Posts Tagged ‘organic’

Cirque du Vert: Circus of the Green - Volume 3

By Matthew Philip • Aug 22nd, 2008 • Category: Eating, Gardening, Recent Posts, Technology

Highlights include: Organic gardening tips and recipes, an Organic botanical garden in India, a look at the long-term viability of the global food suppy chain, and a Blackle vs. Google battle!



Product Review: Oxford Organic Ales - Amber Ale

By Matthew Philip • Aug 11th, 2008 • Category: Eating, Products and Shopping, Recent Posts

If you haven’t tried this delicious Organic Amber Ale, it’s time to give it a shot! Your trip to the local watering hole just got a little bit greener.



Cirque du Vert :: Volume 1 - July 25, 2008

By Matthew Philip • Jul 25th, 2008 • Category: Energy, Gardening, Health, News and Media, Recent Posts, Transportation

Check out our first edition of Cirque du Vert :: Circus of the Green! Highlights include: A 100 MPG SUV, Get Rid of Ants without Pesticides, Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy, and Coal vs. Wind in the Appalachian Mountains



First Cup of Organic, Free-Trade Coffee

By Wesley Joseph • Jul 22nd, 2008 • Category: Eating, Household, Products and Shopping, Recent Posts

The sensation of that first sip is likely to tire, but the luster of this coffee is unlikely to fade!



Why Composting is So Important for the Environment

By Wesley Joseph • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: Chemicals, Climate Change, Gardening, Recent Posts, Recycling

You can and should begin composting — it’s easy and can often be done for free!



Product Review: Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Soap

By Wesley Joseph • May 10th, 2008 • Category: Household

Product Reviewed: Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps: 18-in-1 Hemp Unscented Baby-Mild Pure Castile Soap Made with Organic Oils

Place of Purchase: Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, others

Purchase Price: $8-$12, depending upon sales for 32 Fl. Oz. Or, about $14.50 at Dr.Bronner.com

Product replaced: Variety of all-purpose detergents, especially Pine-Sol, which I previously used on floors

Ingredients: Water, Saponified Organic [...]



Green Definition: Greenbean

By Wesley Joseph • May 4th, 2008 • Category: Household, Products and Shopping

Greenbean: Someone who is committed to eating foods that are produced in an environmentally-friendly manner. Typically, this means organic, free-trade, and/or locally grown foods. Being a greenbean is great!
Note: To differentiate greenbean from the original word for the popular vegetable, green bean, we’ve joined them without the space into “greenbean”.