Copper Mountain Resort
Copper, CO, USA
July 4-7, 2013
Eco
by The Heart Growers
"What can I do?" It's a question that we all ask ourselves at some point. You may even have read sustainable farming leader, Joel Salatin, posing the same question recently in his Guest Scribe post here in the WanderlustJournal. Many people have spent the better part of their lives asking that same question, and if there is one thing that we can all...
Posted by Guest Scribe on April 4, 2013 in Eco
"What can I do?" Perhaps the most common question people ask me, this simple request is filled with angst and hidden perceptions. Often a sigh accompanies the question, kind of a resignation to the power and position of the current food and farming paradigm.
Often the question indicates a the hopelessness of a single person fighting city hall. When we look...
Posted by admin on March 31, 2013 in Eco
Plastic-foam containers might be on their way out of New York City, thanks to a new ban proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The ban is the beginning of the Mayor's efforts to increase recycling, along with doubling the number of recycling bins on sidewalks.
The long list of pros in favor of the ban is undeniable. Since plastic foam isn’t biodegradable, it “lives forever,” contributing to...
Posted by admin on January 17, 2013 in Eco
Many of us make it a personal goal to take care of our planet andminimize our waste production. One of the most obvious ways we can cut back on waste is by trying to eliminate the use of disposable plastic water bottles. Within the past weeks, this effort to reduce its use has become an even greater movement as plastic bottles were banned from the town of Concord, MA, and from the campus of the...
Posted by admin on August 9, 2012 in Mindfulness, Eco, Nourish, Community
Kirtan is one of the oldest yoga traditions in the world. It is a call-and-response chanting genre, which helps us connect with ourselves, focus our attention and achieve true harmony between mind, body and spirit. Being a part of the Yoga of Sound, Kirtan produces sound waves which you follow with your awareness. Think Ommm!
Kirtan Vancouver Events Society (Kirtan Vancouver) is a...
It’s dad’s night to cook and my eldest daughter and I head to the local grocery store. Hamburgers it is (big surprise). We weave our way through the aisles in search of the miniscule cubby reserved for grass-fed meat. And there’s a pound of grass-fed chuck for $10. Our earth/animal friendly meat is stacked amongst of sea of industrial ground beef priced at approximately $3 per pound....