I love my Tom’s Shoes!  They are simple slip on flats, no arch support, cool fabric-all cotton…and my buying these shoes enabled Tom’s to provide another pair of shoes FREE to a child in a developing nation who would otherwise be going without.  That’s their mission: 2 pair of shoes;one for me and one for a child in need somewhere.  I bought the mission; I bought the shoes.  

And I find myself doing that more and more frequently.  I buy fair trade organic coffee from Cartel Coffee Lab here in downtown Tempe because Jason knows the coffee farmers in Guatamala who grow for him and he helps support their community.  The fact that it’s the best coffee in Arizona is a definite plus!  (Denis, the Frenchman in my life,  says it’s the only coffee in the WORLD he doesn’t need to add sugar to and it’s strong enough for his taste…he calls other commercial coffee ‘cat piss’.)

I was in Whole Foods Market looking for body lotion  and came across ‘Everyday Shea Moisturizing Body Lotion’, unscented (Yes!), handcrafted with fair trade, unrefined shea butter (Yes!) paraben free, fragrance free, no animal testing (Yes!).  And on the back of the bottle, their mission.  Read it (www.EveryDayShea.com).  I bought it and I love it.  Every time I slather it on after a shower, I feel better about our rapidly changing world.

When we come out of the current economic funk, I believe that it’s going to be a new economy, a more sustainable economy where we purchase according to our values and with respect for the planet and in support of those who are doing good by doing good.  We can do the right thing, we can look a little deeper and read the mission and make our choices accordingly.  

Peace.

Diann

 Talkin’ clean and green with Herb’N Organics!

 Sunday October 19, 2008

Welcome to Herb’N Organics Blog Page!

Thanks for visiting!

First things first- Hi! I’d like to introduce myself to you. My name is Candice Hartwell. My business partner Diann Peart and I own and operate Herb’n Organics- a  green and highly sustainable , natural, non- toxic, and chemical free household cleaning products business in Tempe Az. You can read about our story at http://www.herbnorganics.com/story/   and our mission statement at http://www.herbnorganics.com/mission/.   We’ve been selling our products at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market http://www.foodconnect.org/phoenixmarket/ now for about 6 months. We’re thrilled with the response we’ve had and continue to have there. We knew WE loved our products and now it’s so nice to know that our new friends and customers love it too! Everyone continues to keep us informed on all their new found uses for and experiences with  Arctic Blast, O…So Orange Furniture Frappe, and Peppermint Power Cleansing Powder. Especially the Arctic Blast. We were told by one new customer that it works to kill ants! Smells better than insecticide and safer too! Let us know how you’re using our products and what your thoughts, comments, and uses are!