From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Main Street Mainstay: The Green Life

by annie on October 30, 2009

One-stop Eco Shopping in Santa Monica

Jessica has been raving about The Green Life ever since it opened in July 2008, and I had some time to check it out this week.  This super eco-friendly shop - located north of Ocean Park on Santa Monica’s Main Street - is great.  As I walked in, shop owner [...]

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Can a Tee Shirt Save the World?

by annie on October 20, 2009

We’re hoping so!
Jessica and I had wanted to do a tee shirt for some time.  Ours came together this summer after finding the three key rights:  the right message, the right shirt and the right printer.  Here’s the story of our journey:
We knew clothes can carry a message, and we wanted ours to be a [...]

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Join the Zero Waste lunch movement

by jessica on October 17, 2009

Talk trash with Annie

On Sunday October 18th, from 9am – 2pm, our very own  Annie Barnes of InspireTheChange.com and Sarah Auerswald of MarVistaMom.com , will be on hand to present options and start a dialogue with the community about the idea of reducing the waste that comes from sending our kids’ lunches to school.
Also on [...]

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EarthCapades and TreePeople to the rescue!!!

by jessica on October 13, 2009

I am on the Green Team at Samara’s  elementary school  and this year we were very excited when the Principal agreed to let us  kick off  the school’s assembly program  with EarthCapades’ “H20 show”- an entertaining combination of vaudeville and environmental education.
It was a family affair on stage. Hearty, the program’s director was joined by [...]

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Swap til you DROP!!

by annie on October 11, 2009

It was REALLY Fun
As a swap first-timer, I had no idea what to expect.  What we found was a large room pulsing with creativity, lots of friendly and helpful people and ample materials to play with.  My boys had a blast, and were delighted with their finds and their creations.  We learned how to use [...]

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