It is such a sad affair. RIP Charlie, rest in peace.
To freedom of expression, truth and peace on earth. May we see this in our lifetimes.
Signing off with a heavy heart.
Chanteuse Designs
It is such a sad affair. RIP Charlie, rest in peace.
To freedom of expression, truth and peace on earth. May we see this in our lifetimes.
Signing off with a heavy heart.
Chanteuse Designs
Not one of my typical update posts, but I believe important. First still reeling from the loss of a very amazing human being who apparently took his life this week. So tragic, and sadly what we hoped would be so unnecessary. But my heart and thoughts go out to his wife and his family. I worked on three films he was in. Robin was brilliant. Utterly brilliant. And I am a push over for laughter. (PUSHOVER for a giggle, it’s so embarrassing!) The only person like Robin Williams who could make me Giggle constantly was my brother. Robin was terrific, gentle and no he did not know me but he certainly touched my life. I LOVE LAUGHTER! It is the ONLY medicine in life we truly need. God Speed Robin, and may God bless and keep you near. We are so saddened by his choice to leave. Too soon, too soon.
On another note this week, as a Puget Sound resident, for those of you who have heard about this diver, I want to concur that he is in fact absolutely accurate in his estimation of the seashore. We have noticed hardly ANY sea life and this is a TRAGEDY of epic proportions. Epic. Please, pay attention to the planet, she needs you. We need awake and aware human beings.
Signing off with a heavy heart.
Despite the flood of corporate money poured into two small Oregon counties, local residents voted on Tuesday to ban genetically engineered crops from being planted within their borders.
Although Jackson County itself is home to less than 120,000 registered voters, the measure to ban genetically modified crops (GMOs) made headlines around the nation when it was revealed that large biotech companies like Monsanto were pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into the area in order to affect the vote’s outcome.
As RT reported previously, Monsanto and five other corporations spent at least $455,000 in an attempt to defeat the initiative, and opponents of the GMO ban had gained an eight-to-one spending advantage as of April. According to the Associated Press, nearly $1 million of the $1.3 million spent during the campaign was used by opponents.
When the results were tallied, however, 66 percent of Jackson County residents voted in favor of the ban.
“We fought the most powerful and influential chemical companies in the world and we won,” local farmer and anti-GMO advocate Elise Higley told the Oregonian.
“It’s a great day for the people of Oregon who care about sustainability and healthy ecosystems,” added the group GMO Free Oregon on its Facebook page.
As noted by Reuters, the newly approved measure mandates that people “harvest, destroy or remove all genetically engineered plants” no later than 12 months after the ordinance goes into effect. The process of getting the proposal to a vote has taken about two years, and began over concerns that GMO crops planted by some farmers would drift onto other, non-GMO farms and contaminate them.
Opponents of the ban, however argue there is nothing wrong with GMO crops and that science has been unable to prove that they have negative consequences for health. Additionally, they claimed the measure would be too expensive to enforce.
“Regrettably ideology defeated sound science and common sense in Jackson County,” said Barry Bushue, of the Oregon Farm Bureau and spokesman for Good Neighbor Farmers, as quoted by the Oregonian.
“We respect the voice of the voters,” he added, “but remain convinced Measure 15-119 – the crop ban – is bad public policy. While this election is over, this debate is not. We will continue to fight to protect the rights of all farmers to choose for themselves how they farm.”
Meanwhile, a similar measure in Josephine County passed with 57 percent of the vote, despite the fact that a new Oregon law labeled the state itself as the only regulator of seeds. Jackson’s proposal had already qualified to be on the ballot then, so it was granted an exemption. The initiative in Josephine did not qualify for an exemption since it was proposed later, but residents went ahead with their own vote anyway and have decided to let the courts determine its legality.
The two votes in Oregon come as the debate over GMO crops and food labeling continues across the United States. Numerous states have considered slapping a marker on food products made with GMOs, but the results have been mixed despite nationwide polls showing Americans generally support the idea.
As RT reported earlier this month, Vermont will become the first state to require GMO labels on its food. That regulation is expected to go into effect in July 2016, but is sure to face legal challenges from opponents.
In other states, initial polling support for labeling cratered under what was reported to be heavy spending by the likes of DuPont and Monsanto. Both California and Washington state considered labels last year, but the proposals ultimately failed after millions of dollars of corporate spending entered the equation.
Meanwhile, Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo (Kan.) has introduced a bill in Congress that would prohibit all states from implementing their own labeling laws, on the grounds that having each state create its own rules would result in “a patchwork” of requirements “that makes it enormously difficult to operate a food system.”
Ahhh the human spirit! Enjoy. ;-)
It is often said when we lose a loved one that He or She has gone to a better place. We can reason all we like, but we will miss them. And a piece of our own heart feels broken and missing for quite some time.
This post is to Honor my beloved nephew Andrew who passed quite unexpectedly on January 23, 2014. He was a living Angel. He was perfect. No, truly. He was. Don’t believe me? Ask ANYONE who knew him. He was more than a nephew, he was my good friend and confidant.
My other living angel is my good friend Vicki who jumped right in to take care of my boys. NO Easy feat, they can be a hand full! She’s an Angel. The comedy of errors upon leaving would make a great scene in a movie. But for now, I wanted to bake her an angel food cake. Seemed appropriate for this grey and wet and sad January, which has so quickly turned into February.
I snagged this easy and delightful recipe from American Heritage Cooking. Beautiful site, and great photos. (Unlike my photos….I don’t have the time and I am never ashamed to admit it! You should see the valentines aprons I knocked out today…..darling!) So bear with my photos, and trust me that this is one safe angel food recipe if you are new to angel food. Angelic!
Here’s all you do:
Ingredients
Here is a Blueberry Topping:
Ingredients
I can only imagine heaven is an even brighter place now.
May your day be filled with much to be thankful for.
Bon Appétit.
Recently I had a customer inquire about Lighthouse Fabric. Of course, I had never seen any on my travels. But as fate would have it guess what I stumbled upon shortly after she asked? Yep, Lighthouse fabric.
If you are still on the hunt for a lighthouse apron, I should have this one done in a few weeks. I only found enough for two but it sure is a great blue. Check it out.
Cheers,
Kathleen
Hi Folks,
Just letting you know that we are in the process of moving the studio and are going to try to keep our regular schedule. It’s a bit tricky so we appreciate your patience and will put our new schedule hours up in September.
Our deepest apologies if we missed you this week. Til then, we hope to see you at the market and will be there this Friday and Sunday (August 23rd and 25th). (We pray that doesn’t change, but for now that’s the plan.)
See you soon!
Chanteuse Designs
We will be cutting back our time at Pikes as summer comes to a close at the end of August. We wanted to let you know in advance as we get so many customers who need us during the holiday periods. In the meantime please check our postings for schedule hours. We will update regularly. Thank you to all our fabulous customers!
You’re Simply the best!
If you could describe with ONE word the best business partner……..no holds barred……without too many of the usual suspects, what word would you use?
That doesn’t mean the one you may currently have, or the one you had yesterday.
I am taking a poll for the best word to describe what would YOU choose if you could have the PERFECT business partner.
In taking a poll at Pikes Place today I was really surprised: the word today was enthusiasm from my neighbor John! Hmm, I really loved that one.
It will be fun to see what kind of perspective we all have.
Hey Folks, this in from Natural Society.com. Support those companies who take the integrity to stand up against the big machines, and keep us safe and healthy.
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If you want to keep eating poison food, you can join the ‘scientists’ who keep spewing Monsanto-funded lies. They are telling us that genetically altered crops are good for us and the environment – that they are, in fact, a necessity to feed the world population. They say all of this, even though we seemed to feed the masses just fine without chemical quackery until about 60 years ago, all while dumping millions of tons of unaltered food right into the trash bin. If however, you believe GMOs are toxic, cancer-causing substances, you have another option.
We will always need to fight for what we believe in and ignite change through thing like the March Against Monsanto and the upcoming Monsanto Video Revolt (which you should absolutely get involved in, as it’s super easy), but it’s also important to use your dollar not only to vote, but also to keep yourself healthy.
Courtesy of the Non-GMO Project, here is a list of companies who make many or even the majority of all their products without GMOs:
Related Read: Top 10 Worst GMO Foods
365
479 Degrees
A. Vogel
Adams Vegetable Oils
Agrana
Agricor Inc.
Ah!Laska
Alexia
Alter Ego
Alverado Street Bakery
Amande
Amelia
Among Friend’s
Amy’s Kitchen
Andalou Naturals
Angie’s Artisan Treats
Annie’s
Ariven Planet
Arrowhead Mills
Artisan Bistro
Artisan Bistro Home Direct
Atlantic Organic
Atlantic Rose
Attune Foods
Autumn Sky wild
Back to Nature
Bainter Extra Virgin Sunfllower Oil
Bakery On Main
Barbara’s
Barlean’s Organic Oils
Barnana
Barney Butter
Basic Food Flavors, Inc.
Beach Bum Foods
Beanfields
Beanitos
Bearitos
Berlin Natural Bakery
Better Bean
BetterStevia
Bhakti Chai
Biad Chili Products
Bites of Bliss
Blue Diamond
Blue Print
Bold Organics
Bora Bora
Boulder Canyon Natural Foods
Brad’s Leafy Kale
Brad’s Raw for Paws
Brad’s Raw Chips
Brad’s Raw Crackers
Brad’s Raw Onion Rings
Braga Organic Farms
Bragg
Brand Aromatics
Bridgewell Resources
Bubbies
Blue Natural
Cabo Chips
Cadia
Cal-Organic Farms
Cafia Farms
California Olive Ranch
Canfo Natural Products
Canyon Bakehouse
Cape Cod Select
Catania
Cave Chick
Cedar’s
Central Market Organics
Chappaqua Crunch Granola
Cheweco Organics
Chez Marie, Inc.
ChiaRezza! OMG Foods Inc
Choice Organic Teas
Chosen Foods
CHS Oilseed Processing
Chunks O’ Fruti
Ciao Bella Gelato
Ciranda
CleanVia
Coconut Secret
Cocozia
Cool Cups
Coral LLC
Country Choice Organic
Crispy Cat
Crofters
cruncha ma•me
Crunch Master
Curtie’s Juice
Dave’s Gourmet
David’s Unforgettables
Deli-catessen
Della
Desert Essence
Doctor in the Kitchen
Doctor Kracker
Dr. Arenander’s BrainGain & Oral Care
Dr. Bronner’s Magic
Dream
Drew’s LLC
Dulsweet
Earth Balance
Earth’s Best
EatPastry
Eatsmart
EcoTeas
Edazen
Eden
Edward & Sons
Eighth Wonder
Emerald Cove
Emile Noel
Emmy’s Organics
Emperor’s Kitchen
Endangered Species Chocolate
Ener-G Foods
Engine 2
Enjoy Life Foods
Envirokidz
EO
Erewhon
Essential Living Foods, Inc
Everyday Superfoods
Fairfield Specialty Eggs
Familia
FanciFood
Fantastic World Foods
Farm to Table Foods
Farmer’s Market
Farmhouse Culture
Field Day
Field Roast Grain Meat Company
Fillmore Farms
Fiordifrutta
Flamous Organics
Flax USA
Flora
Follow Your Heart
Freekeh Foods
Freekehlicious
Freeline Organic Foods
Fresh & Easy
Frey
Frontier
Froovie
Fruit Bliss
Fruit Chia
Fry Group Foods
Fungi Perfecti, LLC
Funky Monkey Snacks
Garden Bar
Garden of Eatin’
Garden of Life
gimMe
Gin Gins
Gingras XO
Giving Nature
GL Soybeans
Global River
GlucoLift
Gluten Free Pantry by Glutino
Glutino
Gnu Foods
Go Raw
Golazo
GoMacro, Inc
Good Health Natural Foods
Good Karma
GoodBelly
GoOrganic/GoNaturally
GoPicnic
Grain Place Foods
Grains of Wellness
Green Gem
Green Island Rice
Green Mountain Gringo
Green Mustache
Grimmway Farms
Growing Naturals
Guayaki
Guiltless Gourmet
Haig’s Delicacies
Haiku
Hail Merry
Hapi Foods Group Inc.
Happy Baby Pouches
HappyTot
Harvest Bay
Haute Cuisine
Health is Wealth
Health Warrior
Heavenly Organics
Herbal Zap
High Country Kombucha
Hiland Naturals
Hilary’s Eat Well
Himalania
HimalaRose
HimalaSalt
Hodgson Mill
Hol-Grain
Home Appetit
HomeFree
House Foods
Houweling’s Tomatoes
Ian’s
Imagine
Immaculate Baking
Immortality Alchemy
Imperial Gourmet
Indianlife
Intiyan
It Tastes Raaw
Jaali Bean
JaynRoss Creations LLC
Jeff’s Naturals
Jessica’s Natural Foods
Jolly Llama
JustFruit
Kamut
Keller Crafted Meats
Kettle Foods
Kettlepop
Kiji
KIND Healthy Snacks
Kiwa
Konriko
Koyo
Kur Organic Superfoods
La Reina
La Spagnola
La Tolteca
La Tourangelle
Lafiya Foods
Lassens
Laughing Giraffe Organics
Laurel Hill
Lekithos
LesserEvil
Let’s Do
Licious Organics
Lillabee Allergy Friendly Baking
Little Duck Organics
livingNOW gluten-free
Loeb’s
Louts Foods
Lucy’s
Luna & Larry’s Coconut Bliss
Lundberg Family Farms
Mac-n-Mo’s
Made in Nature
Madhava
Mamma Chia
Manitoba Harvest
Marconi Naturals
Maria & Ricardo
Marinelli’s True Italian Pasta Sauce
Mariner Biscuit Company
Martha’s All Natural
Marukan
Marukome USA
Mary’s Chicken
Mary’s Gone Crackers
Mary’s Little Garden
Mary’s Organic Chicken
Mary’s Organic Turkey
Mary’s Pasture Raised Chicken
Maui Maid
Mediterranean Organic
Mediterranean Snacks
MegaFood
Melt Organic
Metabolic Response Modifiers (MRM)
Mighty Mustard
Mighty Rice
Mighty-O Donuts
Mindful Meats
Minsa
Minsley
Miracle Noodle
Miso Master
Modesto WholeSoy Co.
Momo’s
Montana Specialty Mills, LLC
Mori-Nu
Mt Vikos
Muesli Munch
Multiple Organics
MXO GLOBAL INC.
My Chi Delights
Naked Coconuts
Naosap Harvest
Napa Valley Naturals
Nasoya
Nathan’s
Native Forest Distributed by Edward & Sons
Natural Directions
Natural Habitats
Natural Nectar
Natural Sea
Natural Tides
Natural Vitality
Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd
Nature Built
Nature Fed
Nature Way
Nature’s Express
Nature’s Path
Navitas Naturals
Nejaime’s
Nest Fresh
New Chapter
New England Naturals
New Organics
New York Superfoods
Nexcel Natural Ingredients
Nexcel Soy
Niagara Natural
NibMor
Nordic Naturals
North Coast
NOW Foods
NOW Healthy Foods
NOW Real Food
NOW Real Tea
Nu Life Market
Numi Organic Tea
Nummy Tum Tum
NurturMe
Nutiva
Nutrigold®
Nuts About Granola
Oh Baby Foods
Old Wessex
Oleicus/Oleico
Once Again
One Degree Organic Foods
One World
Organic Baby
Organic Planet
Organic Valley
Organicville
Oriya Organics
Ozery Bakery
Pacific Natural Foods
Pacific Northwest Farmers
Paisley Tea Co
Palo Root Tea
Pampas Rice / Organic Latin
Pan De Oro
Pascha
Pastorelli Food Products Inc
Peace Cereal
PEACOCK
Peanut Butter & Co.
Peeled Snacks
Peggy’s Premium
PJ’s Organics
Planet Rice
Plum Organics
Popcorn, Indiana
Popcornopolis
Powbab
President’s Choice
PROBAR
PuraSource
Pure
Pure Country Pork
Pure Eire
Purely Decadent
Purely Elizabeth
Pyure Brands
Q.bel
Qrunch Foods
Quinn Popcorn
R.W. Knudsen
Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems
Rapunzel
RAU
Red Hat Co-operative Ltd
Reese
Revive
RiceSelect
Righteously Raw
Rigoni di Asiago Honey
Rishi Tea
Rising Moon Organics
Risodipasta
Rivara
ROBE and Riverina Natural Oils LLC
Roots Route 11
Royal Hawaiian Orchards
Rumiano Family Cheese
Runa
Ruth’s Foods
RW Garcia
Sacha
Saffron Road
Sage V Foods
Sainthood Herbs
Salba Smart
Sally’s Smart Foods
Salute Santé!
Sambazon
San-J
Santa Cruz Organic
Scratch and Peck
SeaSnax
Secret Squirrel
Seven Stars Farm
Sharkies
Shortstacks
Silk
Silver Hills Sprouted Bakery
Simple Origins
Simply Soy Yogurt
Simply Suzanne
Sir Kensington’s
SK Food
Skout
Snyder’s of Hanover
So Delicious Dairy Free
Sol Cuisine
Somersault Snack Co.
Sophie’s Kitchen
Source
Soyatoo
Spectrum
Spectrum Ingredients
Spicely
Squarebar
Stahlbush Island Farms
Stahlbush Island Farms Ingredients
Stark Sisters Granola
Stash Teas
Stiebrs Farms Go-Organic Eggs
Stone Buhr Flour Company
Straus Family Creamery
Stretch Island Fruit Co
Suja Juice
Sun Cups
SunE900
Sunfood Superfoods
SunRidge Farms
Sunset
Sunset Kidz
Sunshine Burger
Superberries
Surf Sweets
Sushi Sonic
Sweet Sass Foods
Sweet Tree
Sweet Leaf
TAMBOR
Taste of Nature
Tasty Brand
TeaPops
That’s It.
The Better Chip
The Chia Co
The Fresh Market
The Ginger People
The Pure Wraps
The Republic of Tea
The Scoular Company
The Simply Bar
The Solio Family
Theo Chocolate
Third Street, Inc.
Three Farmers
Tiny But Might
TOMMYS
Tonnino
Trace Minerals Research
Traditional Medicinals
Tree of Life
Tropical Traditions
Tru Joy Sweets
truRoots
truwhip
Turtle Island Foods
Two Leaves Tea Company
Two Moms in the Raw
TwoFold
Udi’s
Union Market
Upfront Foods
Van’s Natural Foods
Vegga
Veggie-Go’s
Venus
VerMints
Veronica Foods
Viana
Victoria
Vigilant Eats
VitaV
Viterra
Watts Brothers
Way Better Snacks
Wayfare
Weetabix
Western Foods
WestSoy
Whole Alternatives
Whole Earth
Whole Harvest
Whole Pantry
Wholesome Chow
Wholesome Sweeteners
WholeSoy & Co.
Wild Veggie
Wildbrine
Wildwood
Willamette Valley
Wingfoot
Wisdom of the Ancients
Woodstock
XO Baking Co.
Yamasa
Yoga
Yogavivie
Zema’s Madhouse Foods
Ziggy Marley Coco’Mon
Ziggy Marley Hemp Rules
Zing Bars
Zulka
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