Interested in the 10 best fruits or vegetables to buy organically?
Or the 10 that are the least affected by pesticides?
Of course, any and every food that you can buy organic, you should. But now, Environmental Working Group has a great list on their site: 43 fruits and veggies, and their pesticide loads.
This page shows rank [...]
Weather in the San Francisco Bay Area has been phenomenal this weekend: clear, 70 degrees, sunny. It’s as if spring came two weeks early.
With sunny weather comes yard work. For me, this means breaking out my favorite tool: my push lawn mower. One hour and one beer later, I’m tired but writing this post.
Five reasons [...]
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As I wrote last month, the company I work for is striving to green our office. Ours is one of at least a dozen around the world. But we’re in California, so I suppose as a population, we’re eco-friendly by nature.
To help push forward, a number of us have volunteered to take on this [...]
Great post earlier this week over at Green-Talk.
Obviously, the recalled toys stories were all over the news last year. Spurred in part by this, HealthyToys.org recently tested and created a database of the safety of 1200 toys.
Since then, there has been over 7000 nominations for toys to be reviewed.
But, just addressing and documenting the affected [...]
image credit: The Wandering Angel
The farmer’s market season is upon us, and time to reap the benefits. With daylight savings time change this weekend, and the first day of spring just 2 weeks away, I thought it would be a good time to revisit the simple joy of a farmer’s market.
Do you know where your [...]
Just when you thought he was just a (former) Food Network guy:
Emeril Lagasse has just signed on to join Planet Green Team with “Emeril Green”, a new food show designed for “the new green culture.”
To be featured on the Discovery Channel’s new 24/7 eco-lifestyle television network, Planet Green, Emeril Green will be shot on location [...]
This has been all over, but a tip of the cap to Ecorazzi for the solid write-up: Alyssa Milano Dresses In Veggies For PETA!
As part of PETA’s “Let Vegetarianism Grow On You” campaign, Alyssa Milano is going green for a new pro-vegetarian People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ad.
Literally.
Milano, who is a veggie, dons [...]
SF Bay Area locals, or anyone traveling to our fine area, check this out:
EarthVision 2008 is a film festival dedicated to promoting films dealing with ecological issues. The emphasis is on positive change and inspiring others.
Sounds pretty cool, right?
Here are the main points:
When: March 3rd – 8th, 2008 with a special screening for Act [...]
Alice Waters is a both a local and culinary legend. Her Berkeley restaurant, Chez Panisse, is a haven for those who seek out the best. Their menu changes regularly, often to reflect the season. She believes in fresh, organic and local produce. Only the best.
And now, Alice Waters has a new cookbook: The Art of [...]
Great post over at Brave New Leaf. They’ve taken some truly amazing information about recycling from the EPA website.
And not just general facts, but true facts that everyone can relate to: for every piece of recyclable material, how much energy can you generate by saving?
One of the startling facts:
Put one aluminum can in the recycling [...]