Wednesday September 1, 2010

new workshop! diy natural beauty products

Come join me at my latest Deer Stop workshop and learn to pamper yourself with homemade beauty supplies…

MAKE YOUR OWN TOXIN-FREE BEAUTY & HYGIENE PRODUCTS

September 23 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Deer Stop
455 Grand Street, #3, Brooklyn,

Categories: beauty/hygiene blog health news Tags: beauty diy herbs natural

Sunday August 15, 2010

the power to eliminate hidden toxins

I don’t like to use scare tactics to convince people to lead healthier lives, but the problem is, there are some pretty scary things in this modern world. Some pretty scary things in probably every household

Categories: blog health Tags: toxic

Monday August 9, 2010

REMINDER: clean & clear workshop

Come join me on Monday, August 16 at a delicious cafe in Brooklyn for an engaging and interactive evening!

In collaboration with GreenEdge NYC & Sun In Bloom~

Let me show you how easy it is to

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Wednesday July 28, 2010

real help for haiti – UPDATE

There are only 5 days left to reach the goal for Hands That Feed on Kickstarter (read more about the project below). The thing with Kickstarter is, if they don’t make their goal, they don’t get

Categories: Uncategorized blog community environment health Tags: permaculture

Wednesday July 7, 2010

eco fun in greenwood, brooklyn

Come out to Greenwood Brooklyn this summer for some fun hands-on workshops for kids of all ages!

I’ll be co-leading a workshop on worm composting on Saturday, July 17. We’ll show you how to set up an

Categories: blog education environment food/drink Tags: brooklyn composting worms

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

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

Monday May 10, 2010

what’s going on?

Yeah, I know. This blog has been very quiet. But that’s only because my life hasn’t been. A lot more doing and a little less documenting. So here, in a nutshell, is a rundown of some

Categories: agriculture art/craft blog Tags: composting farming sustainable agriculture