Daisy Blue Naturals: Like a Green Avon!
If you’ve ever read the ingredients on conventional shampoo, body wash, or lotion, you know how many chemicals and unpronouncable ingredients are in them. Jena Thompson, 33, a trained chemist and mother of two started Daisy Blue Naturals five years ago in response to the already overly-toxic world we all share. DBN has a…
Knock, Knock – Knockers – and Knocked Up
C’mon, you gotta know me by now…I just had to go searching for this one… S-t-r-e-t-c-h marks: We either got ’em, are going to get ’em, or are OCD enough that we have to prevent them even if we’re not prone to them! So I went surfing the big cyber…
Bound & Gagged: Global Warming Silence
Jim Hansen, the leading climate scientist in the world, reported on 60 Minutes on 19 March 2006 regarding the cover-up of the science behind global warming under the Bush administration (also reported on the 29 January 2006 in the NY Times). We all knew this, of course, but what truly…
As Green As Green Can Be?
There has been debate here lately about whether we, as “Greenies” should buy anything at all. This is a long-standing issue in the environmental community: Should we shun all consumer products and grow our own food, make our own clothes and educate our own kids (the time that takes tends…
Mapu in Barcelona
Mapu, with its wide-ranging array of organic and biologic products, and focus on mother´s and women, is a must-stop spot for the environmentally minded eco-chick tourist while in Barcelona. Mapu is tucked away in the maze-like Bari Gotic — the old quarter of Barcelona. If you weren’t looking for…
Droolworthy Shoes
These shoes are hot. And animal free, as are their bretheren. According to the MINK site, “MINK Shoes are custom designed and hand crafted from only the finest quality non-animal products. By non-animal MINK Shoes means it uses materials found in nature but not rendered from any living thing. Rather,…
