to completely throw out all traditional foods and start eating more processed foods for better health (margarine? vegetable oil?). And we seem to do more conscious exercising than anywhere else, either. It’s your opinion...

thing that might make your life and the planet a little heathier. Oh – and here’s a good review of the eco-friendly-ness of various options, in case you’re still trying to convince yourself that plain old paper...

more people from Japan move into my area than elsewhere!). However, I would hold this restaurant up as an EXCELLENT example of a Japanese restaurant that is not run by Japanese, but that is consciously and successfully preparing...

a modified vegetarian who eats fish – but this often runs into problems with farm raising, over fishing and other industry practices. I try 1st to eat local foods and 2nd to eat organic or ethically conscious- Its not always...

to mention transportation overhead, whether it is road tripping or flying]. the marginal difference from bringing your own packing material seems trivial. i think if you live a modest, energy conscious life ... you drive a...

expensive, but the 21-30 shrimp in a 2 lb bag at the local Vietnamese store is $9.00. 2-3 shrimp per person per meal, and it’s a treat that goes a long way. It’s certainly not the most eco-friendly shrimp there is,...

day but still...) i gotta say, nothing looked all that fresh. for a supposedly eco-friendly store (that’s how they’ve been touting it) there was an awful lot of packaging. everything came in plastic. i emptied my cart...

Intelligencia Coffee is the way to go if you are buying around Chicago. Not a chain...yet. They have distributors. Eco-friendly but way better than Starbucks. Not a bad product in their lot. If I can’t find Intelligencia, I...