I just found out about a great site full of natural products for hip, earth lovin’ moms.
It’s called Cotton Mamma and they’ve got tons of earth-friendly baby and kid gear like cloth diapers, organic crib bedding, and organic clothes and toys. They’ve also got plenty of stuff for adults as well, and not just […]

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There was an interesting piece on eco-fashion on CNN’s website the other day, including a mention of the legal dispute between Target and bag manufacturer Timbuk2 resulting from the use of recycled shopping bags in these messenger bags.
Green fashion is starting to hit the mainstream in a big way, and while it’s exciting, there are […]

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I just finished reading Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style, a new book by Christie Matheson. It was a light, fun read but really informative at the same time. While it covered a lot of the same ground as Living Green, the tone is totally different and Matheson manages to bring up […]

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I’ve been meaning to mention Goods 4 Girls for awhile now, ever since I first found out about it through my friend Lara. I was reminded of it today when I came across Party in my Pants via Bust magazine’s newsletter. Party in my Pants (aka PIMP) makes reusable cloth menstrual pads and […]

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Check it out, the New Orleans Craft Mafia made the cover of this week’s Gambit Weekly. (That’s the weekly free alternative mag here in NOLA.) There’s a picture of me and NOCM founder Rachelle and overall it’s a pretty fabulous piece of press!

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CROW Clothing is a brand new eco clothing company for men and women which is unveiling their new collection online today.
All of their garments incorporate sustainable fabrics such as soy, organic cotton, bamboo, hemp and lyocell, and they also make good use of fabric scraps in their collections as well. They’ve created clothes that […]

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I just found out about this great company who makes reusable shopping bags and manufactures them entirely in New Orleans.
They also employed a New Orleanian for their web designer and they donate five percent of all their profits to a New Orleans charity.
They sent in some info to Styledash and I just posted about them […]

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