The purpose of The Better Good is to promote a sustainable lifestyle and to provide products that fit that lifestyle. To us, a sustainable lifestyle is one that lets you live your life while caring for the earth, and everything on it.
Come visit us at 640 Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon. We are open Monday to Friday 10:00-6:00, open till 8 on Thursday and 10-5:30 on Saturday.
Got questions? We are just a phone call away 306.242.4663
Who is behind The Better Good? Corey and Laura Neufeld. We are husband and wife, and the parents of three amazing children. We live in Buena Vista, just a short walk from the shop.
So, what kind of stuff do you sell? We think of The Better Good as a place you can go to find better choices for everyday needs. Home Décor, Clothing, Shoes, Bags, Books, Journals, Body care products , Cleaners, Kids stuff, Mattresses, Coffee, Chocolate and lots of other stuff!
We look for products that fit into at least one of these categories:
Organic- better for your health and for the planet.
Fair Trade - better for the producer.
Local - better for our community.
Made from reused/recycled/renewable materials.
Handmade – because hands are better than robots.
Natural - because natural materials are safest.
What else do you do? We give away money. Sharing what we have is important to us, so we decided to share 10% of company profits with local and international charities. We also get involved in the community with events like our free outdoor yoga classes.
We believe CNYC is making a difference in Saskatoon and are proud to be able to financially support them. As always - Thanks to our community for the ongoing support that allows us to support others!
Thanks to the ongoing support of our community we continue to be able to do great things like sending a surgeon on a 6 week mission. Thanks You!
A surgeon’s skills are urgently needed after disasters such as an earthquake, or in areas of active conflict where there are high numbers of casualties from violent attacks. Surgeons are often flown in by MSF with only a day’s notice, and will then work around the clock in small teams performing life-saving operations. Reconstructive specialists have gone on short missions to perform surgery on patients who have been badly injured in war. Surgical teams have also been established so that women can receive emergency obstetric procedures - such as C-sections and correction of obstetric fistulas - dramatically improving a woman’s quality of life. Surgical teams were also vital in MSF’s response to the earthquake in Haiti, performing over 11,000 operations in the first four months after the quake.
By Rory MacLean
Elections are a time of many promises and the two major parties have a ready-made promise for every demographic. But instead of letting the parties simply take aim at nebulous interest groups this election, The StarPhoenix took to the streets to find the real people behind the numbers, asking them what they would like to see on the agenda - real people with real concerns brought directly to Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall and NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter .
Today, The StarPhoenix spoke to Corey Neufeld, a Saskatoon small business owner and young father. Neufeld and his wife Laura are the co-owners of The Better Good in Saskatoon, a business that sells sustainable and fair-trade products, from bed sheets and household cleaners to chocolate and shoes.
Neufeld called on the leaders to describe what concrete actions they are planning to protect the environment long term by shifting away from coal toward renewable energy sources.
He also wanted to know what the leaders plan to do to promote social justice and find ways to help low-income people.
"That shouldn't be to the disadvantage of commerce ... but the first priority is people, not money, and I want to know what concrete actions they can take to steer our community and our province towards taking care of people in need."
Check out the video on TheStarPhoenix.com to see Neufeld's comments in his own words.
Following are the responses from the party leaders.
Sask. Party Leader Brad Wall's response:
To Corey Neufeld Over the past four years, the Saskatchewan Party government pursued a growth agenda - but growth is not the end goal. Our goal is to ensure that all Saskatchewan people share in the benefits of growth, to secure our province's future and to improve the quality of life of everyone in our province.
We have done this through taking 114,000 Saskatchewan people off the tax rolls, historic investments in highways and infrastructure, $200 million for the children's hospital and more. Our plan for the next four years focuses on growth and opportunity, making life more affordable, improving the quality of life of Saskatchewan people, and providing responsive and responsible government. There is more work to do, but today in Saskatchewan, our province is looking forward to the future with optimism and with hope.
Response from NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter:
Hi Corey, The NDP shares your concern about our environment and about making sure our electrical supply is clean and renewable.
Our commitment to Saskatchewan is to have 50 per cent of our electricity supply sourced from clean and renewable energy by 2025. It's ambitious and I will work as premier to make it happen. We're going to build 400 megawatts of wind power in our first term and also look at biomass, geothermal and solar energy sources to accomplish our goal.
To your second question, the NDP's platform is really about making sure our province's current economic fortunes are shared by everyone. That's why we've talked about using these resources to improve our health care, make post-secondary education more affordable, and expand accessible child care so that everyone, including low income citizens, benefit from Saskatchewan's resources.
Thanks for your questions Corey and good luck with your business.
They didn't ask Green Party leader Victor Lau, so I did. Here is his response.
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