Thursday, April 28, 2011

Organic News 4-28-11

 EXCLUSIVE: Maria Menounos On Living Green, Organic Gardening, And Her New Book
Ecorazzi
However, I couldn't leave being green out of the book because a greener lifestyle in the end is a healthier, more practical and more cost effective way of life which is so organic to the core values of Maria: I became conscious of it when I began ...

Bulgaria's organic food production up 15%: association chairman
Focus News
One of the events is an exhibition of tourist and organic products. According to Popyordanov consumers' confidence in organic production is strengthening. This type of food is more expensive and green houses are not a cheap place for living, he said. ...
Living the Green Life Award
Patch.com
Walk along a gravel side path and through the wood gate to the backyard, and you will find an oasis of organic vegetables, herbs, and fruit trees. If you look up above the back patio, you will see solar panels on the roof. A rollable composter rests ...
A living sculpture
Sheboygan Press
All hour-long tours begin at 3 pm and cost $10 (free with proof of admission to the Milwaukee Art Museum's exhibit, "Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century"). Children under age 18 are admitted free. Reservations are required and ...
Allergies Can Be Natural, Too
New York Times
Wenonah Madison-Sauer switched to traditional skin treatments for Amos, 2 1/2, when he displayed allergic reactions to organic brands. By ALEXANDRA ZISSU WENONAH MADISON-SAUER, 36, co-owner of a farm and take-out restaurant on Martha's Vineyard, ...

New York Times
At Gladstone Center, children and seniors sow an organic garden and a partnership
OregonLive.com
Grisham is one of 20 volunteers from the Somerset Assisted Living Facility in Gladstone who is helping children at the center plant an organic garden. Kathy Hartlaub, the coordinator at the Gladstone center, said it is like "one-stop shopping" for ...

OregonLive.com
In Southern Maryland, being 'green' is a way of life
Washington Post
Tutman said he wants to see sustainable living depart from its “niche” role so that it is not in constant competition with options that are more convenient or inexpensive. “It's like the organic section of the supermarket. It's great, but it doesn't ...
Petaluma egg farm at center of debate over organic rules
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
“What impressed us was Steve provides excellent living conditions for his chickens, lots of sunlight, lots of fresh air,” Siemon said. The co-op made an exception in granting membership to Mahrt even though his hens don't ever touch outdoor soil and ...
Organic Crib Mattress for the Masses
Babble (blog)
Natalie Holbrook is a first-time mom and second-time New Yorker, living in a teensy apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. She loves a good Diet Coke, wandering aimlessly, and believes you can solve any of life's problems by asking 'What Would Anne ...
Design: The ingenuity of living
Diamondback Online
Wright emphasized privacy and "organic" architecture, incorporating wide-open spaces, low rooflines and seamless transition to the outdoors, ideas that have become common practice today. But Wright went beyond his contemporaries in implementing these ...