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Like many households, we are trying to reduce food costs without cutting nutrition.  We found we could save a lot of money with no loss in quality by concentrating on just two items.  Those items are breakfast cereals and beverages.

Cereal is a popular breakfast item because it is fast, tasty and satisfying.  However, that $5-$6 per box price tag on a box of quality dry cereal is not so satisfying.  Reduce your serving cost to pennies rather than quarters.

“Friendly Flowers” are all the buzz at our Oasis
Botanica demonstration garden in Mack,
Colorado.  Did you know that since flowers are not meant
to be eaten, the laws that control toxic chemicals do not apply?!  Not only does that put hidden toxins in your
home, it also contributes to a world-wide industry that damages the health of
thousands of workers.  We grow our own at
Oasis Botanica.  We don’t want toxins in
our home or in yours.

Do you have a “tension zone”
in your home or business?  It may be the
waiting room of your dental office, or it may be your own computer station as
you pay your bills. You can turn your tension zone into a calm zone with just a
few drops of essential oils.  Maybe you
have a “dead zone” in your staff meeting room. 
It’s exciting when creative ideas replace that stale air after a subtle
application of mind-engaging essential oils. 
Use the stimulating, relaxing and calming power of plants to get where

Many people prefer a natural insect repellent, but they dislike the smell of traditional citronella oil. 

You've worked hard to give your business a distinctive brand.  Why not reinforce that brand when customers visit with custom essential oil blends?  It is easy and cost-effective to create the ambiance you want, from an energizing atmosphere in a sports shop to an air of relaxed confidence in a financial planning office.

During times of great change and uncertainty, it seems fundamentally important to be gentle with others and with ourselves. 

Along with most people I know, my family and I are learning new ways to navigate a new economy and an anxious world.  It is very easy to become angry or frustrated, and to direct that energy to whole groups of people ("those damned politicians"). 

Worse yet, it is easy to direct that negative energy inward and beat ourselves up for getting into that big mortgage, failing to save enough money or losing track of our values. 

If you are planning a garden this year, why not set aside a little space for your little ones to grow a few veggies of their own? I've seen even picky eaters gobble up veggies they grow themselves.

Children love to watch  the seeds they planted push up through the ground and grow into something they can eat for dinner.  Even if you live in a high rise apartment, you can grow mixed salad greens in a pretty planter or grow carrots in a deep bucket with a sand/soil mix (you'll need some holes in the bottom for drainage).

Did you ever wonder where the term “spring fever” comes
from? 

Back in the time when people ate more in tune with the
changing seasons, it was a common practice to enjoy the first green shoots of
wild herbs.  Sometimes whole villages
made a joyous pilgrimage to the  meadows to harvest spring’s first bounty. When
you think about a winter diet based on stored roots and brined (salted) foods,
a fresh salad after so many months must have seemed a great treat.