Conscious Living with The Kennedy’s

Date: September 30, 2010 | Category: Green Building, Home Furnishings, Kitchen, The Home

Earlier this year on a trip out to New York, ecofabulous was invited out to The Kennedy Residence for a private tour of their newly remodeled, totally eco-friendly home. After sitting down for tea with Mary Richardson Kennedy (an architect herself), we were taken on a guided walk through the home and its surroundings by none other than Bobby Kennedy. (more…)

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A New Lease on Life

Date: September 29, 2010 | Category: Accessories, Fashion, Women

Frustrated with the fashion industry’s fast-paced consumption, lack of innovation and incredibly wasteful methods, Tamasyn Gambell set up shop on her own. Producing a series of “luxurious considered designs” that are as fashion-forward as they are social and environmentally responsible, the result is a collection of scarves and notebooks with rich, bold, colorful patterns. (more…)

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The Apple of My Eye

Date: September 28, 2010 | Category: Kids, Toys

A recent review of the most adorable classic children’s toys, reinvented with the finest eco-friendly materials has us wanting to collect the entire line for ourselves! Founded in San Francisco by two extremely talented mothers, Apple Park organic soft plush toys are a stylish moms answers to the toxic-free toy question. (more…)

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The Three R’s (+ WEEKLY GIVEAWAY)

Date: September 27, 2010 | Category: Beauty, Skin Care

Reduce, reuse, recycle - got it. Now on to a few R’s you may not be as familiar with… The newest addition to NUDE’s line of probiotic skincare is an Advanced Cellular Renewal Serum designed to repair DNA damage, restructure facial contours and restore your skin’s health. (more…)

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Shop Talk: Bambeco.com

Date: September 24, 2010 | Category: Lifestyle, Stores & Resources

Boasting “hot style for a cool planet,” Bambeco.com is an online eco-friendly home and decor store smartly stocked with everything from stylish aprons to outdoor seating. We love the pet section, specially curated for your furry friend, and the gift ideas category, where you can search by recipient, holiday or price. Searching out vendors that utilize materials in at least one of the following categories: all-natural, biodegradable, nontoxic, organic, recycled, recyclable, repurposed or renewable (more…)

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Zem on the Clinton Global Initiative, the Cradle to Cradle Institute & Safer Products for Future Generations

Date: September 23, 2010 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Media

Featured on The Huffington Post.

This year’s Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting (CGI) has been all about commitments that will make a positive difference around the world. Yesterday, during the Market-Based Solutions for Protecting the Environment session at CGI, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute (formerly the Green Products Innovation Institute) joined industry and NGOs on stage to contribute its own global commitment to train at least 100 assessors and certify 1,000 products by 2015. This is part of the Institute’s effort to jumpstart a market for new product development that will protect human health and the environment while growing the economy. (more…)

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Liquid Assets

Date: September 22, 2010 | Category: Home Furnishings, Kitchen, Office, The Home

It’s not often that water filter and beautiful are uttered in the same sentence. Economical, efficient, quality - yes. But until the AQUAOVO, we were hard pressed to find a filtration system of such superior aesthetics. (more…)

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Keepin’ It In the Loop

Date: September 21, 2010 | Category: Bags, Fashion, Men, Women

Since the beginning of apparel manufacturing there has been fabric waste. In 2006 American’s alone generated more than 11.8 million tons of textile waste. Thankfully, certain companies have developed ways to recycle this leftover fabric and turn waste into revenue and revamped clothing. Looptworks makes all of their products from 100% pre-consumer excess material that was meant for the landfill - including every zipper, button, and thread. (more…)

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A Visit to Weleda Naturals

Date: September 20, 2010 | Category: Beauty, Skin Care

This summer, ecofabulous was invited to visit Weleda Naturals Biodynamic Garden just outside of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. With our love of Weleda products (we’re constant fans of the Almond facial line and have been using the Pomegranate Regenerating Body Oil since it came out last year) we jumped at the chance to visit the site where it all goes down. (more…)

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The Gentlemen’s Green

Date: September 17, 2010 | Category: Fashion, Men

The best of Commerce with a Conscience: Sept. 1-15, 2010

Hello and welcome to the inaugural entry of The Gentlemen’s Green. My name is Brad and I write the ethical menswear daily Commerce with a Conscience. From here on out I will be rounding up the latest, greatest and greenest goods to appear on my site, for all of you lovely ecofabulous readers. Enjoy.

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