Nature's Gift Grand Opening

On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, Nature's Gift had its grand opening celebration at its new location next to the Akwesasne Mini Mart Plaza on State Route 37. Nature's Gift was previously located at the J&J Insurance Plaza on State Route 37. The new location fits the business better, said owner Diane Boots. People are more likely to stop in because the sign is more visible from Route 37 and there is more parking. Diane continues to make smoothies for customers, but has also expanded into the edible fruit bouquets and platter business. In addition to those core products, Diane also sells essential oils and jewelry at her new location.

For seven years Diane Boots has been providing the Akwesasne Community with a lifestyle choice in the form of nutritious, all natural smoothies. Nature's Gift Bitter Melon Smoothie helps to balance blood pressure and sugar, while increasing energy, improving digestion and promoting overall weight loss. What if you are a man looking to improve his health or a women looking to improve her health? The Men's Smoothie improves prostate function, increases energy, boosts blood circulation, sexual health and endocrine system and athletic performance. The Women's Smoothie improves bone strength, reduces inflammation, works as an anti-depressant, increases sexual health and boosts the immune system. Antioxidants and anti-inflammatory ingredients work together to provide optimal health benefits. The antioxidants flush the body of toxins and cleanse the whole system, while the anti-inflammatory reduces swelling in the body, which is the main cause of aches and pains. Open Monday through Friday from 6:30am to 3pm, smoothies are blended fresh every day to ensure that customers are getting the optimal nutritional concentration provided in the ingredients.

Life developments don't stop there for Diane's customers. Once you improve your health by choosing to drink smoothies, Diane can then provide that special piece of sparkling eye catching jewelry for a proposal and wedding. She carries jewelry customized and created by Don Cook, a master jeweler.

Diane and her fabulous staff can also help to make the wedding catering easy and special. Nature's Gift Edible Fruit Bouquets and Platters offers luscious, hand selected strawberries dipped in Belgian chocolate. There is also a variety of fruit to choose from, whether you want honeydew or cantaloupe melons, grapes, oranges, strawberries or pineapples. Customers can choose from dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate, as well as their fruit dipped in a choice of nuts. A favorite wine can also be added to the mix with any order. Seasonal vegetable platter arrangements on a white porcelain decorative platter with organic dip can also be ordered, if fruit is not your preference. Nature's Gift also offers customizable unique gifts and party favors for any occasion, such as a birthday or anniversary. In addition to catering your wedding, Diane can also legally lead and perform the wedding ceremony because she is a certified ordained minister.

Nature's Gift also makes unique customizable creations for baby showers, so you can patronize a local Akwesasne business. Diane can also help with the labor and delivery of your beautiful baby because in addition to being a certified ordained minister, Diane is also a certified labor and delivery coach. Diane offers a variety of products and services to help you personally and to help you celebrate all those special definitive moments in life.

Gathering Basket Herbals is also housed under the same roof and at the same location as Nature's Gift. Rachael Davidson is the owner of Gathering Basket Herbals, which offers a variety of organic, hand blended herbal teas and fair trade organic coffees. Rachael also has natural skin renewal beauty products and a line of natural products for the new mom and baby. Gathering Basket Herbals provides a variety of natural products that are made with the highest quality and ethically sourced ingredients available. Many of the ingredients used in Gathering Basket Herbals are fair trade products, meaning the ingredients were made with respect to people and the planet. Social, environmental and economic standards work to promote safe, healthy working conditions, protect the environment, enable transparency, and empower communities to build strong, thriving businesses. When fair trade products are purchased you are actively supporting and improving an entire community's day-to-day lives.

New customers are encouraged to come in and enjoy a relaxing cup or tea or coffee, or a pot of tea for more than one person. There are tables set up in the main storefront of the new Route 37 location for those would like to sit down and enjoy their hot beverage. For those who would like a cup to go, Rachael encourages people to bring their own refillable, reusable or biodegradable containers for consumption. Rachael conducts her business in this manner because Gathering Basket Herbals is an environmentally conscious business. Rachael wants to bring awareness to people about their impact on landfills and their consumption patterns. She understands that using products such as paper or plastic cups is not a sustainable choice for our future and that it only adds to the waste that is already plaguing our landfills today.

Nature's Gift and Gathering Basket Herbals, two businesses under one roof, offers more than meets the eye. Make sure that you stop in and see what Nature's Gift can do for you, whether it is starting a new smoothie routine or creating a unique bouquet and platter for a special occasion. Also consult Diane and see what certified services she can offer you today, tomorrow and into the future. Make sure to also drop in for your daily dose of Gathering Basket Herbals for some organic tea and coffee. You'll be satisfied just know that you are supporting a fair trade label source business and that you are making a difference by choosing to bring your own refillable mug or cup. It's important to shop local and it's also very easy with all the unique services and products that Diane and Rachael provide for the community of Akwesasne.