Yes To Seed Fund Grants Apply NOW!

The Yes To Seed Fund is excited to announce a partnership with Whole Foods Market to help build school gardens in 2011! With a joint mission of giving kids fun and engaging ways to learn about nutrition and the importance of fruits & veggies, Yes To will be giving out Seed Fund School Garden Grants to local schools in partnering Whole Foods regions that are committed to building school gardens. Both Whole Foods and Yes To are passionate about sustainable living and teaching kids about the importance of healthy eating, and this partnership is a wonderful way to celebratethese two like-minded, socially progressive brands!

For the month of April, Yes To will be featured in local Whole Foods stores, to build buzz about the Seed Fund and teach local customers and schools how they canapply for a Seed Fund School Garden Grant. Yes To will be awarding TEN $2,000 grants (for schools in the Northern California region and the Pacific Northwest region) as well as five additional $500 ‘Seed Fund Starter Grants,’ available to schools across the country. All Yes To products will be 20% off for the month, and a portion of all proceeds will go back to helping plant local school gardens!

Schools can apply at: www.yestocarrots.com/seedfundgardens from April 1st through May 31st. Seed Fund Garden Grant recipients will be announced on June 15th. We are looking for compelling stories consistent with the Seed Fund mission, awell thought-out plan to maintain your school garden, and innovative ideas about incorporating the Seed Fund garden into your school’s curriculum and life.

So join us in the YES movement! Spread the word…

6 lovely blogs of Carrot Lovers

Recently we invited our Facebook fans to post their own blog links on our Facebook page. We were delighted to have the opportunity to peek into the online worlds of so many Carrot Lovers. Here are six you'll want to bookmark.

1. Works by Jesper
Curated by an artist in Sweden, this blog provides design inspiration in juicy colors on a daily basis.

2. Working Mom Goes Green
Self-described as "a working mom taking a stand against yucky stuff in my food, cosmetics, etc. and gradually turning my family towards more eco-friendly, natural choices."

3. On the Cheap Living
Dedicated to sharing low-price finds, from the perfect dress to the most amazing under $10 meal you've ever had. This blog is all about living a stylish lifestyle, without blowing your budget.


4. Beauty Au Natural
This blogger is a customer and fan of natural beauty products, just like you! She does up close reviews of the products she uses. Check out this photo of her personal collection of face and body brushes! (The eye brush assortment is even more impressive!)

5. Green Apple Design
So many beautiful things - gift ideas, recipes, and pop culture picks. This blogger is a special event stylist.

6. Try It You Might Like It
We wouldn't be Yes To if we didn't celebrate a foodcentric blogs, right? This one features recipes from a woman who is trying to inspire her husband and children to eat more adventurously.

(Yes To eggplant chips?!)

What our fans said "Yes To"

We declared November a month of being thankful, and on our Facebook page, we invited fans to post about their thankfulness (if that is a real word!) and tell us what they say "Yes To."

The submissions were lovely and filled our month with good feelings about our fans, our brand, and life in general.

We thought we'd post our list favorites in case you missed them.

What do you say Yes To?

• A spa day
• Date night
• Carrots, blueberries, and yoga
  
• A raise
• A cozy home and loving family
  
• Fake eyelashes
• Love
• Faith, family and friends
• A job I adore
  
• Yes to Yes!
• Peace in the soul
• Not necessarily BEING strong, but FEELING strong
  
• My boys who always make me smile
  
• Waking up and seeing that you have two more hours to sleep before the alarm goes off
• Running hot and cold water, electricity, sanity and good health
• Freedom
• Fair trade coffee and chocolate
• Simplifying your life
• Living out loud and loving with your WHOLE heart
• My favorite blankie on cold nights

Do you say YES to these things? What else makes you feel thankful?

Yes To fashion adventures

This month we worked with lifestyle blogger Alison Czarnecki at Petit Elefant to encourage the idea of saying Yes To new things. Alison's area of interest, fashion, can be scary for some women who don't think of themselves as stylish, but she's done us the favor of making accessible suggestions, complete with video demonstrations.



Alison created four videos to provide inspiration to women who are ready to say Yes. Click through these links to watch her share how to accessorize with jewelry; rock the red lipstick; throw on a scarf; and wear a belt (four ways!) below.



Have you ever made a video for sharing online? Let us see! Post your URL in the comments.

November Facebook game: play along with us!

Yes to People Magazine !

We love this mention in People magazine's Stylewatch section. Ginnifer Goodwin has such lovely skin and her makeup artist says that she likes the Yes To Carrots SPF15 daily facial moisturizer!



Are you a fan?

Yes To Blueberries: Why does it work?

The philosophy behind our brand is making customers happy. Our product development process is guided by what you all want and need. We shaped our newest product line, Yes To Blueberries, in response to concerns we heard from women about fine lines, wrinkles and skin damage. We are thrilled to be able to bring natural products that really work to your favorite drugstores. Have you seen them there yet?

You've probably seen the packaging by now, and noticed the tagline on the products: Age Refresh. What does this mean? And how do we know that it works? These are good questions.

Clinical studies (which means on real skin by scientists with magnifying lenses!) have shown that two key ingredients make an impact on the appearance of firmness, smoothness and length and depth of wrinkles.

Paracress is one of these clinically proven ingredients we've used in the Yes To Blueberries line. Paracress is proven to tighten the dermal matrix in order to visibly reduce fine lines and crow's feet in just 28 days, and some women even report an immediate difference in skin appearance. But we feel it's safe to say that after four weeks, the improvements are undeniable.



Cotton thistle is the other active ingredient we have leveraged to make our Yes To Blueberries products effective. Cotton thistle promotes in-depth skin regeneration which actually repairs already damaged skin. In just 7 days, studies have observed that cotton thistle regenerates collagen and restores outer skin.

Have you tried Yes To Blueberries yet? Have you noticed signs of age refreshed skin? We love to hear from our consumers, so please do let us know if you jump on the Blueberry Bandwagon!

Yes to Veggies: The Heirloom Edition

This is the second installment of A foodie’s culinary journey…vegetarian style! by Angella, The Carrot Alchemist

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Seasons change and thank goodness for them. Autumn months are the time to say Yes To heirloom tomatoes!

Heirloom Café is a relatively new, country-style charming restaurant that opened up in the Mission District of San Francisco. Although they don’t have a plethora of vegetarian items on the menu, they were more than enthusiastic to accommodate moi.

The menu? Refreshingly simple.

The veggie agenda. The heirloom tomato salad is an absolute must: Heirloom tomatoes, fennel, cucumbers, and feta. If that doesn’t make for a 5-star appetizer, then I don’t know what would. Buratta and mission figs (sans prosciutto, of course) were next. If you eat dairy, then this is a treat. Last, but not least: pole beans, wild arugula, and pickled dates. Sweet and savory heaven.

By the way, plates are perfect to share, which works out to be cost-effective-fabulous.

Heirloom Café gets my highest recommendation for an filling, healthy, veggie-style dinner.

Because what we put on our bodies is as important is what goes in our bodies.

Angella Sprauve is the Product Development Manager at Yes To and she looks forward to your comments. Her previous culinary adventure is here.

photo credit: Chiot's Run on flickr.

Why are we so excited this week? And why are we wearing orange t shirts every day?

We say “Yes To” to our home team, the San Francisco Giants, for making it to the Major League Baseball Playoffs! Our office is just one block from the stadium and the streets surrounding us are swarming with enthusiastic fans. The energy in the air is electric!

To commemorate these exciting events we would like to offer “Yes To” fans a little something special.

Save 15% when you shop at our online store and use the promo code "GIANTS". Everyone who shops with the code will be entered to win a YES TO GIANTS gift bag.*

We'll be distributing this coupon at the ballpark, but didn't want to leave out our fans across the country, so we're making the offer available to you online.



GO GIANTS
GO ORANGE
GO SAN FRANCISCO
GO YES TO!!

Fellow Giants fans will enjoy this YouTube video. (Yes to clever people!)




*ENTER THE CODE ‘GIANTS’ AT CHECKOUT; OFFER VALID WHILE THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ARE STILL ALIVE IN THE 2010 MLB PLAYOFFS; 5 WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN BY NOVEMBER 15, 2010; MUST USE THE PROMO CODE TO BE ENTERED TO WIN.

Yes to hypoallergenic skin care

Naturally we want even our most sensitive customers to use our skin care products liberally. No one should feel MORE irritated AFTER she uses beauty products. That's why our soothing Yes To Cucumbers line is completely hypoallergenic.

In addition to the alpha-hydroxy acids that soothe the skin, we toss Aloe Vera and Green Tea into the mix to further help rebuild and protect sensitive skin.

But enough about us. What do you think about our Yes To Cucumbers line?

Some of you have already told us on our Facebook page.

About Yes To Cucumbers Facial Towelettes, one person said

I took these camping and it was great to wake up to a refreshing face cleanse in the morning. Even my man used them!

Another said "These are really deep cleaning."

About Yes To Cucumbers Soothing Eye Gel, a reviewer on Beauty Bulletin wrote

The cooling/calming properties are amazing, it's even better if you leave it in the fridge!!

About Yes To Cucumbers Daily Makeover Conditioner, a blogger called Natural Hair Nerd wrote

Yes to the price. Yes to the slip. Yes to the clean, subtle scent. Yes to the silicone-free formula.

And you? What do you like best about Yes To Cucumbers?