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Do you still receive junk mail? I have called so many catalog customer service departments to be taken off their mailing lists I have stopped counting. But I still was receiving lots of junk mail from local supermarkets (what is super about selling aisles and aisles of pretend food that is making millions of Americans
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Climate Change, Farmers Markets, Sustainable Energy
Going through my mail today I had something from the EDF-Environmental Defense Fund and I decided to share it here because it is something all of us can do to make a difference. 10 Things You Can Do to Fight Global Warming-It truly is up to each of us. 1. Recycle and buy minimally packaged
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You never know when something good can come out of something that seems to be negative. Very often we as humans are motivated to make a change only when our back is up against the wall and we really have to. For instance how many people finally start to eat healthier when they find out
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I just came upon this great story on the many options for recycling that exist and I am talking about for more than just glass, plastic or aluminum. You will find some great suggestions for many items, from tv’s to eye glasses. As a society we have become so accustomed to throwing things away that
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Farmers Markets, Films to see, Gardens and Farms
If you have not seen the film No Impact Man and have channel Planet Green you are in luck. Saturday, August 28, at 10/9c pm No Impact Man will have its television premier. This is a great film and you can read about in another post. What I liked so much about the film is
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With so much focus these days on the Gulf oil spill (we are still paying attention to this disaster, aren’t we?) many people are more closely taking a look at their use of petroleum based products, which is a good thing… But where to start reducing? Of course our use of gasoline is the most
michelle victoria 2 Comments Farm to Table, Farmers Markets, Los Angeles, Recycling, Restaurants, Sustainable Building, Sustainable Businesses
This is my kind of neighborhood restaurant. At The Curious Palate I found a restaurant/market that really cares about quality and where ingredients come from. They shop and cook like I do at home, but they make things that I probably would never cook at home, so now I can enjoy them without being worried
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Mother Nature Network recently ran a story on the 10 Greenest Cities in America. Some of the top ten cities may surprise you and some of what is happening across the country may as well. I was surprised that Oakland, California has the nation’s cleanest tap water and also hydrogen powered buses. Chicago has over
michelle victoria 1 Comment Changing Habits, Industrial food practices, Recycling, Sustainable Agriculture
California may become the first state to ban giving away plastic bags at the check out register. Many cities have already banned free plastic bags, in 2007 San Francisco became the first U.S. city to require supermarkets and large drug stores to offer customers bags made only of recyclable paper, plastic that can be turned
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I have declared it World Water Week…..so here is more on H2O, so that we do not forget how much this valuable resource means to all of us. Friday I had a chance to meet the women on the Tapped film tour. Stephanie Soechtig is the director of the film and producer Sarah Olson are