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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Green
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. [...]
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., [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]