To “be tanka” means to live your best life, in harmony with your spirit and the earth, in the language of the Oglala Lakotas who own and run Native American Natural Foods. Based in South Dakota, they produce minimally-processed and sustainably grown food products.

The main ingredients of a Tanka Bar? Bison meat and cranberries cured with sugar. Some salt. Garlic, red pepper. No nitrates, no nitrites, no MSG, no hydrogenated oils, no gluten, no hormones, no trans fats. It’s just good food that’s easy to take along in your pocket.

The recipe for the jerky-like Tanka Bar is based on wasna, a centuries-old mainstay food of the Lakota culture. Loosely translated, the word means “all mixed up.” Like pemmican, wasna is a mixture of buffalo meat, berries, and spices, and travels well. Unlike the modern commercial “pemmican” you buy in convenience stores, Tanka Bars are actually good for you. Warriors and hunters would pack wasna inside a buffalo horn to take with them and sustain them on their treks. Thankfully, you can purchase Tanka Bars in pocketable plastic wrappers.

Native American Natural Foods applies their ethic of sustainability and nutrition to packaged hot dogs, sausages, and convenience foods.

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Mizu is proud to offer a line of eco-friendly stainless steel bottles that are 100% leach resistant, BPA free, stylish and durable enough to be your hydration relation for years to come. Stash it in your bike cage, your backpack, your car, stroller or beach chair: whichever way you choose your water, juice and smoothies will taste just the way nature intended them to. And nature will thank you for sparing it the plastic.

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Log every mile and every minute with FR60, a sleek fitness watch plus workout tool that tracks your time, heart rate and calories burned. When bundled with the wireless foot pod, FR60 also tracks speed and distance, indoors or out. Use FR60′s training tools to get the most out of your workout. Then, FR60 wirelessly sends your workout data to your computer for later analysis. (Price: $129.99)

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We just came across this awesome article from Details magazine that we just had to share. No matter how strong a union is when it’s forged, inevitably, after the thrilling bloom of the early years, it begins to take on an almost undead quality. It becomes a Zombie Marriage. The mistake some couples make is diagnosing that comatose phase—when they’re too wrapped up in their careers, kids, and aging parents to engage with each other—as terminal. That’s when they start obsessing over pulling the plug. To read more head over to Details.com

[The Zombie Marriage]

Although it looks like something a beetle would be rolling around on the discovery channel, this brown ball of goodness is packing tons of help for your skin.  Use as a cleansing scrub, rubbing over the skin in a circular motion.  Contains antioxidants, as much as contained in 2,834 pounds of blueberries.  Another ingredient is Ojon oil, made from cacao, which consists of Omega-3,-6 and -9 fatty acids which polish the skin up mighty nice.  Each ball takes two days to make. Feel special.
The Ball, available from Sephora, $65 with free shipping.

[Ojon Tawakas The Ball]

It’s not all dark on the other side. With a sweet lemon all-natural massage bar and exfoliating peel, you’re certainly cute as hell.

[Blue Q Cute As Hell Soap]

The Food Map Container is a growing space for an edible garden that can also be used for non-edible plants as well.

[Food Map Container]

Get clean and refreshed naturally with our new collection of shower and shave products formulated to help your skin look, feel and smell its best. These natural cleansers and moisturizers will inspire even the strong, silent types.

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This trio of our foaming hand washes is sure to make hand washing a pleasurable experience. Ginger bergamot, lavender absolute and orange vanilla were all custom created for CleanWell by natural perfumer Mandy Aftel. Each scent, enriched with aloe and white tea, will inspire your family to remember that washing their hands is a great idea. The Hand Wash Pack includes ONE bottle of each custom scent of Foaming Hand Wash (Three bottles total).

[Clean Well Hand Wash Pack]