Nature's Corner Printable Coupon For VitalBodies Community

Nature’s Corner Printable Coupon For VitalBodies Community

Nature’s Corner and VitalBodies.net wants to offer the community a printable 10% off coupon for Nature’s Corner Cafe and Market.

This coupon is for the month of May 2009.

Download the PDF and print the coupon. Be sure to present the coupon to the cashier.

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Real Food Coop Needs Help Moving

Real Food Coop Needs Help Moving
Need help preparing our new nest and moving.

Sunday April 26TH.  remove old carpet and haul away. Need trucks

Sat/Sun May 2, 3  install floor.

Sat/Sun May 9,10 Move Need muscle,trucks and packers.

Sign up at store, call store, or on line realfoodcoop@yahoo.com

Mission Statement:
“TO PROVIDE HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD EMPHASIZING LOCALLY AND SUSTAINABLY GROWN PRODUCTS AT A REASONABLE COST”

Real Food Coop In Florence Oregon Needs Natural Flooring.

Real Food Coop In Florence Oregon Needs Natural Flooring

The Real Food Coop is moving to a new location. The new location needs flooring to replace the existing carpet.

There are many considerations in choosing flooring like budget, what reclaimed materials are available and the general average moisture content of the floor in the new location.

Most flooring specialists suggest using a moisture meter and many would claim that a meter is absolutely essential for solid hardwood flooring.

Generally one meters the new flooring before installation also to determine if the flooring is at the correct moisture content.

Reclaimed materials that can be used for flooring would be the first choice and anyone with suggestions should contact the coop.

The Coop is currently located across from Honeyman Nursery on Highway 101 South, just a couple of miles south of the Siuslaw River Bridge that crosses over Old Town Florence.

If solid hardwood is not the ideal choice, VitalBodies suggests considering a “floating floor” that is neither nailed down or glued down so that the COOP can take the flooring with them should they ever move again.

Most floating floors need the underlayment to be brought to the point of being flat, with some kind of grout-like leveling compound and the moisture level needs to be within spec of the flooring that is being installed.

There are many kinds of natural flooring materials these days including bamboo, hard woods, Marmoleum, and more.

Did you know that there is (or was) a natural flooring shop next door to Oceana Coop in Newport Oregon?

Oregon House Sunset.

Oregon House Sunset

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On Earth Day the sunset is pretty much straight out to the west. A few days later the sunset is a bit further North as the weather continues to shift and spring fully takes hold and the sound of the many wild birds increase with their activity.

VitalBodies.net Community Blog License Plate…

VitalBodies.net/blog Community Blog License Plate…

Just for fun I created a community blog plate graphic for the community blog and for a graphic for the ABOUT page.

The plate features sunset sun or moon over the waves with stars.

I used Open Source Inkscape and created a SVG file and exported to PNG.

Infusion Fibers ~ An Introduction

Hello and happy Spring! This is a time of year where I am always newly excited to live in such a beautiful, healthy and nurturing place. Natural spaces are easy to find… the ocean is close by, lakes and rivers are plentiful, the forest surrounds us and everything everywhere is waking up again, to enjoy the sunshine.

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, as a contributor to this new community space. My name is Abby, and in addition to being an easygoing, nature-loving girl who thrives on the simple life, I am the creator of a little business called Infusion Fibers. I make high quality, natural, organic and recycled fiber goods, ranging from bags to housewares to clothing and soft shoes. Currently my work is sold online in my etsy shop, but I look forward to working more locally as well. I will hold special discounts for local buyers (which will be announced here) and I will periodically announce fun giveaways.

I am partner to Steven, the generous creator of this supportive space. I am very enthusiastic about sharing together as a community, with you all. The reason I still live here, after all these years, is the wonderful sense of community that resides.

Oregon House Inn and Retreat Center Near Yachats

Oregon House Inn and Retreat Center Near Yachats

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“Oregon House’s unique, private location offers a peaceful getaway for individuals, couples, families and groups. Nestled on a cliff directly overlooking the Pacific Ocean on the Central Oregon Coast, this beautiful property is like none other. Oregon House is a retreat center and an Inn”. Imagine old growth rain forest spilling down to the ocean, surrounding and quite, private place to be, a nearly private beach and miles of beach walking at middle to low tide. Clean ocean air, small streams, a density of life and wild life. This is a photo (above) we shot from the lawn over looking the beach looking to the South! More images to come!

94288 Highway 101 S Yachats Oregon 97498
T: 541.547.3329
F: 541.547.3754

Visit Oregon House

Nature's Corner Cafe And Market In Florence Oregon

Nature’s Corner Cafe And Deli In Florence Oregon

Cafe and Market. Groceries, Produce, Bakery, Espresso, Beer and Organic Wine. Organic and Gluten Free.

Sit down and eat! Full breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I asked Diane if she has a web site and she said she didn’t, so I wanted to make a nice blog entry for her and include her business on the community web site. Tell her or her staff, you saw the cafe on VitalBodies.net!

541 997-0900

Location: 185 Hwy 101 Florence, Oregon 97439

Right on 101 just before the bridge.

Earth Day Everyday For Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

Earth Day Everyday For Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

More and more lakes are having issues and problems with so called “Blue Green Algae”.

According to the Wikipedia it is actually a bacteria rather than an Algae:

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, blue-green bacteria or Cyanophyta, is a phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. The name “cyanobacteria” comes from the color of the bacteria (Greek: κυανός (kyanós) = blue). They are a significant component of the marine nitrogen cycle and an important primary producer in many areas of the ocean, but are also found in habitats other than the marine environment; in particular cyanobacteria are known to occur in both freshwater,^[2] hypersaline inland lakes^[3] and in arid areas where they are a major component of biological soil crusts.

Many lakes are struggling with toxic blooms that can endanger people, wild life, water supplies, resources and property values.

What can be done in an “Earth Day Every Day” way?

Solar power and solar enable the lake!

Solarbee offers a solar powered solution to Blue-Green Algae (cyanobacteria) that provides Long Distance Circulation and aerates the lake.

How is this said this help?

• Prevent & control harmful blue-green algae blooms.
• Reduce taste and odor problems in drinking water.
• Reduce public health issues due to cyanotoxins.
• Improve aesthetics, water clarity and biodiversity.
• Improve dissolved oxygen (DO) and pH levels.
• Prevent accumulation of Mn, Fe, H2S and methyl mercury from bottom waters.
• Reduce invasive aquatic weed growth.
• Improve fish habitats and prevent fish kills.
• Economical for lakes and reservoirs of any size, whole or partial lake treatment.
• Near-laminar flow impacts up to 35 surface acres (14 hectares) per unit.
• Can be deployed to treat the epilimnion and/or hypolimnion.
• Day and night operation using solar energy, requires minimal maintenance and no infrastructure changes.

Visit http://www.solarbee.com/freshwater.html

This solution could possibly work for small towns like Dunes City, Ada, Siltcoos Station and Westlake for fresh water lakes like the Siltcoos near Florence Oregon that only occasionally have algae blooms and for many others that also do not want to dump toxic copper or the like into the lake since those methods do not work anyway and are expensive.