28-07-2010 | Posted by: Valentina ZelyaevaYesterday I went to one of my favorite raw restaurants here in New York to grab some lunch, and I noticed that they star selling Glass Straw. And I thought "WOW! this is an amazing solution for our plastic waste problem!' it is very small but still a big help!
Think about how much garbage already exists on our planet and plus every time you purchase your smoothie or juice, you use one of those plastic straws. 5 minutes later - its all in the trash. and like this everyday!
Well, now you can buy only one glass straw and carry it around with you. It's made of high quality glass and will last forever.
"- glass straws don't leach toxins into your food as you drink
- each time you use your glass straw equals one less plastic straw ending up in your landfill
-one glass straw replaces thousands of plastic straws"
see more info on the website below.
love, Val
26-07-2010 | Posted by: Irene DirksMaybe you remember my blog from last week about the skin burn?
My sister (who is a doctor) saw my wound yesterday and got really angry with me! (I didn’t have it covered up and the crust was starting to peel off)
She said that if a burn is bigger than an old quarter coin (about 20mm) then you have to take extra care of it! And if it’s bigger than a 2 euro coin then you should go see a doctor! Well it was just slightly smaller than that!
My sister put some aloe vera burn relief gel on it and covered the wound with special burn bandage so it wouldn’t stick on the wound and it wouldn’t be infected. And she gave me a prescription for silversulfadiazine which is a disinfecting cream to prevent infections on open wounds like burns and to prevent scarring. And I should keep it covered up!
So therefore this update! DON’T BE A FOOL LIKE ME!
Check out burns properly! and if you have doubts?
GO SEE A DOCTOR!
22-07-2010 | Posted by: Lonneke Engel
My dutch friend Jeroen Koeman from Ecotulips is doing an amazing job! What is that job? He is trying to change the flower industry by making it organic! You would think that all flowers that you buy in markets are organic, but fact is that most flowers and plants are grown with a lot of chemicals and pesticides. This is bad for the bees and for other animals, and of course the ground they grow in. Ecotulips is offering beautiful, organic flowers. I will profile this company a bit more in the future.
For now I received an email that you can get a discount until August 1st!:
"Hello eco-friendly friends!
This message is for every eco-friendly farmer/gardener in your network.
eco-friendly organizations and farmers this year a chance to purchase organic bulbs for a low price, to support organic gardening.
Our pre-season bulk sale gives up to 80% discount to all:
Order deadline August 1st.
Help me reach my goal to increase the market share of organic flower bulbs from 0.1% to 1% in 3 years!
Visit http://www.ecotulips.com/categories/Pre-season-bulk-sale and click on the “like” button, thanks!
Together we can make it a better world, send this message to your eco-friendly friends!
All the best,
The Tulip Man"
will you order organic tulips for your community?
Picture: "The Tulip Man" Jeroen Koeman and his tulips
