michelle No Comment Changing Habits, Climate Change
It looks as if Gov. Schwarzenegger is taking a final stand to terminate plastic bags in California. He is calling on legislators to reconsider a ban on single-use plastic bags that they shot down a few months ago. It had seemed like a sure thing until last minute pressure reversed this important measure. If you
michelle No Comment Changing Habits, Climate Change, Santa Fe
With the upcoming U.N. Climate Conference starting in a few days I wanted to follow up on Santa Fe’s Flash Flood, the human art event that I wrote about in my last post. The Flash Flood was one of 18 global events sponsored by Earth.350.org to bring attention to climate change that were filmed by
michelle victoria 1 Comment Climate Change, Video Clips
350.org (If you don’t know about 350.org please take a look-Briefly, they are an organization bringing huge amounts of attention to climate change and creating local solutions) is at it again, this time coordinating a Global Art Event that will be documented via satellite by award winning cinematographer Doug Crawford and from the ground by cameras,
michelle 2 Comments Body Care Products, Changing Habits, Sustainable Businesses
I decided to post this once again since we are getting very close to the holidays and often people who don’t usually wear nail polish might at this time of the year. Fortunately much is changing in the world of personal care and beauty products; today we have more non-toxic (or less toxic) choices. I
michelle 1 Comment Changing Habits, Sustainable Building, Video Clips
Had to share this one right away I am so excited about it. In Hesperia, California at Cal-Earth (The California Institute of Earth Art) you can see and learn how to build Superadobe structures. Here is a short video that I found at ecoideasnet, To me these homes are absolutely beautiful, I love their harmony in
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Agriculture
Over the weekend the New York Times ran a story on how the government is helping to increase cheese sales by promoting a new line of Domino’s pizza with 40 percent more cheese, since more cheese on products has been shown to boost sales. You might be asking why is the government promoting Dominos’s pizza
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Climate Change
To start, humble apologies for this very delayed post, it has no reflection on the final day at Bioneers. If anything taking it all in was such a wonderful experience that I would encourage all of you to attend a conference or a local beaming Bioneers event one day of you can. This weekend there
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If I had to sum up today’s Bionners Conference Plenary Session I would have to say that the message was to work from our heart. When our work is driven by passion and conviction it no longer feels like work, we seem to have unlimited energy and ideas, and somehow, it often feels as if
michelle victoria 2 Comments Changing Habits, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Businesses, Sustainable Energy
Today was the official beginning of the 21st Bioneers conference. We were welcomed by Joanne Campbell a Coast Miwok Elder, one of the indigenous people from this area for thousands of years. Sometimes I think that we forget what a young nation we are and that there are many who may be far wiser than
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Farm to Table, Farmers Markets, Gardens and Farms, San Francisco-Bay Area, Sustainable Agriculture
Yesterday was the beginning of the Bioneers conference, which started with a few pre-conference intensives. I attended the farm tour and we began the day at the vibrant San Rafael Farmers Market. This farmers market is 27 years old and is one of eight markets that the Agricultural Institute of Marin operates. The Sunday San