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“Feed A Soul” – Natierra and the Haitian connection
Customers at GreenAcres Market are developing a love affair with Natierra’s Himalania Pink Salt, and why shouldn’t they? The salt comes from deep within the Himalayan Plateau, contains more minerals than regular salt and is 100% natural, unrefined and not marginalized by pollution and toxic chemicals. When added to food, pink salt does not increase…
Read MoreGrapeseed oil vs. wrinkles??
The GreenAcres Health and Beauty (HABA) gals know a thing or two about grapeseed oil and its use in natural cosmetics. Grapeseed oil was once a well-kept secret of conventional skincare products, but with the popularity of essential oils and natural cosmetics, the use of this “wonder oil” came immediately to the fore. Grapeseed oil…
Read MoreHealth and Beauty products aren’t just for the vain
The new, all natural, organic and gluten free products coming onto the market are not all centered in the food sections of health stores. One of the fastest growing areas of the natural products’ market lies in women’s and men’s facial and body “pampering, prettying and healing.” And those products worth their salt are beginning…
Read MoreKeeping our vendors close
GreenAcres Market is located in three Midwestern states and now we can take advantage of local products in five cities and surrounding towns. We tend to like it that way. We get to know the farmers and growers, the manufacturers and the producers. We can barrel down the highways in between Kansas City and Wichita…
Read MoreHere’s TEA you!
We know that water is the most consumed beverage in the world. Can’t live long without it. But tea? Can tea be that popular? Surely the Brits have the market cornered on that lovely beverage sometimes sweetened with sugar, more often infused with lemon or milk. When I lived in Europe in the ‘60s and…
Read MoreCoconut Oil–It’s the Be All!
This is not original. I found it on the Internet. It shows how revered coconut oil is to many and how many uses people have found for it. What can a jar of coconut oil do for YOU? Just look at the many ways this “fabulous fat” can help moisturize, heal and restore. Moisturizer– simply…
Read MoreMatt’s Top Five Reasons to Go Natural.
We’re all seeking better health. Going “natural” is simpler, more efficient and much more effective. But it’s not going to be easy, so conditioned are we to high-fructose corn syrup (soda pop), sugary snacks (anything in a cookie sack), processed food (almost anything in packaged form that doesn’t read non-GMO, certified organic, gluten free)…you get…
Read MoreFood: Faves and Fads
GreenAcres Market posts food from our stores that have delis on Pinterest every day, so we were interested in what Pinterest had to say today about food across our nation and across the country. You may find it interesting as well. From Pinterest Partners Food is our largest category on Pinterest with 15 billion Pins…
Read MoreMe woman, you man…let’s Paleo together
The Paleo dietâitâs hard to pin down just exactly what it is. Matt, a GreenAcres owner and store manager in our Wichita store, follows the Paleo diet. He eats meat, veggies, nuts and fruit, and eschews cane sugar in all its forms and bread, to my knowledge. So whatâs good about a diet that leaves…
Read MoreBio-friendly cleaners—they’re cleaning up!
Move over Clorox and Procter & Gamble, the bio-friendly laundry and cleaning products are nudging you out of your comfort zone. According to Cleanlink.com, global sales of household cleaners may reach $147 billion this year. Almost everyone uses some kind of kitchen and bath cleaner, laundry and dish soap, furniture wax, carpet deodorizer and stain…
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