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Calling all entrepreneurial DIYers in New York! Greenfinds and Samples for (Eco)mpassion are looking for vendors for their Holiday Eco Marketplace. This all-green market will run from Nov. 19 to Dec. 24 and be open Thursday to Sunday at 2 Great Jones St. Tables are $350 per week minus any commitment for the following weeks – they can even staff your table, you know if you’re stuck at your day job. If you wanna sign up or need more info, contact Ike at ike@greenfinds.com or 917-226-9765.

Shoppers – be sure to gather up all that loose change lying in your couch/bottom of your purse and scope out the Holiday Eco Marketplace. They’ve already got a great lineup on board like: Read the full post... 

As most can expect with any holiday season (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.), a little weight gain is in the cards. So what’s a candy-goobling, turkey-lovin’, cookie-snatchin’ Biter supposed to do? Indulge and worry about the weight later thanks to the Muffin Top Stopper. Yep, you heard me right. This little device - made in Queens, NYC - has a button on one side and buttonhole on the other so you can extend your waistband. It’ll prevent your luvies (love handles) from hanging out and reduces waste (not waist unfortch) since you can skip buying a new pair of jeans just for the holiday season - which makes the planet happy too.

PS: It’s great for preggo ladies too like my sis and friend Michele Read the full post... 

Last Thursday in NYC, my writer Yachtz (lucky him) rocked out at the Wyclef concert to celebrate the Grammy winner’s partnership with Timberland (the boots not the singer). I was at my sister’s baby shower but Yachtz gave me the low down.

The two teamed up to design a 16 boot Earthkeepers collection for the ladies, gents, and kiddies. They’re made from 100% organic cotton canvas, 42% recycled sole, and 100% recycled PET laces and lining. For each pair sold, $2 will go towards Wyclef’s Yéle Haiti Foundation to support reforestation in Haiti. They sell for $65-$155 a pop and you can look for ‘em in store late November.



-City Editor Read the full post... 

NY Fashion Week is finally coming to a close…and I can't say I mind. For one week, Bryant Park becomes a mad house with self-important fashionistas, pushy reporters (trust me, I used to be one for Us Weekly and Life & Style Weekly), stressed out PR reps, and not to mention those shouting PETA activists. Don't get me wrong, Fashion Week in NY is an amazing event with a ton of brilliant designers. But after many years of waiting in line for a 15-minute show that starts an hour late, I'm happy this year I skipped the tent and went downtown for the down-to-earth Green Shows instead. Models strutted their stuff at the King of Greene Street boutique to the likes of:

Bodkin: Designer Eviana Hartman from NY creates girly garb out of organic Read the full post... 

Memorial Day is over. Boooo. Pass the time until your next three day weekend with these NYC events.

ABC Carpet and Home Eco-Intelligence Section
What: A new collection of eco-hardware products, equipment, and accessories like air purifiers, furniture, and body products.
When: For sale now. This permanent section will continue to expand to include solar energy, home audits, and retro-fits.
Where: ABC Carpet and Home, 881 Broadway.

Kiehl’s Shave Swap
What: Men, trade in your ol’ shave cream (at least 4 oz.), take a 5 min survey, and get their new Ultimate Read the full post... 

Here it is: Bags (and tees for that matter) that say "Go Green" or "I'm Green" or "I'm Not Plastic" etc. that are not actually green bags. Most of the ones I see are made from nonorganic cotton (the most pesticide-intensive crop), poly-synthetic-whatever, or vinyl (marketed as "vegan"), which frankly is a worse plastic than your grocery bag's plastic (it's tougher to recycle, for one).

I'm all for a reusable bag, natch, and yes, grocery plastic bags are really, really bad. But my friend Janice and I were talking about this – that we have way more reusable bags – freebies from events, purchases, donations – than we really ever use. (My fave right now: a NY Times freebie with a Read the full post... 

No surprise here, but as a new mom I’ve got zero time (let’s not get started on money) to shop for myself. And to be honest, I’m not much of a browser/gatherer type anyway - which probably explains why I still wear sweaters that date to the first Bush administration.

But grabbing a few minutes to order much-needed shoes online seems totally do-able, which is why we put together yesterday’s Mama Bite on online spring fashion. And, oh yes, the hard work of rounding up fun, stylish jeans, shoes and handbags - the things we do for you, dear readers.

Stuff we’re coveting this spring:

Jenifer bid on and won a new eco outfit at SF’s Read the full post... 

I don't actually wear glasses, but I've always wanted to. While it may seem pointless to keep up with the trends just to indulge my adolescent (okay, and current) fantasy of being coffee-shop chic, you never know when myopia will set in, right? Plus, I've rocked the non-prescription look before, though it was really embarrassing and I'll never do it again (unless I can get away with it with no one noticing this time).

Why do I put myself through this? Because I think you glasses-wearers of the universe just look cooler and smarter. So if you're stuck with a pair like these…you shouldn't be. Drop by Chicago's Eye Spy this month for deals on new pairs - just for being your Biterly self. CTA-ing or biking there gets you 10% off, and Read the full post... 

But new Seattle illo girl totally can. I envy her. I'd just end up looking like Samantha Ronson - minus the scowl. I think I'm more on the level with this gal than I am with Page - that's new illo girl's name, as given by me. Actually it was Paige, but she changed it when she was 14 to align with her "There’s no I in Page" mantra. She lives in a Capitol Hill loft with her cat, Don, and has tattoos of both Marilyn Monroe and Pee-wee Herman. She scored her vintage fedora at Last Waltz before it closed (sigh), and that vegan (natch) blue bag on her shoulder? Queen Bee Creations, in which she carries around copies of Read the full post... 

My friends call me Little Foot. It's because I have hooves for feet. I'm OK with it though, since I walk fine, and don't tip over easily, even on two legs.

The best part of having an unevolved, 1940s-size foot is the options. In my tiny-footed world, vintage shoes grow abundantly, as if on trees, and I am the only one who's the right size to pick them. In my world, the shoe tree is eBay. 

Best eBay shoe score ever are my vintage YSL metallic leather heels with tiny bows on the toes. Sometimes I wear them in my room and bump this song.

-SF Editor Hanah…off to turn it up…

Ready to slip into something a little more Read the full post...