We're happy to announce the sale of Josie Maran Cosmetics favorites over at Loving Eco for the next 5 days! Proceeds benefit the Environmental Media Association, an organization dedicated to linking those in the entertaiment industry with eco-causes to support the power of green. Hurry over before the sale ends and a big thanks to you for making sustainable choices.
The tee-tote is an awesome, multi-purpose, eco-fashion statement. It is a handmade shirt made from renewable and/or organic fabrics that transforms into a bag you can use rather than going the plastic route.
It's a tee and a tote! It was designed by Molly de Vries of Ambatalia, who had this to say about her creation:
"I created tee-totes to be an inspiring force in replacing plastic and paper bags. Consider cloth shopping bags as a positive life style choice. Tee-tote was created for people who love fashion and also love and want to take care of our earth. More and more I see people bringing their own cloth bags to the market yet I find it rare seeing shoppers buying clothes or gifts with reusable bags in our neighborhood shopping centers, streets and malls.
Tee-tote is my best effort towards this end. I hope you have fun with this and see what kind of changes you can make in simple ways each day. I have found taking challenges, whether it's not using my car that week, taking a plastic bag tally or even just bringing a cup with me in my purse for a coffee or tea out. I notice a few changes in my habits can bring BIG awareness. It's pretty awesome. I hope my idea of a great looking, handmade, sustainably sourced, classic teeshirt that turns into a shopping bag inspires you and your friends to rethink how you shop."
Click here to get your very own tee-tote! So chicological....
Asparagus, Avocados, Basil, Green Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chard, Cherries, Citrus: Grapefruit, Kumquat, Lemon, Navel Orange, Tangelo/Tangerine, Collards, Cucumber, Medjool Dates, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Mushroom, Mustard, Nectarine, Green Onion, Passion Fruit, Green Peas, Raspberries, Spinach, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Turnips
These delightful delectables are in season right now for those of us in sunny California. Are you located somewhere else? Check out this website called Sustainable Table where you can enter in your location and the season to find out what's ripe for you! Eating locally and sustainably is the best way to go for your health and the health of the environment.
Nothing that is can pause or stay;
The moon will wax, the moon will wane,
The mist and cloud will turn to rain,
The rain to mist and cloud again,
Tomorrow be today.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Wherever you are at is always the right place. There is never a need to fix anything, to hitch up the bootstraps of the soul and start at some higher place. Start right where you are."
"The grace to be a beginner is always the best prayer for an artist. The beginner's humility and openness lead to exploration. Exploration leads to accomplishment. All of it begins at the beginning, with the first small and scary step."
-Quotes by Julia Cameron, photo by Polly
All over the world, people are turning off their lights for one hour at 8:30pm. It doesn't matter where you are or what time zone you're in - tonight, Saturday, March 26, 2011 you can join in by turning your lights off, too. 8:30pm. It's that simple. For more information, check out the video below and go to EarthHour.org.
"If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge." -Napoleon Hill
Today is World Water Day, and although this quote does not speak directly to necessity of clean water for everyone, I think it demonstrates an aspect of the healing power of water. Please go to World Water Day's website for more information on the movement.
-Polly
