Winter Woolens Sale!

March is almost upon us! We all know the old saying about March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb...or is it coming in like a lamb and out like a lion? Either way don't let this wooly little lamb pass you baaahy! It's Winter Woolens Sale time at Terressentials!

Come see our collection of hand-knitted, Fair Trade, 100% wool and cotton goods. We have cozy and soft scarves, and brightly colored ear and neck warmers and a variety of styles of hats. Don't forget to pick up a pair of practical and pretty fingerless gloves or a toasty cable knit shrug that will carry you through the changing springtime weather.

Many of these woolens are created by artisans in Nepal. A part of the proceeds from your purchase of these items support an orphanage in Nepal, a touching tidbit that will surely warm your heart as their woolens warm your body.

So, don't let Old Man Winter catch you off guard this March....layer yourself in a warm winter woolen accessory from Terressentials!

SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER: FAMILY FARMERS AND ANTI-GMO ACTIVISTS CHALLENGE MONSANTO

 

 

Should farmers be allowed to grow crops free of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs)? Should they be able to save seeds for planting future crops? Should a large corporation be allowed to sue farmers when the corporation’s patented seed contaminates the farmers' fields? Should a corporation be allowed to patent seed at all?

These issues came to the US Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. on January 10th, as thirty-one family farmers, plaintiffs in the landmark lawsuit OSGATA et al v. Monsanto, demanded the right to farm without harrassment from the world's largest manufacturer of transgenic seed. OSGATA – the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association – lost their initial law suit, filed in March of 2011 in New York, but was granted an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Hundreds of farmers and “eaters,” concerned with the threat of GMOs to human health, the environment and organic agriculture, gathered in Washington D.C.'s Lafayette Park to support the farmers' challenge to Monsanto. Colorful and creative signs surrounded a variety of speakers, who passionately defended the right of farmers to grow good, clean food and demanded the preservation of seed biodiversity. Jim Gerritsen, a Maine organic farmer and lead plaintiff in the case, along with a number of other farmer-plaintiffs, spoke to the gathering of supporters after their hearing and called for, in Gerritsen's words, “Court protection so that our families will be able to carry on our farming tradition and help keep America strong”.

Dave Murphy, founder and exective director of Food Democracy Now!, called on President Obama to keep his campaign promise to label genetically engineered foods, and brought attention to the Obama administration's pending approval of AquaBounty’s “Frankenfish,” a genetically engineered “salmon.” He, and others, demanded that the President halt approval of GMO products, including salmon, until independent long-term safety tests can be conducted.

While we await the court's decision on whether or not OSGATA's lawsuit against Monsanto can continue, grassroots activism opposing GMOs continues full-force. If you care about the consumer's right to buy food and personal care products free from GMO contamination – if you want organic food and personal care products to even EXIST in the future – now is the time to make your voice heard! Learn more from the Organic Consumer Association (www.organicconsumers.org) and Food Democracy Now! (www.fooddemocracynow.org) about how you can join the growing groundswell demanding the right of healthful, environmentally-sustainable food and personal care products for all people.

So, if you want the healthiest GMO-free products for you and your family, you have just one simple thing to look for when choosing which food or personal care products to purchase. Remember this: your best bet of GMO-free is to buy only those products that bear the green and white USDA organic seal on the front label! The USDA organic seal is your guarantee of GMO-free!

Truly Heavenly Scents!

If you've ever walked through the door at Terressentials, the first words out of your mouth usually are..."This store smells great!" 

 Have you ever wondered why? No....It's not just the sweet smell of our 

Terressential employees!  

It is our Heavenly Scents Air Fresheners! These air fresheners are made with 100% essential oils and are made in a variety of inviting and enticing scents from Orange Spice to Bay Woods to Lavender and 

Lemon Grove.  

Long lasting, these 100% essential oils have no toxic chemicals that may 

leave you with a nagging headache instead of a feeling of elation and 

well-being.  

After all, what makes the first impression that a meal is going to be savory or a wine divine? The first whiff, the all important "scents" of smell.  

Visit Terressentials today, take a whiff, and enjoy the "mouthwatering" array of eye catching Fair Trade treasures from around the world and be sure to pick up one or two of our Heavenly Scents Air Fresheners to make your space as inviting and welcoming as ours!

Breathtaking Body Cremes!

We have many delightful handcrafted organic body care products available for our customers here at Terressentials!

Take, for example, our breathtaking body cremes! These cremes are crafted out of organic cocoa butter and organic beeswax, perfectly blended with an herbal infusion of organic virgin coconut oil and organic essential oils to create divine scents that will make your senses burst with instinctual memories and emotions. Since our body cremes are thicker than lotion, they are great to use at night before you go to bed.

Silken your skin with one of our cremes after you get out of a nice, hot shower, when your skin is still damp. The body creme forms a protective barrier across the surface of your skin and helps to inhibit water evaporation out of the skin cells on your body. The body cremes are especially beneficial in harsh winters where the drying winds will sap the water right out of you. Of course our body cremes come in our various trademark ambrosial scents of Luscious Lemon, Passionate Lavender, Peppermint Fantasy, and Seductive Spice, as well as our simple Cocoa Butter Body Creme. For those who do not want to limit themselves to one scent over another, try our Four Flavor Body Creme Sampler, which gives a small taste of each of the enchanting body cremes.

Be embraced by body creme and thrill your body by treating it to the truly organic experience!

See  our body cremes on our website here!

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