Saturday June 26, 2010

new workshop: how to reduce petroleum use

Petroleum has made our lives incredibly convenient and comfortable, but at what cost? At no time has the evidence been more immediate to Americans that our hunger for oil has catastrophic consequences.

Join me and Julia Frodahl

Categories: action blog education environment news Tags: clean energy fossil fuels oil oil spill

Wednesday June 16, 2010

hairy solutions to an oily problem

Post-cut sweep up

I decided a couple of weeks ago it was time to cut my hair. I usually just throw it up into a ponytail anyway, so what’s the point of keeping it long? I

Categories: action beauty/hygiene blog energy environment Tags: fossil fuels oil spill

Wednesday June 16, 2010

urban permaculture opportunities

I am heartened at the increasing number of offerings and growing interest in permaculture design courses in the city. It tells me that more and more people are becoming mindful of our connection to the earth

Categories: blog education environment Tags: nyc permaculture

Thursday June 10, 2010

committed to a non-toxic lifestyle

I urge you to watch this series of important videos by Dr. Sanjay Gupta about how toxins are pervasive, persistent, and impacting us all, everyday.

An initial reaction to this might be easy to become paralyzed and

Categories: action beauty/hygiene cleaning environment health Tags: air quality toxins

Tuesday June 1, 2010

UPDATE! ecological living workshop series

We’re offering this workshop again, mark your calendars! This time, the class includes 30 minutes of asana (yoga). See you there!

I’ll be leading a series of workshops starting in June that focus on ecological living skills,

Categories: blog health home news Tags: cleaning ecology lifestyle permaculture plants