Archive for April, 2009

Vegetables and flowers

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

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Warm weather brings an abundance of beautiful fruits and vegetables to the local markets and stores.  Treehugger team created a slideshow to remind you about vegetables with the most pesticides.

Image: Robin MacDougall (via Treehugger)
The slideshow has beautiful images, and tons of useful information, including scientific data and links to the recipes.
Craft
Warm weather also brings flowers.  [...]

Veggie parade and skirt tutorials

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Veg*n
May 17th , 2009.  What’s so special about this day?  This is when New York’s Veggie Pride Parade will take place.  Last year’s first installment of the parade was so successful that the organizers decided to do it again.  The parade will launch

in Manhattan’s Olde Meat District (where 9th Ave., Gansevoort St., Greenwich St., [...]

DOW (Dish Of the Week)

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Here is a recipe for an Iranian style eggplant dip.  The original recipe, Mirze Ghasemi, uses eggs to thicken the dish.  Not only we replaced eggs with tofu but also added a little bit of vegan mayonnaise to give the final dip creamy and rich taste.  If you are looking for a more authentic variation, [...]

Children stuff and a contest reminder

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Want to know latest news about everything children-related?  Here are two websites that will keep you updated on the topics of green baby toys, eco-friendly children products, and other green children-related news.

Ecorattle, a baby-sister of a popular Ecorazzi website, is

intended to give new parents a daily dose of great products, ideas, and news geared towards [...]

Good news!

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Several Quebec grocery store chains are now charging 5 cents for each plastic bags While others are debating on how the whole idea is useless, unhelpful, and “greed-driven” (I was a bit shocked reading comments on CBC website), PassiFlora is starting a collection of grocery-bag tutorials. A simple Google search revealed tons of [...]

Money saving and lunch bags

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Veg*n, Cooking
One of the misconceptions about veg*nism and natural living is that it is very costly and not everyone can afford it.  Here is what Urban Vegan has to say about it:
If you eat costly packaged food and store-bought faux meats everyday, being a vegan will certainly bust your budget. Take heart. Even small adjustments [...]

Happy Earth Day!

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

It’s Earth Day!  It’s Earth Day! How are you celebrating?
Are you making Earth Cookies, like those of Meaghan Mountford?

Image: Meaghan Mountford

Maybe you are raising awareness about ecology, animal rights, or any other Earth-related topics, like Adam Kochanowicz with his 5 tips for being a confident vegan article?

Or maybe you are educating others about being green [...]

Benefit dinner and Earth Day craft

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Veg*n & Animal Rights
Imagine eating a four-course vegan meal prepared specially for you and knowing that 100% of the profit will be donated to the animal-right organization.  Did I mention that all the vegetables are locally grown and you can bring your own beer or wine?  Sounds too good to be true?  Not for those [...]

PassiFlora: DOW (Dish Of the Week)

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

This week we are bringing back vegan chocolate mousse recipe.  There are several versions of the popular vegan dessert.  I make mine almond and orange flavored but feel free to experiment and create your own.  The chocolate mousse cake is a good way to surprise your non-vegan friends: watch their eyes round when they find [...]

Earth Day plans

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Earth Day is only 2 days away!  What are your plans for the big occasion?  How are you celebrating the day of our planet?
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Whether you are looking for a festival, conference, or educational tour check the Earth Day network.  And if you are organizing an event you can register it with the network.  To get [...]