Archive | January, 2009
One-stop ethical fashion boutique
One-stop online ethical boutique Fashion-conscience was launched in 2007 and is aimed at the discerning ethical fashionista. Log on to find fashionable pieces from the US, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Brazil, Australia and the UK. Ships all over the world. www.fashion-conscience.com
Continue reading...Adili online store
8. January 2009
Fed up with trawling the web for individual ethical boutiques that often don’t sell online anyway? Adili was founded in September 2006 and has done all the hard work for you. With over 800 lines, the e-store stocks everything from basic tees to hard-to-find designer ranges, many organic and all fair trade. www.adili.com
Continue reading...Acorn House restaurant (London)
8. January 2009
The eco credentials of Acorn House are impeccable. They recycle and compost most of their waste, have a herb garden on the roof, use green electricity, never resort to airfreight, drive with bio-diesel within London, avoid industrial farming and buy Fairtrade where they can. UK. Acorn House, 69 Swinton Street, London WC1X 9NT, UK, tel: [...]
Continue reading...Konstam at the Prince Albert
8. January 2009
The decor is intriguing and the food, cooked by chef Oliver Rowe in full view of all the tables, tasty beyond your dreams. Basing most of its modern European menu on produce sourced from within Greater London, this restaurant is both sustainable and supports British farmers. UK. Konstam at the Prince Albert, 2 Acton Street, London [...]
Continue reading...Natural chewing gum
8. January 2009
Chicle is a resin that comes from the sapodilla tree, which grows in Central American rainforests. It was once the only way to make chewing gum (synthetic resins are now used in most cases). If sustainably harvested it can help keep the rainforest profitable (and therefore standing). It is one of the ingredients in Make [...]
Continue reading...Foraging in Kent, UK
8. January 2009
Professional forager Fergus Drennan spends up to 40 hours a week scrambling through woodland or picking his way across shingle beaches, gathering an enormous variety of wild food from the English countryside. Drennan sells produce at a local farmer’s market in Canterbury and runs foraging courses all-year-round for small groups of four people. www.wildmanwildfood.com
Continue reading...Organic Freedom
8. January 2009
Organic Freedom larger is brewed in Germany with no added chemicals or sugar. Oh yes, it’s also vegan. What does meat have to do with beer you might ask? A lot, as it happens. Most cask-conditioned ales in the UK are clarified using isinglass found in the swim bladders of certain tropical fish. Freedom Beer [...]
Continue reading...Village Underground
8. January 2009
Village Underground is a totally new type of office space. Foxcroft has transformed disused tube carriages and shipping containers to create an eco-friendly space and offer low-cost alternatives in a high-rent area. All the materials are recycled or “begged for, borrowed, or stolen” says Foxcroft. Solar water heater and PV panels for electricity included. It [...]
Continue reading...Biota water (US)
8. January 2009
Biota water comes in a corn-based bottle, which can either be recycled or composted. Unlike petroleum-based plastic bottles that take about 1,000 years to decompose, these bottles are history in 80 days. www.biotaspringwater.com
Continue reading...PlayPump
8. January 2009
The PlayPump makes pumping water fun. Designed for use in rural Africa where people often have to walk several kilometres to fetch water, the piece of playground equipment pumps water while children play on it. Donations welcome. South Africa/USA www.playpump.org
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