Green Diva’s Guide to Fresh Style: Simple, Sustainable Valentine’s Day Ideas – Together or Solo

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Roses are Red . . . Are those roses fair trade? How far did they travel? Are they grown organically, sustainably responsibly? If you don’t have a honey to send you flowers (or are unlikely to get them from your own honey), send yourself your favorite flowers!                   Buy ‘green’ roses from Colombian Florverde growers (not [...]

LOVE WINS

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You are invited to attend the Love Wins gala with author and visionary Van Jones, yogi Seane Corn, and activist Julia Butterfly Hill. The event is thrown by the Engage Network, which is a social networking non-profit start-up that helps folks make change by empowering community leaders. To date Engage has launched 35 social change [...]

Pomegranate and Chocolate Love Kit from Shea Terra: A Green Gift with Heart

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Looking for the perfect green gift for Valentine’s Day, a birthday, or perhaps an upcoming anniversary? The eco-goddess in your life may love Shea Terra’s Pomegranate and Chocolate Love Kit. This delightful in the pink love kit contains three bath and body products containing organic shea butter, pomegranate oil, and fair trade African herbs and oils [...]

Recycled Jewelry That Could Be Called Tunewear

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Some jewelry designers find that recycling musical instrument parts make great mediums. The creativity is exciting, fun, and an impressive form of reuse. To start with a simple basic, Jeff Davis designs cuff bracelets made from the black vinyl of his recycled vintage record albums.

Everything’s Coming Up Roses

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Roses are abundant this time of year, with many lucky ladies receiving gorgeous bouquets for Valentine’s Day.  Roses are loved for their beauty, scent and many can even be eaten.  This perfect posy is also a hard working ingredient when used in skin care and beauty products. Rose hip oil is extracted from the seeds [...]