have been hearing though the grapevine that the Times will have a popular LA green blogger do their green blog called Emerald City. well, it’s out! from what i can tell, this really focuses on LA, Santa Monica specifically. and i have to admit, is more “newsy” than practical, but who am i to say. i just write to express my daily experiences as a result of owning a green store.
what do you think??? do you find it helpful???
as some of you might know, i am a HUGE ECOVER fan. was using the stuff to clean my rat-trap for 2 years before i opened my store and guess what i sell?
the past 2 years i have become a little more, how shall i say frugal. running your own business doesn’t lend itself to shopping sprees and new duds for the big night out. i won’t put down a useful pair of shoes until they are broken these days (and really why should you), but i have one older pair that should: they are just too dirty from my feet being in them the whole time!
well last night, while in a fix about what to do with these soles, i decided to take the Begley’s Best out and give it the old college try and do one last clean before i put them in the closet to sit until i had i really need new shoes moment. Begley’s (yes after the actor, activist, solar guy) really works! i poured the solution on the inside of my heals that had a dirty impression of my feet, scrubbed & the shoes look like i have worn them for about a week! plus it’s non-toxic, biodegradable, and smells like…well like nothing!
the only thing i don’t like about it is the packaging, sorry Ed, but it is a little cheesy for me. i don’t think it is the best choice for marketing and getting the word out, it actually looks like something from an infomercial.
see what i mean!
i started making these after seeing an article in one of our magazines at the house. i have had vintage buttons laying around for years from various projects never completed so this has been a great way to get them out of mason jars.
not too bad huh? i have no idea what i am calling these things but it might be close to “fun thing to do while watching Top Chef” or “if you are a family or friend you might be getting these as a present”…
you can still pick these at the store though, they range from $30-50 (some of them have really old buttons!)
we have been getting a great deal of Swiss Chard in our CSA basket and i have to admit, i have never really cooked with it…i’m a kale gal myself. but i must say that chard definitely takes the lead when it comes to looks, have you ever seen it red, yellow or orange (i think they call the whole thing rainbow)? it’s gorgeous…good enough for a vase…which will be an upcoming post, hmmmmm.
point is i never have had the chance to cook with it. fortunately, we have been getting recipes from other members of our CSA and i have to say, i am starting to like it!
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this veggie is pretty inexpensive and if you are watching the waist-line, it’s a great side dish or addition to a meal. plus you are getting the benefits of eating a dark leafy green other than spinach.
so if you didnt know already, i am totally in to crafts….can’t make them too well, but i always have the feeling, when i first embark on a craft project that i will be making something original and exciting (never turns out that way). crafts are the only way for me to be somewhat “artistic”, and makes for some interesting gifts during the holidays.
Crafty Chicas definitely know how to get their craft on: think Dia De Los Muertos meets funky-fun-artsy. Many of the ideas (also see the link on their blog to their book & website) use recycled, discarded or underutilized objects that spend most of their time occupying space in the dark & dusty corners of the house.
don’t be surprised if you start seeing ideas from this site in the future.
PS isn’t their logo cute?
this past week i went out to collect my trashcans….same old, same old, no big deal right?
at first i thought the paper was one of those routine information flyers that told you what could & could not go in each tub, or perhaps a thank you gift from my trash collector on how proud he was that he was working the route of the only eco-friendly store in the county! perhaps we can trade recycling stories over a soy-green tea lattes.
no what i got was a citation! which could amount to about $50.
i was completely dumb-founded on how this happened, i thought that for sure someone had used our trash cans for IDP (illegal dumping purposes, ie. fast food and beer cans). but when i checked the can all i saw was our biocompostables from an event the week before.
i called Waste Management to explain the situation, that the cups & plates where meant to be in the green can….this was our conversation:
me: the items that were in the green can are actually made from vegetables, they were meant to be composted.
WM: well maybe you should put them in for recycling?
me: i cant, they are meant for composting.
WM: well maybe you should just throw them away with the other trash.
me: that defeats the whole purpose of me having these things!
WM: you should talk to your collector about that then.
…so i guess i am waiting on the curb all day monday until he shows up.
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