Summertime and the living is local

By Todd Mayville on Jun 18, 2009

Living in Colorado is loaded with perks: we have mountains, great weather, a (generally) laid back lifestyle... and some of the best agriculture in the country.  This is amazingly evident whenever I visit my…

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Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies checks out the White House organic garden. Video.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jun 8, 2009

  With thanks for the tip to Dave Burdick of Huffington Post GREEN, the "best video tour of the White House organic garden ever": …

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What is Xeriscape? by Boulder Landscape Architect Thomas Rutherford. Photos: Rusty Ralston for elephantjournal.com.

By elephantjournal.com on May 29, 2009

A (Very) Brief History of Xeriscape by Thomas Rutherford, of Mosaic Garden Design in Boulder, Colorado. Photos by Rusty Ralston ...of Thomas Rutherford and family installing a Xeriscape landscape at Hotelephant, a "green" renovated…

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elephantjournal.com event: June 2: Bizarre Boulder-Nicaragua Event ~ via Joshua Berman.

By elephantjournal.com on May 27, 2009

Nica-'radans Unite! Bizarre Evening in NoBo (Boulder, Colorado) to Help Nicaraguan Children. via Joshua Berman Nicaragua is Central America's largest and most misunderstood country, but it's finally shaking off the shadows of its past and…

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Event: “Spark The Fire” yoga conference, May 29th-31st in Denver, CO.

By elephantjournal.com on May 24, 2009

an elephantjournal.com recommended and sponsored event Denver Yoga Studios are coming together to inspire community and provide support during this era of radically shifting work, life and values. “Spark the Fire – Igniting Yoga and…

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Become a Fan: Boulder County Farmers’ Market. New Facebook Page.

By elephantjournal.com on May 20, 2009

Why would we bother to post about a Facebook page? Because, of course, Facebook is more than a multi-kajillion dollar company that's hardly making any money at all. Because it's more than Big Brother…

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Spud Bros + Twitter + Brad Feld = Charity. Video.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on May 3, 2009

People often ask me what twitter is good for. Who needs another geek technology that takes us away from real life, from the outdoors?  Well, I too once didn't get Twitter, I made fun…

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Community Cycles in Boulder, Colorado: Letter to the City Council re Bike Path Project.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 21, 2009

Dear Boulder City Council: I am a board member of Community Cycles and am writing you on behalf of our board and the over 700 Boulder residents who are Community Cycles members and have…

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The Healing Power of the Subconscious Mind, via Kendra Current.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 17, 2009

Modern science has been cooking up some magic, helping the lay person to understand one’s own healing potential and how symptoms manifest—and just how powerful our mind is in that process. These ideas are…

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Atlantic Fashion Week Fall 2009: Eco-ethical Fashion is just so damn cool [Danica Olders, Orphanage, Deux fm, Laura Chenowith and more...]

By Anna Gilkerson on Apr 12, 2009

Deux fm reports: Recently a bevy of Atlantic Canadian fashion designers presented their fall 2009 collections to packed audiences at the Olympic Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia. About 1/2 of the 17  designers that showed…

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New York Times on the closing of an Independent Bookstore. Does Local Matter?

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 23, 2009

A great article in the New York Times today—combining great writing, good information, objective reporting and a personal, distinct point of view. Excerpt. ...what’s remarkable about the Second Story Book Shop is not that…

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Green Media continues to rake in inve$tment dollar$ despite bad economy (translation: continues to sell out).

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 3, 2009

Ecorazzi: Inhabitat takes on 500K of investment, whoop whoop, green media still hot in cold economy! Wait. When will greenies get that this movement ain't all about eco? That green is simply one great,…

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Eco Green Mindful Custom Jewelry, anyone? [Angie Star]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 23, 2009

I'm not a big jewelry guy, but I have always worn a 'protection cord' (red string that is given in Buddhist tradition by one's teacher as a sort of reminder and blessing to be…

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Michelle Obama on Garden at the White House. Video.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 21, 2009

Here's a little Change we Can Eat Up! With thanks for the tip to Lilia Justman. If above doesn't play, try the below vid or click here (Washington Post video embedding doesn't seem to…

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Boston: organic, fair-trade produce veggie delivery service.

By elephantjournal.com on Feb 16, 2009

Eschewing exotic fruits shipped from far away, some of his customers were developing a preference for locally grown food, and Barry, who sells a variety of produce boxes directly to consumers, decided to jump…

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Nasi Goreng: An easy Indonesian style dish for a busy lifestyle [Anna's cooking at home series "The Quick and Tasty"#1]

By Anna Gilkerson on Feb 5, 2009

Cooking can be fun and rewarding when challenging yourself to a meal with lots of ingredients that you may not know all the names of. Cooking on a regular basis seems much more approachable…

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The Kitchen: on Pearl Street, in Boulder, Colorado, you’ll find “the greenest restaurant in the West.”

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Jan 9, 2009

I've probably gone to The Kitchen about 2,000 times over the past five years since they opened (don't do the math). Why? Because if I were a restaurant I'd want to be The Kitchen:…

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Real food for school lunches? ~via Laura Ruby. [Ann Cooper, Growe Foundation]

By elephantjournal dotcom on Dec 19, 2008

Do you know what your kid (or niece, nephew, or neighbor) had for lunch at school this week? Living in what many consider one of the most eco and green towns in the country…

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elephant journal goes NYC: A Locally-Owned Food/Drink Hit List.

By Rusty Ralston on Oct 13, 2008

Let's face it, no one has the time to research restaurants before a trip...it's time consuming and requires a bit of detective work. Well, this is where we come into play...to give you Rusty's…

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Gelato Bacio

By Meghan on Oct 7, 2008

The Single Source Scoop Recently, I sat down with David Cohen, the owner of the successful and always-packed Spruce Confections (famous scones, coffee, etc, etc) to talk about his latest venture, Gelato Bacio (no website!!…

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