After writing my last post about meat labels, lots of questions came flying in about where to buy that healthy, antibiotic and hormone free Thanksgiving bird. So I thought I would supplement the label info with some insight on where to find your turkey. Remember: the best organic food is what is grown or raised…
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Talk the Talk at the Meat Market
With Thanksgiving just around the corner it is time to start thinking about where that big ol’ bird is going to come from. It would seem to be a simple task-pick out a turkey for dinner- but the labels on meat products make it overwhelming and confusing: natural, organic, free range, grassfed- to name a…
Coming Saturday: Watch it Live Right Here– TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch 11:30 am-9:00 pm EST
You will not want to miss this live stream event extraordinaire on Saturday, November 6th on plastic pollution. It will be broadcast live RIGHT HERE! What is this event? TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch is a forum where experts, youth leaders, visual and performing artists, actors, musicians, politicians and many others gather to share how plastic pollution affects ocean/environmental…
Eco-Friendly Breweries Help Save the Planet
If you think about it, Halloween kicks off the holiday season. During this busy time of year beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages are plentiful. Many of us imbibe a little more than usual with the hope of enhancing our holiday cheer. Although I have had many opportunities to become a beer drinker, I have…
Plastics 101- Get to Know Your Plastic
In today’s world life without plastic is hard to imagine. Plastic is everywhere-packaging, toys, bottles and personal care products. There has been buzz for many years about the safety of plastic. In a nutshell, plastic is generally toxic to produce, toxic to use, and toxic to dispose of (more to come on this in another…
Glow Sticks Not So Green for Halloween
Halloween, concerts, college parties, goodie bags- glow sticks, glow sticks everywhere. Glow sticks are pretty cool -no two ways about it. Every time my kids score a glow necklace or bracelet there is an abnormal amount of excitement: “Mom, can we bend them? Mom, is it dark enough yet?” Halloween is our favorite time of…
Unity in Style a Big Success
I have to say this was pretty cool…..I mean really cool. Power couple Mariel Hemingway and Bobby Williams co-hosted “Unity in Style,” a charity fashion show and live auction that benefited the Giving Planet .“Unity in Style,” took place at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. Actress and UNICEF Ambassador Téa Leoni served as honorary board chairperson….
