Ms. Green Jeans
Check out this interview (from Grist) of Tierra del Forte, the designer behind Del Forte Denim. The questions after the jump are a little more ‘fun’ than the first few shown here, so read on! 24 Jul 2006 What work do you do? I’m a designer and the founder of Del Forte…
Last Bids Today
Today is your last day to bid on these awesome Loomstate Morpho Jeans (Your size). All monies go directly to the amazing 501C3 non-profit, V-Day , and is 100% tax deductible.You receive awesome items and take the initiative to help end violence against women and their children. Place your bid…
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…
Rosita Arvigo: Rainforest Home Remedies
I picked up this book some time ago when it was recommended by a good friend, and I love it. To get an international perspective on herbalism and holistic health adds a new dimension to living well. Rosita Arvigo is the co-author of this, one of several books she has…
Excuse Me, There’s Blood on Your Diamond
“I don’t understand about diamonds, and why men buy them. What’s so impressive about a diamonds except the mining?” —Fiona Apple Many of the prisoner-laborers who work Sierra Leone’s open-pit mines end up in shallow graves, executed for suspected theft, for lack of production, or simply for sport. (© Jean-Claude…
Grandma Gets Mean
Grandma Gatewood, courtesy of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy I used to hear that for every woman on the Appalachian Trail, there were twenty men. That number is probably an exageration, but if you ask the women who walk the 2200-mile trail from Georgia to Maine, many of them will tell…
POMED Change of Venue Alert
Earth NYC 116 A 10th Avenue – June 20th – 8PM. Write it down sweet cheeks. Tickets for this can be purchased at pomednyc.com. The two week festival championing a safer environment for women and girls is being head up by Verte and V-Day. The festival events which will be…
Green Fertility Blog
Hello Kitty in traditional Korean garb accompanies “Harubang,” a Korean fertility god made of volcanic rock. Hello Kitty and Harubang adorn the desk of author, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, who is a visiting lecturer at Brown University. Marie is an eco-inspired blogger who spices up the web with her green…
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…
Vanity Fair's Green Issue Party
Vanity Fair’s party for their green issue was so much fun that I was still recovering from it 24 hours later. (It was the green martinis the amazing bartenders whipped up, and the red ones…and the wine….and not enough of the delicious raw and vegan food from Pure Food…
