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COMMON CROW
NATURAL MARKET
6 Elm St - Downtown
Gloucester MA 01930 978-283-1665
mon. - sat. 8am - 8pm sun. 8am - 6pm GREEN LIFE
NATURAL LIVING STORE
196 Main Street - Downtown
Gloucester MA 01930 978-283-1255
Daily 10am - 6pm
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Be Local BuyFresh - The Essex County connection to local agriculture, CSA's and a calendar of events including farmer's markets around the area. Food Routes - another 'buy local foods ' website with education and links to local sources for your food The Delocator - Find a non-corporately owned cafe, bookstore or moviehouse. Lone Gull and the Bean and Leaf are on this list! Don't forget to buy local when you travel, too. I'll never forget the cafe we found out Facts You Should Know Before Shopping Codex Alimentarius - Big, Bad Codex. The actual document, not the interpretations of it by 'nutrition freedom' citizens groups. Read for yourself. Get to Know Your Body Kimball's Biology Pages - The most elegantly simple description of digestion I've ever seen. Do a search on 'GI Tract'. You can learn almost anything about basic biology from this guy. Human Nutrition and Inflammation are o The Anatomy Lesson - Anatomy for the masses by Wesley Norman, PhD, DSc, a professor at Georgetown University. You can even take a test! I like weird kinds of fun... Herb References Dr. Duke's Phytochemical Databases - Latin Name Alert! David Duke is considered the primary researcher and compiler of information on botanical chemistry and the traditional medicine uses of plants; this website can be extrem Harvard University Herbaria - Worldwide plant database, very technical, very latin. For Images of plants from the Herbaria (flattened dried specimens pressed in a book format), look under "Primary resources" King's American Dispensatory - Easy to use updated classic turn-of-the-century herbal reference -reliable and the complete text online! Back up to Henriette's home page for excellent info on all things herbal, by herbalists of not Plant Physiology Online - Online textbook. When you take a medicinal herb, you should know how it has lived. Sometimes, healing comes from understanding how the plant survives. Biology holds powerful wisdom. InThe Know About Crows Nstural History of Northeast Woods - A loving look at our local ecology. Thrilling for people like Pat The Reverend, Reviled Crow Clan - Go to ZooGoer Archives 2001 vol 3 and learn the social and natural history of the crow. What we learn from them is what we hope to share with you about how to be well. Our Products Dr Hauschka Skin Care - Biodynamic and Natural Skincare and color cosmetics Real Foods Organics - Country Life's new 100% certified organic supplement line Skye Botanicals Skin Care - Mass. made skin care and herbal medicines Suki's Natural Skin Care - made in Mass. ultra pure skincare People in the Neighborhood Signs Unique - A talented local sign painter that works for us and as well as the Boston Red Sox smallfish-design - Our web designer. He lives in Gloucester and specializes in database driven and ecommerce web sites for small businesses like us The Political Crow AGA (American Grassfed Association) - keeping 'grassfed' more than just a marketing hook Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature - A very Big Picture thinktank, tackling every aspect of 'sustainability" Eat Wild - Advocating the benefits of grass fed small farm meat and dairy foods. EWG (Environmental Working Group) - Concerned about toxins in your shampoo, or your dog food? This is the place to look for information that's brand-specific about what's in the things you buy. Go to the SKIN DEEP section for info on Fair Trade Federation - fair trade certifier National Family Farm Coalition - The website for an advocacy group for family farms and small agriculture. Here you can learn more about the difference between the big guys and the real food farms we like to support. Learn what the OCA (Organic Consumers Association) - Consumer Watchdog. Good guide to organic products. The Renegade Lunch Lady - Very dynamic site by a woman determined to change food quality in our school systems. The Sustainable Table - All things relevant about sustainable food politics. Heavy focus on the quality of meat in small vs factory production. Shopping guides, cooking with the seasons, Lots of links and excellent handout |
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