, when the topic was brought up at school, a mate commented that was “typical America” and said America’s always somewhere helping people after disasters. In both instances I thought hey- that’s my country! There is a deep sense of pride that comes along with being part of a nation that is so willing to give and help when someone stands in need, and that is what I felt and feel today.
The USA certainly has its issues, faults within the government and angry citizens protesting in the streets of capitols, but being a nation based off of the institution of service and sacrifice is worth something great, and it is our unselfish response to the need of others on countless occasions that has made our generous support in Japan typical.
So to me, being an American doesn’t just mean having a significant amount of rights, enjoying football and patriotic events, living a politically high profile life, and being part of one the most unhealthy and nutritionally ignorant group of humans ever to have lived, it means being thankful for all that I have—in it’s incredible abundance—and giving some of that away to my neighbor, digging into my pocket, when they stand in need. Because that is what we do.
Have a fantastic and productive week filled with gratitude!
Amy Sprouse
And the last update but not at all the least…….
Jenna (21) is serving her mission in Las Vegas! In her last letter she called Las Vegas HEAVEN! Well, I sure would have never thought that about Nevada, but Jenna is in the thick of INCREDIBLE people and teaching others about Her Savior. Following is her Easter letter. If you are interested in receiving any future updates form Jenna (she writes weekly and we post the letters) please send us a reply and we will add you to her personal mailing list. Jenna does not Facebook, text, call or contact anyone from home during the week, with the exception of one hour for emails a week. SHE LOVES IT and her letters are AMAZING!
“This month’s message is about the very best message of all….our Savior! This Easter Sunday I challenge you to look to the future, forget your trials and find relief in the Saviors arms. Any troubles you have, tell your Heavenly Father. This Easter come to realize that your Savior truly saves!
“He is Risen” is the very best news the world has ever known. The Man who suffered the most, was tempted the most, and was trodden down the most, has overcome all! Because of our Saviors triumph over death, endurance in suffering, patience with affliction, correspondence with the father, unconditional love towards every child of God and humble submission for us, we can escape sin and live with our Father again.
Because our Savior is so personal, it is important to know He has personal feelings. It hurts Him when we complain to the father. He cries when we sin. He is heartbroken if we don’t pray to the Father each day. It kills Him when we don’t repent and mock His glorious atonement and Heavenly Fathers eternal plan.
Jesus is real. Feel Him. Know him. Touch the prints in His hands by submitting yourself to the will of the Father. Bow before Him by serving your brother. Tell Him you love Him by following the example He showed to us. Let Him hold you and uplift you, by praying to God and pour out your deepest concerns and sorrow to Him. Show Him your heart has been changed and aligned with His desires by shouting praises to your God! Become like the Savior in all ways.
We don’t become like Christ in a day. It will take a lifetime. Eternal friendships are formed over time. Give him your time; give him your life.
God has a continual plan for your life. Never forget that the chosen have the most trials. Look to Christ and live. Heavenly Father loves you. He will bless you and not only will the windows of heaven be opened but the very hosts of heaven will should hallelujah and surround you day by day.
“At the last moment the master could have turned back. He did not. He passed beneath all things.” April 2011 Ensign
Do not see your Savior as dying on the cross or lying in the tomb. See Him as the Savior, Risen, Glorified Lord, Master of the Whole Earth.
He is not dead. HE IS RISEN!”
If you read to the end, thank you!
Thank you for being part of our lives, we truly appreciate each of you who shop and support our family. Enjoy a beautiful day!
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