Archive for February, 2009
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Our very own green fashionista, Tracey, who selects all the sustainable clothing you’ll find on the All Shades racks, attended Global Green’s Pre-Oscar Party last week.
It’s Southern California’s very own environmental non-profit that works on a global scale, creating sustainable cities and other climate change-curbing efforts. For example, it’s working on
rebuilding a greener New Orleans and has a whole resourceÂ
center for green building in Santa Monica.
But back to the party.
(That’s Tracey on the left.)
Tracey reports that a large portion of Hollywood turned out in support of the Global Green Pre-Oscars event. And a lot of other Angelenos showed up, too–the eager line wound around the block in organized chaos.Â
Celebrity supporters including Leonardo DiCaprio, Sheryl Crow, Gavin Rossdale, Kate Bosworth, Rosario Dawson and Neil Patrick Harris who all joined Global Green to celebrate and support Green Schools–G.G.’s new effort to lighten schools’ footprints and create healthy classrooms for the kids inside them.
Tracey’s report:
“I missed the first part of the show but arrived in time to see Gavin Rossdale perform acoustic guitar. It was a rare treat to walk into the event and be greeted by the music of the former lead singer/guitarist of Bush.
Sheryl Crow followed performing songs the crowd all seemed to know.
All in all the evening was a teeming with people all friendly and happy to be out in their glad rags in support of a really great cause.”
For those of us who missed the big bash, at least we can still get involved at the
Global Green website. Then we’ll get the news about party time next year…
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Announcing our Product of the Month:Â
These baking dishes are not just another pretty bowl for your table (though they are that). Each dish is made from Burgundy clay by what was and is still a family business.
These products are:
*excellent for heat distribution and retention.
*extremely durable.
*easy to clean.
*totally food safe.
Not only that, but on green subjects other than cooking itself, this cookware definitely cuts the mustard. All the packaging is recycled and recylcable and the clay (and non-clay) ingredients are both natural and biodegradable. No lead and no cadmium will be found in the glazes as they adhere to strict
CA Prop 65 standards. Even the gases emitted from Henry’s kilns are filtered before being released into the atmosphere
. We highly recommend being part of the Emile Henry tradition of good quality, safe and healthy ovenware that pays homage to the earth as well.
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Saturday, February 21st, 2009
All Shades of Green Owner,
Liza, shows us how it’s done again (you can see her
planting project here); this time, in honor of our month’s
theme, cooking at home with her family.
In her sustainable kitchen, Liza, her husband, Akira, and her daughter, Hannah, cook at home and get the good times rolling, mixing, and baking together. And beyond shared family time, by cooking and eating in they’re getting better quality, healthier food and indulging in some creativity while they’re at it. Â Being in a routine of cooking at home, they continuously add new dishes to their repertoire, looking online for recipes and then making them their own.
As for sustainability, by cooking their own food most days, Liza and her family are reducing trash when they can skip the packaging and buy whole foods or in bulk. And since
they compost, most of what they don’t eat goes straight back to the soil.
Not only is Hannah’s mood improved when she’s asked if she wants to share in baking a cake, she’s learning skills and enjoying whole foods at the same time.
See some home-cooking in action:
And check out healthy, organic recipes for your own sustainable kitchen at Delicious Living.
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Thursday, February 19th, 2009
CSA is becoming a better known acronym. And that’s a good thing!
What is a CSA? It stands for
Community Supported Agriculture and is a partnership between the growers and eaters of food where we, the eaters, get to support a local farm, the growers, who are doing right by the earth
and our table. Â
At the
Tierra Miguel Foundation, a CSA in San Diego County, that means supporting a farm that is using truly sustainable farming practices–organic and
biodynamic. The way they grow vegetables restores the soil and produces a bounty that is both beautiful and nutrient-rich. Pesticide-free, water conservation, compost as fertilizer, and crop rotation–all these are part of the package.Â
And Tierra Miguel is actually more than a farm, it’s a nonprofit and a demonstration farm too, with a mission of educating Southern California (from
school-aged kids to seasoned chefs) about sustainable farming techniques.
For more ideas about eating sustainably and with your good health in mind, sign up for our upcoming
Sustainable Kitchen workshops! Or come in the store for all the sustainable, healthy cookware, books, and utensils you’ll need for your evolving sustainable kitchen.
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Coinciding with our promotion of loving food and enjoying sustainable eats this month, we’re happy to have noticed that Naturewell has opened its doors (and this blogger has been in once so far). Â Now Silver Lake has its very own bulk bin! Â
So after your farmers’ market produce shopping on Saturday, you can head over to
Naturewell for bulk items like grains and beans–that means healthy brown rice, quinoa, black beans, and whole wheat flour sans packaging.Â
By BYOB-ing from farmers’s stalls to Naturewell’s bins, you can create a truly zero waste food shopping experience you can feel good about. Â And let’s not forget how much better food tastes when it’s mindfully gotten and prepared.Â
Here’s to good food, without the fancy plastic dressing!
Naturewell
3824 West Sunset in Sunset JunctionÂ
(323) 638 - 5894
I can’t forget to mention that Naturewell’s also  got organic juice combinations to keep you healthy and keep you coming back for more. We’ll be seeing you there, bulking up all the way.
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