Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura Review
Tag Archives: Foodie Underground
Foodie Underground: Why Care What’s In Your Shopping Cart?
ColumnChoosing simplicity in what we eat. Last week, I wrote an article about what ingredients may or may not be regulars in your shopping cart. You know, beetle shells and all that. As often happens on the internet, it did illicit quite … Continue reading
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Foodie Underground: Fast Food, Fast Fashion… It’s All About Choice
ColumnThe moral obligation to eat better. When we talk about food, the topic of economics inevitably follows suite. The whole eating-well-is-a-luxury conversation. It is a comment I have heard many times, especially in response to writing about healthy eating. “Not … Continue reading
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Tagged costs of food, fast fashion, fast food, food politics, foodie, Foodie Underground, locavore, organic food
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Foodie Underground: Growing Your Own
ColumnAdventures in urban composting. “The worm compost bin is getting delivered next week, we can finally get the worms going again!” “Finally!” This is what we call a romantic Foodie Underground conversation. Let me take a few steps back.
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Foodie Underground: Growing Your Own
ColumnAdventures in urban composting. “The worm compost bin is getting delivered next week, we can finally get the worms going again!” “Finally!” This is what we call a romantic Foodie Underground conversation. Let me take a few steps back.
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Tagged foodie, Foodie Underground, kale, urban gardening, vermiculture
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Foodie Underground: Why do We Love Markets?
ColumnA bag full of tomatoes, bread, and fresh cheese. It was Saturday, the sun was shining and the central square of Carcassonne, France was packed with people. It was market day. When in new places, I am always drawn to … Continue reading
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Foodie Underground: How Sexy is that Espresso?
I have a love for coffee. Admittedly, that love could verge on obsession, but that topic is for another day. If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last few years, you know that the coffee scene is … Continue reading
Foodie Underground: The Secret Diary of a Foodie, Part 4
ColumnOur ongoing look inside the intriguing world of a foodie. While madly searching for food trucks, a good greens blog and love – we get another look into the secret life of a foodie. (Part 1, 2 and 3 in case you missed them.) Tuesday … Continue reading
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Foodie Underground: Hey Ladies, Have You Tried the ‘Parisian Diet’?
ColumnThe problem with diets… even the French ones. There is always a lot of talk about the mystery of French women. They’re beautiful in a classic way, they’re fashionable without being overstated and they hold themselves in a way that … Continue reading
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Tagged Body Image, dieting, foodie, Foodie Underground, france, French, French food, french paradox, French Women, parisian
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Foodie Underground: The Beauty in Simplicity
ColumnHave we lost our ability to do – and appreciate – the beauty of the simple things in life? I had walked by the socca stand once before. All the way in the back of Paris’ popular Marché des Enfants … Continue reading
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Tagged foodie, Foodie Underground, france, simple, simple food, simplicity, socca, street food
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