Spring candles, $6.98

Hand-painted porcelain butterflies hold tiny treasures, $15.98

Ready to hop into the Easter basket.

Needle-felted bunny, $12.98, and chick, $9.98

Large Wooden Buddha $170

Stone Buddha $38.98

Porcelain Buddha $52.98

Handmade Brass Bells $24.98 - $54.98

Bees and Honey, From Flower to Jar, by Michael Weiler, $18.95

A fascinating exploration of the lives of bees and our relationship to them.

Little hands put bees in the bee hive, by Plan Toys.

Made of replenishable rubberwood, with water-based, non-toxic colors, $36.98

Beeswax candles made by Hinode Farm in Gold Hill, Oregon, $24.98

"Shine, shine little candle flame,

In feasting take your part,

And as you burn yourself away,

O shine into my heart."

-Sylvia Beels, Bruderhof

Bees Feed Us: Now They Need Our Help

We wanted to share with you the following link to a petition initiated by Slow Food USA calling on the EPA to investigate the disturbing disappearance of North American honey bees. According to Slow Food, 40% of the bees are dying every year and the suspected causes are a combination of environmental stressors, including agricultural pesticides. Please take a moment and follow the link below to lend your voice to the chorus in support of our winged friends:

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5986/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5833

To learn more about the disappearance of the bees, or to host a screening of the film, Vanishing of the Bees, click on the following link to the Slow Food website:

http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/slow_food/blog_post/bees_feed_us_now_they_need_our_help/