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3 women of the desert, to learning much inclined, Went to see the queen (though all of them were blind) That each by observation, might satisfy her mind And ...
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On April 9 between 1 and 2pm at our Vancouver location (on South Granville between 14th and 15th), Gillian Deacon will be on hand to sign copies of her book ...
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By the time she heads out the front door, the modern woman has spritzed, sudsed, and slathered herself in more than 127 different chemicals, many of them mor...
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Enjoy this excerpt from a classic Halloween scene (illustrated by Mel’s homemade brew).It’s kinda like making soap…but without the body parts. Round about th...
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We love the David Suzuki Foundation. Not only is DS the coolest Canadian born this side of 1936 but he and his team at DSF are singing a welcome and familia...
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Our new scrubs have been out for two weeks now, and wow have we ever gotten some love from you guys about them! Here’s one of my favorites: Just tried the n...
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It’s that time again. No, it’s not time for a nap, it’s time for your favorite educational and slightly irreverent blog about all things natural, and some th...
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We wracked our collective brains to come up with a message in Whistler that would get people excited about our brand. It’s hard to compete with an event foun...
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Most people spend their weekends, sleeping, reading, watching movies, eating, or obliterated. Kimmie, in shipping, took it upon herself to make bookmarks an...
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Once when I was left to entertain myself (and I was 8, that’s important to know) I decided to step on a banana peel to see if they really were slippery like ...
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With only 24 days left until the Vancouver 2010 Olympics (but who’s counting?) we were pretty excited and lucky to have the Olympic Torch Relay pass right by...
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I had a request from a reader recently to go over the details of SLS or sodium laureth(yl) sulfate. So here we are: SLS 101. Most soaps (unless they’re natu...
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