Reclaiming what style means and celebrating beauty that's healthy and fun!
Rodale recently published an article about the new FDA report concerning lead in lipsticks. What did they find? Well, the FDA scientists found lead in every brand of lipstick that they tested, but they don’t consider the toxic metal a safety concern. OMG! Seriously. Back in 2007 the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics first blew the whistle on lead [...]
Are you an aspiring model? Do you know one? Want to be a green model? Enter Project Green Search! www.projectgreensearch.com. Project Green Search is looking for the next green “it girl”: The woman who wants to take a stand, get noticed, and align her career endeavors with her personal beliefs, to be an advocate for [...]
I learned something most interesting last night while eating sushi with my boyfriend’s parents. Being so moved by my recent article about eco-friendly lab coats, my boyfriend’s scientific father told me a little eco tid bit, and I was most intrigued. So, I thought I would share my current eco-fact with all of you (cross [...]
Every yurt has a central compression ring. The exterior finale is typically a dome. Yet there are some options that may surprise you. A yurt cupola is especially nice for tropical environments. Claire Wolfe, who wrote about her yurt building for Backwoods Home Magazine, replaces the dome skylight for a cupola. She utilized a powder-coated [...]
Malie Organics Jasmine Rose Beautify Facial Tonic is so simple, yet feels so indulgent. This pure floral water purifies skin for that extra clean feeling, while providing light hydration. Made from distilled flower hydrosols and pure spring water from the slopes of Hawaii’s Haleakala volcano, this refreshing tonic encourages cell growth and collagen production. Healing [...]
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Hi there! I'm Becky Striepe, a green crafter and vegan foodie living in Atlanta, Georgia with my husband and two cats. My mission is to make eco-friendly crafts and vegan food accessible to anyone who wants to give them a go.
Founder/Editor of OrganicBeautySource.com online directory of nontoxic organic beauty products.
Safe cosmetics advocate, writer, researcher.
Mother of two little environmentalists who can already spot a toxic product when they see one.
I remember crafting when I was younger, but I didn't really start again until I was in my 20's. Now that I have, I can't imagine turning back! I live in Chicago, IL with my husband and 2 kitties. Embroidery is my top craft (at the moment) but I also love paper crafting, clay work, using power tools, and re-imagining ordinary thrift store finds into fun projects.
I’m a twenty something who got caught up in the stories of people, and, while caught on their stories, made a commitment to helping change their lives.
It took awhile to figure out where I was going to land, and how I was going to do it, but, post six transfers, 15 moves and five trips overseas, I decided to take my journalism degree out on a limb, and create a social enterprise that would not only open the doors for me to help Ugandan women struggling from the effects of AIDS and abuse, but would allow me to write about what I really care about: people.
Read about my project here: http://nakateproject.com/. Follow along on the journey here: http://voyem.com/.
