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• BUY SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL, BUILD A NEST

  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...

• MAKING THANKSGIVING MORE THAN A MEAL

  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...

• THE SLOW LIFE: ECOVILLAGES AND OTHER INCARNATIONS OF COMMUNITY

  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 ...

• FOOTWEAR W/ LESS IMPACT

  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...

• SIMPLE LIVING NETWORK NEWSLETTER: HOLIDAY EDITION

  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...

• LIVABLE CITIES MADE OF LIVABLE STREETS

  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...

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