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Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 11:10 in microfinance, fair trade, nest, stuff to wear, build a nest, fair trade gifts, women artisans
m o r e (nest-building for women around the world) Nest is doing something noteworthy. It's a nonprofit that combines microfinance, fair trade, women's empowerment, and artisanship. Here's the scoop: Instead of lending money to international wome...
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Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 10:52 in green thanksgiving, green holiday, sustainable holiday, local ingredients thanksgiving, sustainable turkey
m o r e (green, grateful tables) My article at Your Daily Thread today covers "Thanksgiving: How to Make it Green and Grateful." I invite you to take a look for resources and inspiration as you prepare for the menu, the meal, and making merry mea...
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Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 11:15 in ecovillage, Simple living, environmental action, books and films, intentional communities, community action, the slow life, los angeles ecovillage, phinney ecovillage, simple living books, slow is beautiful: new visions of community leisure and joie de vivre, synchronicity la
m o r e (purposeful places) I recently read Slow is Beautiful by Cecile Andrews, a beacon of the Voluntary Simplicity movement. Her critique of modern existence and presentation of how slow and beautiful life could be got me thinking about a lot ...
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Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 11:46 in footwear, Services, vegan shoes, green shoes, stuff to wear, eco shoes, toms shoes, patagonia shoes, eco-friendly footwear, how to resole shoes, resole america, zoe and zac shoes
m o r e (steps to reduce and reuse) My husband still has a pair of Campers he bought probably eight years ago. Two years ago he got them resoled at a little shoe repair joint within walking distance of our apartment. Welcome to a few more years o...
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Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 10:28 in news, consumerism, Simple living, voluntary simplicity, lifestyle choices, anti-consumerism, simple living network, simplifying holidays, saying goodbye to stuff, simple living resource
I'm honored to be included in the November/December edition of the Simple Living Network Newsletter. The Network is an excellent resource for those wanting to joyfully pare down their lives and the Newsletter has a variety of perspectives on that the...
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Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 11:44 in news, cycling, transportation, Simple living, new urbanism, green cities, livable streets, walkable cities, the end of suburbia, livable cities, bikable cities, pedestrian friendly streets
m o r e (good city living) According to the online community, Livable Streets, 6.5 billion humans now live in cities (of which I am one). And that's not always a pretty picture. But perhaps it could be if we devoted more of our street space to pe...
Love this site!!!!!!! Thanks for writing it. Well done.
I'll be back checking it often. --Tamara
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