sustainable city living

Winter 2009

In this issue:
Olympic festivities – Our insider picks
Transit envy – Attitude matters
Green sex – What about the toys?

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The search for a happy egg

I enjoyed your post. If I may, I would like to suggest my farm web site. Sumas Mountain Farms is the only producer of 100% certified-organic, lifetime grass-fed & finished beef in the Lower...
Finding cruelty-free foods

Cruetly-Free is the dream, but anything we can do to work towards that goal is good. I recently decided to cease eating meat and diary, and eggs from any source other than organic free...
Sustainability Star program applauds Olympics sponsors

Thanks to our partnership with Bell, Building Opportunities with Business (BOB) has placed more than 400 inner city residents in jobs since 2005 and a 90% job retention rate this year. BOB supports employers...
Spring style, Vancouver edition

The pretty Dace dresses get me excited for spring. Yay to one-piece dressing, bare legs, and sandals! ()...

Blog Archive

RECIPE: Vegan Apple Rosemary Scones
Bring 'em to their knees with the intoxicating aroma of rosemary.

Bring 'em to their knees with the intoxicating aroma of rosemary.
RECIPE: Vegan Asparagus Pesto Crepes
Aphrodisiac-stuffed crepes for a romantic brunch at home.

Aphrodisiac-stuffed crepes for a romantic brunch at home.
RECIPE: Strawberry Avocado Salad
Saucy avocado and libidinous strawberry infuse brunch with some serious sex appeal.
Opening new doors at ShamaWood Fine Woodworking Studio
Arnim Rodeck describes himself as a "storyteller on wood."

Arnim Rodeck describes himself as a "storyteller on wood."
Fashionable art: Kulus Designs
Kulus Designs retells aboriginal myths with fashion-forward designs.

Vancouver designer Kulus Designs retells aboriginal myths with fashion-forward designs.
Hangover chandeliers
The Dram chandelier by Propellor Design is made of recycled tumblers and glasses.

Recycled glass tumblers-cum-chandelier by Propellor Design.
Recipe: Vegan mini chocolate cupcakes
A traditional recipe is easily made vegan by using egg replacer and vegan sugar.

Even non-vegans will go gaga for these mini mouthfuls of chocolate joy.
Recipe: Vegan oatmeal, walnut and date cookies
Wonderfully buttery and rich, but made without butter.

Heavenly Grandma-approved oatmeal walnut date cookies from The Vegan Project.
Red by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
An innovative graphic novel that combines the Haida narrative with Japanese manga.

An innovative graphic novel that combines the Haida narrative with Japanese manga.
'Climate Cover-Up' by James Hoggan with Richard Littlemore
Vancouver experts ask the hard questions.

Vancouver experts ask the hard questions.

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