From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Ecostore USA Giveaway Winner is….

October 31, 2009

Carmen !!!! Your comment #25 won!
Congratulations Carmen!! I am going to forward your e-mail to ecostoreUSA so that they can send you the discount code for the $25 gift certificate.
I am grateful that so many of you wanted to try all natural products from ecostoreUSA. I really believe it’s important that we eliminate nasty chemicals [...]

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World Series Baseball is going GREEN!

October 30, 2009

Remember my recent post about sports that are NOT so green?
Well, read this article from Mother Nature Network about how this year’s World Series is going green!
Short excerpt…….
“Working with the MLB’s “Team Greening” Program, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) will be out in full force at Game 2. Clad in NRDC T-shirts, these hardy [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Melissakate

October 30, 2009

Melissakate is owned by a printing artist who makes linoleum prints by carving out the designs and block printing on note cards, stationery, tags, and any paper forms. Many of her artwork is done on eco-friendly paper and card stock and uses biodegradable plastic sleeves to ship her artwork.
Cats or dogs?
Dogs
Star Wars or Sleepless [...]

Apple Hill Cake

October 29, 2009

I don’t think I posted a recipe on ecokaren before. But I wanted to share this recipe with you because I just made this cake today with Honey Crisp apples that my mom gave us and it was goodelicious – a word my daughter made up. We couldn’t possibly eat all these apples so I [...]

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NYC is the most eco friendly city in the country!

October 28, 2009

I had an unexpected opportunity to walk around NYC last Friday when I visited Ecostore’s launch at Duane Reade. I lived in and around NYC for the last thirty years and honestly, I never paid attention to what the big deal was about my city. I mean, why would people be jealous that I lived [...]

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Ecostore’s Launch at Duane Reade in Herald Square, NYC

October 26, 2009

I don’t usually meet the people behind the products I review but I had a great opportunity to meet the wonderful people from Ecostore last Friday. Ecostore joined forces with Duane Reade in New York City (NYC) and it launched its line at the newest store on Herald Square, opposite from Macy’s on 34th Street [...]

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Twlight Visions

October 23, 2009

Twilight Visions is owned by an environmentally conscious jewelry artist who gets her inspiration from mother nature. Rachel grew up in the wildest, most untouched state of Alaska, so it’s only natural a lot of her pieces reflect such raw beauty. Recently, she has gone back to school to pursue a degree in Biology with [...]

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Couch surfing; eco-friendly sport?

October 21, 2009

My husband loves college football and last weekend was his weekend of non-stop college football madness. At one point, he didn’t know which channel to flip to and which game to watch. But as he screamed with every passe and touch down, all I could think of was all the toxic plastic that went into [...]

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Natural remedies for your health

October 19, 2009

My poor little (well, not so little anymore but she’s still my baby) daughter is sick. Not too serious; just a little cold. So besides the usual cold remedies like ginger tea (just boiled ginger with honey), Vitamin C (about 4000mg to 5000mg a day), Echinacea, Zinc, and lots of soups, I adjusted her spine [...]

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Ecostore Review, Giveaway, and the big launch at Duane Reade in NYC

October 16, 2009

I was so ready and eager to post this product review two weeks ago because I couldn’t wait to share it with you but then, I found out that Ecostore USA is coming to NYC!! I couldn’t believe it. Ecostore USA will be stocking up the green aisles at Duane Reade Drug Stores all over [...]

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