Archive for October, 2008
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Trick or treat!
Just in time for your Green Halloween, we’ve got a sweet option for you to pass out to kids in costume on your porch or at your festival this Friday: Naturepops!
We’ve got big bags of individually-wrapped lollipops–a safety must-have for Halloween–and they’re certified organic. With only 30 calories per pop and a punch of flavor, they’re a great alternative to regular fare.
Plus, they’ve got NO artificial
ingredients (scroll down the page) or synthetic dyes.
That’s giving em something good to eat for sure. (Yes, they still have sugar–evaporated cane sugar–but it is a holiday.)
One more thing: if you’re concerned about the wrapping, it’s made from totally compostable corn starch to boot. Pretty tricky.
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
In these economic times, everybody’s looking to save some green. And since it’s still Sustainable Kitchen month at All Shades, we want to share with you a website that will help you save some dough by making your food last longer.
At UK website
Love Food, Hate Waste, you can find all sorts of tips to make your produce, bread and everything else stay fresh.
*freeze fresh peppers for later use.
*add a sad-looking banana to a curry.
*soak grains before cooking them and save gas while you cook by reducing simmer time.
*line your fridge’s crisper with paper to absorb moisture.
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
For a little pre-Halloween digging in the dirt ,
we hope you’ll join us for our next weeknight workshop:
Radical Recycling and Composting
Tuesday, October 28th
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
It promises to be a zero-waste experience.
Those new to composting can learn the ropes and old-timers can expand their composting education–everyone’s welcome. Our staff Sustainability Coach, Deborah, is a composting whiz—for one, she was once the organic gardener at a monastery.
**All workshops are $25.00 at pre-registration or $30.00 at the door.
Call to reserve your spot today! (323) 665 - 7454. **
**Participants receive a 5% discount on anything in the store and 10% off workshop-related products–WORM BINS included!**
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Bamboo is a fast-growing and, thus, sustainable and natural plant material that can be made into all sorts of things from softer than soft towels to accoutrements for your kitchen.
And
bambu is one of the premiere makers of bamboo kitchen essentials.
As holidays approach and things in your kitchen heat up, you may be looking for new versions of old things to accommodate your guests in a non-disposable, reusable sort of way.
So consider modern, multi-colored bambu bowls to serve in and eat from–they’re hand-shaped and finished with a waterproof, food-safe lacquer.
Indeed, bamboo is also used for cutting boards that are made from organically-grown bamboo.
Bamboo cutting boards have several advantages, among them that beyond being sustainable they are super hard, super durable, look beautiful, and are not very porous–keeping water and bacteria out.
For taking care of your new bamboo, we’ve got bambu’s bamboo goo–a veritable spa treatment to keep your bamboo bowls, spoons, serving sporks, and cutting boards in ship shape.
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
We’re privileged to tell you about the LEED Consultants at Eco|Consulting LA who are helping to make this fair city a sustainable one as well.
Anna Rosemann started Eco|Consulting LA two years ago as the perfect product of her business and real estate know-how and her passion for shifting that world to green.
Now, she can consult with you to help you on your path to sustainable living and then pair you up with a member of her team of specialists who will help you pave the way.
So, if it’s a lifestyle change big or small you’re looking to make, a knowledgeable lifestyle coach or interior designer on staff will help you incorporate that change–be it green cleaning, amped-up recycling, or healthy, sustainable interiors that double as sleek, lovely, livable accoutrements.
If you’re ready to green your structure’s efficiency you can have a solar specialist or home energy performance expert give you everything you need to create that vision.
And if you’re doing renovations or new construction, Eco|Consulting LA can send you an
LEED certified or
Green Point Rated professional to bring environmental principles into your design and construction from start to finish.
In a nutshell, Rosemann and her team offer:
consulting for lifestyle changes big or small.
consulting to green your business from its very framework to its daily flow.
consulting to bring environmental principles to the design, construction and renovation of buildings.
Sometimes when you want to go to the next level of green, calling the eco-experts is the best first step.
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