Vegan bake sale to benefit Animal Place!

Vegan baked goods are fantastic! Just take a gander at my vegan baked good recipes and you’ll see that omitting the eggs and dairy from your recipes not only decreases environmental impact and cruelty but is also darn tasty! This is a great way to give back while indulging in delicious baked goodies.

Tuesday June 23rd —
Sunflower Farmer’s Market, (Southern & McClintock) 12pm – 6pm
Friday June 26th —
Sunflower Farmer’s Market, (Southern & McClintock) 12pm – 6pm
Saturday June 27th —
Changing Hands Bookstore, (Guadalupe & McClintock) 9:30am – 5:30pm

Contact mollyandritar1st@aol.com for more info or visit the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale website.

image by manohard on flickr

Repower America is the clean energy plan supported by Al Gore with the goal to “repower” the US with 100% clean electricity within 10 years. They are reaching out to Arizonans at noon on June 10th so check out the info on this event:

We’re building our campaign here in Arizona because it’s a crucial time to show our elected officials our support for clean energy.

That’s why I’m pleased to invite you to join fellow Repower Arizona members and staff for a kickoff Repower Arizona Roundtable in Phoenix. We will discuss how clean energy legislation will help Arizona, and how you can get involved to support clean energy in the weeks ahead.

Here are the details:

Repower Arizona Roundtable
Burton Barr Library, Lecture Hall
1221 N. Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85004

Wednesday, June 10th
12:00 PM

RSVP Now.

The opposition has been working hard to push their misinformation and lies about clean energy.

We need your help to make sure your neighbors know the truth, so that our elected officials see the strong support for clean energy in Arizona.

Will you join us in Phoenix on Wednesday?

>>Yes, I’ll be there.

>>Sorry, I can’t make it, but I still want to help fight misinformation here in Arizona.

I have cut back on my spending a lot lately, I don’t know many people who haven’t. It still seems that most of our money goes toward eating out or groceries. Eating out feels like a reward, a little luxury that makes hard times easier. Those little luxuries are really helpful right now though eating out is often hard on your wallet and your waist line. One thing you can do is to hire a personal chef. While on your own this may seem like a silly suggestion, when you put a few families together it really starts to make financial and eco-sense. If you have a few close neighbors who are trying to eat better but just don’t have the time or know-how this might be perfect for you. I posted about Ripe Personal Chef’s services previously as an idea for Valentines’ but Chef Stephanie has a new service for group-rates. She specializes in highly nutritious, healthy meals, vegetarian, or even vegan. Click here to read more.

image from Kevin Dooley on flickr

We’ve had such nice weather these last few days! The air smells of creosote and the temperatures have lightened up. Our garden is really soaking it up and is super happy. These pictures were taken about a week or two ago and it feels like things have nearly doubled in size, especially the squash. I wish we had a rainwater harvesting system set up but at least we have done a few things like planting in low areas and making little berms around plants so they can retain the water they get. Happy Memorial Day weekend, everybody! Lets hope for more rain.

You’ve switched out your light bulbs to make your home more efficient, you’re using “green” cleaning products around your house, you’re buying locally grown organic produce to reduce your environmental impact. But what about your own body? You know what you put into your body is important but what you put on it can be just as important! There are many ingredients used in skin and haircare products that are just downright bad for you and for the environment. The best thing you can do is read the labels of the products you’re using and do a bit of research to see what is in them. The Cosmetics Database from the Environmental Working Group is a great resource to check ingredients or specific product types and their level of safety. Ok.. so once you check out your product and see that most conventional products are not safe for you, your family, or the Earth you will need something new. It can be hard to find great products.. you could go the DIY route and make some of your own, the Vegan Beauty Review has some excellent suggestions, or if you want the two birds with one stone route you can bring your old yucky products to be recycled and get a discount on new, environmentally and body-friendly products from Green with Envy Organic Hair Studio on April 22nd.

I love the concept (and the people) at Green with Envy Organic Hair Studio! Their non-toxic approach is refreshing and a model that more salons need to follow. On top of their day to day wonderful lack of harsh chemical products, LEED certified building, and fabulous staff they are having a cool event for Earth Day so I thought you should know. Whether you need a new look or just a trim, I can’t recommend them highly enough and it looks like Earth Day, April 22nd is the day to check them out! Also, they have a referral program so tell your friends and for each one that drops your name you get 20% off your next service, how cool is that?

Come Celebrate Earth Day in Style!

The entire month of April is dedicated to being eco-conscious, and on Earth Day, April 22nd, Green with Envy will help you do your part!

Bring in your old hair care products (especially those aerosol hairsprays) and we will recycle them and give you 25% off new, eco-friendly, organic products!

Also, join us for a “green” fashion show starting at 10:30pm to promote Green with Envy’s grand opening and our contribution to keeping the world beautiful.

• Read about my experience at Green with Envy Organic Hair Studio
• Visit the Green with Envy Hair website