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DIY Classes

Workshop, Drop, and Roll

Submitted by hsnavely on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:01am.
Need to fan the flames of creativity? Extinguish hobby monotony at Workshop, a new Western Addition spot specializing in all things DIY.
Why Care?: 
Not only does DIY-ing save you money on store-bought goods, but making new things out of old materials keeps perfectly good stuff out of landfills.
 

A Tall, Frosty Glass of Illicit Substances

Remember the article that circled a few months back uncovering the fact that 90% of U.S. bills posses trace amounts of cocaine? Here's round two on that topic, albeit less funny than all the cracks that were made then about Washington D.C. being the $ + cocaine epicenter. 
Posted by: hsnavely on 11/20/2009
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Organic Yoga Wear

Ice Sage

Submitted by hsnavely on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 12:00am.
Been eons since you hit the yoga studio? If a cool new outfit might give you incentive, try one from Clary Sage Organics Yoga Collection. This line hugs your bod in all the right places: The tops hold and lift your tatas sans sports bra (the Essential Cami doubles as a bra alt - seriously), and the bottoms are superslimming and elongating (short legs l-o-v-e the Stocking Seam leggings).
Why Care?: 
Conventional yoga garb is made with stuff like hormone-disrupting PFCs and cotton grown with pesticides; organic cotton isn't.
 
 
 
 
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Cooking Class

If You Can't Stand the Heat...

Submitted by hsnavely on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 12:00am.
…get out of your kitchen and into someone else's. We recommend Acupuncture Kitchen's kitchen, for its stellar Seasonal Cooking Classes.
Why Care?: 
Eating local, seasonally appropriate foods boosts your immune system (fresh = nutrient-packed), supports local farmers, and cuts down on the CO2 that comes from shipping produce cross-country.
 

40 Years of Sunny Days

Sesame Street rings in it's 40th year this week, an anniversary that hasn't gone unnoticed by many a big kids who, like me, can still recite from memory songs from the Street: One two three four five, six seven eight nine ten, eleven twelve - with the pin ball...remember? Just me...okay. (Tell me why  we are not able to allocate memory space at will?)
Posted by: hsnavely on 11/13/2009
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Sports Equipment

ReMatch.com

Submitted by hsnavely on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 12:00am.
Single, b/w soccer ball seeks fit partner to play with. Let's meet at Russian Hill's ReMatch Sports to take advantage of two local guys' really good idea. Buyers: Peruse the 6,200 square feet of retail space, chock-full of previously used gear (bikes, snowboards, camping equipment…).
Why Care?: 
Used equipment means fewer resources needed for the creation, transport, and packaging of new gear - and you won't have to waste any time breaking it in.
 
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High Five: Melanie Cheng

Right to Bear Farms

Submitted by hsnavely on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 12:00am.
We the people of Ideal Bite think you should high-five FarmsReach founder Melanie Cheng. After starting Om Organics in 2002, Melanie came up with the idea of connecting wholesale buyers (like restos) directly to area farmers.
How does FarmsReach work?
Melanie: We connect food producers with commercial buyers through an online platform (producers open an online "stall," and buyers virtually shop for food), helping larger-volume wholesale buyers to source more regional, sustainably grown products.

Fill in the blank: If I weren't with FarmsReach, I'd be _____.
Melanie: Probably working on other environmental efforts around fresh water supply or green building, because construction is a major resource-chomper and polluter.

What's your favorite in-season recipe ingredient?
Melanie: Green garlic... So amazingly fragrant and delicious, and such a short [growing] season, it makes you appreciate it more.


 
 
 
 
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