michelle victoria 1 Comment City Information, Gardens and Farms, Sustainable Businesses, Sustainable Energy
I recently wrote about a plan, which is actually beginning to come to fruition, to create a major urban farm in Detroit called Hantz Farms; you can read it here. One of the inspiring aspects of this project is that Detroit is probably one of the most surprising places one could imagine to create a
michelle victoria 2 Comments Farm to Table, Farmers Markets, Restaurants, San Francisco-Bay Area, Slow Food, Sustainable Agriculture
Imagine a restaurant that feels as if you are in your best friends kitchen, that is if your best friend happens to be a fabulous cook and uses only the freshest and mainly local ingredients. This is the feeling that I had at Boulette’s Larder in San Francisco, at the Ferry Building. You would not
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Farmers Markets, Films to see, Recycling, San Francisco-Bay Area, Transportation
Today as I was beginning to flatten cardboard boxes for recycling day I admit I was initially annoyed at having to do this. I thought about all of the cardboard that doesn’t get recycled, would my few boxes really matter? Then I thought about what had been in the boxes and I realized that they
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Gardens and Farms, GMO-GE Information, Industrial food practices, Sustainable Agriculture
Here is a great piece from treehugger.com about GMOS’s. The main point of the story is why have Americans accepted the massive inclusion of genetically modified food in our food supply, without much of a fight. And I will add, why has our government been complicit in this. Last week in India the release of genetically
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Films to see, San Francisco-Bay Area, Sustainable Energy, Transportation
It seems as if we are finally witnessing the rebirth of the electric car. For those of you who remember the EV1, made and leased by GM in the late 90’s, will recall that electric cars once before had seemed like a possibility, but they were literally buried before they had a real life. If
michelle victoria No Comment San Francisco-Bay Area, Sustainable Building, Sustainable Businesses, Sustainable Energy
Who says that green-lodging needs to be a compromise? Certainly not Phil Sherburne, a Harvard graduate who found it more exciting and rewarding to create eco-conscious projects, from the Decatur island community in the Pacific Northwest to the just one year old Bardessono Hotel, Restaurant and Spa in Yountville, CA. The Bardessono was just awarded
michelle victoria No Comment Changing Habits, Films to see
There are many of us who really want to do more than we already are reducing our impact on the earth, but we just don’t know where to start or where to go beyond what we are already doing…that we can easily incorporate in our busy lives. Here is a short piece from eco-living blogger
michelle victoria 2 Comments Farmers Markets, Gardens and Farms, Sustainable Agriculture
After visiting a farmers markets in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico what I came away with more than anything else (besides delicious food) was the recollection that in fact organic farming is really the original, natural way that farming existed…unfortunately in most of the world we have just lost our way. Before the chemical companies needed
michelle victoria No Comment Sustainable Businesses
Here is a wonderful place to buy books about green living and at great prices. Green Living Books sells slightly damaged books, called “hurts”, from Chelsea Green Publishing-one of the top publishers of books on sustainable living. What Chelsea Green considers a ‘hurt’ book is more than likely nothing more than a scratch on the
michelle victoria 1 Comment Gardens and Farms, Sustainable Agriculture
Can you imagine an actual large scale farm in an urban environment? How about in a city that has lost over half of its population since the sixties, has been pretty much abandoned and has a really tough reputation? Well it looks as if the vision of one financial manager to bring a working 70