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Weed-Free Garden Watering Blanket

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

With the new water ordinance in place in Los Angeles, we’re all getting seriously creative about saving H2O around our homes. (Check out our previous post on what and what not to do with water as of June 09.)

One tool to help you water wisely in your garden? The Weed-Free Garden Watering Blanket. It’s a tricky tool that can save you 75% of your current water use while letting you water, weed, and feed your green all at the same time.

In a nutshell, it’s a blanket that comes with built-in drip irrigation. The blanket’s special weave blocks weeds from growing and the watering system is super efficient. Plus, the kit comes with organic fertilizer so your plants will not only be less weedy and water-needy, but healthier and more bountiful as well. (Full instructions come with the product.)

You can get on in our store or at All Shades of Green online.

See the Weed Free Garden Blanket for yourself here (now on sale!).

Tags: garden tools, organic gardening, weed free garden watering blanket
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All Shades Recommends: Food Inc.

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

We want to recommend the eco-food doc. playing now: Food Inc.

It’s a behind the scenes look at the true face of our food system in which a handful of players control a whole lot of products and our people, animals, and planet are not put first.

But don’t worry: there are solutions to be had from folks like Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser (of Fast Food Nation), and small family farmer, Joel Salatin, as well as from other farmers and a woman turned food advocate whose son died from eating an Ecoli-laden hamburger.

It’s an important movie for eaters everywhere and it inspired both applause from me when I saw it and further steps when I left the theater to eat whole, sustainable, healthy, humane food.

Find tickets here.

And if you eat meat anddairy, check out the Eat Wild directory where you can locate local, sustainably-raised animal products raised on pasture in your neck of the woods.

In L.A., we’ve got Lindner Bison and Kendor Farm’s free-range chicken and eggs right at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market.

Tags: environmental documentary, environmental film, food documentary, food inc, michael pollan
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It’s Safe Eco-Spa Night Thursday!

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

How Safe Are Your Cosmetics?

with Randi Ragan, owner of GreenBliss Ecospa

Thursday, June 25th

6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

20.00 admission

@ All Shades of Green

Pamper yourself while learning

about which cosmetics to use and which to avoid.

(more…)

Tags: green spa event los angeles, greenbliss ecospa, randi ragan
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Tell Us What You Think!

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

We want to hear from you about specific eco-friendly living brands or products you’d like to see carried at our store in Silver Lake or online.

Let us know in the comments below or on the All Shades of Green facebook page and let your voice be heard!

Tags: eco-friendly brands, green living products
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Kids Gardening Tools for Recession Gardens

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

More and more Americans are growing what are being dubbed “recession gardens.” But regardless of economic times, we think it makes good sense to grow your own. It’ll save a bundle, it’s as local as you can get, and you get to learn about your patch of earth while enjoying its fruits. Plus, if we’re talking about mental health, learning new skills is good for keeping your brain spry and it’s been shown that coming into contact with dirt actually makes you happier!

(And since it is a recession, we could all use some cheering up.)

We’re encouraging you to get your kids in on the gardening action at our Organic Gardening Workshop for Kids and Parents this weekend, so we thought we’d mention Green Toys’ great Indoor Gardening Kit that we have for just that.

gardenbox Kids Gardening Tools for Recession Gardens

Made from recycled plastic, it comes with a planting tray, three pots, a trowel, soil, planting instructions, and three packs of seeds–sunflowers, zinnia, and basil.

zinnia Kids Gardening Tools for Recession Gardens

Green Toys is a great, green California company that makes its wares from recycled milk jugs right here in CA. So, their toy-making process is local and energy-saving, and the products themselves are tested for safety and wrapped in recycled packaging. You can read more about the backstory of Green Toys here.

By growing your own fruits, veggies, and flowers, you can experience a season of plenty in your home, no matter the financial forecast.

Tags: green toys, kids gardening, organic gardening
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