With the holiday season upon us comes a time of stress, spending and waste. Why not try a new way of shopping at the ecogift festival at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Decemeber 12-14th. This festival supports “an uplifting experience and a solution to the difficult emotions, inconveniences and terrible waste associated with the […]
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Give with intention
November 4th, 2008 · No Comments
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Your carbon foodprint
October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
The latest buzzword in the environmental community is carbon footprint. Have you ever thought about your carbon foodprint? This is the amount of carbon expended into the atmosphere to get food into your body. In other words if you live on a farm, grow and raise your own food (preferably organic) then your […]
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What is organic?
August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Organic foods contain no synthetic pesticides or herbicides, are not genetically modifies and have no hormones, antibiotics, artificial ingredients or trans fats. The fertilizers used in organic foods do not contain synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge. And if that’s not enough to convince you to buy organic think about all the harmful chemicals […]
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Pork loin with pineapple relish
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments
My favorite way of eating pork has always been in the form of bacon cooked to a crisp, a side to a stack of pancakes, and dipped in maple syrup. So the other day, as I was perusing the meat section of my local grocer, I got inspired to venture into a different part of […]
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Sigg alert!
July 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Fashion tip: environmentally damaging plastic water bottles are so 2007. It’s time to update your accessories with Sigg, the über-hip water bottle that comes in so many awesome designs that you’ll be able to complement all aspects of your wardrobe.
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Fingerlings instead of fries
July 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Fingerling potatoes, the much smaller relative of the conventional potato, get their name from their elongated and knobby appearance. They come in a variety of colors such as white, gold, red and purple and are more flavorful than their larger counterparts. Unhappily potatoes sometimes get a bad rap because they are high in carbohydrates and […]
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What is green?
May 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Green is the new black. Although I think that it’s a color that should never go out of fashion. Being green is not about “saving the planet” because this planet has been around for over 4 billion years and we have only inhabited it a fraction of that time. Being green is about making more […]
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Water bottles
May 6th, 2008 · No Comments
You can’t leave the house without one. Everyone’s got one. They’re the affordable and dispensible accessory that holds the one thing that we can’t live without. It’s the ubiquitous, recyclable water bottle. The grim truth behind those single use water bottles (unless you’re one of those people that reuse these bottles many times over) […]
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