July 1, 2008
| Posted in Community, Charitable & NGOs
Take Back the Filter! For years, I used Brita water filtration systems to get the chlorine out of my tap water -- it was convenient and easy to use but I could never figure out what to do about the filters. So, I stopped using Brita entirely.
Brita has the #1 market share of pour-through filter cartridges in the U...
June 19, 2008
| Posted in Cosmetics & Perfume
Lush makes the cut... Ha! Get it? They cut off pieces of soap for you...
Seriously - I do like the scents of Lush products but find going into the stores to be a bit of an overwhelming experience.
Recently, I read a rave review of Lush's "Jungle" bar conditioner in a comment on someone's blog. I started off...
June 16, 2008
| Posted in Education & Training
Going Grey for the Green If you haven't heard of greywater, now is the time to start thinking about where your water goes after it comes out of the shower or faucet. From the simplest greywater recycling -- putting an empty bucket in the shower to collect water while you wait for it to get warm, to systems with plant...
June 16, 2008
| Posted in Environment and Society
Boosting Sales for Green Renovations Carrot Mob recently mobbed a Mission carryout store -- they planned ahead, of course, and the owner said that they would put 22% of the day's profits toward eco-friendly improvements. The customers were prepared to spend money -- they bought a lot of alcohol but also cleaned out the organic peanut...
June 12, 2008
| Posted in Food & Grocery
Expensive Pink Raisinettes... This morning I saw all of Kopali's products lined up above the bulk bins at Whole Foods so I grabbed the chocolate covered goji berries at my coworker's recommendation.
PRO: Delicious - like raisinettes but better chocolate, no dairy and no weird stuff. Very YUM. I couldn't keep my hand out...
June 10, 2008
| Posted in Food & Grocery
Bumble away! These are one of my favorite treats - I was so excited to see the Bumble Bars at discount at Green Festival in 2006, that I bought two boxes and sent one to my friend who was stationed in Iraq. She was overjoyed at this delicious treat and even ordered some from their website!
The flavors are...
June 9, 2008
| Posted in Food & Grocery
Choosing Dagoba is a vote for sustainability and a message to Hershey's Frederick Schilling is a passionate chocolatier -- I had an e-mail exchange with him shortly after the sale to Hershey's, and he told me that he was fully convinced that Hershey's is doing the right thing. Both Dagoba and Hershey's are part of the World Cocoa Foundation (http://www...
June 6, 2008
| Posted in Food & Grocery
Chocolate to die (or at least beg) for! San Francisco-based gourmet chocolatier Cacao Anasa blends organic/fair trade chocolate with herbs, nuts, spices and flowers to create the most complex and delicious confections you'll ever taste. Last fall saw the introduction of a line of chocolate bars called "Afrodisiacs." All are made with...
June 5, 2008
| Posted in Hair Care
Aubrey White Camellia for shine! Aubrey Organics White Camellia is a really excellent product for my long, fine hair. I swim several times a week and rely on good shampoo to get the chlorine out, prevent overdrying and add a bit of shine to may locks.
This shampoo smells amazing -- and a little of it goes a very long way. I...
June 5, 2008
| Posted in Cleaning & Laundry
Sweet smelling laundry Biokleen is a great laundry detergent option -- it's packaged in recycled paper cardboard.
All Biokleen products are free of chlorine, optical brighteners, and phosphates. The surfactants used in Biokleen products are vegetable-based -- they do NOT use Sodium Laurel or Sodium Laureth Sulfate...
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Oakland, CA
Omnivore's Dilemma
Zero emissions public and private transportation
Bicycles & walking
canning, cooking, reading, swimming, gardening, sewing, hiking and foraging wild mushrooms
Fake Plastic Fish, Crunchy Chicken & Life Less Plastic
Giant bags of kitty food that comes in big plastic bags and vegan seitan jerky sealed in plastic.
