Custom Eco-Friendly Screenprinting by Ecoprintworks

Have you ever had a need for custom printing? Now there is an eco-friendly company that can fulfill these needs. Ecoprintworks uses sustainable organic products, from t-shirts to totes, and water-based inks for their screenprinting. Ecoprintworks is one of the few companies that … [Read more...]

Cute, Cuddly Maggie's Organic Stuffed Penguin Made From Fabric Scraps

I've long been a fan of Maggie's Organics, and I lived in their tights when I was pregnant. Now Maggie's is venturing into stuffed animals. Like their sock monkey, Maggie's Organics Penguin is made from excess fabric and slight irregulars, including the hat made from tie dyed … [Read more...]

Disney's Environmental Goals: Greenwashing or Corporate Responsibility?

We get a lot of press releases from companies big and small touting their green initiatives. I usually dismiss the ones from major corporations like Disney and Barbie as greenwashing, but I still pass them on to our writers. After much prodding and persuading from my online … [Read more...]

Springtime: Where I Crush the Souls Of Girl Scouts

According to the National Action Against Obesity the girl scouts who peddle cookies each spring get 40 to 60 cents from each box sold. Roughly ten percent of each sale. Ask any mother whose living room has been taken over by boxes of cookies, any father who's had to drag their … [Read more...]

College Farm Organics Going Out of Business

One of the great organic candy companies has suffered the consequences of the economy and is going out out of business. College Farm Organic will soon be no more. This announcement is on their site: "On February 3, 2009, The Quigley Corporation announced plans to consolidate … [Read more...]