Meet local author, Eric Saperston

Live in Wonder! On Saturday, February 25th from 1-4, Maui author, Eric Saperston will be signing his book "Live in Wonder" at Mana Foods. Eric is a world-renowned speaker, author and film director. He lives on a Swiss-Family-Robinson-Style tree house on a 13 acre organic farm on Maui. Eric travels the globe inspiring the world to live in wonder.

After college, Eric Saperston bought a 1971 Volkswagen bus, took his golden retriever Jack and set out to follow the Grateful Dead and work a ski season in Aspen. While on the road he called up some of the most powerful people in the world and asked them out for a cup of coffee.

The reason: to find out the values they lived by, the struggles they endured and what advice and counsel they would give to others to better prepare themselves for the road ahead. The results: a development deal with Walt Disney Studios, an award-winning film The Journey, a speaking tour, an apparel line and this book you now have in your hands.

Live In Wonder: Quests, Quotes & Questions To Jumpstart Your Journey
invites you to ask yourself and others the questions, be inspired by the quotes, doodle, draw or write in it like a journal. Leave it on the coffee table, put it in the bathroom, gift it to a friend or take it on a road trip.

Wherever you go, may this book be your travel companion to anyplace worthwhile.

Book Signing today

Today, Thursday, February 16th from 11:30 - 1:30, Maui author, Andrew von Sonn is signing his books "If Not Now, When?" and "The Money Rebellion."

If Not Now, When? is filled w/cartoons and words about life, identity, perspective, and our current monetary system. Using gentle satire, Andrew Von Sonn holds a mirror to personal alienation, cookie-cutter lives, and the rat race mentality. He beckons us to explore our real lives by delving into a sense of absurdity. Using this absurdity, we can break down our self-limiting paradigm and embrace what is real and true.

The Money Rebellion is a satirical look at money and taxes. It's about an alternative computer banking system that challenges the status quo and the powers that be. Its purpose is to communicate a conceptual picture of "money" and "money systems," and offer some possible future alternatives. It's also filled with plenty of cartoons and laughs.

Andrew Von Sonn, Founder and Director of Mayflower Unlimited, is a lawyer, writer, cartoonist, and father based on the north shore of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. He graduated UCLA School of Law in 1970 and is licensed to practice law in California and Hawaii. Earlier in his career, he was a starting linebacker in the National Football League.

Meet local author, Andrew von Sonn

On Thursday, February 16th from 11:30 - 1:30, Maui author, Andrew von Sonn will be signing his books "If Not Now, When?" and "The Money Rebellion." Andrew Von Sonn, Founder and Director of Mayflower Unlimited, is a lawyer, writer, cartoonist, and father based on the north shore of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. He graduated UCLA School of Law in 1970 and is licensed to practice law in California and Hawaii. Earlier in his career, he was a starting linebacker in the National Football League.

If Not Now, When? is filled w/cartoons and words about life, identity, perspective, and our current monetary system. Using gentle satire, Andrew Von Sonn holds a mirror to personal alienation, cookie-cutter lives, and the rat race mentality. He beckons us to explore our real lives by delving into a sense of absurdity. Using this absurdity, we can break down our self-limiting paradigm and embrace what is real and true.

The Money Rebellion is a satirical look at money and taxes. It's about an alternative computer banking system that challenges the status quo and the powers that be. Its purpose is to communicate a conceptual picture of "money" and "money systems," and offer some possible future alternatives. It's also filled with plenty of cartoons and laughs.

Holiday sweets & stocking stuffers

Our wall of chocolate is legendary, and it is always exciting to see new items and limited edition holiday sweets. Cute Gingerbread Boys and Peppermint Snowmen from Nikki's Cookies & Confections, Peppermint Buttercream chocolates from B.T. McElrath, festive chocolate squares from Lake Champlain, Voges Gingerbread Toffee Chocolate bar and salted caramels made with goat milk from Happy Goat.

How To Talk To Someone You Don't Want To - But Have To

Meet Maui author Wave Bannister, who will be signing his book "How To Talk To Someone You Don't Want To - But Have To." at Mana Foods, Saturday December 17th 10:30am - 1pm.

From Wave:
As a renaissance man who has had many careers and more than 40 jobs—from warehouse worker to office professional, fisherman to trucker, salesman to executive, and musician to therapist—I have discovered some fundamentals to solving confrontations among people from varied backgrounds.

Drawing on these fundamentals, I wrote this book for real people who have to deal with other real people on a day-to-day basis. It provides proven field skills for communication that can be used with a family member who’s upset, a frustrated employee you want something from, and anyone with whom you interact.
Just as computers regularly need to be cleaned of files that slow them down, people need to conduct periodic maintenance checks on themselves before they end up having to see a therapist for expensive repair.

Learn more at his website www.wavebannister.com

Green gifting: Holiday baking

Baking is such a fun way to treat your friends and family this time of year. We have all the usual ingredients you would expect to find, like organic flour, sugar, butter and eggs.

In addition to these baking staples, we also have gluten free flours and mixes, sugar free sweeteners like stevia and vegan ingredients (like egg replacer) available.

Green Gifting: Donations

The gift that keeps on giving, literally! Government & private funding for your favorite non-profit or community group has probably been cut this year. Donating money to a great cause leaves a small carbon foot print, contributes in a meaningful way to your community and is usually tax deductible. If you are short of cash, consider donating time or services.

Some of my favorite causes are the Paia Youth and Cultural Center and the Maui Food Bank.

Natural Beauty: Maui Soap Company

Handmade soaps from Maui! These premium handmade soaps are made from USDA certified organic oils, vegetable glycerin, pure essential oils or Hawaiian fragrances, and mineral pigments. Maui Soap Co. soaps have an irresistible bubbly lather that is especially moisturizing and gentle for all skin types. They make great stocking stuffers!

Green Gifting: Reduce, Reuse

Reusable coffee mug, water bottle, lunch containers and shopping bags all make thoughtful gifts that will have an big impact on the environment.

By incorporating reusable items for daily use, you will be able to save the energy of having to recycle a single use item and a ton of space in the landfill. Someone gave me a Chico bag, the reusable bags that fold into a small carrying pouch. By carrying around in my purse, I always have it when I need it. A great gift for me and the Earth.

Green Gifting: Cookies

Baking is such a fun way to treat your friends and family this time of year. We have all the usual ingredients you would except to find, like organic flour, sugar, butter and eggs. In addition to these baking staples, we also have gluten free flours and mixes, sugar free sweeteners like stevia and vegan ingredients available.

Green Gifting: Gourmet Gift Basket

For your favorite foodie! Suggested items for a gourmet gift basket: Any of our fine artisan cheeses, crackers, specialty chocolates, olives, smoked oysters, fruit and more.

Green Gifting: Chocolate

Have you visited the wall of chocolate lately? There are fun new things to be found! Mana Foods chocolate tins are available in milk, dark and espresso and would make great stocking stuffers. Vosges, the company that brought you the Bacon Chocolate Bar, has come out with a bunch of new flavors for the holidays. Sample from Gingerbread Toffee Bar, Peppermint Candy Care, Bapchi's Caramel Toffee Bar, Marizipan Bar (dark chocolate with Sicilian Almond Marzipan and amaretto) and my favorite Black Salt Caramel Bar (Dark Chocolate with black Hawaiian sea salt and burnt sugar caramel).

Green Gifting: Calendar

A new year means a new calendar! We have locally produced offerings of Maui's beautiful sunsets and my favorite We'Moon. We’Moon is a lunar calendar and a handbook in natural rhythm. Art and writing by women from many lands give a glimpse of the great diversity and uniqueness of a world we create in our own image. We’Moon is about women’s spirituality.

Green Gifting: Wellness Basket

Tis the season, for colds & flu. Support the wellbeing of your friends and family with a hand picked wellness kit. Some ideas are: Throat Coat Tea, Emergen-C, hand sanitizers, Manuka Honey, Noni Juice, Ginger Juice or fresh Maui grown turmeric (Olena).

Green Gifting: Fruit basket

Fruit baskets make great hostess or neighbor gifts. and are perfect for the person who does no need one more thing to dust. The sustainable gift of locally grown organic antioxidant rich fruit is sure to delight anyone. In addition to the usual suspects like apples, bananas and papayas; at this time of year, we also have Lapin Cherries, panini, persimmons, chestnuts, walnuts and macadamia nuts.

Green Gifting: Spa Gift Sets

Special Holiday Gift sets & items from your favorite brands like Maui's own Kula Herbs Soap and Island Essence, Big Island's Filthy Farmgirl Soap in holidaylicious Santa Ginger Snap and Elf Peppermint & Cinnamon, 100% Pure and Pacific Candles.

Green Gifting: for your fur children

If you are like me, your pets are part of your family and deserve to spoiled with gifts & treats. In addition to sun-dried rawhide dog chew toys, and refillable organic catnip toys, we have "Delicate Dawg" soap. This 100% Natural lavender soap is handmade in Hawaii by Filthy Farmgirl. Your pooch will smell pretty as a poodle!

Green Gifting: Tin toys

Tin toys are a great alternative to plastic. The robot and package are made from recylced materials. Just like the original 7" windup made in the 1950's in Japan, this retro robot walks as sparks shoot through his chest. The on/off switch on his back pack control the action. of the wind up motor Great classic boxy design from which many other robots were born!