Testing, Testing 1, 2, 3…
Date: March 10, 2010 | Category: Lifestyle, Travel
Late nights spent shouting over loud music, day long speaking engagements, or a tickle in the throat – all can be cause for a less than perfect voice. And when the occasion calls for brilliance, it’s the crowd you want speechless, not your performance. (more…)
Ask A Local: Zem Joaquin’s San Francisco
Date: March 4, 2010 | Category: Lifestyle, Stores & Resources, Travel
Ecofabulous founder and SF Green Queen, Zem Joaquin, got her first taste of sustainability as a child, growing up on Joan Baez’s commune in Palo Alto. A firm proponent that you don’t have to sacrifice style for sustainability – especially in a city as hip and green as San Francisco – JetBlue asked Zem about her favorite local spots in this City by the Bay. (more…)
Hanging Ten Never Looked So Good
Date: January 11, 2010 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home, Travel, Women
Designer Heather Heron is a woman of impeccable taste, as demonstrated by the namesake line of bags we previously went head-over-hemp for. Heron’s green designs have transcended the eco-conscious masses, lauded by haute publications like Vogue and anyone with an eye for style. (more…)
Putting the “treat” in “retreat:” Yoga & Surfing in Costa Rica!
Date: December 17, 2009 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Travel
It’s back for 2010, and just in time for the gift giving season! Treat the yoga/surfing enthusiast in your life with a midwinter escape to Costa Rica for the second annual Yoga Surf Retreat with ecofabulous’ New York contributing editor and resident yoga expert, Sara Little and co-teacher Alana Kessler. Planet-loving yogis and surfers alike will be delighted to know that this weeklong retreat is as green as the Costa Rican jungle that hosts it. (more…)
Messenger in a Bottle: David de Rothschild
Date: October 2, 2009 | Category: Lifestyle, Media, Transport, Travel, ecoMan
Ecofab founder, Zem Joaquin, recently caught up with her good friend, David de Rothschild, to interview him for the Men We Love (and do we ever!) feature in Coco Eco Magazine. Read on to hear what the hunky bachelor is up to and learn about why he’s spending so much time with a pile of plastic bottles. (more…)
Wanderlust Ticket Giveaway!
Date: July 19, 2009 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources, Travel
Dying to getaway? In need of a little indie rock n’ roll therapy, meditative yoga and quality time with Mother Nature? This weekend’s first annual Wanderlust Festival in Lake Tahoe, CA (July 24-26) is just the retreat you’ve been looking for and ecofabulous has it hooked up! We’re giving away a pair of VIP tickets and 3 pairs of regular admission (music & yoga) tickets (more…)
High as a Park in the Sky
Date: June 9, 2009 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Travel
Urban ecophiles, rejoice! The High Line, New York’s long anticipated park in the sky, finally opens to the public today (June 9). (more…)
Surf’s Up, Yogis!
Date: April 30, 2009 | Category: Events, Lifestyle, Travel
As a super-conscious, peace-seeking planet enthusiast, your efforts sure benefit nature. How about letting nature return the favor? Let nature rejuvenate your spirit this July in Costa Rica at a weeklong yoga and surfing retreat, led by ecofabulous’ own New York contributing editor and resident yoga instructor, Sara Little. (more…)
Raising the Bar
Date: March 28, 2009 | Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Travel
New Yorkers like to think they’re a step ahead of the rest, and now they have proof: In a sign of what’s surely to come, the city is now home to the first – and only, at least for the time being – USDA certified bar in the world. (more…)
Bamboo Co-Cruising
Date: March 21, 2009 | Category: Lifestyle, Transport, Travel
Who knew that one of the greenest ways to get around town could be even greener? Craig Calfee, the founder of Calfee Designs, has made carbon frame bikes for the biking world’s elite (including Tour de France victors), but we fell in love with his bamboo triple bike (can easily be converted into a tandem) and keep picturing ourselves cycling off into another era.
Calfee built his first bamboo bike in 1996, and praise from friends and coworkers resulted in the bikes coming into mainstream production in 2005. They are truly functional and have won numerous cycling awards, but environmental enthusiasts cheer about their eco-friendly construction – which includes hemp fiber lugs and a tung oil finish. Now, what started out as a publicity stunt for Calfee has gained a more noble purpose: Craig traveled to Ghana with Earthwatch Institute in 2007 and just returned from another visit to empower Ghanaians to use their abundant local bamboo resources to build bamboo cargo bikes for their own use. Stay tuned for how the overseas effort evolves, or get your own. At around $3k they are not your daughter’s bicycle, but she can hop on back!
