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...
'Yarn Bombing' a new kind of grafitti

wohoo! I loved seeing the yarn bombs that went up in my Kits hood last summer!I I am currently working on a whole shwack of baby stuff for my sister and other pregnant girlfriends,...
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...

Blog Archive

Fashionable art: Kulus Designs
Kulus Designs retells aboriginal myths with fashion-forward designs.

Vancouver designer Kulus Designs retells aboriginal myths with fashion-forward designs.
Unique, locally sourced gift ideas
Holiday shopping made easy with our guide to fabulous local gifts for everyone on your list.

Our exhaustive guide to unique, locally sourced gifts.
Cast-off leather reimagined by Ora Bags
Handmade luxe from Vancouver's Ora Bags

Past-life obsession meets handmade luxe with Vancouver's Ora Bags.
Fashion gets 'Resurrected' in Gastown
Resuscitate that '80s throwback by taking it to Gastown’s Resurrected.

Resuscitate that '80s throwback by taking it to Gastown’s Resurrected.
EcoFashion on Granville Online
Everything you ever wanted to know about Vancouver's ecofashion scene.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Vancouver's ecofashion scene.
Our epic guide to EP!C
A tantalizing selection of the show’s must-see speakers and workshops.

A tantalizing selection of the show’s must-see speakers and workshops.
Reclaiming the planet one bag at a time
Meticulous detail and gorgeous fabrics distinguish Jeannette Morgan's up-cycled bags.

Meticulous detail and gorgeous fabrics distinguish Jeannette Morgan's up-cycled bags.
Hemp versus cotton
In search of the most sustainable fabrics, we pit cotton against hemp.

In search of the most sustainable fabrics, we pit cotton against hemp.
Local designer Flora & Fauna
Local designer Flora & Fauna finds inspiration in squirrels...
Bling a ding ding
Fashion gets a conscience, as one local jewelry designer repurposes vintage bobbles.

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