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Cows Outside

thegreenconnoisseur — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:01:24 -0400

Love artisanal raw milk cheeses and want your dairy products to come from happy cows? Interested in breadmaking? Eat meat but only if it's pasture-fed and raised sustainably? Want to learn more about how to actually make cheese?

Feeding Kids from Berkeley to New Orleans: Edible Schoolyard and Blue Bottle Coffee

thegreenconnoisseur — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:12:52 -0400

The Edible Schoolyard has been one of the most visible sustainable food projects of our time. Surprisingly controversial -- Is it really elitist to feed good food to public school children? -- there is no denying that Alice Waters' Delicious Revolution is made manifest in Berkeley's educational system. As models go, it has its proponents and detractors(To see this full story and more, follow The Green Connoisseur Blog link on our homepage @ http://thegreenconnoisseur.com )!!

Hot Mama Gowns - Organic Maternity Wear

thegreenconnoisseur — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:25:59 -0400

Mamas-to-be, if you've ever had the pleasure of staying at a hospital, then you already know your temporary digs is no five-star hotel. Surrounded by the beep of blood pressure monitors and scent of antiseptic soap, you can probably think of a million different places you'd rather give birth to your bundle of joy...

(To see this full story and more, follow The Green Connoisseur Blog link on our homepage @ http://thegreenconnoisseur.com )!!

Fall in Love with Fair Trade Certified!

jenniferlobo — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:03:10 -0500

This Valentine's Day, make your gift of love one that keeps giving with Fair Trade Certified™ Flowers, chocolate and wine.

By purchasing Fair Trade Certified flowers, you are helping to guarantee that flower workers, like Nancy Segovia of Agrogandera, receive fair wages, a safe work environment, paid vacation, maternity and sick leave, and access to child care.

With Fair Trade Certified chocolate, you are helping Fair Trade farmers like Eugine of the Kavokiva cooperative in the Ivory Coast, improve their living conditions and fight against child labor.

Your purchase of Fair Trade Certified wine is helping farm workers like Marie Malan move from earlier work as a domestic servant to the esteemed position of Farm Manager at Stellar Organics, an award winning vineyard in South Africa.

Please join me in helping to build a better life for the world's farmers and farm workers by pledging to choose only Fair Trade Certified products this Valentine's Day and forwarding this message to family and friends.

Take the pledge today and receive 15% off your next purchase of a Fair Trade Certified bouquet from 1-800-Flowers!

To find out more about where you can find Fair Trade Certified wine, chocolate and flowers for Valentine's Day or to order your own online visit the Fair Trade Valentine's Day site!

Green Valentine's Day Gift Sets that Pamper and Nourish

jenniferlobo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:15:40 -0500

Add a twist of green to your Valentine's Day this year! Not only will these fabulous and indulgent green gift ideas melt the heart of your loved one, you will be treating your planet, too- with healthy, sustainable, recycled, and organic products. There's no better way to say "I love you"!

Animal-Friendly Products – Let What You Buy Show You Care for the World!

jenniferlobo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:10:29 -0500

The space on earth was meant by the Creator to be shared by all its inhabitants which includes all microbes, animals, birds and human beings. But it is lamentable that we as humans forget our core responsibilities towards Mother Earth and go on a killing spree of animals and birds for our own selfish needs. This article talks about animal-friendly products and makes us aware about the different ways in which we can contribute to a better world.

Does beef cause heart disease?

jenniferlobo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:08:24 -0500

With the exception of butter, no other food has been subjected to such intense demonization in recent years as red meat, particularly beef. The juicy hamburger, that delicious marbled steak and the Sunday roast have been accused of terrible crimes. Beef causes heart disease, say the Diet Dictocrats. Beef causes cancer, particularly colon cancer, beef causes osteoporosis, beef causes autoimmune diseases like asthma, beef harbors E. coli leading to food-borne illness, beef causes Creutzfeldt Jakob disease.

GOING VEGGIE: FOUR GREAT REASONS

jenniferlobo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:05:42 -0500

Going vegetarian is the most effective single thing you can do to make this world a kinder, fairer and better place and it improves your own health. There has never been a better time to make the change: the choice of food available to vegetarians has never been more varied or more appetizing – and the scale of destruction caused by the global meat business has never been greater. Join the millions of people who have already chosen to celebrate life, and turn vegetarian today. Find out everything you need to know right here, from why going veggie is so important to where you can find the best vegetarian food.

How to Save the Environment at Home

jenniferlobo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:03:53 -0500

There are plenty of little steps that people can take at home to help save the environment. While the eco-footprint of each step is small, thousands of people doing the same thing can make a difference. In making some small changes to the way that you do things at home, you are gradually making a difference, even as an individual. You will save on costs and improve your health at the same time, so helping to save the environment isn't a totally altruistic exercise!

Eco-Friendly Tips

jenniferlobo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:01:55 -0500

EcologyFund Eco-Tips - save, protect, preserve wilderness and rainforest.