For years, customers heard the same question from supermarket cashiers – “Paper or plastic”? Just about always, my husband and I would reply, “Paper.” For those of us who patronize the Whole Food stores in the Boston-area, as we do, those days are over. There are no longer any plastic bags. And, while there are [...]
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Envirosax: Reusable Bags
20-Apr-08Millions of Americans have food intolerances, allergies, and/or celiac disease. Eating certain foods just makes them sick. Many of these are unable to eat gluten (wheat, oats, barley, and rye) and casein (protein found in milk).
If you have been searching for a gluten and casein free snack that is produced by a socially responsible [...]
I know. I have said it before. I am not a chocolate person. Never have been. But, I know I am an anomaly. Just about everyone I know absolutely adores chocolate. So, I am assuming that the vast majority of people who read this blog also yearn for chocolate. Since you also want to be [...]
Okay, so you don’t smoke, and you don’t want your kids to smoke. But, if your investments are fairly traditional, you may well be supporting tobacco companies. And, you don’t drink sugary soft drinks, and you certainly don’t want your children filling their stomachs with those empty calories, but if you have conventional investments, you [...]
Jungle Products: Amazing Oils
01-Apr-08Have you been searching for 100% organic, raw, cold pressed and extra virgin oils for baking, sautéing, and dressing your salads. Or, how about top of the line oils for your pets? You might like to visit Jungle Products. Listen to a few of the offerings.
Macadamia Nut Oil – Raw, refined, virgin, and Beyond Organic. [...]
Maggie’s Soap Nuts: Unique Detergent
29-Mar-08Have you ever heard of cleaning with soap nuts? I certainly hadn’t. Until, one day, boxes of Maggie’s Soap Nuts appeared on a shelf of our nearby health food store. Since the package indicates that the company donates 10 percent of its net proceeds “to groups that improve the lives of mothers, children and [...]
For years, Ecowood Retail Displays has sold reclaimed and sustainable wood. About five years ago, a customer asked to purchase eco-friendly hangers. At first, Ecowood tried to locate someone who would make hangers from reclaimed wood. “It was a dead end.”
One day, while looking at a bamboo cutting board, the light bulb went off. Why [...]