The True Meaning of Green: Top St. Patty’s Day Picks
Date: March 3, 2010 | Category: Food & Drink, Guides, Holiday & Gift
An excuse to wear funny hats, dance in the streets, drink green beer and pinch all your co-workers! St. Patrick’s Day is a fantastic festive holiday, but one that also generates tons of waste (12 million greeting cards are sent each year!). This time around, fight green, drink green and dress green with our top ecofabulous picks that are high on fun and low on environmental impact. (more…)
Seed-To-Table
Date: February 19, 2010 | Category: Food & Drink, Garden, Kitchen, The Home
Ever wonder how to get more involved in the ever-growing farm-to-table movement, aside from vowing to personally taste test everything on the menu from each new restaurant? Thanks to a tip-off from Daily Candy, it’s easy – get even more local… as in, your own windowsill. (more…)
Feel Good About Your Goods
Date: February 10, 2010 | Category: Food & Drink, Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources
The novelty of going to a locally-owned market has all but been lost in a world where super-chains tend to dominate. Call us old fashioned if you will, but we long for stores stocked with goods hand-picked for their excellence, the transparency of knowing where products come from, and attention to customer satisfaction. (more…)
Pop It Like It’s Hot
Date: February 2, 2010 | Category: Food & Drink, Kitchen, Lifestyle
For most of us, popcorn is an iconic treat, reminding us of movie theaters and greasy, salt-soaked fingers. With all the fun of childhood, 479 Popcorn is an organic treat for the whole family, but make no mistake – this isn’t the regular butter-and-salt basic you grew up on. These tasty little kernels have risen (or popped, if you will) to a whole new level. (more…)
What a Steel
Date: January 28, 2010 | Category: Care, Food, Food & Drink, Lifestyle
With the ever present scares over BPA-laden products, it’s left parents in a tizzy trying to figure out which products are safe for little ones. One things for certain, steering clear of plastics and opting for food-grade stainless steel bottles will ensure that nothing nasty gets leached into beverages. Pura Kiki bottles are our latest fab find – in bright colors (using non-toxic paint, free of lead, phthalates, PVC and BPA) with a silicone nipple top, these modern feeders will keep baby happy and healthy. (more…)
The Sweetest Thing
Date: December 29, 2009 | Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle
Wishes for chocolate waterfalls and gumdrop lined walkways need not go unanswered, even if you’re trying to build a household of healthy, organic sustenance. The two dads behind YummyEarth’s organic lollipops and organic candy have built a sweet tooth’s haven, as well as a mother’s organic dream. (more…)
Change is at Hand
Date: December 22, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Care, Cleaning, Food & Drink, Kitchen, The Home
The concept of “disposable” items is one that we try to regularly offer alternatives to here at ecofabulous. As we all know very well by now, there is no “away” and the fact that as consumers, we continue to offer a demand for one-time use goods, is something that we need to take responsibility for – change the demand (give them no demand!) and the market will shift accordingly. That’s why we were so excited to meet with the founders of PeopleTowels at this year’s Opportunity Green conference, to get a first glance at the new stylish, reusable towels. (more…)
Holiday Guide: Festive Food & Beverages!
Date: December 14, 2009 | Category: Food & Drink, Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle
Half the fun around the holidays is indulging in all the delicious treats! Whether you’re a fruitcake fanatic, or simply can’t get through the season without your daily eggnog – we’ve found an organic version for all. (more…)
A Greener Gobble: The ecofabulous Thanksgiving Guide
Date: November 17, 2009 | Category: Events, Food & Drink, Guides, Holiday & Gift
This Turkey Day, we can all be thankful that preparing an organic meal and decorating with an eye towards sustainability needn’t be nerve-racking (unfortunately we can’t say the same for dealing with the in-laws). There have never been more eco-friendly products on the market, you just need to know where to look. This year, ecofabulous has done the shopping for you (OK, you still have to purchase the bits you want, but we make it easy!) (more…)
Anna Getty’s “I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas”
Date: November 12, 2009 | Category: Events, Food & Drink, Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle, Media
Last week at Anna Getty’s SF book launch, hosted by Zem Joaquin and ecofabulous, guests gathered at Parc 55 hotel to enjoy hors d’ oeuvres from cityhouse restaurant and sip on VeeV holiday cocktails, MateVeza beer, Buena Vista Carneros wine, as well as Speare from PlumpJack wines. But the biggest treat was the lovely Anna Getty herself – heiress, environmental advocate, writer, television personality, chef, mother, organic living expert and yogini extraordinaire. Anna believes that being green is not a trend but a way of life and in her 180-page book, “I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas” she shares her favorite holiday projects and recipes. (more…)
