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Discovery’s “Life” A Glorious Follow-Up to “Planet Earth”, but Party Smacks of Hypocricy
Tune in at 8pm on Sunday March 21st to catch the magic on Discovery and other channels (check local listings).
Cattle farming is responsible for rainforest destruction in South America, and pork farming here in the US (and abroad) is so polluting that some local water supplies are rendered undrinkable near hog farms. Discovery and the BBC’s new series, “Life” is knock-your-socks off fantastic. Seven years in the making, the all-animal cast performs feats of daring, acts of subterfuge, and engages in fantastical flirting, all captured with crazy
Eco Chic
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Store I Love: Muji
If you have a local co-op store that has a refill bar, here’s a nice and elegant way to reuse a bottle for either handsoap, dishsoap or (if they have it in bulk) body wash. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to stay at the City Club Hotel in NYC when it just opened. This was one of hotelier Jeff Klein’s first properties that celebrated the idea of less-is-more, the idea a hotel could be a pied-a-terre of sorts and not feel like a giant, old convention center many mega-hotels feel like today. One of the amenities I remembered staying there was the liberal use of Hermes
Daily Danny
- Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Eve S. Mosher: Eco Art Visualizing Powerful Intentions
Neighborhood signs, for example, recommending “insert___here” suggest the promise of filling in the blanks in altering our communities through proposed insertions like green roofs, bike lines, solar panels, and a local/organic farmer’s stand. 2008) – Insert *LOCAL/ORGANIC FARMER’S STAND* Here – 068
All 48 Hours of Sao Paolo – Time’s Square, what are we not seeing? ? (proposal, proposal, 2008)
Eco Chic
- Monday, March 8, 2010
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Is Local Food Better?
by Sarah DeWeerdt Yes, probably-but not in the way many people think. ( Editor's note from World Watch Institute : The local-food movement has been gaining momentum in developed countries, and in many developing countries as well, in recent years; in the United States alone, sales of locally grown foods, worth about $4 billion in 2002, could reach as much as $7 billion by 2011. Local food's claimed benefits are driving health- and environment-conscious consumers to seek alternatives to the industrial agriculture system whose products dominate grocery-store shelves.
The Green Changemakers
- Thursday, April 16, 2009
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Raleigh Denim: Jeans Showcasing the Future of Style and Sustainability
Although they don’t use organic cotton, Victor explained that using local, conventional cotton seemed to make more sense to him than shipping organic cotton from Pakistan or India, where it is available. He said he was working with local cotton farmers, encouraging them to pursue organic farming techniques, and in our conversation it was clear that the environmental and social impact of the company at every level was considered. Raleigh Denim Co-founders Victor and Sarah Lytvinenko
All of a sudden, it seems quality and detail are the new buzzwords in the fashion world.
Eco Chic
- Thursday, October 1, 2009
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Local Foodie Reviews
Though it’s not brand new, the fairly recent opening of a restaurant in Providence dedicated to providing locally grown, sustainable foods cooked and prepared in an intensely delicious fashion made me (and many local foodies I know) very happy.
Local 121 is located in the heart of downtown Providence and is housed in the former Dryfus Hotel which has been transformed into a beautiful live/work space for artists care of local art group AS220 (upstairs) and an equally stunning dining room and accompanying bar next door. For me, the biggest draw was the promise of everything on the menu being both locally harvested and incredibly savory.
Green Life Smart Life
- Monday, March 16, 2009
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Support Your Local Farms!
It’s easy to say “support your local farms.” In Rhode Island, it’s getting a lot easier to support your local farms because, believe it or not, there are so many more of them sprouting up!
Tagged: agritourism, buy local, farm fresh, Farm Fresh RI, local farmers, local farms, organic food, produce, Rhode Island
...Tags: After all, who wouldn’t agree with this in principle? However, spouting platitudes and actually doing what you say are two very different things.
Green Life Smart Life
- Monday, July 13, 2009
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Local Foods – Local Goods
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) We are being bombarded, day in – day out, by the talk about local food – growing and eating – and with reference to food footprint and food miles. And while this is something that we should, nay must, do. That is to buy and consume locally grown food and food that is in season, we also must get back to the same attitude, in addition to that as regarding to produce, as regards to the products we consume. Cheap good made in China and imported to our countries do not have their full production costs, transportation costs, and especially not their environmental
Green (Living) Review
- Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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Give Local Gift Basket
But with my company growing and more and more folks helping me out in Los Angeles, I thought it would be fun to put together a “give local” basket of sorts. The above wicker suitcase is a flea market find I recently bought for about $10 that I thought would be perfect for this trial gift.
Inside, I filled it with locally made jams and jellies, pickled vegetables, salsas, homemade pot pie squares and sweet and delicious caramel sauce. Everything was handselected from a local farm stand house and I filled up the suitcase with all sorts of treats that you would never
Daily Danny
- Thursday, December 10, 2009
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Support Your Local Shops and Artists This Holiday Season
buy gifts at local shops or support my fellow etsy sellers.
On etsy I have one particular shop that I want to support for a couple of reasons – the store owner is local (East Greenwich) and her products are beautiful. Many of you who are reading this might not have the great selection that I have in my town but etsy is a great place if you want to still try to shop and support local people. The holidays are right around the corner and with that comes lots of holiday shopping. I
Green Life Smart Life
- Thursday, November 5, 2009
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It’s Not Local Food without Local Farmland
We can support struggling farmers by buying locally. We must also support efforts to protect the farms that supply local foods. The farms and ranches that supply local markets—those closest to urban centers—are the most at risk.
encourage community members to support local farms by purchasing their products at farmers’ markets, grocery stores, restaurants and through Community Supported Agriculture Farming in America is at a turning point. Rapidly rising global food demand, spiking food and fuel prices, and the ever-present threat of development are pressuring our farmers
Green Life Smart Life
- Saturday, August 15, 2009
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Buy Local…and yes, we practice what we preach
The water guy knew we were up in the air and gave us our deciding factor “We are a local company right out of Middletown, RI.” Why not support the local guys if we can? Not only do we get to say Buy Local and really mean it – we also got a huge savings on our monthly bill. Our office is right on Main Street and with its bright yellow paint job, it is a magnet for people walking/driving by to come in (despite the No Solicitations sign we had mounted on our door). Most of the time I kindly say no but sometimes, they luck out and say just the right thing and make a sale;
Green Life Smart Life
- Thursday, August 6, 2009
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Locavore Living Ideas: Host an Organic Local Foods Potluck
Spring time brings the reopening of farmers’ markets creating inspiration for organic local food meals. Whether you are a hard core locavore or a connoisseur of local food, hosting a local foods potluck is an easy way you can share great food with your friends and family while raising awareness. From local [...] Post from: Green Living Ideas
Locavore Living Ideas: Host an Organic Local Foods Potluck
Green Living Ideas
- Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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