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Green Touch of Spain Pop-Up Shop in Brooklyn

Green Touch of Spain Pop-Up Shop in Brooklyn

The Green Touch of Spain is open Monday through Friday 11am-8pm, and Saturday and Sunday from Noon – 8pm from May 2 – 10. The shop is located at GGrippo art + design at 174 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY.

 

Environment

How To Plant a Bee- and Butterfly-Friendly Garden This Spring

How To Plant a Bee- and Butterfly-Friendly Garden This Spring

Any garden, whether a window box on a balcony or a multi-acre backyard, can be made friendlier to pollinators.

 

Health is Beauty

Great Granola Taste-Off and Whole Grain Almond Cranberry Granola Recipe

Great Granola Taste-Off and Whole Grain Almond Cranberry Granola Recipe

Granola is one of my favorite foods as it’s incredibly versatile.

 

HomeSoul

Jessica Alba’s “Honest Life” Book: All About Healthy Living and Being True to You

Jessica Alba’s “Honest Life” Book: All About Healthy Living and Being True to You

Alba began the natural products journey when in search of the healthiest life for her children, Honor and Haven, balancing a busy life with nontoxic living.

 

Creative Arts

Party Time! Support Manufacture NY’s New Space and Made in NYC This Weekend

Party Time! Support Manufacture NY’s New Space and Made in NYC This Weekend

Join Manufacture NY as it toasts it’s new factory space in style!

 

Worldchanging Women

A Real Solution to Fast Fashion and the Horrors of Foreign Clothing Production is Here (Video)

Manufacture New York founder Bob Bland tells CBS News that producing clothing in America is the answer to what happened in Bangladesh, and she makes [...]

 

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Health Is Beauty

Great Granola Taste-Off and Whole Grain Almond Cranberry Granola Recipe

Great Granola Taste-Off and Whole Grain Almond Cranberry Granola Recipe

Granola is one of my favorite foods as it’s incredibly versatile.

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Creative Arts

Party Time! Support Manufacture NY’s New Space and Made in NYC This Weekend

Party Time! Support Manufacture NY’s New Space and Made in NYC This Weekend

Join Manufacture NY as it toasts it’s new factory space in style!

by × May 15, 2013 × 0 comments

Health Is Beauty

Flaxseeds Vs. Chia Seeds: Which is Better? (And Recipes for Both)

Flaxseeds Vs. Chia Seeds: Which is Better? (And Recipes for Both)

I noticed flax seeds and chia seeds everywhere, from packaged foods like healthy “chips” and mixed into smoothies and artisan breads alike. But what are the nutritional differences (and benefits) of these two seeds?

by × May 8, 2013 × 0 comments

Fair Fashion

Green Touch of Spain Pop-Up Shop in Brooklyn

Green Touch of Spain Pop-Up Shop in Brooklyn

The Green Touch of Spain is open Monday through Friday 11am-8pm, and Saturday and Sunday from Noon – 8pm from May 2 – 10. The shop is located at GGrippo art + design at 174 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY.

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Fair Fashion, Worldchanging Women

A Real Solution to Fast Fashion and the Horrors of Foreign Clothing Production is Here (Video)

Manufacture New York founder Bob Bland tells CBS News that producing clothing in America is the answer to what happened in Bangladesh, and she makes [...]

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Health Is Beauty

3 DIY Rosewater Beauty Tonics to Minimize Pores and Get Soft Hair

3 DIY Rosewater Beauty Tonics to Minimize Pores and Get Soft Hair

Not only does rosewater have a delicate floral fragrance that won’t overpower your sensitive sinuses, it also offers a number of beauty benefits for the hair and skin.

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Fair Fashion

Bangladesh’s Awful Building Collapse: Almost 400 dead, Over a Thousand Injured: This is Fast Fashion

Bangladesh’s Awful Building Collapse: Almost 400 dead, Over a Thousand Injured: This is Fast Fashion

Making just $37-$90 a month, its those incredibly low wages that are part of the reason we can buy clothing more cheaply in 2013 than in 1995, despite all other costs (materials, transportation, rents) having risen.

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HomeSoul

Jessica Alba’s “Honest Life” Book: All About Healthy Living and Being True to You

Jessica Alba’s “Honest Life” Book: All About Healthy Living and Being True to You

Alba began the natural products journey when in search of the healthiest life for her children, Honor and Haven, balancing a busy life with nontoxic living.

by × April 30, 2013 × 0 comments

Fair Fashion

Maheya by Free People: Natural Dyes for Dresses, Caftans

Maheya by Free People: Natural Dyes for Dresses, Caftans

Launched on Earth Day, Maheya (meaning ‘of the earth’), is colored with marigold flowers, rhubarb, lilac, natural indigo, pomegranate skin, and annatto seeds.

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HomeSoul

Gluten-Free Banana Oat Pancakes with Matcha Whipped Cream

Gluten-Free Banana Oat Pancakes with Matcha Whipped Cream

This recipe for hearty, moist banana oat oven pancakes is my greatest gluten-free achievement, and it’s really easy, too.

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