Today I went to the Less Is More Festival, an event I only found out about a few days ago via Facebook. It was held at the library at Peppermint Grove, a building already based on sustainable concepts. I was very impressed with the toilets. Essentially, the cisterns have a sink built into the top of them. When you flush, water flows from the ( Read more... )

Hi everyone! I am going to be a vendor at a local festival in June and I plan to sell (among other things) homemade facial cleanser. I have all of the ingredients and a great recipe, so my only problem now is deciding what containers to use. I have thought of several options and they all have benefits and drawbacks ( Read more... )

CBC's Marketplace did a very interesting look into greenwashing of personal care products last night and I just wanted to share the link. It's amazing the lengths companies will go to in order to cash in on the "green" trend, and this really goes to show that as consumers we need to really be aware of what we're buying! Just because something says ( Read more... )

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While trying to simplify my life a bit, I've been trying to minimize my non-essential material possessions. At some times I've lived with a mere suitcase worth of clothes, while other times I've had a full walk-in closet. Right now the closet is starting to look packed again, so it's definitely time to tackle the stacks of clothes in the closet, ( Read more... )

i'd like to bring up a topic for discussion. i've watched this community change and evolve and i've noticed a surge in "green" consumerism posts ( Read more... )

Just in case anyone is wondering, here's an article from cnn about how to select green toys ( Read more... )

Reduce/Reuse/Recycle:
Fixing Vintage Furniture rather than buying new is better for the environment, but only if you fix it up using ecofriendly means, so I need some help.

Yesterday I found a reproduction women's sitting chair that looks almost exactly like my grandmother's authentic sitting chair. It was so cheap that I had to buy it, warts and ( Read more... )

In response to the recent post asking if there was any validity to the palm oil-rainforest destruction thing, I thought a simple fact should be pointed out to the community ( Read more... )

I am slowly working on replacing my wardrobe ( Read more... )