Weekend Playlist: Funky Easter
Having your peaceful weekend invaded by crazy Easter Bunnies, technicolored Peeps, painted eggs and yellow feathers? It’s all just a bit overwhelming, isn’t it? Grab a beer, close the curtains, sit down on…
Tuttoriso – A Health Foodie Haven in Staten Island
On the first day of the year that truly felt like spring we decided to take the Staten Island Ferry (free!) for a fresh-air outing that would not break the bank. After a…
Interview with Danielle Venokur, Green Event Planner
Through her company dvGreen, Danielle helps people plan sustainable parties. She does everything from small weddings to large conferences, always ensuring every step of the event planning is carried out in the most…
Home Made by SANS
Fashion and clothing makes waste, there is no doubt about it. Organic clothing is now everywhere, but is that really a good thing? Ultimately, isn’t so-called eco-fashion just creating more waste? Lika Volkova,…
Vertical Gardens, Green Roofs, Plant Walls & Urban Farms in NYC
Something I have been truly excited about in the urban landscape lately is the emergence of vertical gardens. Architects and urban planners are realizing the importance of green space, both for aesthetic reasons…
Switch Your Lights Off For Earth Hour
Earth Hour is an initiative that began in Sydney on 2007, with over two million homes and businesses shutting off their lights for one hour, in hopes of shedding light (pun intended) on…
The Most Beautiful Scarf
When my mother had to take time off from work while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer this year, she needed something besides reading (she’s a fantastic reader and can get through a whole…
The Largest Ponzi Scheme
In the words of author and environmentalist Paul Hawken. “We have an economy where we steal the future, sell it in the present, and call it GDP.” What is this if not a…
Objectified – Investigating Our Complex Relationship With Stuff
Cogito Ergo Sum — I think, therefore I am, the statement made by French philosopher René Descartes in the 17th Century seems, in Western society (and largely other cultures throughout the world), to…
Pantone’s Color of the Year: Mimosa
Every December, the well-known authority on color, PANTONE picks a color it thinks will dominate the year to come. According to them, 2009 will be the year of Mimosa, or PANTONE® 14-0848. The…
Obama, Plant a Survival Garden
Most people in the environmental movement agree with the suggestion that the Obamas should plant a so-called Victory Garden on the seemingly useless and resource-intensive White House lawn. I certainly do, although I…
Disruptive Innovation: The 360 Paper Water Bottle
Every day, Americans throw out somewhere around 60 million plastic bottles, many of them previously used to contain water. It’s a staggering figure, and the global market is projected to reach just over…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
