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

Tuesday April 13, 2010

how do you ring in the spring?

Weather warming. Trees greening. Birds chirp-chirping. Flowers blooming. All signs point to Spring! Mother nature is awakening her creatures from Winter’s slumber – that includes you, too!

What do you do to signal the arrival of Spring?

It’s

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Sunday January 24, 2010

the seemingly benign white vinegar

I think it was my dad who said if you shop on the outer edges of the supermarket, instead of going up and down the aisles, you’re more apt to eat healthier. When you think of

Categories: Uncategorized blog health home Tags: cleaning sustainable agriculture

Tuesday May 5, 2009

freemeet this saturday!

Does your home look like this? [not my shot, image: smoke & mirrors]

Have you been decluttering and Spring cleaning like I have? If so, you probably have a pile of stuff that needs a new home.

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Friday April 10, 2009

green apple cleaners, in my ‘hood!

As I walked, still half asleep, to my subway stop this morning, I noticed a bright green smart fortwo covered in advertisements for Green Apple Cleaners (the non-toxic, CO2 based dry cleaners) parked just by the

Categories: blog environment fashion health home Tags: air quality brooklyn/nyc cleaning pollution

Wednesday January 14, 2009

cleaning up dirty: a web roundup

From the oxymoronic “clean coal” to green clothing care, here’s a little collection of articles and ideas on how to keep the world a little cleaner.

The no ‘poo method: Wash your hair the non-toxic and economical

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Tuesday January 13, 2009

saving products that are comparably more sustainable

I am continually striving to eliminate the amount of products I use in my home. That even goes for products that are labeled ‘eco’ or ‘green.’ Ideally I’d like to clean my home with a few

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