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EcoSustainable Green

My Water Spring

May 28, 2010
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I was so excited when I found a water spring a few miles from my home at Holy Face Monastery in Clifton. I contacted the state to try to get information on it, but no luck. After hauling 8 gallons back home, I took out my tds meter (forgot to bring it with me) and [...]

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Wild Foraging in NJ

April 20, 2010
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Hey guys! Here is my photo album of some of the wonderful wild plant foods you can find locally in the NY/NJ area. These were taken during a foraging tour with Wildman Steve Brill in Central Park in early April. I highly recommend going

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Sayonara, Whole Foods Market

April 11, 2010
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Wowee – I had such a greeeeeeeeeeen weekend!
Container Gardening
First I finished setting up my container garden on my patio. I planted kale, spinach, cilantro, arugula and onions. Next week, I’m creating a

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Giving Blood, Planting Seeds & LunchBots

March 28, 2010
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I had a jam-packed weekend! How was yours? Wish these weekends were longer BUT I do have some VERRRY exciting news on the horizon that will free up some of my “me” time. Wheeeeee! More on that later.

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Recycling Tips & Glass Drinking Straw Winner!

March 20, 2010
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Yay! We have winner in the GlassDharma drinking straw giveaway!
Enviromama you are lucky number 6 and a $25 store credit is coming your way. Please respond to my email within 48 hours to claim your glass bling-bling.
I would also like to thank everyone for contributing their fave eco-tips. We got some juicy ideas over the [...]

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March 2010: Glass Drinking Straw Giveaway

March 13, 2010
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THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER – THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ENTERING. Remember last month when I swooned over my chic new glass drinking straw – with the roomy diameter, the cool green deco dots, the sleek wire cleaner? Ahhh…it was love at first sip. Well, the generous folks at GlassDharma contacted me last week to [...]

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Movie Review: Food Inc.

March 2, 2010
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I just watched the movie Food, Inc. Good one! I borrowed it from my local library. It documents how our nation’s food supply is controlled by a handful of corporations that put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment with the consent (and [...]

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REAL Chaga Mushroom Foraging

February 12, 2010
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Shortly after blogging  about my NJ wild mushroom foraging escapade, Daniel Vitalis posted this video below – Stalking the Wild Chaga. Man, I was so off with my “faux” chaga find. ;D
Watch Daniel identify and harvest chaga in this video. Then go to his website to see how he brews chaga tea and makes elixirs. [...]

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EcoFriendly Glass Drinking Straws

February 9, 2010
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I just got a new glass straw from Glass Dharma. Love it! I chose the 8″ smoothie size with green decorative dots. The dots are key, so it doesn’t roll off the counter and break. The diameter is a roomy 12mm – perfect for my thick smoothies and elixirs. There are several other [...]

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Wild Mushroom Foraging in NJ

February 2, 2010
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First I remember David Wolfe talking about it. Then Daniel Vitalis. Followed by several rawies facebooking about their wild mushroom finds. The benefits of medicinal mushrooms has become a growing topic of conversation in the raw food circle. Huge chunks of chaga that can retail for $65/lb (wow!) have been found right in people’s “backyard.”  [...]

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Chef Spotlight: Nwenna Kai

January 20, 2010
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I met the Goddess of Raw Food, Nwenna Kai when we were both working playing at Samudra in Western Australia. We co-taught some classes, spread the raw food lifestyle and made some fab treats along the way (I still have memories of the her incredible raw raviolis dancing in my head!)
Recently, Nwenna wrote this important [...]

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How I Got a Free $130 Ceramic Crockpot

January 18, 2010
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Not until I got back to the USA, did I realize how bad the economy has been hit. Whoa! Things aren’t nearly as bad in Australia. So I’ve had to be a wee bit creative in saving and spending and came across some pretty cool resources that I would like to share.
1) FREECYCLE – This [...]

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