I think I scared Rose for a minute at the register the other day when I raised my fist to the sky and lamented that the wheat-free tortillas we sell are "NOT ORGANIC!!!!". After she recovered from her shock, and took a few steps back, thinking to herself, I surmise, "Heather has gone CRAY-ZAY! (Again?)" ; I explained that finding products both wheat-free and organic is not as easy as you would expect, walking into your beloved co-op of a bright spring morning.  We...

 The Vanishing Bees 2009         Directed by: George Langworthy           Rating: 4 Buckets O'popcorn      Everyone should see this film! It certainly will drive home the importance of how critical this bee problem really is. I had heard a little something about a bee problem a while ago, but I really had no idea how severe it really is, and how bad it could potentially really get.  No bees equals no food, no food...

Forks over Knives 2011 Directed by: Lee Fulkerson         Rating: 3 Buckets O’Popcorn If you are not a believer that a diet of fruits and vegetables will give you a long healthy life, this movie should do it! There was a huge study conducted in China over ten years on real people revealing cancer rates in direct correlation to their diet. There is no doubt the typical western fast food diet is making us all sick with a long list of chronic and degenerative diseases....

  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2011         Directed by: Stephen Daldry             Rating: 5 buckets O’popcorn Plot: A boy “Oskar” who lost his father finds a hidden key in his dads’ closet.  The key then leads Oskar on a journey through New York City searching for what the key might open.  This journey allows Oskar to hold on to his father for just a little while longer.   This film was out...

Dirt the movie 2009 Director: Bill Beneson   Rating: 4 Buckets O’Popcorn   I selected this documentary in honor of Earth Day for this April issue of our newsletter.   We probably don’t give much thought to plain ole dirt, just layin’ around all over the place. But perhaps we should, this eye opening documentary all about yes….dirt, was very enlightening. It turns out we would probably die without it! Shocking I know! What??? Yep dirt is alive and gives...