Recent Posts Tagged With 'fair trade'

• The Unlist: 9 Holiday Gifts Not to Buy

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 10:00 in china, cell phones, gifts, fashion, Chocolate, coffee, saving, sustainable, gourmet, holiday, decor, gift baskets

  I’m  so over the annual mandatory retail blitz which prompts us to purchase scads of presents no one needs (and few can afford). Enough is enough. Necessity is one thing; waste is another. Be an angel and give material items only to the needy...

• Oy to the World! Decorating Tips for an Eco Hanukkah

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 10:00 in shopping, holidays, recycled, Chocolate, winter, decor, entertaining, banners, retail, coins, christmas, fair trade

  Flashing and blinking colored lights are already setting my hood aglow at night, and my home looks a bit dark and subdued in comparison. But step inside, and it’s beginning to look a lot like Hanukkah. You want tinsel? We got tinsel. You want s...

• Halloween Hangover? 5 Tips to Avoid the Scary Stuff and Stay Healthy

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 10:00 in diet, health, water, cheating, green, Pizza, wellness, organic, sugar, weight, fair trade, halloween

  Mmmm. CANDY! Just smell the bowl full of those darling, little bars of CANDY. Just look at those chewy bites of CANDY! Now, walk away. That’s right. Walk away and no one will get hurt. Halloween is really one of the hardest nights to stay disc...

• Send Your Green Message on a Stamp

  Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 10:00 in mail, Paper, lifestyle, endangered species, conservation, green, recycling, earth, invitations, messages, fair trade, postal

  If you’re sending correspondence through the mail these days, why not design your own stamps to promote your green message? Many sites, including Zazzle.com, allow you to either select from their designs or customize your own using photos or i...

• Nu? Eco Ketubas, Kippots, Bagels and Wine for Repairing the World

  Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 09:00 in lifestyle, Jewish, Candles, eco, organic, traditions, fair trade, conserve, kippot, menorah, ketubah, eco suede

  Jewish is going greenish. It’s a phenomenon I like to call Oy-Soy, the marriage of ethical Jewish values with eco alternatives – everything from the artifacts that help color our heritage to a back-to-nature approach to living more sustai...

• Reverse Trick-or-Treating Promotes Fair Trade

  Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 14:02 in children, women, lifestyle, labor, fair trade, halloween, third world, chocolage

  What’s even scarier than the scariest of Halloween costumes? How about the labor abuses suffered by women and children in third world countries? This year, little Hannah Montanas and Harry Potters can have a treat up their sleeves as they get o...