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.
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According to the Fairtrade foundation website:
Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and [...]
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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.
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Warm weather also brings flowers. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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What happens when you put old sheets and grocery totes together? Erika Kern has the answer:
Image: Erika Kern
These are sturdy, reversible, Star Wars themed shopping totes made out of old sheets. And here is a step-by-step tutorial from Erika at CraftStylish. Unfortunately she was not able to tell us where to get those cool sheets.
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Looking [...]
Do you enjoy reading magazines? Looking for beautiful photos and articles of eco-friendly gadgets for home? Want to know the latest green news about green fashion and lifestyle? Ecofabulous is the place for you.
Started as an eco-friendly lifestyle blog, today it is a full blown online magazine about “sexy, sustainable, style”.
If you [...]
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Veggie Global - an online veggie resource has a detailed table about the nature of food additives.
It can be difficult to determine if some types of additives are derived from animals or not. This is because it all depends on how the additive has been manufactured in the first place. In Europe and Australia food [...]
If you like environment and celebrity gossip, Eccorazzi is the website for you. Founded in 2006, Eccorazzi:
covers environmental, humanitarian, animal rights, and vegetarian issues as they relate to those in the spotlight. In the spirit of fair play, Ecorazzi is quick to point how who’s slacking and who’s deserving of recognition.
After decorating with [...]
If you live in New York or if you are planning on visiting the city at the end of April, do not miss the New York Go Green Expo that will take place April 17- April 19. The expo will feature:
• Over 200 Booths / Exhibits
• Interactive Seminars / Speeches
• Film Presentations
• Eco-Fashion Show
• Green [...]