Recycled Eye Candy! Whimsical Sculptures From Plastic Bags
Arina and the pink bunny! Rushing around NYC on a recent evening, I was stunned by what I saw in the La Mama gallery. With my nose pressed against the glass window, I gazed in wonder at a marvelously crafted menagerie of objects and characters with animated faces. These were…
Global Warming? What Global Warming?
The arctic is now an island, plus Smart Cars take over San Francisco!
What’s So Wrong with Human Breast Milk Ice Cream?
PETA – never one to shy away from controversy – stirred the pot yet again this week when the animal rights organization wrote a letter to Ben & Jerry’s asking them to use human breast milk instead of cow’s milk in their ice cream. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment…
Brook There
When I first started writing about sustainable fashion, I scoured Etsy.com because I found that a lot of small, independent sustainable designers were using it as a retail outlet. That’s when I first discovered Brook There. I was immediately drawn to the use of color and the artistic lines of…
Beautiful Eco-Friendly Invitations made Easy: Bella Figura
There are certain cultural traditions that are hard to let go of, especially when it comes to weddings and event planning, and the invitation is one of them. No matter how much of an eco-chick you are, sending out wedding invites via email might just not cut it for…
Allure Magazine Rates ‘Best of the Best’ Natural Beauty Products
It’s so encouraging to see eco-friendly beauty and fashion appearing more often in mainstream media! Allure Magazine, which has long rated hundreds of products for their annual ‘Best of the Best’ list, now has a category called ‘Natural Selections’ for natural and organic products. Editor-in-chief Linda Wells told the AP,…
Is Melamine Safe for Kids?
If you ever needed another reason to breastfeed, here it is. Four babies have died and thousands are ill after melamine was found in contaminated dairy products in Asia. The industrial toxin, which is high in nitrogen, is added to milk when producers want to artificially boost protein content. According…
Eco-Beauty Review: Saaf Organic Complexion Boosting Serum
I started using Saaf Organic Complexion Boosting Serum about two months ago, during the hot late summer months when my skin is normally an oil slick no matter what I do. In the past I’ve tried all kinds of different products to battle the summer breakouts, from astringents to oil-controlling…
Eko-Lab and Ekovaruhuset Show
An interview with Melissa Kirgan, ecofashion designer, who dyed her organic “Deep Waters” dress with Indigo, an excellent rotational crop for increasing soil fertility that contains no chemicals or toxic metals and Cochineal, the referenced beetles, which produce a totally natural red dye. The final fashion week event that I…
Pedoodles Eco Kicks for Kids
Pedoodles, a small kids shoe line, has released eco-friendly kicks made from remnant leather. These shoes are really light-weight and they must be comfy, because my little ones keep going to them and bringing them to me saying “shhooose!” and requesting I put them on their feet. They come in…
