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Taking the Egg Out of Eggnog

Taking the Egg Out of Eggnog

When it comes to festive drinks, it doesn’t get much more holiday than a hot mug of spiked eggnog! You can make your holiday libations cruelty free and a little more eco-friendly with our version of this classic cocktail!

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Delicious Discoveries from Vegan MOFO III

Delicious Discoveries from Vegan MOFO III

The Vegan Month of Food is over, and I’ll be honest here: I miss it already! The idea behind the MOFO was to spread the word that not only is a vegan diet easier on the planet and often healthier for our bodies than the Standard American Diet, it can be pretty freaking delicious, [...]

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Planning an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving

Planning an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving

Whether you are cooking a turkey, adopting a turkey, or skipping the turkey, here are a few tips for a greener Thanksgiving. Can you believe that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away? For a lot of folks, that means eating turkey until they pop.  Americans eat over 45 million turkeys on Thanksgiving and most [...]

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Phish Festival 8: Reducing the Environmental Impact of a Rock Concert

Phish Festival 8: Reducing the Environmental Impact of a Rock Concert

In a recent conversation I had at the 3-day Phish Festival 8 with Matt Beck, Touring Director for Phish’s charitable organization, The WaterWheel Foundation, he said something that struck me as incredibly honest and from the heart: “There’s nothing about a rock and roll concert that is sustainable when you really get down to the [...]

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Phish Reduces Water Bottle Consumption at Festival 8 With Innovative Program

Phish Reduces Water Bottle Consumption at Festival 8 With Innovative Program

If you’ve ever stuck around after an open air rock show and witnessed the carnage that remains, you’ll know what I’m talking about when I say that the amount of plastic disposable water bottles left on the ground is staggering. Really, try it some time. Not only will you be able to relax after the [...]

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Naturally Sustainable Packaging: Apple Cider in Apple Cups

Naturally Sustainable Packaging: Apple Cider in Apple Cups

We’re all about simple, green alternatives to disposables around here. Not only do these apple cider cups fit that bill, they’re seasonal, too! These look incredibly easy to make and perfect for any Fall-themed shindig.

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Wine in a box : the Eco-oenophile’s Dilemma

Wine in a box : the Eco-oenophile’s Dilemma

Last week, I took advantage of my part time status as a food blogger (here and here), to attend a FoodBuzz Community Table dinner at Spruce in San Francsico’s Presidio neighborhood, sponsored by Black Box Wines. I’ve been dying to patronize Spruce since trying Chef Mark Sullivan’s most blissful carrot soup at the Taste of [...]

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Slow Food For Busy People

Slow Food For Busy People

When some folks hear the term Slow Food, they think of elaborate, healthy, home made meals prepared from scratch that evening and enjoyed with friends and family. It’s a pretty idyllic picture, and maybe a bit unrealistic for the day to day. With just a little bit of planning, though, I really do [...]

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Naturally Sustainable Packaging: Sasa-dango

Naturally Sustainable Packaging: Sasa-dango

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.  

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Vegan MOFO III is Coming - Let’s Talk Food!

Vegan MOFO III is Coming - Let’s Talk Food!

October is the third Vegan Month of Food (Vegan MOFO)! Vegan superstar Isa Chandra Moskowitz started the tradition three years ago as the vegan community’s answer to NANOWRIMO. For the month of October, food bloggers all over the internet are going to be talking about vegan eats.

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