Archive for January, 2009:
easy sustainable candles for your next party
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while i advocate making your own damn candles, sometimes that just isn’t gonna happen. planning an event–especially a big one–has many moving parts so why complicate your life when a quick easy green option is available?
if you can swing by union square, you can pick up the best smelling beeswax candles there. but, if you [...]
special E: just about the coolest thing, ever
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there’s no more excuses.
after discovering this organization–via karen hillburn at great performances–you have no more excuses to not recycle, compost or care!
special E really is saving the planet one event at a time.
this awesome new “green” service rescues leftovers from meetings, conferences, trade shows, banquets, parties, weddings, special events–whatever basically, then recycles them in ways [...]
free wedding dress!
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very cool company site that connects dresses with eager brides. think ebay for wedding apparel. very green choice for any bride-to-be or newlywed who can forgo nostalgia and wants some cash for her dress.
you have until february 28th to enter their wedding dress giveaway! that’s right, they are giving away a pre-owned wedding dress, up [...]
100 mile diet: local eating for global change
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i remember the first time i heard about the 100 mile diet–i immediately thought, “wow, cool–i think i already do that, well, sort of.”
and it’s true. i get my veggies from the farmers market & urban organics (thanks kristina) and buy local baked breads, but upon closer inspection i realized certain things like my [...]
urban organics: best gift of the holiday season
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my sweet friend kristina got us the best holiday gift ever! she loves to cook & knows i do too, so she subscribed us to weekly deliveries of organic produce via urban organics! we were floored–so clever & thoughtful!
it’s true we are a hop-skip-jump from the awesome union square market, but [...]
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craft project: “roll up to-go” cutlery stash
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a meditation group here in NYC that i like–interdependence project–started a back to the sack campaign last year. the idea being that we NYers should carry our own bags as a way to combat all the plastic ones about town. it’s a cool movement and they have inspired LES shop owners to help minimize [...]
my new invite designs at pinng.com!!
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for those of you looking for greener invite options, the choices are many. super groovy printers are using better resources in their work more & more (see earthly affair & rolling press) but perhaps the greenest of all choices is the online invitation. no trees. no ink. no united [...]
to & fro: hopstop NYC
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i’ve been chatting about greener transportation options for your awesome parties. one site that i love, love, love is hopstop.com – what you say? think mapquest for public transportation.
cool, right!
type in your starting address & then where the party is! bam, you’ve got directions via the closest & easiest subways! choose [...]
the fallen: christmas trees, now what?
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come one, come all to the fun that is mulchfest! this is pure delight for anyone who has a love/hate relationship with their christmas tree. once the lights have gone out, you’re left with little more than a pile of pine needles & promises to avoid the hassle next year entirely, by finally [...]
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