The seed for this business, which sells unique items made from recycled materials, was planted when two longtime friends, Dayan Moore and Alison Grieveson, were traveling together on Interstate 95. While passing billboards, they wondered what happened to the billboards after they were taken down. Within moments, the friends knew that they would create a [...]
Tag Archives: water
GG2G (Good Goods 2 Give & 2 Get)
02-Aug-09EarthLust
12-Jun-09In my recently published book, Food and Nutrition Controversies Today: A Reference Guide, there is an entire chapter devoted to bottled water. On the second page of the chapter, I include a quotation from Richard Wilk, a professor of anthropology at Indiana University. “This is an industry that takes free liquid that falls from the [...]
Arbor Teas
22-Feb-09Years ago, I was a coffee person. Everyday, I drank many cups of coffee. Still, when I became pregnant with our first child, I stopped. Somehow, I knew all that caffeine was probably not good for a growing baby. Although I still have a very occasional cup of coffee, I now drink tea. If you [...]
NapalesePaper.com sells products, such as invitations, journals, photo albums, and stationary, made from the inner bark of a wild shrub known as “Lokta.” The shrub grows in the mountainous sections of Nepal that are above 6,500 feet.
The ‘Lokta Bush’ has characteristics of re-growing again and again after pruning. The long fibrous handmade paper is prized [...]
Organic Bug
21-Dec-08These days, you are probably watching your spending very closely. Clearly, the vast majority of Americans have been strongly impacted by the ongoing economic woes. As a result, most of us have greatly reduced whatever expenses we can. And, when we do make a purchase, we want our money to be used wisely. That’s exactly [...]
When I was a teen and young adult, I almost never gained weight. And, if I did, I would skip dessert for a few days, and the weight would disappear. To say the least, those days are long gone. It has become an ongoing struggle to maintain a relatively normal weight. And desserts? Except for [...]
Envirosax: Reusable Bags
20-Apr-08For 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 [...]