Adele Wechsler’s beautiful bridal designs show that sometimes it is easy to be green.
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Weddings are traditionally times of joy and jubilee, providing an opportunity to bring two families together and a chance to enjoy an often much-needed open bar. Weddings can also be incredibly wasteful, with the invitations, the destined-for-the-trash guest favors and disposable decorations. The biggest eco-sin of nuptials are the seemingly endless one-time use items, most prominently represented by the dress.
Second-hand stores have become a popular choice for green-minded brides, providing a chance to walk down ...
A round-up of some of our favorite green-minded things, all perfect for mom.
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Give flowers that give back
Give your mom some flowers that will keep coming back for years and do some good for the local eco-system. American Meadows offers organic seed packets of wildflower mixes that include varieties indigenous by region. Since the flowers are wild, there is zero maintenance for Mom, all she has to do is plant the seeds and let them do their thing; Mother Nature will provide everything they need to keep coming ...
L’Âge de Thé treats tea like an art form, with special attention paid to every detail.
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
L’Âge de Thé, a web-based tea company slated to open their first NYC salon later this month, offers fine, hand-blended tea from a number of estates that use organic growing practices. Additionally, all of the tea sold on the site originated with growers certified by the Ethical Tea Partnership, meaning it is produced in environmental and socially sustainable ways. Their one-of-a-kind tea blends and their fantastic beverage creations, such as the Matcha Green Tea Latte, ...
