Growers and Grocers

Created by Vessel, the innovative product design firm that invented the overwhelmingly successful, award winning Candela lights,  the Guardian’s name matches its function.
With a portable lantern, which automatically illuminates during power failures, and a constantly lit plug-in base and charger, the Guardian utilizes warm white L.E.D.’s.
A longer lasting bulb that uses vastly less energy, light emitting […]

When I get the urge for a snack, I look for something crunchy and if it happens to be sweet, it’s bonus time.  I try to find healthy snacks, but sometimes that’s not as easy as it seems.  When you read the ingredient list on what should be a healthy dried fruit snack, it’s a […]

Steel Wire and tempered glass, the Platner Coffee Table was designed in 1966 as part of the Warren Platner Collection, a series of sculptural furniture which became modern, continually relevant classics.  Produced since its inception by Knoll, the Platner Coffee Table is Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certified. 
Particularly useful for those who inhale, the Greenguard Environmental […]

 
When I read about the new Shades cases for iPod - durable, fully recyclable, available in 9 different colors - I was more than a little enthusiastic to give them a test drive. I like the idea of a product that lasts long enough not to end up in a landfill a couple of weeks after its shipping […]

After perusing the bookstore at my local mall, I strolled slowly and longingly past Yankee Candle Company. But because I made My Pledge to live a greener life, I’ve stopped buying my favorite candles. They smell good, but, let’s face it, they’re not exactly good for the environment.
But since then my house has been begging […]

With summer barbeque season in full swing and everyone eating burgers and hot dogs on a regular basis, I was curious about a new organic ketchup by Wholemato.  This new product is a gourmet organic ketchup.  I just wasn’t sure something sweetened with Agave, which is a natural sweetener, would make me want to switch from […]

My current, conventional, digital bathroom scale is powered by one 9-volt battery, which I think I’ve changed twice in the 7 or 8 years that I’ve owned the scale. Now, two batteries over nearly a decade is not exactly going to create a landfill problem, whereas ditching my current scale to buy a new one might. So although I won’t be replacing my […]

With the opening of a new Whole Foods store in Orlando, they will also be selling a new line of chilled soups by Wild Veggie.  Wild Veggie’s line of chilled soups are all natural and contain no preservatives.  These soups are known for their fresh picked flavor and they are prepared using seasonal inredients. 
Flavors available […]

In a whirl of muddling and shaking in a Boston Shaker, a barman at The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London taught me to make an iced tea using only fresh mint. 
The arrival of organic black mint at the Union Square Greenmarket provides an experimental update on the recipe. 
With a sublimely refreshing taste, and soothing […]

Last week was more than a little bit of a test on my nerves: fires broke out directly east of my home. I was scared to say the least… scared enough to not sleep for days. Thankfully, the fire is under control and life is back to normal. But in those moments of almost… okay… […]