Naturally Sustainable Packaging: Sasa-dango

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Talk about sustainable packaging… These Sasa-dangos (mochi pounded rice balls filled with red bean paste and seasoned with mugwort) are wrapped in bamboo leaves and bound with a vine.  You steam it inside the bamboo grass wrap then unwrap and eat.  Simple, functional, beautiful and tasty.  

#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 6: @ElephantJournal & @LeahLamb

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Now that we are through the end of summer madness, and back in front of the gentle glow of our computer monitors  we are back in full effect with our Green Twitter #ecomonday series
This week we bring you two more people leading the sustainability conversation in the Twittersphere…

Sunday Funnies: Commie Vegetables, Polar Relations & Styles by Stiles

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Here’s a round-up of the funniest things in the blogitat this week…

Treehumper takes a look at the White House’s new farmers market in “I’m not sayin Obama’s a Nazi, just that his Commie vegetables are going to kill your grandma.”
Is it a creative way to cut the deficit or are CSAs (Communist Supported [...]

Truck Farm: the Concrete Jungle’s Mobile Garden

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

I am intrigued with the creative way concrete jungle dwellers are finding ways to grow gardens whether it’s through yardsharing or fire escape farming, and now, Truck Farms.  Film makers Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, the creative minds behind King Corn and The Greening of Southie are proving that you can garden anywhere with their [...]

#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 5: @Treehumper @EarthIndustry @AmazonPilgrim

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

As summer is wrapping up I’ve been running around crazy so I haven’t had a chance to connect with last week’s #ecomonday recommendations to get their picks for this week so I’m going to resort to some shameful self-promotion.  This week I’m going to recommend you follow the Twitter accounts for two projects that we [...]

Sunday Funnies: Kitty Kleenex

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

This article from Treehumper explores Kimberly-Clark’s efforts to save trees by replacing their traditional paper based Kleenex tissues with kitten based tissues.  While the move was considered a huge win by Greenpeace, now PETA is getting bent out of shape.  Check out Treehumper for all the details on this hilarious environmental story and for gripping [...]

Eat Real, Eat Local

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

This illustrative video was produced for the Canadian “Eat Real, Eat Local” campaign, targeted at getting Canadian’s to support local agriculture, but the message is universal:  Eatling locally grown food is healthier, more environmentally friendly and better for your local economy.

DIY: Recycling Your Candles

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

What do you do with those old candles that have burnt down to almost nothing, or who lost their wicks?  You could toss them or you could turn them into new home made candles like Cara Hall.  Cara demonstrates on her blog the Failed Feminist how to recycle your old candles into new candles like [...]

PACT Earth Friendly Underwear

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

What Are You Wearing Under There?  Underwear, and if it’s PACT, it’s some eco-friendly underwear.

#Ecomonday Twitter Suggestions - Vol. 4: @Michael_GR @DerekMarkham @SeanDaily

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

This week’s #ecomonday picks from Olivia Zaleski, Karl Burkhart are two I can really get behind.  First Olivia recommends Michael Graham Richard, a guy who’s been blogging about green issues since 2005.  Karl recommends our very own contributer Derek Markham and I added another great green blogger, Sean Daily…