| Masdar City to host organic market and street fair for families GulfNews "Masdar City, a living example of Abu Dhabi's commitment to sustainable living, is open to the public," Alan Frost, Director of Masdar City, said. "We encourage people to come and experience Masdar City and participate in a historic development that ... | ||
| Green scene: Lynne Allbutt WalesOnline Gardening editor of Country Living, Stephanie Donaldson is also an author of many popular gardening books. She also co-authored The Elements of Organic Gardening at Highgrove, Clarence House and Birkhall with the Prince of Wales. ... | ||
| LIVING GREEN;;Cool stuff with small carbon footprints;; Waste Management World ORGANIC PILLOWCASES: Made from 100 percent organic cotton, these king pillowcases also have a thread count of 325. $26.99, Target. 16-OUNCE COFFEE CUP: This looks like the disposable cup you get every day from your local coffee shop. ... | ||
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| George Jonas: “Free” health care will see me and my friends bankrupt Canada National Post (blog) One needs to remember that declining and dying aren't enemies of the organic process, but its natural components. Delaying them isn't only artificial and costly, but runs counter to life's purpose. What goes up, must come down. Gestation and growth are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hollywood Moms Promote Earth Day Every Day Gather Celebs News Channel It is a bit more difficult for those living amidst average means to go green in exactly these same ways. Organic fabrics and foods are typically far more costly than those made with non-organic materials and ingredients. And while going green through ... | ||
| Outside Guide: Green options for your shopping Denver Post Clothing in organic cotton, bamboo and soy, baby toys and games, fair trade apparel, bedding, bath, kitchen and organic-gardening products, small solar-powered items and decorative items like picture frames and clocks made out of computer motherboards. ... | ||
| Organic Valley Recognizes the Next Generation of Organic Farmers PR Web (press release) Ross Bansen, age 22, remembers feeding calves bottles in his family's milking parlor as a six-year old boy living in Monmouth, Ore. He was raised in a family that is dedicated to what they call the “3Hs”—the Health, Happiness and Harmony—of cows. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Three Sisters Farm advises community gardeners San Bernardino Sun ... sustainable gardens can have a big impact on healthy living. Jason and Abby Harned, owners of Three Sisters Farm in Redlands, spoke to about 20 Calimesa Community Gardeners on Thursday evening about organic gardening in the Inland Empire. ... | ||
| The week ahead: Home-related activities Sacramento Bee ... children's activities, organic farmers and free valet bike parking. Vendors will offer practical information, goods and services for saving money, living healthier and protecting the environment. Learn more at www.sacramentoearthday.net. ... |
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Organic News 04-23-11
Friday, April 22, 2011
Organic News 04-22-11
| Students learn about organic living at Northridge Accent NUTRITION INFORMATION -Speaker Harvey Kitzman gives tips for healthier living while Laura Alarcon listens on. Northridge Student Activity Advisory Board (SAAB) hosted the event Organic Living on a Budget where students got information on living more ... | ||
| Buy fresh organic produce and help feed the hungry Florida Today Photo courtesy of A New York Pizza House Fresh Box Organics, an Indian Harbour Beach organic food delivery service, has teamed with Living Social deal-of-the-day website to help the Daily Bread. Living Social will offer a $25 box of Fresh Box Organics ... | ||
| Master Gardeners, Organic Farmers, and CIA Trained Chef Offer Workshops During ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) More than 50 workshops pack the three week festival schedule with many promoting the theme of living green through gardening and harvesting practices, do-it-yourself projects, and appreciating local foods, wines and brews. Green Heron Growers, organic ... | ||
| Earth Day exemplars: Local companies focus on organic growing The Record-Courier by Scott Neuffer In celebration of the good Earth, Carson Valley residents don't have to look far to find families and businesses raising the bar of green living. At Plant It Nursery in Gardnerville, organic growing has become a lifestyle. ... | ||
| ET, Call Us Back! Making the Case for Alien Life TIME Back in the 1950's, Bada's mentor, Stanley Miller, had probed the origin of life by passing electricity through a vial of organic chemicals to see what came out. Miller's published experiments were flawed. But Bada has re-examined some of Miller's ... | ||
| Under the Nile's Organic Toys Bring Hope to Rural Villages PR Web (press release) Through its “13 Villages Project,” Under the Nile is doing more than providing healthy toys for customers- it is providing healthier living conditions for impoverished communities in Egypt. The 13 Villages Project, which takes place in thirteen rural ... | ||
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| Sunflower Farmers Market plans OKC store NewsOK.com The market will feature fresh local produce, all-natural meats and seafood, a large bulk selection and a deli, plus natural living health and wellness products. Sunflower Farmers Market, a full-service natural and organic grocer that touts its “serious ... | ||
| Buying green products a good way to celebrate Earth Day NorthJersey.com Sporting a flower on the front, the Bamjamz Luscious Lily V-Neck Tee is made with bamboo viscose/organic cotton/spandex. Save a trip to the office supply store with The Seven Year Pen by Seltzer, which has a long-life tip and a jumbo ink cartridge ... | ||
| Hydroponic farm in Eustis to hold open house Orlando Sentinel ... built a 2200-square-foot greenhouse with about 5000 hydroponic plants and made it a farm, which she calls Living Towers. "We've had a phenomenal response," she said of the farm, which supplies organic cooperatives and food banks in Lake. ... |
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Organic News 04-21-11
| Solar Energy Trumps Traditional Recycling: Searches on Yahoo! Green Indicate ... TradersHuddle.com Consumers are more interested in solar energy and organic green living this year with searches for “solar energy” spiking 208% and “wind power” up 1307% this month on Yahoo!. Wind & Sun, The New Green. Women may be more interested in organic food and ... | ||
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| Organic farming: A labor of love proves profitable Medill Reports: Chicago Brockman admitted that the labor-intensive lifestyle necessary to generate a comfortable living from organic farming is not for everyone. Recently, a fellow organic farmer in Brockman's county had to sell his land because the income did not justify the ... | ||
| Garden for your life Garner News A memoirist, magazine and book editor, and freelance writer, Ellen LaConte has been published in numerous magazines and trade journals on subjects ranging from organic gardening and alternative technologies to the evolution of consciousness, ... | ||
| A Visit to My Kitchen: Jamie Oliver Huffington Post (blog) Living organic is a tricky thing. I want people to buy the best they can get access to. Sometimes that's local, sometimes organic. I want to make sure all people have access to fresh food--and that your government does a better job in making the best ... | ||
| Mother Earth News Fair Draws Eco-Experts to Puyallup PR Web (press release) The Fair is sponsored by Bon Ami, Organic Valley, Mitsubishi, Ball Jar, Backwoods Home and Pangreen. Mother Earth News is the Original Guide to Living Wisely. Topics include organic gardening, do-it-yourself projects, cutting energy costs, ... | ||
| Organic Grocer To Open New Store In Oklahoma City News On 6 The store will feature fresh local produce, all-natural meats and seafood, a deli, and natural living health and wellness products. Sunflower's executives promise the market will offer Oklahoma City customers these all natural and organic groceries at ... | ||
| The miracle of biochar Chinook Observer Pyrolysis is the process of using high temperatures – 390 to 570 F – to decompose organic material in the absence of oxygen. (The word is from the Greek “pyr” for fire and “lysis” for separating.) Extreme pyrolysis of organic substances – producing gas ... | ||
| Certified organic coffee not always best deal for farmers Vancouver Sun Munroe said that over the past decade, he has seen real improvements in the standard of living of farmers due to higher prices for beans and a policy of mixed farming that provides both food for local families and cash crops. ... | ||
| Reflections of a gardening realist Daily Astorian One might expect an article about organic gardening to have household remedies as substitutes for noxious pesticides. Sojourner Smith's approach, in her organic garden tucked away on the edge of Willapa Bay, begins instead with a philosophy, ... |
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Organic News 04-20-11
| Mister President: The Kennedy Center for What? Huffington Post (blog) The Kennedy Center is a physical, tangible as well as an organic living reminder of the Kennedy years and a legacy of a President who brought idealism to a generation of Americans. It is known for The Kennedy Center Honors (an American institution and ... | ||
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| 'Madagascar' method retains the 'organic' prove Bilaspur farmers DailyIndia.com For, no matter what the platitudes about India still living in her villages, if a farmer cannot make enough from his land to sustain his family, he is likely to quit. These are the disturbing figures that Peepli Live brought to our screens and our ... | ||
| Sustainable Farming with Patti Moreno Press Media Wire Her pioneering efforts on organic and sustainable farming have revolutionized urban gardening worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have adopted her principles of Urban Sustainable Living, turning the Garden Girl videos into an online sensation ... | ||
| Homemade Easter Egg Dyes Care2.com By Melissa Breyer, Senior Producer, Care2 Green Living The year the Easter Bunny brought my kids organic, all-natural, yogurt-covered raisins didn't go over very well–but at least my daughters are gung-ho for dying Easter eggs with homemade, ... | ||
| Long Beach Council backs city food policy Long Beach Press-Telegram By Paul Eakins, Staff Writer LONG BEACH - As a city that has promoted exercise and healthful living for its residents, Long Beach is going to put its money - or its sugarless, organic soy products - where its mouth is. The City Council voted 8-1 ... | ||
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| Earth Day Events: How to Make a Greener Impact Patch.com Learn about home storm-water management, seed starting, organic gardening, local vegetables and vermicomposting. Call 773-755-5100 for fees and more information. Tour the "First Green Energy Efficient House in North Chicago," 9 am-12 pm, 2108 Wallace ... |
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Organic News 4-19-2011
| Organic-egg coop misleading consumers, watchdog says The Seattle Times By Karen Herzog MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin farmer-owned cooperative — the nation's largest name-brand marketer of organic eggs — is misleading consumers about the living conditions of some of its hens and violating federal organic standards, according ... | ||
| Colorful compendium offers glimpse into work life BusinessWeek Other stories explore the satisfaction derived from work, and how work often becomes an organic extension of oneself. In "Drummond & Son," Charles D'Ambrosio relies on sharp imagery to describe a man who fixes typewriters for a living: "As far back as ... | ||
| Veterans of sustainable living offer suggestions for making Earth Day every day Memphis Commercial Appeal "I always felt more at ease there, and developed a strong sense of connectedness with nature. I saw a lot of permaculture in practice while living in Hawaii before Steph and I met. Lots of organic farming, off-the-grid communities and such. ... | ||
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| Hypocrisy of champagne environmentalists is deceitful and distracting The Guardian (blog) Organic produce, hybrid cars, eco-tourism resorts, ethical fashion – what could be finer than living such a fantastic, indulgent "champagne environmentalist" existence? But while the explosive growth in "eco-lifestyle" markets may seem good, ... | ||
| National Hardware Show Ups Focus On Gardening/Outdoor Living Today's Garden Center The show, which runs May 10-12 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, reflects the overall trends in outdoor rooms, staycations, organic and grow-your-own gardening. Americans have expanding their living spaces to their backyards, ... | ||
| Organic flower farms: a trip worth making Gadling Their flowers are organic. "Nothing is as beautiful and peaceful as a huge field of flowers waiting to be harvested, teeming with life, slightly swaying in the wind", says Gretel, a woman who clearly loves what she does for a living. ... | ||
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| Organic Lettuce and Edible Flowers from Kenter Canyon Farms Patch.com David De Bacco is a writer living and celebrating life in Los Angeles. He has worked for some of the world's most famous chefs and restaurateurs, and along the way he became a little savvy about food and wine. He has published articles and cookbooks ... | ||
| Green Living. Green Dying: More People Purchasing Eco-Friendly Funeral Options PR Web (press release) Une Belle Vie's current collection of biodegradable urns ranges from traditional-shaped cremation urns made of clay, organic proteins and sand, to wooden boxes void of toxic finishes and plastic or metal hinges. Une Belle Vie also has a selection of ... |
Monday, April 18, 2011
Organic News 04-187-11
| Florida Organic Food Delivery Service Partners with Living Social to Help ... Benzinga Fresh Box Organics, a Melbourne, Florida, organic food delivery service is teaming up with Living Social to help solve the hunger problem in the Space Coast region. All gross proceeds will go to a local soup kitchen that feeds over 4000 people. ... | |||
| From Suburbia to Organic and Sustainable on Missoula Farm OpEdNews I am living in beautiful Missoula, Montana right now. I am gearing up to start my second growing season at Clark Fork Organics, an exclusively local and sustainable vegetable farm. CFO provides produce for the two local farmers' markets, a large health ... | |||
| Nissan Whistleblower Inspired by Ed Gillespie, Rudy Giuliani & Carlos Tavares ... Benzinga Sharyn Bovat says her life has been filled with so many positive role models and The Organic Tea Party of America is inspired by 3 of them. Bovat says that when working in 1993 during Rudy Giuliani's 1st mayor's race she learned the tough former DA was ... | |||
| BRIEF: College Mall to host Green Living Show [Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.] TMC Net Products and services on display will include hybrid vehicles, public transportation, organic foods and plants and alternative energy sources, with emphasis on sustainable living, healthy lifestyles and recycling options. "Since green living has become ... | |||
| Living Clean in a Toxic World GoErie.com If you live in a city where there's an organic dry cleaner, then this is a better option. - Air out the car. Some people can't resist that new car smell. But where does it come from? That characteristic aroma comes from the plastic, glue, and carpeting ... | |||
| Two Senior Projects Go Green Patch.com Many students, like Kristin Keefer and Elizabeth Mitchell, chose to do organic gardening for their projects. For Kristin Keefer, healthy living has become a way of life. Keefer decided to have her own garden plot at the Cherokee Community Senior Center ... | |||
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Organic News 04-17-11
| Hopland Passport: Gustatory Gala Ukiah Daily Journal In addition there will be barrel tasting of Grenache and up to 30 percent off their Zinfandel. organic grass fed, grilled and pulled pork, Asian slaw and lamb sliders at Real Goods Solar Living Institute. "We will be pouring our Pinot, ... | ||
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| Earth Day campaign promotes greener living Pittsburgh Post Gazette Join NewsRadio 1020 KDKA for games, prizes and instruction by Pennsylvania Resources Council on composting, rain barrel installation, organic gardening and more. 11 am-4 pm Free. www.prc.org/GreenLifestyles. | ||
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| Students support sustainability Accent ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY — Student Karina Hernandez looks through photos at the organic eggs booth during the Sustainability Fair at Rio Grande Campus. In celebration of Environmental Awareness Month, the Students for Environment Outreach will host a ... | ||
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| Essay: Our moments of being green DesMoinesRegister.com This year she is going to till up every inch of it and create an organic urban farm. She is awaiting certification from the USDA to sell her produce by next year. In her food consumption, and hopefully with her new garden, Cummins says she cuts down on ... |
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