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ALL organic ingredients and delicious!

This place rocks! Only 10 minutes walking distance from my office and I can always count on a fresh, organic tasty lunch here.

I love the ALL organic sunflower saffron chicken salad sandwich on sprouted grain bread - the freshest and tastiest and probably healthiest chicken salad sandwich I've ever had.

They have all kinds of ALL organic smoothies and juices to try. And they have compostable plates, napkins and silverware. I will be back!

keywords: organic, sandwiches, salads, lunch, cafe

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all natural skin toner that smells of roses

Update: Just read Joy C.'s recent reviews and read up on lactic acid on skin deep (EWG's cosmetic database) - it doesn't seem like something you want on your body. Changed rating from 2 to 4.

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I got this for free from a work conference and have used it sparingly over the year. First, I don't use a lot of personal care or cosmetic products in general, but lately have been eye-ing ones from companies that are socially responsible (green) and have heard that they have quality products.

I wouldn't spend $20+ on this for myself, but maybe for a friend or family member that likes the smell of roses. It's 100% natural and when you spray it on, it feels nourishing and luxurious. It has aloe which helps regenerate the skin (I used to put aloe direct from the plant on burns as a kid). The ingredients, including the roses are grown organically and biodynamically on the Jurlique Herb Farm in South Australia.

keywords: rosewater, toner, spray, organic

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Everyday moisturizer

After spending about an hour examining the various face cream and lotion products at my local natural foods store, I picked Zia's Skin Basic's line, Everyday Moisturizer with organic joboba. At $18.95 for 1.6 fl oz., I really wanted to love this stuff. I've been using it for 2 weeks now, and it's just OK.

The packaging has a lot of "green" marketing on it - made from 50% post consumer waste, manufactured with wind power, my purchase enables Zia to plant trees with American Forests' Global Releaf Project, paraben-free, fragrance-free, cruelty-free, recycled symbol, organic joboba and chamomile... And while it's really helpful to know these things and influenced my decision to buy this product, the true test is when you use it and in this case, I can't tell that it's made much of difference in my face and how I feel about putting stuff on my face. The Alba aloe & green tea facial moisturizer (oil-free, 76% certified organic) I used before might have actually been better.

keywords: facial moisturizer, lotion, paraben-free

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Love this stylin organic cotton tank

I had gotten a free Marfar Design shirt a few months back and loved it so was thrilled when I came across one of their tank tops on sale at a new eco-store in my neighborhood. This tank top is so comfortable and easy to wear with any of my pants. It's very feminine with length down to your upper thighs and cool (black, grey) and fun (red and pink) colors to choose from. Made from organic hemp and cotton. I picked up 2 ($50 / each).

Marfar Design makes it easy to go green because they have great products - made here in the USA with organic materials and environmentally friendly links. A little pricey, but I feel like these are going to last me a long time.

keywords: organic cotton, hemp, tank top, cool tank top

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Get Your Coffee Coffee Buz Buz Buz

How can anyone not love Ben and Jerry's ice cream? It's so yummy, with natural ingredients, rich with fair-trade coffee chocolate chunks that taste incredibly fresh. I think this is my new favorite!

Ben and Jerry's has run their company sustainably for almost 30 years - giving back to the community through educational and career programs and creating a high quality product that is made from natural ingredients and minimizes waste in it's production. They are a great role model for a successful green business.

keywords: ice cream, coffee, yummy, ben and jerry

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The 11th Hour, a must see

Watching this movie was like a bit of a Green Festival / Bioneers reunion for me. William McDonough, Tom Lindsey, David Suzuki, Tzeporah Berman, Kenny Ausubel... All incredibly gifted communicators and leaders in the environmental and sustainability movement, captured alongside shocking and awe-inspiring scenes of nature. I felt myself wanting more, in-depth discussion with these amazing people, while thinking of more ways to reach and involve more people.

I read that Leo DiCaprio, who produced this movie, strayed away from corporate ties and big studio involvement so he could have more control over the content and surface the voices of real leaders. I love that he did that.

I think everyone should see this movie.

keywords: movie, 11th hour, corporate, environmental movie, global warming

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Critical mass - celebrate riding your bike!

I feel compelled to write a review as a photo of me participating in last week's critical mass is posted here. The idea of participating in critical mass has appealed to me for months, no, actually years. I first heard of it at a friend's party, and then saw it live in action coming down Polk Street while I was grocery shopping one Friday evening. What appealed to me was the somewhat organic and unorganized nature of the event. The energy that I saw and experienced was celebratory and freeing. It's also a great way to connect with your local community and friends while exploring the city on your bike and not have to worry about traffic lights, directions, crazy drivers. The veterans have this thing down, giving the right of way to public transport and traffic controlling intersections for the safety of both the driver and riders.

Such a cool, easy green event - all levels of bike riding welcome!

keywords: bike, bicycle, critical mass, protest, explore your city, bike riding

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Lettus - Cafe Organic - Love it!

I've been here a number of times and always leave feeling healthy, sustained and satisfied. They have a great menu from which I've tried the quinoa bowl, carrot, ginger, lemon apple juice, chicken avocado sandwich and cabbage salad. Everything is organic and they source their produce and ingredients locally
where possible. The ambiance is casual and relaxing, especially on a warm sunny day, when you can sit outside in the front and listen to people ordering their custom fresh juice concoctions. This is the closest thing to my old Seattle favorite, the Gravity Bar, down here in SF. The best part is that the healthy nutritious food tastes really good. No sacrificing in flavor here and a reasonable price ($7-10) for lunch. I'd go here multiple times a week if it were closer and a leettle cheaper.

keywords: organic, salads, juice, fresh juice, organic cafe, san francisco, marina

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HP Planet Partners doing its part

A few weeks ago, my boyfriend handed me this hand-sized green package, addressed to Hewlett Packard Planet Partners. He explained that our printer ink had run out and that we could send the empty cartridge to HP for recycling. I'd heard about this type of program before, but hadn't taken part in it, mostly out of laziness. Today, I walked to the post office and dropped it off with my other snail mail and it felt kinda good. :) HP provides postage paid, pre-addressed envelopes to make it easy for you to to participate. In 2005, 25 million ink cartridges worldwide were returned to be shredded and used to create new products, generate energy or be disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner (what's really done with the left overs?)

Another step forward.

keywords: printer ink, recycle, ink cartridges, printers, ink recycled, HP, hewlett packard

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hrm... tastes like old popsicle juice

I love mojitos because they are fresh (mixed with freshly squeezed lime juice and mint leaves) and refreshing (club soda bubbly...) Unfortunately this organic drink reminded me of the flavor you get from sucking on an old wooden popsicle stick that's soaked up that freezer-burned, strangely sweetened lemon juice. Maybe I'm being a little harsh, but I was bummed since I love mojitos and was hoping for an equally refreshing organic non-alcoholic version.

2 stars because it's organic and I like the company's vision.

keywords: popsicle, organic mojito, drink

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