Slow Food For Busy People

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Becky Striepe .

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 [...]

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.

Green Your Routine: The Deodorant Guide

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Becky Striepe .

We’re used to smelly hippie jokes around these parts, but living a healthy, eco-friendly lifestyle doesn’t have to mean letting hygiene suffer. It does, however, mean making some informed decisions.
A Journal of Applied Toxicology study recently linked the aluminum in traditional antiperspirants to breast lumps, and that’s not all that stinks in conventional deodorants. [...]

Don’t Read This, Go Outside!

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

We are living more and more digital lives, and as we pile more onto our plates, a lot of us find ourselves wasting away in front of the enticing glow of the computer monitor.  I am an outdoor enthusiast, but find myself getting out less and less, and Idefinitely feel the disconnect from nature [...]

Monsanto’s Food, Inc. “Facts”

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Monsanto should patent their modification of the word “Fact”

While I was working on my review of the movie Food, Inc. I happened upon Monsanto’s “Fact Site” about the movie and thought I’d address some of their “Facts.”  I highly recommend you watch the movie and judge for yourself, but until then here is Monsanto’s position [...]

Michael Pollan on the Colbert Report

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Michael Pollan was on the Colbert Report last night talking about his book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto (a common sense look at what we eat). They also talk about the gigantic Cheeto canon, how Pollan got caught buying Fruity Pebbles in Berkley and Mrs. Pollan outs that he wasn’t breast fed.

Food, Inc: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter & Poorer

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

“How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families?” For most, the answer is very little. Of all the social and environmental issues we face today, “what we eat” is probably the most important and the most urgent. Food, Inc, a new documentary by Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing many of the shocking truths about what we eat, how it’s produced and who is calling the shots.

Elevision’s Dr. Weil Interview

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

Check out Waylon’s interview with Dr. Weil about his earth, body and spirit friendly skin care products.  See more of Way’s interviews at ElephantJournal.com.

Recycle Your Steam with the Osmos Eco-Grower

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

Jonathan Banton of the UK designed this contraption, which sits atop your cooking veggies or pasta, and captures the water vapor and steam produced to hydrate the growing plants.

The Green Microgym Harnesses Your Workout Power

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

The Green Microgym in Portland Oregon captures the energy produced from gym goers working off those holiday calories. The Human Dynamo spin bikes can generate 350 watts of continuous and useful energy. Perfect place to start the New Years resolution workout regime.