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housing works catering
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when i first landed in NYC i volunteered over at the housing works bookstore cafe.
it was super fun & i loved their social agenda–helping homeless NYers living with HIV & AIDS.
they’ve expanded their vision since then, expanding both their services & social enterprise. from the fancy pants thrift shop (think celebrity cast offs–gucci, marc [...]
verterra biodegradable dinnerware
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holiday parties will be upon us before you can blink. and with them, inevitably, come drunk co-workers hooking up on the copy machine, stale cookies & someone running around with blinking reindeer antlers.
what does not have to be inevitable? plastic cups & plates piled up 5 feet high in the trash can!
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vere chocolates
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last friday, we went for factory day at vere chocolates.
this local NYC factory–right on west 27th street–is dedicated to pure, real chocolate. they may have started out wanting to make a healthier, better for you chocolate, but they also came away dedicated to social & environmental responsibility.
on fridays they open up their doors for [...]
organica deluxe.
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check out this sophisticated organic gift box company–organica deluxe.
their tagline is natural, organic, sustainable, fair trade - and always luxury.
but you will also dig their deluxe principals as well. soy inks, wind energy, carbon credits, eco-friendly cornstarch peanuts for packing…
pick one of their pre-made variety or make it personal. choose from [...]
happy world vegan day!
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in honor of world vegan day ‘08, i wanna tell you about my favorite vegan restaurant–angelica kitchen.
this place has been keeping vegans happy since 1976. they’ve been kicking out delicious organic food with a special focus on sustainable agriculture & responsible business practices (that means they don’t take credit cards, which means they aren’t [...]
equal exchange: fairly traded
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the cooking class i took monday focused on dairy-free desserts, but the instructor also took some time to talk about the slavery of chocolate.
we don’t always think about the food supply & how stuff gets from the ground to our bodies, so i welcomed this idea that somewhere, someone was being forced into slavery [...]
natural gourmet institute
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i’m pretty good at making vegan cupcakes–thank you isa chandra moskowitz–but sometimes a girl needs something else to satisfy her cravings. enter the natural gourmet cooking instutite for food & health on 21st street. it was founded by annemarie colbin to focus on health-supportive cooking–believing that what we eat significantly affects our physical, [...]
does & oats
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local treats to welcome the new season.
cupcakes are awesome enough–but these, topped with woodland creatures creeping thru the snow–are childhood fantasy. this comes via a cakespy interview of red hook’s baked bakery.
the wheat & eucalyptus bouquets are from the river garden farm in the catskills, but locally at union square.
i’m a texas girl who [...]
rethinking tradition
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i remember reading my mom’s 1950 betty crocker’s cookbook and being appalled that some of the cake recipes called for 5 eggs! other frostings had 3 sticks of butter! the health conscious vegetarian in me looked for better options. but i have to admit come holiday time, i’m always attracted to bake [...]
nana pearls wooden spoon
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i love to hear stories about crossroads.
those tender moments in time where we truly listen to our fears & make choices that may scare us, but push us to be our true selves. lali gooden had some serious reflection & lucky for us, she decided baking was the way to go.
and at nana pearls [...]
