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This holiday shopping season, EcoPetites is offering the best sale EVER!! Site-wide 50% off starting Wednesday, November 27, 2019 through December 3rd. You heard it here first my friends.

Don’t miss Do It Green! Minnesota’s 14th Annual Green Gifts Fair!Saturday, November 23rd | 10am – 5pmMidtown Global Market | 920 E Lake St. Minneapolis 55407Recommended $1 donation at the door SHOP | Visit over 80 vendors for upcycled, recycled, fair-trade, and locally made gifts.LEARN | Complete an activity passport throughout the fair for (adult and kid-friendly) prizes.EAT | Plan to have lunch or dinner at the Midtown Global Market with over 30 global food options.PARTNER | Join other individuals, organizations, and businesses working together to live more sustainably.CELEBRATE | Celebrate your green community through art, music, and more! For a list of vendors, demos and the main stage schedule visit:doitgreen.org/green-gifts-fair/

Find EcoPetites during the NE Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl! Come shop EcoPetites in person at the LOCAL MAKERS MARKET. Explore curated goods — art, jewelry, clothing, home goods and more! Solar Arts Building- 3rd Floor711 15th Ave NE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413Friday, May 17 - 5:00-10:00 p.m.Saturday, May 18 - Noon-8:00 p.m.Sunday, May 19 - Noon-5:00 p.m.

If you live long enough, sooner or later you face a major blow, whether it is a single event or a prolonged condition. Whether the trauma is in the past, present or future, the ability to bounce back is what resilience is all about. Sometimes people think of resilience as something you either have or you don’t have. The good news is that it can be cultivated and reinforced at any time. The ideas apply to a person, a community or an organization. Though in a different context, I long ago heard the advice, "make everything count twice." That phrase has stuck with me ever since. However, it has morphed into a new meaning for me, from a message of...

Don’t miss Do It Green! Minnesota’s 13th Annual Green Gifts Fair! Saturday, November 17th | 10am – 5pm Midtown Global Market | 920 E Lake St. Minneapolis 55407 Recommended $1 donation at the door SHOP | Visit 85 vendors for upcycled, recycled, fair-trade, and locally made gifts. LEARN | Complete an activity passport throughout the fair for (adult and kid-friendly) prizes. EAT | Plan to have lunch or dinner at the Midtown Global Market with over 30 global food options. REDUCE | Explore and plant in our gardens, and learn about the life cycle of clothing including live sewing demos. CELEBRATE | Celebrate your green journey with our community through art, music, and more! For a list of vendors, demos,...