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Marcia Elston
Marcia Elston
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  • Snohomish, WA
  • United States
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Legislative Advocacy: HR 2359: Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 at Phone

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July 19, 2011 from 8pm to 10pm
This is an IBN members only event. All times are EST. To join IBN, click here.On July 6, I hosted a call to discuss with Kayla Fioravanti of Essential Wholesale her position on the newly released HR 2359: Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011. If you missed it, you can get it here.Now that members have…See More
Marcia Elston is attending an event Jul 16, 2011
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Marcia Elston commented on the event 'INDIE Business MasterMind: Organic Marketing Success!'
Fabulous, Donna Maria.  Even if Indie Biz members aren't thinking about organic certification status now, this is groundwork for the future, when it will become even more important.
Apr 20, 2011
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INDIE Business MasterMind: Organic Marketing Success! at Online

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June 2, 2011 from 12pm to 1:30pm
ALL TIMES ARE EST. This is an IBN members only event. To participate, click here to join IBN today! According to the Organic Trade Association, U.S. sales of organic food and beverages grew from $1 billion in 1990 to $24.8 billion in 2009, and sales of organic non-food products (including personal care products) grew 9.1 percent in 2009, to $1.8 billion. Consumers's keen interest in buying products bearing…See More
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Recycle - Eat your Christmas Tree

Samara Botane has embraced a number of changes to lower our carbon footprint and hold to our commitment of stewardship and ecology. You can see the progress we’ve made here, including eco-policies we have put into place in the last several years. One of the small things we do personally each year has been to steam distill the…See More
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Are you using Twitter to share your passions, products, services? Do you love it? In this group, we share our best tips and experiences using Twitter to build our businesses!
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New blogpost - Eat Your Christmas Tree http://ning.it/dPNaz5
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Marcia Elston

Recycle - Eat your Christmas Tree

Samara Botane has embraced a number of changes to lower our carbon footprint and hold to our commitment of stewardship and ecology. You can see the progress we’ve made here, including eco-policies we have put into place in the last several years. 

christmas tree2 One of the small things we do personally each…

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Posted on January 15, 2011 at 7:09pm

Marcia Elston

Why I Oppose H.R. 5786 Safe Costmetics Act of 2010

The Compact for Safe Cosmetics (CFSC) is co-founded by Stacy Malkan, author of Not Just a Pretty Face, her blog which promotes her book by the same name. Stacy Malkan is the

public voice and spokesperson for CFSC, who are fomenting fear that

could push the evolution of sensible personal care product manufacturing

into the…

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Posted on July 26, 2010 at 7:20pm — 4 Comments

Marcia Elston

THE SCENT of LOVE and GIVING

Discovering Natural Fragrance for Holiday Gifts



When it comes to physical attraction, smell is everything, some experts say. It’s no secret that when something smells good, it provokes a positive reaction – a freshly bathed infant, the salty mist from the ocean, a bouquet of fine roses, and, of course, our favorite perfumes. These scents can evoke deep personal and emotional reactions. Certain familiar scents can take you immediately to a fondly remembered time or event in the past… Continue

Posted on November 18, 2009 at 11:03pm — 2 Comments

Marcia Elston

Samara Botane Launches New Website with Treasure Hunt

To celebrate the launch of our new website, designed by Suzumebachi Design, we are having a wild and crazy treasure hunt. First place prize is a $100 shopping spree, followed by two more 2nd place $50 shopping sprees, and about 35 additional gifts. Go through the store door and get the details.

Also, we are extending a 15% discount to all customers through the end of November so that we are all winners!

Happy Hunting.

Marcia Elston…

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Posted on November 16, 2009 at 5:57pm — 1 Comment

Marcia Elston

Every Day Earth Guide

I've been blogging on wingedseed since Earth Day with ideas to ease gardening stress and provide tips for being better stewards. It dawned on me that many here might be gardeners and/or have an interest in the challenges of global climate disruption and might enjoy some of these. Here's the latest:

I want to continue exploring gardening ideas that will address climate disruption and help each of us in our local environments. I certainly have noticed…

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Posted on May 20, 2009 at 9:06pm — 1 Comment

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