Adventures in Green Beantown

Took off on Amtrak to Boston this weekend and had a blast visiting my old college friend and ex-roomie. I stayed at his place in Cambridge, home of MIT and a lot of large brains in general. I got to meet some of them during my visit (including an hilarious midwife and a climate change policy analyst from Oxfam) and it reaffirmed my belief that Boston one of the best cities in the US to live.

Day One we went to Brimfield, Massachusetts, home to the crazy huge antique and used goods market. Find vintage glassware, old furniture, books from the 50′s, ancient clothing, and the most random stuff you can imagine.

This is me with a GI JOE life-size doll that was for sale.

Hiking outside of Boston on a sunny afternoon.

Day 2: We biked from Cambridge to Newbury Street in Boston, headed to Envi, Boston’s only eco-boutique.

Shoppers checking out the wares at Envi

Callie Smith, Owner of Envi in Boston

Covet dress (left) and Stewart and Brown tunic (right) at Envi

Covet Jacket at Envi, Bahar Shahpar dress

Delicious Indian street food- vegetarian of course, at Punjabi Dhaba

ecofashion, ecotravel, Shopping

Starre Vartan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick and author of The Eco-Chick Guide to Life (St. Martin's Press). A problogger and oft-quoted green living expert who has been featured in the NYTimes, Elle, Glamour and Whole Living, she is a contributor to The Huffington Post, Inhabitat, and Hearst's The Daily Green, and is currently editor-at-large for Coco Eco Magazine. An active ecofashionista, she has style edited for Plenty magazine and coordinated runway shows. She splits her time between Connecticut and NYC and calls Sydney, Australia her second home, even though it was her first (as that's where she was born and most of her family resides). When not writing, blogging, or researching her next book, she is trailrunning, trying to cook, or snowboarding.

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5 Comments on “Adventures in Green Beantown”

Jolly Green Dad

I grew up near Boston and it is an awesome town indeed! Lots of energy to it.

05/21/08 » 8:21 am »
Stephanie Rogers

Looks like fun – I love Boston! Part of my family lives in the area (Marblehead)… cute boutique and damn that food looks good!

05/21/08 » 4:27 pm »
Starre

I had such a great time there- so many conscious people and yeah, TONS of great food!

05/26/08 » 8:22 am »
Jill

I love the cream vest you have on! Where did you get it.
Can you email me? jilly@xmission.com
: )

06/08/08 » 9:07 pm »
Starre

Jill, I got mine at Coco’s Shoppe (http://www.cocosshoppe.com/sto.....roduct=505)

It’s 100% organic merino wool, made in the USA, by Kelly B.

06/09/08 » 8:14 am »