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CELEBRATING THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND CAUSES OF THIS UNIQUE COUNTY

HEALTHY HALLOWEEN

Local sweet treats you can feel good about.

BY CALIN VAN PARIS

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BEFORE YOU BUY that bulk candy, we suggest a trip to SweetE Organic, a candy boutique that values all things natural, homemade and local. “At SweetE, everyone is a kid in a candy store — kids enjoy satisfying treats, and their parents feel good about it,” says Elana Turchon, owner of the Strawberry Village shop. “The products we carry prove that organic candy can be fun and delicious.” Stop by the store November 1–5 for the Halloween Swap and Drop, where you can trade your kid’s candy for a healthier selection. Here are a few of our favorites, straight from SweetE’s shelves. sweeteorganic.com

NATURAL CONFECTIONS

COCONUT SECRET PERUVIAN CRUNCH BAR Instead of: Mounds

Ingredients: Organic dark chocolate (organic cocoa mass, organic coconut crystals, organic cocoa butter), organic coconut Price: $3.75 Based in: Mill Valley

DIVINE ORGANICS HAWAIIAN MACADAMIA NUT BRITTLE Instead of: Hawaiian Host

Ingredients: Chocolate base (raw organic cacao, organic maple crystals, organic raw Tahitian vanilla, Himalayan salt), raw organic Hawaiian macadamia nuts Price: $8.95 Based in: Novato

NEWTREE LAVENDER CHOCOLATE BAR Instead of: Hershey’s Ingredients: Pure cocoa butter, cane sugar, agave fiber, skimmed milk powder, cocoa mass, lime blossom extract, lavender flavor, non-GMO soy lecithin, vanilla flavor Price: $6.75 Based in: San Anselmo

MIGHTY LEAF CHOCOLATE MINT TRUFFLE TEA Instead of: Hot chocolate

Ingredients: Rooibos leaves, spearmint, cacao nibs, natural flavors Price: $9.99 (serves 15) Based in: San Rafael

SWEET NIMO MARSHMALLOW POPS Instead of: Rocky Road Ingredients: TCHO Dark Chocolate, TCHO Milk Chocolate,Guittard white chocolate,marshmallows, sugar decorettes Price: $6.95 (serves 3) Based in: Mill Valley

Bob Weir and Phil Lesh perform at Sweetwater Music Hall (above). Vintage Jerry Garcia (right).

IMAGES BEHIND THE MUSIC This October,

eschew spooky ghosts and celebrate the Grateful Dead instead. Live Dead, the new retrospective from photographer Bob Minkin, is an unparalleled collection of intimate photographs chronicling every conceivable band moment, from live shows to backstage. The book also includes unheard tales from the road — journey to Red Rocks, Radio City and even post-Dead-era concerts with Furthur and Phil Lesh & Friends. “I feel my photographs communicate the essence and some of the magic of the Deadhead experience; I can look at these pictures and vividly remember being 18 and traveling across the country to see the Dead at Winterland,” Minkin says. “They bring it all back, not only for me, but hopefully for others too.” Live Dead hits shelves this month — grab a copy and bring the band back to life. minkindesign.com C.V.P.