| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Oct 19, 2008 at 9:16 am by Mike Sowden 10 Links to Green Your Weekend .jpg) You know that the best wines are organic - but what about the greenest wines? Simran Sethi and Sarah Smarsh give their tips for tracking down vino verdi, over at the Huffington Post. Bicycles have a healthy future. For proof of that, look no further than The Economist's story on how obesity and high oil prices are sending Giant Manufacturing's sales through the roof.It makes uncomfortable reading - but it needs to be said. All parts of the world are interrelated, and that means in the grand scheme of things, we have a direct responsibility towards the Third World. Zen Habits outlines the problem - and what we can do to tackle it.However much the greener side of electronics supports the use of rechargeable batteries, there's still an awful amount of one-shot cells out there. Now a South Korean designer has come up with the bright idea of using up those last sizzles of electrical power in discarded batteries to light the streets. (Let's hope people who use the new ...Read MoreRelated Posts ↓ |
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| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Oct 10, 2008 at 9:00 am by Sarah Irani 12 Green Gifts Ideas for the Eco Hostess Let's just say a friend of a friend, who happens to be an Eco Goddess, is throwing a party and you’re invited. You want to impress her with your eco smarts and the best first impression is the gift you bring to show your appreciation. Here are some truly green gift ideas to suit all budgets. ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Jul 9, 2008 at 12:33 pm by Mike Sowden Eco Links to Green Your Week Wednesday already, and so much to say! Since we'd better make it snappy, here are a few green stories in brief: How green is your home? Prize-winningly? If so, you'll be interested in Low Impact Living's competition that ...Read MoreRelated Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Apr 15, 2008 at 2:12 pm by Stephen Yafa Eat, Drink and Be Green What better way to celebrate Earth Day this coming weekend than to imbibe one of nature's greatest creations - delicious premium wine - at one of West Sonoma's most spectacularly scenic wineries? Joy Sterling of family-owned Iron Horse, located at the southern end of ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Aug 11, 2008 at 5:00 am by Sarah Irani "I'll Have the Fluorescent Pink Drink, Please." I’m usually dragged into bars kicking and screaming because I don’t like to drink. Sure I’ll have an occasional glass of wine, or maybe a fruity cocktail, but alcohol makes me feel sick and a little slushy. Some people are able to enjoy alcohol, but for me it’s just not fun. When our local lounge began to offer ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Jul 30, 2008 at 11:10 am by Sara Ost 20 Amazing Organic Wines Under $20 Carcinogens in your wine? It's possible. When grapes are chemically sprayed, the residues end up in the wine, and the Eco Snob in me says that any true wine connoisseur has got to go ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Apr 25, 2008 at 12:46 pm by Luanne Bradley Message on a Bottle Discarded wine bottles are piling up in the recycling basket out back, tell-tale signs of that much-needed Chardonnay break during the bewitching evening hour when my precious girls begin their delightful extracurricular rituals of banging on the drum set and battling over the computer. Sip, sip...gulp. Yes, that is better. Much better. Mommy's ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Feb 2, 2008 at 6:48 pm by Mike Sowden Saving Energy, Saving Face: How To Compliment Organic Wine Long gone are the days that ‘organic wine’ was synonymous with "vinegar". Organic wines are dazzling our additive-blunted palates, and showing, in the words of the French Culinary Institute’s Marnie Old, that “everything ...Read MoreRelated Posts ↓ |
| ARTISAN / ECOSALON HOME Apr 1, 2008 at 8:56 am by Sara Ost Authentic Wine Culture with Green Barrel Designs Everything you own has a story, but how often is the story evident? Green Barrel Designs' hand-crafted works both reveal and pay homage to the beautiful culture of wine. Through his authentic reimaginings of hand-made French wine barrels, designer William Bolton creates rustic ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| ARTISAN / ECOSALON HOME Jan 20, 2008 at 12:00 am by Sarah Irani LaRocca Vineyards: Family-Owned and Organic Wine I’m not much of a wine drinker because conventionally grown grapes are so heavily sprayed with pesticides, fungicides and other poisons, that I just don’t feel good quaffing a glass. But when I come across a fine, organic wine, I take special note.
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