five and a half. handmade, recollected
five and half‘s recycled handmade journals are by far my favorite journals. Made of interesting, recollected papers, the journals are a really great and inspiring twist on the traditional journal/sketchbook while also being environmentally friendly. five and a half was started by eco-chick, Judy in Brooklyn and has since taken…
Eco-Chick Business: ecohome, berkeley ca
ecohome is definitely on my top 10 list of eco resources in my neighborhood that I’m thrilled to discover. Co-owned by two fellow eco-chicks Nina Boeddeker and Taja di Leonardi, ecohome sells “ecological & healthy home improvement products” (flooring, cabinetry, countertops, tiles, paints & plaster, stains & sealers) at really…
Arcosanti
For some reason, in my life, Arcosanti keeps appearing whenever I’m doing research on something else. I’m drawn to this experiment in human living and I think that means that someday I will end up there. Paolo Soleri, and architect who studied with Frank Lloyd Wright, is the father of Arcosanti,…
Eco-Chick:Pomed Weekly Auction
Hey there Eco-Chick Readers! Today begins the 1st Weekly Eco-Chicks Pomed (Protect Our Mother Earth’s Daughters) Blog Auction. Every Friday, we will be auctioning off top eco-fashions, accessories, and more for the awesome organization V-Day. All monies go directly to this amazing 501C3 non-profit, are 100% tax deductible, and you…
Save the Produce!
It’s summer and with all the produce you’ll be scoring at your local farmer’s market (hopefully you’ll be buying organic) it’s no doubt that your fridge will be fuller than usual. But on an average, Americans throw out at least 25% of the produce that they buy, due to spoilage.…
POMED Party Pics!
The POMED (Protect Our Mother Earth’s Daughters) party at Earth in NYC was a success! Brian Howard of E/The Environmental Magazine and Lisabeth Weber of fundraisingpins.com. Yours truly with pink dress. Danelle Brown of Verte (the organizer of the event) with speakers from Kids with Cameras, Architecture for Humanity, and…
Seasonal Fiction Contest
Here’s calling all aspiring writers! I’m opening up a new Fiction section on Eco Chick, and I’m looking for entries. The piece could be anywhere from 1500-7,000 words. The only guiding principles would be that it should have something to do with women and the environment, but that could be loosely…
Eco-Chick Chic Peek at Great New Products from ICFF
(Click on the Photo for Larger Image) So the whirlwind of design week has now dissipated. It was great to see even more of “green presence” this year around during all of the NYC design week trade shows and parties. So after my little deliberation, I created a list of…
Holy Motherboard
Working in a field that requires I use only state-of-the-art computers, I often wonder what happens to the technological waste left behind when my computer becomes obsolete every 4 years. It comforts me to know that companies like Motherboard Gifts and More are discovering inventive ways to reuse some of…
The Business of Green
The New York Times rocks out a special section on “The Business of Green” today. From climate change to cleantech investing to sustainable design to urban planning, there is 7 pages of articles and approximately 5 pages of eco-advertisments, (including Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth). Turn to the back and…
