Friday, January 30, 2009

Fairy Goat Mother





This got me thinking about my friends at Goat Lady Dairy, and the line of frozen dairy products they are thinking of churning out. Yumm....spring is soon....(at least with odd winter days like today, it feels like it.)

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Climate Change: Irreversible for the next 1000 years

With a headline like this, it makes me wonder why more people are not in a panic--or if headlines like that just make people selfishly think it isn't worth it to change. How does one hold the tension between being pro-active and not giving up?

Click here for the full article.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Free ECO Font


Check this out:


Dutch design group Spranq has come up with an attractive, FREE downloadable font that fosters more sustainable living.


As we know, most printer cartridges end up in landfills. The more ink we use, the more trash we create.


With this in mind, Spranq designed a font that uses 20 percent less ink. "Ecofont" as they are calling it, removes as much of each letter as possible while still keeping the words easily legible.


That is innovative thinking. And best of all, it is FREE to download!


Sunday, December 28, 2008

Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to US

Shyima Hall, 19, who was 10 when she was trafficked to a gated community as a domestic worker.



A well-written humanizing and complex article on child labor and human trafficking.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Zeke just sent me this quote

A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.

~William Shedd

I like this quote. I was talking with a friend recently about the Bible story of Noah and ship building--preparing for this massive, devastating (and ultimately life-giving) change. I think that sort of realization that things are not working and that we are on thin ice (literally) is in the back or front of environmentalists minds.

The thing about building these ships--of means to move us forward--means that at some point--the thing has got to float.

This is where we really learn or grow, I guess. I know I find myself in that time. The good news is that on those high seas, in storms, or even run-ins with those crazy Somali pirates or something--God is present there too. God might even be easier to hear in that time--because that is the voice Guiding us to safety--the One with the best vantage point.

Steer us to Goodness, Father.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Store Photos







My friend Emily S. was in town from Philadelphia and took some photos at the store.



Tuesday, December 2, 2008

This is a trailer for a film I am about to see, China Blue.

As appalling as even the trailer is, I can't help but note that this film only looks at labor conditions, and not environmental issues connected with the procurement of raw materials, import, exports of our "cheap" goods.

If I had to prioritize, I believe fair working conditions comes before pure environmental sustainability. That said, I don't believe we have to choose. At least, at Eco Everyday, we hold both of these ideas in balance.