A friend of ours told us about a project that his brother and sister-in-law are endeavoring on. They are Jonny and Michelle, boutique photographers, and the couple behind Paper Antler. Their work is beautiful and captivating. Looking through their photos I see hope, love, romance, passion, adventure, and an unquenchable joy for life. Their desire [...]
I was asked in response to my post yesterday to provide some suggestions as to what some of the best/worst companies to support are with regard to fair trade or to provide a resource.? Co-op America’s Repsonsible Shopper is probably the best resource that I can point you to.? It allows you to search for [...]
Los Angeles-based design company Stolen, Inc. was researching a project they were working on and came across some staggering information. came across “Life Expectancy at Birth.” Andorra was the highest with 83.51 years, and all the way at the bottom was Mozambique with 31.1 years They decided to do something about it. They’ve created a [...]
Co-op America posted a list of 21 things you didn’t know you could recycle and I am sharing it with you. 1. Appliances: Goodwill accepts working appliances, www.goodwill.org, or you can contact the Steel Recycling Institute to recycle them. 800/YES-1-CAN, www.recycle-steel.org. 2. Batteries: Rechargeables and single-use: Battery Solutions, 734/467-9110, www.batteryrecycling.com. 3. Cardboard boxes: Contact local [...]
This is the slightly longer version of the “10 small changes you can make for the benefit of creation” list I made for my church back in April for Creation Sunday. It has some good and interesting information in it so I thought that I would go ahead and share it with you guys. Eat [...]
Lights, camera, take action! Ha. Tom Shadyac, director of the film Evan Almighty, wanted to make the first major motion picture that was a zero emission (carbon neutral) production. He describes Evan Almighty as a film that speaks of our need to be good stewards of the Earth and he didn’t want to contribute to [...]
Both Simple Shoes and Keen have started sustainable shoe lines. So now you can cause less damage as you walk around this green earth or more accurately, you can keep more of the earth green as you walk around on concrete. Green Toe shoes is Simple’s line of natural footwear for both men and women [...]
Greenfibre is having their biggest ever January sale. For those of you who don’t know Greenfibre “sells ethical, natural and organic bedding, organic clothing, organic and biodynamic skin care products, organic fabrics and wool and eco-friendly household cleaning stuff”. Right now they are having a sale of everything from organic cotton flannel duvet covers to [...]
I want to preface this post by saying that I do not think the subject of feminine health and hygiene should or needs to be embarrassing or awkward. That being said, I realize that it is for some people for varying reasons. However, there is important information regarding feminine health/hygiene and education should not be [...]
Many evenings this summer over at Mom’s were spent in the company of loved ones, sitting in the three seasons room or back yard around a fire, relaxing, watching lightening bugs, and drinking Fat Tire beer. As the leaves are falling, the days are now getting colder, and the desires to cozy in and bundle [...]