Starre Vartan
Starre Vartan is founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick.com and the author of the Eco-Chick Guide to Life. She's also a freelance science and environment writer who has published in National Geographic, CNN, Scientific American, Mental Floss, Pacific Standard, the NRDC, and many more. She lives on an island in Puget Sound with her partner and black cat. She was a geologist in her first career, and still picks up rocks wherever she goes.
Eco Fashion Designer Titania Inglis: Future Perfect Wearability for Urbanistas
The first time I saw Titania Inglis’ designs was last Summer at an eco fashion party at the Brooklyn Textile Art Center. She had a few pieces on a rack for sale, and I snagged a deep-V backed grey almost-seersucker sleeveless blouse. It was made of the lightest organic cotton…
A Few of my Favorite (Hemp) Fashioney Things!
I just found out that it’s the second annual Hemp Appreciation Week and so I was inspired to put together a post of some gorgeous dresses and things. Why is hemp so great (and much maligned, unfairly)? Check out this piece on Greenwala for details or read through the Wikipedia…
Fleet Foxes Video, General Appreciation and New Album!
I love Fleet Foxes! I recently found them while looking around for some new tunes. I would put them somewhere between Bon Iver and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros; they always put me in a daydreamy-California kinda mood. They are actually from Seattle and describe themselves as “baroque harmonic…
A Delicious Vegan BLT Recipe!
This is my version of my grandma’s traditional BLT. When I was growing up, my grandma cooked breakfast and dinner pretty much every day, and made my school lunches too. She was a great cook, and having grown up during the Great Depression, was never into waste; almost no food…
Afingo Fashion Forum at FIT: Sustainability and Philanthropy
Starre Vartan (far right) speaks at FIT at the Afingo “Sustainability and Philanthropy” panel. Jill Fehrenbacher (not pictured), editor of Inhabitat moderated, and (L to R) Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra, designers of Costello Tagliapietra, Julie Gilhart, the former creative director of Barneys, Melissa Kushner, founder of Goods for Good,…
Conscious in the Caribbean: Bucuti and Tara Beach Resorts
There are always enough chairs and shade on Bucuti’s portion of the beautiful Eagle Beach! A low density of guests ensures no annoying overcrowding on the beach or anywhere else at the resort. I love the Caribbean, from the Virgin Islands (British and US) to the Antilles and the Bahamas,…
Riverkeeper Benefits When You Shop Stewart and Brown's Spring Collection!
Stewart+Brown is teaming up with Marie Claire’s Amanda Hearst & PAPER’s Luigi Tadini for Riverkeeper in honor of Earth Day! From April 22-April 30th, 20% of sales will go to Riverkeeper from the Stewart+Brown e-commerce website. “Clean drinking water is a basic human right and it’s a shame that for…
Shop the Greenshows at Bloomingdale's SoHo!
I couldn’t make the opening party for this cool shopping event (too many great events in one evening!) but this sale is going on through tomorrow; maybe I’ll see you there! Spring blossomed on Broadway with the opening of The GreenShows Spring Ecolux Designer Pop-up Shop on the fifth level…
Rachel Avalon’s Vegan Smoothie Recipe (Plus: The Good for You – and the Planet – Protein Powder)
I’ve never tried rice protein powder before, I’m going to check it out after seeing this video! I love smoothies for breakfast….
Superfilling Breadless High Protein Vegan Lunch Roll
Don’t get me wrong; I have little to no problem with carbs. I don’t eschew bread when it appears on restaurant tables, and I thought that Dr. Atkins was a few sandwiches short of a picnic. But some days, I want a break, a chance to veggie-up and lighten the…
