ENDoutdoor: New Sustainable Trail Sneaks for the Green Outdoorschickie
Many people think that when you live in the suburbs you are only surrounded by tiny plots of land with mowed lawns and white picket fences. That’s not the case for me. I am very fortunate to live within a half mile of a forest reserve of more than 2,000…
Natural, Cheap Mango Facemask: Fruitilicious!
Starre with mango on my face (and in yummy chunks in the bowl)! The big cosmetics companies have been slapping the “AHA” label on skin cleansers, creams and masks for a few years now, but translate that sciencey-sounding name (AHA stands for alpha-hydroxy acids) and you get simple fruit acids,…
Gardening in the Suburbs: Keeping it Local
My family and I are strong believers in eating locally and organically. In the late fall, winter and early spring, we get food deliveries from a services called Door-to-Door Organics and in the late spring, summer and fall we are members of a local CSA called Asbury Village Farm. However,…
Sharkah Chakra WhiteHot Jeans: Win Them!
These are the gorgeous new bleach-free white jeans, which are whitened using the sun’s rays and nothing more. I’ve written here about Sharkah Chakra jeans– the super-sustainable jeans that are not only organic cotton and Fairtrade certified, but hand-dyed with natural indigo and hand finished in Italy– even the pocket…
Nau Fall/Winter 2008 Collection: Gorgeousness!!!
Flourish Dress: I MUST have it. And I will, now that Nau is still around. Phew! Can you imagine a tunic this fab tossed into the design dustbin? Herewith, the reason I was so damn excited that Nau’s NOT Dead. Their sh*t is too sweet. Images above and below are…
Beautorium: (Really) Natural & Organic Beauty Products
As more women are becoming aware of the toxicity of conventional beauty products and making the switch to more natural options, ‘green’ products are becoming easier to find. Not many online eco beauty stores actually bother to do the homework for you, though – which is all the more reason…
Smart Garden and Lawn Watering
What are your recommendations for keeping a garden quenched without wasting water? —Rachel Carter, Ludlow, VT You can forget juicy tomatoes this summer if you don’t give your plants enough to drink, but the fact is, most people water their gardens wrong. Each year, from May to September, water use…
Eco-Beauty Review: Dr. Hauschka Volumizing Mascara
As I’ve discovered, finding a good natural mascara isn’t easy. So many mascara formulas are packed with chemicals, and the natural ones don’t always perform well. I’ve tried a few brands in the past that either gave me raccoon eyes after an hour or barely made my lashes look any…
The Five (New) Rules for Driving Green
So you have a car, and not only do you feel a wee bit of carbon footprint guilt every time you start the engine, you just plain can’t afford $71 a pop to fill up the tank. But for whatever reason, you can’t quite give that fossil fuel fiend sitting…
Ecofriendly High Chairs
Pondering the essence of an avocado. When I first started to research high chairs, I was looking for wood. I checked out vinyl chairs by the big brands, just to see some of the desirable features people seek. Some of the chairs looked like they were made by LaZboy, with…
