Upcoming Mother’s Day is stealing all the headlines, but this weekend is not only about mothers it is also about Fair trade.  Saturday, May 9th is the World Fair Trade day.

WFT day logo
According to the Fairtrade foundation website:

Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and [...]

In the last 2 posts we talked about green office organizing and green cleaning.  Today we are all about eco-friendly decorating.
Craft
Lamps are not only functional units but could be used as decoration.

Image: Better Homes and Gardens
Better Homes and Gardens have a simple tutorial of an eco-friendly beautiful twig lamp.  Collect fallen twigs and keep the [...]

Healthy and filling, today’s Dish Of the Week is
Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Do not be intimidated by the long list of ingredients.  The mushrooms are easy to prepare.
And here is a cool way to turn stuffed Portobellos into a summer dish.  Grill mushroom cups on the barbecue (brush them with the mix of oil, garlic powder, soy [...]

Veg*n
My mother send me an interesting link to a Healthy Herbs slideshow.

Image: Flannery Dean
Flannery Dean’s slideshow is about common herbs (basil, cinnamon, turmeric) and how

they add flavour to meals and can contribute to good health.

Craft
After yestrday’s office organizing comes cleaning and dusting.
Laura from We Wilsons has a great tutorial for a reusable dust mitt. [...]

Veg*n
Do you like waffles? How about vegan waffles? If your answer is “yes” then on May 25th you can join others in the world’s second multi-city vegan waffle party. If you never heard about this event, check the Waffle Party website. There you can get more information about the history [...]

This weekend’s read is about
Turnips
These fleshy yellow or white root vegetables have been known for a long long time (at least since 10,000BC).  The Greeks and Romans subjected the turnip to long slow cooking then pounded it together with honey, vinegar, grapes, and oil. It was also a popular vegetable in Britain and France, especially [...]

After a day of sickness and unsuccessful attempts to write a coherent post, PassiFlora blog is back with cool plastic recycling ideas.
Although plastic bags are becoming (hopefully) less and less popular and more shoppers opt for fabric totes we still end up with some plastic in the apartment.  Joanne from Craft Passion came up with [...]