Tuesday November 10, 2009

permaculture hedonists presents (hands-on workshops)

Mmmm… kimchi [image: Wikipedia]

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Permaculture Hedonists Presents
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Hands-on workshops by Permaculture designers, educators and hedonists Andrew Faust and Adriana Magaña.

Who says you need a homestead to practice Permaculture? We’ll show you how to live the good life by

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Tuesday November 10, 2009

green books campaign: the raw milk revolution

This review is part of the Green Books campaign. Today 100 bloggers are reviewing 100 great books printed in an environmentally friendly way. Our goal is to encourage publishers to get greener and readers to take

Categories: agriculture blog books food/drink health Tags: drinking eating food justice politics

Monday September 21, 2009

brooklyn skillshare: a day of learning, making, sharing, doing

I just love learning new skills. How ’bout you?

In the last year I’ve taken classes on block-printing, jewelry making, and sewing, and taught myself crochet. I’m also learning about permaculture, and I’ve signed up for a

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Friday August 28, 2009

now read this! a web roundup

Here’s a collection of some of the information that’s been shaping my world lately. It runs the gamut, so be prepared (and some of the titles have changed to suit my mood – so there!)

1.“Old” SIGG

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Wednesday August 26, 2009

skills to pay the bills (or at least save a little dough)

Got a hankerin’ to make stuff, but don’t know how? In a time when people are pinching pennies out of necessity or just to consume less for the good of the planet, it helps to know

Categories: art/craft blog education food/drink recycling Tags: composting cooking drinking eating fun gardens water

Tuesday August 11, 2009

digital diet digest

Aaaah, that felt good. Six straight days of no internet and no email. The best diet I’ve ever been on (well, perhaps the only one).

I get so tangled up in the web these days – emailing,

Categories: blog food/drink health Tags: animals biking drinking foraging lifestyle local raw food

Wednesday July 8, 2009

celebrate the sun with solar one

This weekend, Friday 7/10 through Sunday 7/12, Solar One Presents City Sol — Independent Music, Art & Sustainability Festival.

Daily events:Friday — 6:00PM – Dance PartySaturday — 12:00PM – Live Music DaySunday — 11:00AM – Workshops and

Categories: blog community energy events food/drink Tags: drinking entertainment nyc solar

Tuesday March 17, 2009

happy st. pat’s: enjoy some green beer

I’m only a little bit Irish, or so my mom tells me. And while these days, I don’t typically celebrate St. Patty’s Day, I may have had a green (colored) beer once or twice to toast

Categories: blog food/drink holidays Tags: brooklyn/nyc drinking local

Monday December 1, 2008

eco holiday gift guides: for the gourmand

It can be challenging to find the right gift for everyone in your life, and even more difficult to find something they’ll like that doesn’t have a huge ecological footprint (and won’t cost an arm and

Categories: blog food/drink holidays Tags: drinking eating gifts

Thursday November 13, 2008

fresh, free, filtered water

Writing from Sydney, Australia(12:42am Sydney, 8:42am NYC)

Yesterday, we took the ferry to Manly Beach, a laid-back little community that’s part of Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We unintentionally sat on the sunny side of the ferry and got

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