Durabook!
I don’t usually just come on and link to things, but this is just way too cool!! A totally recyclable, tree-free book!! I wish there was some sort of way that I could trade in ALL of my books for these ones! I lost an entire copy of Watership Down…
Creative Photo Lab
Lately I have had a growing interest in photography. With the popularity of the digital camera, there is an artistic photographer in all of us. Here are some creative ways to have fun with your own eco-chic photo lab. Personalized Photo Album We all have warm memories of flipping through…
Guestblogger: GardenRant
I’ve been enjoying the well-written and funny-as-hell GardenRant blog of late, and Susan Harris, who runs the site jointly with two other women, is guest-posting about why she wanted to start a blog that focuses on ecologically intelligent gardening. Check it out! Why Gardening Matters by Susan Harris of GardenRant…
ever wonder how much carbon you produce?
I am so excited about this website: http://www.terrapass.com/ You can plug in information on your personal driving, flying, and household habits, numbers are calculated, and equivalent costs and information about how much carbon you have produced is given to you. Then you have the option to buy a TerraPass that…
Swap-o-Rama-Rama
I went, I saw, I crafted (well, kinda)! My first Swap-o-Rama-Rama (in Brooklyn) was a success. I got rid of lots of great clothes that I never wore (I saw a girl exclaiming with delight over two pieces of mine a few hours into the swap, and it was so…
Tree People
Last weekend, I was on my way to go camping in the San Gabriel Mountains just north of L.A., when I saw signs on the Angeles Crest Highway that said, simply, Tree People. So, of course, I followed them. I found lots of people and, yes, lots of trees. Fifty…
Ode to Autumn
This is my favorite season, a time of apple-picking, knit scarves and hats, pumpkin carving, colorful leaves and cool, sunny days. It’s my favorite shopping season, the best time to climb a mountain, and if you’re a little tough, you can still swim too (the water stays warmer longer than…
The Energy Diet
Image by Elwood Smith for the NYTimes. Fantastic article in the New York Times about how, with little energy or money, a regular person can go on an energy diet, dropping pounds of CO2 off their normal household consumption. (This writer was spurred by seeing An Inconvenient Truth.) Here’s an…
Martha Stewart's a Treehugger!
Martha Stewart used to live less than a mile from me in Westport, CT, where she first got her start as a caterer. I’ve followed her for years, and I have to admit I’m a fan. Whenever she does anything green, I get all excited, because I know lots…
Get Out of the House!
Don’t start hibernating yet, there are a ton of great green events coming up! Swap-0-Rama-Rama When: October 8th, from 1pm to 8PM Where: 3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave. Brooklyn What’s Swap-o-rama-rama? Swap-O-Rama-Rama is a clothing swap and series of do-it-yourself workshops in which a community explores creative reuse through the…
