{Eco-Inspirations} Homegirl cafe

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A few weeks ago I was walking through the Pasadena farmers market and ordered some delicious tacos from the “Homegirl” cafe booth. The “Homegirl” cafe is an organization that train women, who are at risk or have been involved in gangs, to work in the restaurant business and learn how to grow organic food in [...]

A Weapon of Mass Instruction

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A few weeks ago my friend sent me a video of this amazing person who wanted to make a difference in his community. ‘Raul Lemesoff, an Argentine art-car artist, has taken a 1979 Ford Falcon that used to belong to the Argentine armed forces and turned it into a ‘Weapon of Mass Instruction.’ Armed with [...]

{Green Living} The Benefits of Prenatal Yoga

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Yoga is quite possibly the best preparation an expectant mom can do while pregnant. There are many benefits that come with practicing yoga including the connection one can achieve between mind and body. This connection enables the participant to notice how she holds herself while standing, lying, sitting, and laboring. In turn, one is then [...]

{Eco Inspirations} Terracycle

Have you ever wondered if there was a way to recycle or re-purpose those nasty juice pouches your kids love or those chip bags that you see in many lunch boxes? Well, there is a company by the name of Terracycle that sells things made from re-purposed trash. Founded in 2001 by Tom Szaky, then [...]

{Eco-inspirations}WHAT IS TIME BANKING ?

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What is time banking? Since so many people are experiencing a drastic change in their finances, I decided to research different ways that people are dealing with it. I heard about time banking through an internet site. www.timebanks.org According to TimeBanks USA, “TimeBanks USA was founded in 1995 and its central office is located in [...]