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Organic Cotton: A New Point of View

Two new perspectives on the international cotton industry, by way of Grist Magazine and The Economist. This is partially why transitional and BASIC cotton are starting to get some play in the marketplace.

Women in Africa Fundraiser

Event hosted by Lisa Linhardt who writes:
“In January 2007, I will walk 100 miles in Kenya to bring awareness to
women’s literacy, HIV/AIDS, and economic development opportunities for girls in Africa.
Please sponsor me in supporting these important causes by coming to the fundraising party. The sounds will be pumping, including acoustic percussionists, dancers, salsa dj’s and a live band…”

Check out more here.

Bear Fights Man for Salmon

I first saw this video in Environmental Conservation class at college. The topic: Why Are We Always at War with Wildlife?

Funny as hell.

Vegans and Vegetarians: This Cod's Not for You

I like to go fishing and cook what I catch when I can, though I don’t go often. I almost had won the prize for the biggest cod caught one year, until a monster like this one came along. YOWZA! These babies can feed whole families!

Doie Designs – Bambooliscious

Last month I had the awesome opportunity to shoot for Sara Kirsner’s Doie Designs. It may have not happened so smoothly, though, if the stars hadn’t aligned in some trippy kind of way…Let me explain:

Sara walked into a restaurant where she saw a photographer looking at some work. Lo and behold, the photographer (Lois) was looking at the stuff she had just shot for the bamboo issue of the S4 Newsletter for which I borrowed some of Sara’s pieces for.

Sara then asked Lois if she would shoot her lookbook. That same week, NY1 called me to do a piece on eco-fashion for their Fortune Business Report. They were looking to highlight a designer that sells in Whole Foods. Sara’s pieces are actually sold in Whole Foods, and just by chance, Lois’s studio is in the same building and same floor as NY1, so they came by to film our shoot!

Check out her pieces, including the ones you see here at doiedesigns.com