The Earth and Its People

As part  of this year's Earth Day Celebration, here are some picks of products or initiative that for us  truly speak sustainability,  hand-crafted; in other the people creating from scratch to preserve and value the Earth.

1. Indego Africa is a non-profit organization that promotes entrepreneurship amongst African by enabling to design, create and sell accessories, artifacts...and more.

2. JEM Looking for the finest and most beautiful fair trade bling, look no further, JEM offers all this and beyond. The Paris studio based promotes fair-trade materials refined with some of the most advanced techniques.

3. Sawa Shoes are shoes made in Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia) by Africans!

4. The Body Shop's Wood Positive As part of an effort to promote a greener lifestyle, The Body Shop just  started Wood Positive, a new initiative that aims to plant and protect more trees than it uses in its supply chain. Consequently, as of this month, consumers will be able to support this initiative by purchasing those product bearing the Wood Positive logo.

5. Mast Brothers Chocolate bars, handcrafted in Brooklyn these sweet treats are as yummy as they look. Enjoy with very little moderation.

Straight from Nature

We love the  straight-to-the-point slogan and philosophy of  this all natural cosmetics line that offers natural products straight from nature. No artificial scents, colors or  preservative, a re-usable bottle made out of  biodegradable elements, that's what the german brand has in store for us; and we love it.

For more info on 'STOP THE WATER WHILE USING ME' go here.

❧ Eco Tote

Be eco chic and stylish with BCBG's Earth Day Tote. 25% of proceeds go to Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots organization.

Green state of mind

In the spirit of Copenhagen (Dec 6 -18, 09)

Earth Day Should Be Everyday

From living green to saving the Earth, one day at a time, these books give readers an eco edge.

You don't have to take my word for it...

Green vs Brown

After PepsiCo launched their all natural drink Pepsi Raw in the UK last year, their good friends at Coca - Cola had to come up with something green too ... Sprite Green.

So what do you think? I gotta admit I kinda like the Green one better!

Do the G.R.E.E.N.

Here is a tremendous initiative that will make us all a little bit GREENER. When you purchase one of the totes at MyBagCares.com, a tree is planted in your name! These bags are not only an excellent -- and very much needed -- alternative to plastic bags, but they're also made of linen + untreated cotton, only. Each bag holds more than six bags worth of groceries -- hmm...that is if you're single -- and so for more than 10.000 trees have been planted. Do I need to mention that these adorable bags come in 4 different styles?
To all those who are still holding on to their ghetto plastic bags -- you know what I'm talking about -- make that move right now!

Order your bag here... you'll get free tree with that.

SE

Green means go

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