Category Archives: eco tips
@freshthemovie FREE online til 2/1…spread the word!
aptly named, “fresh” takes a fresh approach to talking about sustainable food systems. like documentaries before it, it discusses the horrors and damages caused by factory farming. but more than the others, “fresh” gives voice to the farmers caught in … Continue reading
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thank you, @marthastewart for lending your voice to the voiceless. end #factoryfarming
i’ve said it a million times, i don’t eat meat and i don’t judge those who do. but it’s crucial that people know how their meat is raised. under what conditions. what it’s fed. a few things you can do: … Continue reading
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the day it all changed…
have you ever had a moment when everything changed? a moment of such clarity that it shook you to your core and upended your life path? well, i’m happy/grateful/excited to say that happened to me last friday. i went to … Continue reading
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meatless monday (really, new year’s) recipe: ozoni…
image from kitchensinkzen our christmas celebrations were lovely. the night before was spent with the irishman’s mom and christmas day, i drove to san diego for a scrumptious japanese lunch with my parents, then back to the irishman’s mom’s house … Continue reading
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l.a. bans the bag sale! exclusively @supermarket!
check out our sale! just in time for the holidays! * while quantities last…sale ends 01.01.11, so hurry! ** and no, we couldn’t figure out how to lower the prices on the website…any smart programmers out there who can help … Continue reading
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l.a. bans the bag…
image from treehugger.com fantastic news in this morning’s l.a. times! on tuesday, the l.a. county board of supervisors passed a sweeping ban on single use plastic bags that hopefully, will become a statewide model. the largest in the nation, the … Continue reading
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yay, she’s baaaaack! annie leonard’s “the story of electronics”…
the story of electronics came out yesterday. it talks about all those gadgets and “iStuff” (believe me, we own a lot of it) that’s so fantastic and convenient and cool…but what about the relatively short lives they live in our … Continue reading
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want to help the environment? stop wasting food…
image from civil eats.com you believe you are doing all you can for the environment. you recycle. you use the right light bulbs. you use your reusable shopping bags. maybe you’ve even embraced meatless mondays or went vegan or vegetarian. … Continue reading
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the secret life of beef…
thanks to meatless monday and roots of change for giving the head’s up on this terrific little video that talks about the environmental impact of our beef consumption. you all know i am a huge advocate of meatless mondays and … Continue reading
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an upstream swim to stop GE salmon…
AquAdvantage GE salmon vs. Atlantic salmon…which would you rather eat? so the FDA decided it needs more time to make a decision on whether or not GE salmon is fit for human consumption. i’m live streaming the hearings, but have … Continue reading
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