PECHA KUCHA - the new and free fortnightly ezine brought to you by The Natural Store. Keeping you up-to-date with the world of naturals and organics.

In the RADICAL ISSUE

Listen to the hearts and minds of young people around the world! Amaranta Wright talks to us about her journey and the birth of Bulb Magazine.

Raw Chocolate - Could it really be this good? Raw Intent indulges us.

Live today with the future in mind. Jolene Pritchard talks to us about The Mad Show and how YOU can Make A Difference.

What the World Needs is Better Stories. Jurriaan Kamp -founder and creator of Ode Magazine - tells us why.

Hot and new products - a Gardeners' Special

Win Tickets to The Mad Show!

News Focus, what's hitting the headlines AND

Walk the Talk, what to see and do this fortnight.

We hope you really enjoy Pecha Kucha. Have a great weekend.
Rachel, The Natural Store x _______________________________________________________________

THE MAD SHOW - Make a Difference

Like all these things, it started with a frustrated consumer. Or two to be precise. I’d been trying to live more of an ethical lifestyle for several years, gradually replacing my electricity guzzling lightbulbs, buying more local and organic food, switching my energy supply to a renewable tariff… but every little step required hours of internet research, piles of books and substantial label reading in the local farm shop. That’s when I met Richard.

Jolene Pritchard explains how The Mad Show was borne and how to live for today with the future in mind...click here

Peanut Ring For birds and squirrels to munch on. Image from Baileys

Gardeners' Hand Salve This especially rich organic hand salve has been created to treat working hands that have lost their softness and moisture.

Leather Gardening Gloves Perfect for all the pruning, cutting back and digging in your garden. Image from Baileys

Birchwood Ply Trug Made from sustainable wood. To carry all those items you lose around the garden. Image from Baileys

Unilever Demo

BULB Magazine - Bright Ideas From The Underground

It was the perfect job for a restless twenty-six year-old, hungry for adventure. I was in Miami and it was 1998 when Levi Strauss asked me to spend a month each in ten Latin American cities, investigating their youth cultures. Would I mind!? I’d had to have a screw loose to refuse such an offer. And so I became a 'cool hunter'.


Read Amaranta Wright's story of how listening to the hearts and minds of young people around the world, led to the creation of BULB Magazine

Daisy Chain Live Connecting Green People Malvern, Worcs Sat 22 & Sun 23 April 2006 more info

Design: e2 A US TV series that explores new ideas for living on earth. Beginning in June on PBS. Narrated by Brad Pitt. Click here for Website

Climate Change Wish you knew more? Thurs, 27 April 2006 Royal Geographic Society Kensington Gore London more info

RAW CHOCOLATE - Could It Really Be This Good?
Why is it that we crave so much chocolate? Is it the feel good factor, associations with love or addictions to sugar? Has life has lost all it’s sweetness, or are we completely at the mercy of multi billion dollar marketing campaigns from those companies whom misuse developing countries resources for their own financial gain?

Emma Goldie from Raw Intent unravels the secret behind why we love chocolate and explains how we can be healthy and still love chocolate!

What The World Needs Now Is Better Stories

We think the world is in bad shape. Jurriaan Kamp explains the reality is that every moment of every day, all over the world, people are solving problems. That’s why we need to do what we can to spread the kind of stories that make the world a more beautiful place...click here

NEWS FOCUS - What's being talked about in the Press

Scramble is on for Artic Oil. The Guardian informs us how British scientists are at loggerheads with US colleagues over a controversial plan to work alongside oil companies to hunt for fossil fuel reserves in the Arctic. Click here for article.

Home Wind Turbines dealt Killer Blow. Rooftop wind turbines may have become the accessory of choice among “greener than thou” politicians, but The Sunday Times reveals a new study that suggests they are not only incapable of saving the planet but may even damage your house. Click here for article.

The Green House. Will Anderson discusses in The Independent the Creativity with a Conscience Exhibition at The Museum of Scotland. Click here for article.

Nestlé may buy McCartney Brand. Linda McCartney's vegetarian food empire could become the latest "ethical" business to fall into the hands of a large multinational with the company believed to be in talks with Swiss food group Nestlé says The Guardian. Click here for article.

Campaigners call for an Eco-Easter as Shoppers Spend Big. Martin Hickman from The Independent Shoppers discusses how we have spent billions of pounds on DIY, Easter eggs and clothes over the Bank Holiday break are today being urged to recycle to help the environment. Click here for article.

Travel in Style & Substance. What is eco-tourism anyway? Adrian Bridge reports on the growth of 'responsible holidays' - and how we can make a difference. Click here for article.

WIN TICKETS TO THE MAD SHOW

What services would you like see offered on The Natural Store Website?

We currently offer hampers, gift vouchers, create your own wish list and favourites list - with wedding services and organic flowers soon to come - but are there any other services you would like to see available at The Natural Store?

Tell us in the box below and click the 'Submit Answer' button. We will then select, at random, a winner to receive two tickets to The Mad Show at Earl's Court in London on June 2nd, 3rd and 4th. The winner will be notified via their email address and we will publish the winner's name in the next issue of Pecha Kucha.

The winner of our last competition to win a copy of Selvedge was Clare Cash. Well done Clare!

If there are any products or features you would like to see covered by Kucha, we’d love to hear from you! Click here to send us your suggestions