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The Green Vibration, formerly known as the Alchemy Juice Bar, seems to have rediscovered their mission. Last month they opened the eco-boutique in the space that’d been used as a yoga studio. The “juice bar” is now known as the Alchemy Cafe. The menu doesn’t seem to have changed any, but what’s most noticeable is the chalkboard wall covered in what looks like someone’s (or several people’s) environmentally-friendly brainstorm for Hartford. Some of the ideas listed on the board/wall: solar powered monorail, roof gardens, and reminders to boycott Wal*Mart and Home Depot. They’re also starting a cooperative, but there is an error on the information page for that– there are several farmers’ markets in Hartford, not just the Billings Forge one. Anyway, the food buyer’s club option is an appealing way to sidestep places like Whole Foods and Wild Oats, which have what I need but charge too much for it.