{"id":9888,"date":"2013-02-13T15:48:12","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T23:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=9888"},"modified":"2013-02-13T15:48:12","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T23:48:12","slug":"nemo-non-gmo-valentines-day-more-winter-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/nemo-non-gmo-valentines-day-more-winter-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Nemo, Non-GMO Valentine’s Day & More Winter Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>When did we start naming winter storms, and who the heck came up with this name anyway? Hard to think about a cute little colorful fish whipping the Northeast into such a frenzy. I don\u2019t generally panic when it comes to snow storms \u2013 have lived in NJ or New England for my entire life. I feel like an old geezer, \u201cI remember the blizzard of \u201993 . . . we had 3 feet of snow and there were 7 foot snow drifts up against the doors and windows . . . \u201d<\/p>\n My husband and I LOVE a good snow storm, so we were almost disappointed that we only got a foot of snow!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The only bummer is that I\u2019m in the middle of a week-long test drive of the adorable and surprisingly lovable Ford C-Max Energi and while I\u2019m not the least bit worried about driving in the snow \u2013 in MY OWN car \u2013 I didn\u2019t want to take any chances with someone else\u2019s car. Not everyone is confident or skilled at driving in the snow and even if I am a particularly good snow-driver, there are those times when the dope with the rear-wheel tank applies the breaks at the wrong time and you find yourself helpless as you see one of these vehicles with their driver\u2019s wide-eyed surprise sliding sideways towards you . . . ahhhhhh. Nope. Keeping this little cute car safely parked till we get the roads cleared up properly.<\/p>\n But, before Nemo, we had a particularly awesome show with an all-girl Green Diva studio.\u00a0Unfortunately Green Dude Eco-Ed Schwartz, who was supposed to be IN the studio with us for the first time, couldn\u2019t make it because he was too busy driving the porcelain bus (icky flu and we thanked him for not trying to be stoic and for staying home!). Sorry Ed! Feel better soon! But we got to talk to Green Diva Correspondent Maggie Miller from Georgia about the amazing eco-community of Serenbe near Atlanta.<\/p>\n Just before the show, we all got a treat and got to go cruising in the Ford C-Max Energi GD Meg\u2019s been sporting around in this week.<\/p>\n Our only hit of testosterone came in the form of our wonderful friend and green dude, Rodman Schley, host of the TV series,\u00a0The Urban Conversion<\/em><\/a>. Rodman called in to talk about their fantastic adventure to the White House!<\/p>\n Listen to the full podcast of this week\u2019s Green Divas Radio Show 2.7.13<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n or read the highlights below<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n With Valentines Day upon us its pretty hard to escape all those heart-shaped, pink and red candies. While they may seem temping, many of them contain GMOs.\u00a0GMO Inside<\/a>\u00a0is leading the push to get Hersey and Mars to stop making candy with GMOs in 2013, or at least to start labeling their products as containing GMOs.<\/p>\n GMO Inside<\/a>\u00a0is a coalition of businesses and organizations that support a healthy, GMO-free food system. Their most recent campaign is aimed at\u00a0Hersey and Mars, that combined comprise nearly 70 percent of the U.S. chocolate market. Both companies have also spent more than a million dollars to oppose GMO labeling in California in the November 2012 election.<\/p>\n Because GMO corn, sugar and soy, which are commonly used for many of Hershey\u2019s and Mars candy products, it may be wise to avoid them if you are trying to minimize or eliminate your consumption of GMOs.<\/p>\n Here are a couple of popular Valentine\u2019s Day candies that contain GMOs:<\/strong><\/p>\n GMO Inside released a\u00a0Valentine\u2019s Day Villains<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0shopping guide for consumers who want to avoid giving GMO treats to their honeys.<\/p>\n *GD Meg makes her own \u2013 here\u2019s her favorite recipe for\u00a0homemade GF peanut butter cups<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Our Green Diva Correspondent this week Maggie Miller, who called in from Georgia. GD Maggie is a fabulous artist who\u2019s philosophy is to keep her art eco-friendly and sustainable. Some of her designs are in the form of reclaimed and beautifully painted old furniture. See her work on\u00a0her Etsy site<\/a>.<\/p>\n GD Maggie told us about the wonderful and interesting\u00a0town of Serenbe<\/a>\u00a0in the heart of Chattahoochee Hill Country, which is about 40,000 acres of rural Georgia and pretty much the last undeveloped stretches of land in the Atlanta area. The founders of Serenbe realized that they had 1,000 acres, which would allowed them the opportunity to create a conscious community \u2014 an eco-village that harkins back to the simpler days and is designed for small community living.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This community bases itself on being completely sustainable. According to their website they hold the notion that a community is a living part of its natural surroundings, not something to be at nature\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n One of the coolest parts to this eco-haven is Serenbe Farms \u2014 a 25-acre working, organic farm which provides organic produce throughout Atlanta and also to the local restaurants of Serenbe.<\/p>\n <\/a>GD Meg\u2019s had a special ride this week from the smart folks at Ford, who thought she would look adorable and probably fall in love with their new C-Max Energi. This C-Max is a plug-in hybrid and indeed Ford will have a hard time taking this car back!<\/p>\n Check out GD Meg\u2019s posts her experience with this Ford C-Max Energi:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Green Diva Road Trip- Ford C-Max Review 1: First Date<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Green Diva Road Trip- Ford C-Max Review 2: Getting to Know You<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Today the rest of us Green Divas got to join in on the fun. \u00a0Green Diva Mizar took the wheel and went joy riding around Boonton Township. Green Diva Meg, Mizar, and Jamie all agreed that this was one cool car.<\/p>\n Video of\u00a0GD Mizar Driving the Ford C-Max<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/a>The car also drove well \u2014 it had great pick up and was super quiet. The coolest feature was its backing up camera which shows you through lines exactly where to go and to not go. So, for all you people who can\u2019t back up to save their lives this is the car you need to get.<\/p>\n Fun GD\u00a0video of Ford C-Max Reverse AssistanceReverse<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This week Green Diva (and re-purposing queen) Mizar gave us a great way to use all those fallen tree limbs \u2014 thank you new stormy climate! This has been the year of the storms and trees suffer many casualties. GD Mizar\u2019s DIY this week offers one solution by giving instructions on how to make coat racks out of fallen branches. To learn more see\u00a0GD Mizar\u2019s latest DIY post on making a coat rack from fallen tree branches<\/a>.<\/p>\n Listen to the fun 5-min podcast about this GD Mizar DIY coat rack project!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n The host of\u00a0Urban Conversion<\/a>\u00a0(and one of our favorite semi-regular guests), Rodman Schley called-in this week to update us on his recent trip to the White House. Rodman along with his wife and kids were given a tour by the White House Assistant Chef, Sam Kass who is also the Senior Policy Advisor for\u00a0Healthy Food Initiatives<\/a>\u00a0at the White House. Rodman informed us that only a small portion of the vegetables and fruits grown in the White House Garden are served to the President and his family. Most of it is donated to\u00a0Miriams Kitchen<\/a>, a local D.C. soup kitchen. The idea is that everyone should have the same access to the same kinds of food no matter what their socio-economic background is.<\/p>\n Rodman and\u00a0The Urban Conversion<\/em><\/a>\u00a0will be screening the one hour White House episode at the\u00a0Environmental Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0in Colorado on February 22.\u00a0Episodes of The Urban Conservationist will be airing this Spring on PBS.<\/p>\nWant to avoid V-Day candy with GMOs?<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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Read GD Meg’s post with 9 Ways to Have a Healthy, Green & Low-Stress Valentine’s Day<\/a> – whether you are in a relationship or not!<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n
<\/a>Green Diva Correspondent: Maggie Miller<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The Green Divas Go Cruisin\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a>GD Mizar\u2019s DIY: Coat Rack from Fallen Tree Limbs<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Feature Interview: Rodman Schley<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n