Patyka’s Organic Lime Scrub and Shower Gels in Orange & Mint. Credit: Patyka
Patyka’s Organic Shower gel is a good fit for recessionistas in need of organic-luxury skincare love. While encouraging consumption is risky, these shower gels and scrubs can go a long way. The entire Patyka family line is available for under $19, a far cry from their $98 perfume, and includes a full set of fragrance-free face washes, shea but…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Hayden Panettiere made her love for sea mammals clear when she joined with other protesters to stop a dolphin hunt in Japan, but she’s proved herself as a hero to flying animals as well as swimmers; click through to see why–and for the rest of the week’s best celebrity green news. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
There are lots of cute, environmentally kind supply options for the 2009-2010 school year. Who doesn’t love banana paper and Smencils? Sometimes, its the basic items that are the hardest to find. Here is a set of basic back to school supplies from Sustainable Group for your child to personalize.
These supplies remind me of my high school days when I made collages on all my binders with magazine photos and funny quotes. They were the talk of class and several friends requested that I also make collages on their binders as well. How I wish these binders and replaceable covers were around then!
The summer heat leaves me dreaming of frozen delights. Traditional ice cream is high in fat and not good for our bodies at all, non-dairy ice creams are often pricey. The kids enjoy all kinds of frozen treats in ice pop form… Hubs and I prefer scoops in a bowl.
Here’s a delicious (and simple) recipe for a fruit-y sorbet everyone in your house is sure to love!
Banana Berry Sorbet
(Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan)
You can make play dough a gazillion kabillion six million ways. Trust me—I have made play dough from laundry lint, and thusly I know my stuff.
As the packrat/eccentric lady/aficionado of bizarre craft projects and art experiences, I am the designated inheritor of a myriad of passed-down recipes for homemade art materials from both sides of my family. And having two little girls with a lot of time on their hands and a love for anything messy and hands-on, we have taken it as a project to make pretty much every recipe at one time or another. For my next few posts, I’ll be sharing with your our favorite and most unusual of the recipes we’ve collected.
First up: Do you have any sawdust?
We’re having our first ever San Francisco Inhabitat reader meetup tonight at Stable Cafe in the Mission district and we’d love to see you there! We’ll be convening for tapas happy hour from 5-8pm, so if you’re in the area come join us to grab a drink, talk green design, and get to know the readers, writers and editors behind our website. In attendance will be Managing Editor Mike Chino, Senior Editor Emily Pilloton, Senior Editor Sarah Rich, tech writer Ariel Schwartz, green building writer Trey Farmer, art writer Moe Betiks, and me, founder and editor-in-chief, Jill Fehrenbacher. We’d love to meet some of our Inhabitat readers, so please stop by if you get a chance and say hi!
WHERE: Stable Cafe, in the Mission: 2128 Folsom St, (between 17th St & 18th St)
WHEN: 5-8pm, Thursday 7/30/2009
WHO: The fabulous inhabitat writers and YOU (hopefully)
WHY: Why not?
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It’s official! We’re having our first ever San Francisco Inhabitat reader meetup at Stable Cafe from 5-8pm tomorrow. Because we are planning this so last minute, we’re keeping things really casual: basically its just a chance to meet up, talk green design, and get to know the readers, writers and editors behind our website. In attendance will be Managing Editor Mike Chino, Senior Editor Emily Pilloton, Senior Editor Sarah Rich, tech writer Ariel Schwartz, green building writer Trey Farmer, art writer Moe Betiks, and me, founder and editor-in-chief, Jill Fehrenbacher. We’d love to meet some of our Inhabitat readers, so please stop by if you get a chance and say hi!
WHERE: Stable Cafe, in the Mission: 2128 Folsom St, (between 17th St & 18th St)
WHEN: 5-8pm, Thursday 7/30/2009
WHO: The fabulous inhabitat writers and YOU (hopefully)
WHY: Why not?
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I have found another product from Brittanie’s Thyme that I am in love with. The Organic Citrus Facial Cleanser. It is made with organic aloe gel, organic jojoba oil, 100% natural vegetable glycerin and grapefruit and rosemary organic essential oils.
I never would have thought that oils could cleanse my skin.
If you are crafty with upholstery (who wouldn’t love those huge tacks? That gorgeous upholstery fabric?), or were thinking about learning how to reupholster a couch or slipcover an ottoman, or perhaps if you just have some ratty old furniture that could use a good makeover, take note.
American Lifestyle magazine (”Celebrating Life in America”) has announced its first ever DIY contest. The theme for this first year is “upholstery,” and the emphasis is eco-friendly, on the refurbishing of a piece of furniture instead of discarding it.
Regular readers of this site may remember Vanessa Farquharson, a reporter at Canada’s climate-denying, right-of-the-WSJ National Post, who from March, 2007 to March, 2008 made one green change in her life every day, and blogged about it at Green as a Thistle. Now, like every green blogger, she has produced a dead tree version, Titled “Sleeping Naked Is Green ” and subtitled ” How an Eco-Cynic Unplugged Her Fridge, Sold Her Car, and Found Love in 366 Days.”
The blog was fun; Vanessa writes well and has a great sense of humour. She put it all in perspective in one of my