Greens N Grains Natural Foods Market & Café

Open daily in downtown Egg Harbor, Wisconsin…

during Door County’s busier season (from May 1 – October 31) on Sunday through Thursday from 9 am to 6 pm and on Friday and Saturday evenings until 7 pm.

…and in the “quiet season” (November 1 – April 30) from 10 am – 5 pm.

For more information, please call 920.868.9999.

Click the Monthly Specials page to download the latest pdf flyer full of discounts on featured products.

The Greens N Grains Cafe is open daily in the  from 9 am – 4 pm with a great breakfast and lunch menu, snacks, raw foods, fresh fruit smoothies and full service coffee and espresso bar. Free Wifi…

In June, 2012 a local screening of “A Chemical Reaction” spawned the creation of Safe Lawns in Door County, a coalition of organizations and unaffiliated individuals, concerned about the vulnerability of our water supply, placed in jeopardy by lawn pesticides.

Greencolander / CC BY 1.0

A recent study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that an estimated 78 million pounds of insecticides, herbicides and fungicides are applied by homeowners on lawns, gardens and in homes. It is estimated that seven million birds die each year because of exposure to lawn pesticides. This past winter, beekeepers are reporting bee die-offs of more than 50 percent – the worst loss in more than 40 years!

As spring slowly emerges Greens N Grains and the Green Door Film Society wish to focus on a timely and important issue here in Door County where an average depth of 18 inches of top soil at most, protects our water supply from toxic runoff. The porous limestone beneath offers little protection for the valuable aquifer below from which we pump our drinking water. Melting snow and summer rains can permeate these layers and reach the groundwater in a matter of hours, delivering a toxic cargo of whatever it is that we spray onto the soil above.

The documentary, “A Chemical Reaction” screening at Greens N Grains on April 4 at 7 pm takes a close look at the effects of this love affair we have cultured for a green carpet of turf grass, at any cost.

“A thick green, monotypic carpeted yard is not a naturally occurring event,” says Marne Kaeske, Stewardship Coordinator for The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor. ”Pesticides – toxic substances designed to repel, control and kill unwanted guests – play a major role in the age-old quest for lawns that resemble fairways.”

“A Chemical Reaction,” is a 70-minute feature documentary that tells the story of one of the most powerful and effective community initiatives in the history of North America. It started with one lone voice in 1984. Dr. June Irwin, a dermatologist, noticed a connection between her patients’ health conditions and their exposure to chemical pesticides and herbicides. With relentless persistence she brought her concerns to town meetings to warn her fellow citizens that the chemicals they were putting on their lawns posed severe health risks and had unknown side effects on the environment.

Dr. Irwin’s persuasive arguments and data to back her findings eventually led the town of Hudson to enact a by-law that banned the use of all chemical pesticides and herbicides.  The most mighty chemical companies in North America put their full legal weight on the tiny town and eventually the case made it to the Supreme Court.

The town’s right to protect its citizens was upheld, and — like a row of dominoes — other municipalities followed suit. The movement spread so far and wide that the entire province of Quebec enacted a ban and Home Depot stopped putting the dangerous pesticide products on their shelves.

Director: Brett Plymale

“In making this movie, I’ve been told hundreds of anecdotal stories about sick children and pets,” says film director Brett Plymale. “I’ve heard from some adults that claim these chemicals have resulted in serious illness or even death. I have interviewed many credible doctors, veterinarians and scientists who all agree that the chemicals found in these lawn care products are dangerous, and in some cases they are known carcinogens. They also agree that the effects on the human body are largely unknown and are nearly impossible to isolate and prove scientifically.”

Paul Tukey, featured in the film, is one of the nation’s leading experts on organic lawn care and has been following this story for years. After becoming seriously ill with acute pesticide sensitivity from applying chemical lawn products in his own lawn care business, he became an outspoken advocate for alternatives to chemical lawn care.  He travels across the country lecturing on the subject and has written the nation’s leading book on organic lawn care titled, The Organic Lawn Care Manual.

This documentary follows his journey, one that leads to the doorstep of Hudson, Quebec. It’s an inspiring story of overcoming great odds and demonstrates the power of people coming together to effect great change in our society.

Greens N Grains Cafe offers a natural and organic dinner special each evening before the Film Society screening. Enjoy a delicious soup specialty, salad, a fresh baked roll and a cup of tea for $7.50, available from 6 pm on. The Film Society screenings take place at 7 pm and there is no charge for membership but seating at screenings is limited to 28 people. Dinner and film reservations are requested. RSVP by calling 920.868.9999 or by email to info@greens-n-grains.com.

Greens N Grains Cafe is open daily from 9 am – 4 pm, except on movie nights when they remain open until 9 pm. The Natural Food Store is open daily from 10 am – 5 pm, located in downtown Egg Harbor at 7821 Hwy 42.

Did you know that visits for intestinal disorders are among the most common reasons for trips to primary care physicians? And that’s not even the worst news.

Most of us do not recognize or know  that digestive problems wreak havoc in the entire body, leading to: allergies, arthritis, autoimmune disease, rashes, acne, chronic fatigue, autism, dementia, mood disorders, cancer and more.

On Thursday, April 11 at 1 pm, Nicole Dersé, Functional Medicine Clinician at the Center for Optimal Health (located here in Door County at 617 N. 8th Ave. in Sturgeon Bay) will present a seminar on Digestive Wellness at Greens N Grains in Egg Harbor.

The seminar is free and Nicole will cover the following points in her illustrated presentation:

• How to know when your gut is out of balance
• Common digestive problems and how to fix them
• What is a Leaky Gut?
• Food allergies, Food sensitivities, and Food Intolerances and how you can red rid of some.
• What’s the deal with gluten? Is it really bad?
• There’s a fungus among us! How to get to the bottom of your yeast issues.
• The gut’s nervous system, aka the ‘second brain’
• 7 Ways to Heal the gut
• DNA stool analysis testing to discover hidden infections and root imbalances that will restore your health and can be billed to insurance.

Each year thousands of wild horses are rounded up and removed from public lands by the U.S. Government. All will need permanent homes. None has ever been touched by a human hand.

Jesus “Chewy” Jaurgeui and Compadre

Wild Horse, Wild Ride tells the story of the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge, an annual contest that dares more than a hundred horse trainers to each tame a totally wild mustang in order to get it adopted into a better life beyond federal corrals.

On Thursday, March 21 you are invited to witness the stories of eight brave individuals who take up the challenge. But wait! This feature film, just released in December, 2012 has an even bigger surprise. One of the 8 trainers showcased in this documentary is a Door County local that many people know of as Chewy.  Jesus Jauregui  and his brother Teo are well known as partners in a roofing and construction business. But, not many people know that they are recognized all over the USA as true horse-whisperers in the Vaquero tradition.  Part of the film was shot here in Door County at Chewy’s Horsemanship Ranch.

Stunning and poignant, Alex Dawson and Greg Gricus’ debut feature documentary chronicles a handful of unforgettable characters from their first uneasy meeting with their horses and over three months as they attempt to transform from scared strangers to the closest of companions.

Eventually all will converge in Fort Worth, Texas, to compete against each other and offer the horses up for adoption at an auction in which the trainers, if they wish to keep their horses, must bid against the public.

Hailed by The Hollywood Reporter as a “crowd-pleaser with a big heart,” the film traverses across the United States to tell stories of the profound the bonds that can develop between people and animals. From the rolling hills of New Hampshire to the Navajo Nation to the heart of Cowboy Country, the film captures a journey that is at times harrowing, humorous, heartwarming and heartbreaking as these wild spirits- both human and horse- embark on the ride of their lives. Husband-and-wife team Alex Dawson and Greg Gricus have worked in the production of non-fiction television for over 15 years.

Alex is a documentary producer and writer whose body of work covers a wide range of themes and genres and has appeared on networks including History Channel, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, CNBC, HGTV, OLN and PBS.

Greg is a Director of Photography whose job has taken him all over the world- from Myanmar to the Amazon; New Zealand to Saudi Arabia; Alaska to Liberia. He has filmed well over 100 programs for networks including Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, History Channel, Travel Channel, A&E, and PBS and has also contributed to several independent films and music videos.

Having lived and worked in New York and Chicago, Alex and Greg currently reside in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with their two young children. Wild Horse, Wild Ride is their feature directorial debut.

“An engrossing study in the communication possible …between man and beast.” – Variety

“That rare gem that reaches out to anyone with a soul and leaves an indelible impression.” – Collider.com

Greens N Grains Cafe offers a natural and organic dinner special each evening before the Film Society screening. Enjoy a delicious soup specialty, salad, a fresh baked roll and a cup of tea for $7.50, available from 6 pm on. The Film Society screenings take place at 7 pm and there is no charge for membership but seating at screenings is limited to 28 people. Dinner and film reservations are requested. RSVP by calling 920.868.9999 or by email to info@greens-n-grains.com.

Greens N Grains Cafe is open daily from 9 am – 4 pm, except on movie nights when they remain open until 9 pm. The Natural Food Store is open daily from 10 am – 5 pm, located in downtown Egg Harbor at 7821 Hwy 42.

In the mirror Joe Cross saw a 310 lb. man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn’t end well – with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn’t far behind.

At 100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, he was at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe’s personal mission to regain his health.

Joe Cross, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead

With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help long-term, Joe turns to the only option left, the body’s ability to heal itself. He trades in the junk food and hits the road with juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for the next 60 days. Across 3,000 miles Joe has one goal in mind: To get off his pills and achieve a balanced lifestyle.

On Thursday, March 7, Greens N Grains Cafe and the Green Door Film Society invites you to join with local film buffs at the 7 pm screening of Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead.

While talking to more than 500 Americans about food, health and longevity, it’s at a truck stop in Arizona where Joe meets a truck driver who suffers from the same rare condition. Phil Staples is morbidly obese weighing in at 429 lbs; a cheeseburger away from a heart-attack. As Joe is recovering his health, Phil begins his own epic journey to get well. What emerges is nothing short of amazing – an inspiring tale of healing and human connection.

Part road trip, part self-help manifesto, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead defies the traditional documentary format to present an unconventional and uplifting story of two men from different worlds who each realize that the only person who can save them is themselves.

A free public screening will be held Thursday, March 7 at Greens N Grains Natural Food Store and Cafe in Egg Harbor, which offers an organic dinner, homemade soup, a side, a roll and coffee or tea, before screenings at 6 pm for $7.50. The film screenings take place bi-weekly at 7 pm.

There is no charge, but seating is limited to 28 people. For reservations call 920.868.9999 or email info@greens-n-grains.com.

Greens N Grains Café, located at 7821 Highway 42, is open daily from 10 am – 4 pm, and until 9 pm on movie nights.

Links:

Official Website Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead

www.facebook.com/FatSickandNearlyDead

Nicole Dersé, CNC, Functional Medicine Clinician and Certified Nutritionist at the Center for Optimal Health in Sturgeon Bay will hold an afternoon discussion at Greens N Grains Natural Food Store in Egg Harbor on Thursday, February 21 beginning at 1pm.

Learn about the “seventeen daggers” that can damage your heart, leading to cardiovascular disease, heart attack, and even death. Nicole says, “It’s about much more than just high blood pressure and cholesterol!”

She will provide information on new and advanced testing to assess your risk factors, talk about “The Healthy Heart Diet” and explain what nutrients you should be consuming in order to reduce your risk of heart problems and support your health. She will also explain how to protect yourself against the long term effects of cardiovascular medications and give you tips on how to reduce the need for medication.

There is no cost to attend but please, R.S.V.P. or get further information from Nicole Derse, CNC by email at nicole@DCOptimalHealth.net or with a call to her at 920.743.4221.

Greens N Grains Natural Food Store is open daily from 10 am – 5 pm, located in downtown Egg Harbor at 7821 Hwy 42. The GNG Deli is open daily from 9 am – 4 pm. The GNG Website features news and monthly discount specials online at Greens-N-Grains.com.

Pink Ribbons, Inc. is an expose that reveals how some companies use pink ribbon-related marketing to increase sales while contributing only a small fraction of the resulting proceeds to the cause, or use “pinkwashing” to improve their public image while manufacturing products that may be carcinogenic.

On Thursday, February 7, Greens N Grains Cafe and the Green Door Film Society invites you to join with local film buffs at the 7 pm screening of Pink Ribbons, Inc. The film looks at how the breast cancer movement has moved from activism to consumerism and challenges viewers to rethink your assumptions about the meaning of breast cancer in our society.

The wave of pinkwashing…

For the millions of dollars raised for breast cancer research by the campaign, this film argues that not enough money goes to prevention or exploring possible environmental factors. Pink Ribbons, Inc. features interviews with critics of the pink ribbon campaign, researchers and cancer patients as well as cancer fundraisers such as Nancy Brinker, head of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

A 2011 National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary, Pink Ribbons, Inc. is directed by Léa Pool. The film is based on “Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy,” a 2006 book by Samantha King, associate professor of kinesiology and health studies at Queen’s University who is interviewed in the film.

Pool also interviews Charlotte Haley, who began a peach-coloured ribbon campaign more than 20 years ago to press the National Cancer Institute to increase its budget for cancer prevention research, from a mere 5%. When Haley was approached by Self magazine and cosmetics company Estée Lauder in 1992 to use her ribbons in a breast cancer awareness campaign she refused, because she had no desire to be part of a commercial effort. So the companies changed the color to pink, to circumvent Haley’s efforts to stop them.

Also featured in the film is the “IV League,” a support group in Austin, Texas for women diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer, who feel unwelcome in the pink ribbon movement because, in the words of one member, “They’re learning to live and you’re learning to die.” Author Samantha King calls it “the tyranny of cheerfulness.”

Léa Pool hopes the film will encourage people “to be more critical and more politically conscious about our actions and to stop thinking that by buying pink toilet paper we’re doing what needs to be done.” She adds, “I don’t want to say that we absolutely shouldn’t be raising money. We are just saying, ‘Think before you pink.’”

The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. It opened in Canadian theatres on February 3, 2012, a date which coincided with the reversal of a controversial Susan G. Komen attempt to sever ties to Planned Parenthood’s US breast screening clinic programs.

Pink Ribbons, Inc. reveals how breast cancer fundraising may boost corporate profits and brand awareness more than it benefits people with the disease. After all, despite the millions of dollars raised each year for the cause, breast cancer rates are rising, prevention is vastly underfunded and, over the decades, we’ve seen only incremental improvements in chemotherapy and surgery treatments. Even worse, the film suggests that some of same companies profiting from pink marketing campaigns may actually be contributing to the breast cancer epidemic by selling known carcinogens.

A free public screening will be held Thursday, February 7 at Greens N Grains Natural Food Store and Cafe in Egg Harbor, which offers an organic dinner, homemade soup, a side, a roll and coffee or tea, before screenings at 6 pm for $7.50. The film screenings take place bi-weekly at 7 pm.

There is no charge, but seating is limited to 28 people. For reservations call 920.868.9999 or email info@greens-n-grains.com.

Greens N Grains Café, located at 7821 Highway 42, is open daily from 10 am – 4 pm, and until 9 pm on movie nights.

Breast Cancer Action holds corporations accountable for their products and practices, and in the last ten years their Think Before You Pink campaign has achieved a number of successes.

In this provocative film-within-a-film, a director heads to Bolivia, to shoot a movie about the trespasses of Christopher Columbus in the New World in 1511, only to find the locals protesting present-day exploitation in an attempt to privatize their water resources.

Actor Gael Garcia Bernal as Sebastian

When a pair of low-budget filmmakers set out to make a film about the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World, they decide to shoot in Cochabamba, Bolivia as a source for cheap indigenous-looking extras to play the role of the Indians that Columbus encountered. While they wish to depict the explorer as a somewhat of a villain, they find themselves caught in the same ethical trap 500 years later when their “actors” become embroiled in a present-day fight against the Bechtel corporation for water rights.

On Thursday, January 24, Greens N Grains Cafe and the Green Door Film Society invites you to join with local film buffs at the 7 pm screening of Even the Rain, directed by Icíar Bollaín. The film was Spain’s submission to the Academy Awards for 2010 and was shortlisted in the Best Foreign Films category. Praising the film overall, Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post calls Even the Rain “…a story in which personal connections can transcend even the most crushing structures of history and politics.”

Lead actor, Gael Garcia Bernal has a history of appearing in films about social responsibility like the role he played as Che Guevara in Motorcycle Diaries. He was awarded the Washington Office on Latin America’s prestigious Human Rights Award in 2011 for his work in helping to create Amnesty International’s short documentary series Los Invisibles. He also helped to create Ambulante A.C., an organization and film festival seeking to bring documentary films to places where they are rarely shown.

A free public screening will be held Thursday, January 24 at Greens N Grains Natural Food Store and Cafe in Egg Harbor, which offers an organic dinner, homemade soup, a side, a roll and coffee or tea, before screenings at 6 pm for $7.50. The film screenings take place bi-weekly at 7 pm.

There is no charge, but seating is limited to 28 people. For reservations call 920.868.9999or email info@greens-n-grains.com.

Greens N Grains Café, located at 7821 Highway 42, is open daily from 10 am – 4 pm, and until 9 pm on movie nights.

Here’s an interview with Icíar Bollaín, the director of “Even the Rain.” It’s in Spanish but has clear subtitles and is well worth watching:

“If you had the choice to take a pill that would let you live for 500 years would you take it?”

On a mission to live forever, film director Mark Wexler travels the world trying to find out what it means to grow old. On Thursday, January 10, Greens N Grains Cafe and the Green Door Film Society invites you to join in a comical exploration of aging at the 7 pm screening of Wexler’s “How to Live Forever.” You will meet everyone from medical practitioners to fitness evangelists, including some notable centenarians: a chain-smoking marathoner, an elderly porn star and other extraordinary aging celebrities like Ray Bradbury, Aubrey de Grey, Phyllis Diller, Ray Kurzweil, Jack LaLanne, John Robbins, Willard Scott and Suzanne Somers.

“I have always been drawn to stories of the human connections that define us, an interest reflected in my work as a photojournalist and a documentary filmmaker,” says Wexler. “The death of my mother and the arrival of my AARP card led me to examine the most fundamental human connection of all – to life itself.”

Buster Martin

Some of Wexler’s subjects are polar opposites. Jack LaLanne was a TV fitness guru and health food promoter, Buster Martin, a cheeky Brit at age 104 who believes the secret to life includes chain-smoking, pints of beer and running marathons. At their core, however, they share an unwavering drive to live life to the fullest, in the moment, each on his own terms.

“There is something exquisitely moving about being in the presence of all my elderly subjects,” explains Wexler. “These are people who’d lived through turbulent times and faced great adversity, yet no matter where they are or what their background, they all share remarkable grace, humor, and resilience.”

Wexler delves into the science of life extension and probes whether one day we really might be able to live forever …or at least a lot longer than we think.

A free public screening will be held Thursday, January 10 at Greens N Grains Natural Food Store and Cafe in Egg Harbor, which offers an organic dinner, homemade soup, a side, a roll and coffee or tea, before screenings at 6 pm for $7.50. The film screenings take place bi-weekly at 7 pm.

There is no charge, but seating is limited to 28 people. For reservations call 920.868.9999or email info@greens-n-grains.com.

Greens N Grains Café, located at 7821 Highway 42, is open daily from 9 am – 4 pm, and until 9 pm on movie nights.

On Thursday December 27, Greens N Grains and The Green Door Film Society, will present an opportunity to see the film “Joyeux Noel,” the true story of an improvised Christmas truce, which actually took place in the first year of World War I.

Director Christian Carion’s Academy Award-nominated account of the true-life wartime event provides a brief glimpse hope for peace in mankind’s darkest hour. As the winter winds began to blow and soldiers sat huddled in their trenches awaiting the generous Christmas care packages sent by the families, the sounds of warfare took a momentary backseat to the yearning for brotherhood among all of mankind.

This visually sweeping film is the kind of feel-good, feel-sad movie with a message that invites you to bask in the glow of communal bonfire, as enemy soldiers lay down their arms, stagger out of their trenches and sing carols together on a frigid Christmas Eve. On that night the lonely souls of the front lines abandoned their arms to reach out to their enemies on the battlefield and greet them with not anger or hostility, but with the simple, kindly gesture of a much needed cigarette or a treasured piece of chocolate. They put their differences aside long enough to wish their brothers a sincere “Merry Christmas.”

A free public screening will be held Thursday, December 27 at Greens N Grains Natural Food Store and Cafe in Egg Harbor, which offers an organic dinner, homemade soup, a side, a roll and coffee or tea, before screenings at 6 pm for $7.50. The film screenings take place bi-weekly at 7 pm.

There is no charge, but seating is limited to 28 people. For reservations call 920.868.9999or email info@greens-n-grains.com.

Greens N Grains Café, located at 7821 Highway 42, is open daily from 9 am – 4 pm, and until 9 pm on movie nights.

Thanksgiving tradition upgrade… order and enjoy cooking a delectable, pasture-raised turkey from Greens N Grains this year.

Start planning your best ever Thanksgiving holiday feast with the finest possible main course available… an organic, pasture-raised turkey from Good Earth Farms.

These birds are lean, firm and flavorful because of the healthy and traditional farm environment in which they are raised – outdoors in fresh air with plenty of clean water and uncrowded natural pasture time that is part of their daily routine. The pasturing of turkeys and other poultry at Good Earth Farms allows their birds to live like nature intended. They scratch, eat clover and grass, chase grasshoppers and also receive a ration of Good Earth’s own organic feed mix. No commercial feed blends are ever used, so they know exactly what their birds are fed. This means that Good Earth Farms’ poultry is free from antibiotics as well.

Since it is intended that their birds spend the majority of time grazing outdoors in pastures, they only raise turkeys and chickens during the warm months of the year, maturing them by late September, when they are harvested and flash-frozen. for delivery throughout the upcoming holiday seasons of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Occasionally they run out of their natural pasture-raised poultry by Easter (especially turkeys) so it’s good to plan ahead.

Call GNG at 920.868.9999 to order by Wednesday, Nov. 14…

You can request a small, an average or a large-sized bird, with the average turkey weighing in at 14 lbs. You can also order whole birds or just breast and drumsticks – all at a cost of $5.49 per lb. Frozen turkeys will be available for pickup at Greens N Grains on Saturday, November 17.

NOTE: “When I recently asked our turkey salesman about the availability of fresh turkeys he looked at me and asked if I really thought that all of the ‘fresh turkeys’ sold at Thanksgiving could possibly be butchered at once and delivered to stores within a few days,” says Kathy Navis. “He explained that regulations actually permit these so-called fresh birds to be held up to 6 months before delivery and still labelled as fresh – as long as they have never been chilled below 26 degrees F. The National Turkey Federation, states that turkey doesn’t technically freeze at 32 degrees F. but at a temperature closer to 26 degrees F, so it’s really more a question of truth-in-labeling that needs to be addressed.”

More about how Good Earth Farms raises turkeys:

Turkey poults (young birds) come to the the farm in mid-summer and begin their days in a brooder. This is a warm place where temperature, drafts, light, and moisture are carefully managed to give the birds a comfortable and safe living environment. The birds remain in the brooder until they have fully feathered, about six to seven weeks, and can handle a Wisconsin summer.

Once out of the brooder, the turkeys have free range of the farm. There are no fences to limit their ranging, only their instincts that keep them close to their shelter, food and water. Predators are kept at bay by the presence of people and dogs.

The turkeys raised at Good Earth Farms are called Broad Breasted Whites. They have a nice plump shape with plenty of meat. They raise hen turkeys because you get more breast meat per bird when compared to toms of the same size. They hope you enjoy eating them as much as they enjoyed raising them.