Conscious Corner
Nestled in Clarksville, MD, is one of my state's havens for eco-conscious and healthy living: the Conscious Corner . Made up of an awesome vegan restaurant, Great Sage , a natural pet food store, Bark , an organic and fair trade home, clothing, and craft store, Nest , and huge local natural food store, Roots , these four businesses came together in 2000 to turn what could have been another boring corner of yet another strip mall into another little hub of green awesomeness... soon we'll take over the world! While I forgot my camera, we started off with an wonderful raw vegan lunch at Great Sage, which we'd been to once before in our cooked vegan days. Their chef has been trying to incorporate more raw foods into their menu in part because of demand, and in part because the restaurant's manager and some of their waitstaff (including our awesome waitress Leah who gets a shout out if you checked out my blog :) ) have been trying to go raw over the last little while. We ha...