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Be Mine and Be Fair this Valentine's Day

Elizabeth Rogers | Posted 03.15.2009 | Green

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Elizabeth Rogers

Almost 40 percent of Valentine's Day gifts involve some sort of candy or chocolate. Yet these gifts, which are meant to convey love and friendship, have this horrifically unlovely and unfriendly story.

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Sustainable Valentine's Day

Sarah Newman | Posted 03.14.2009 | Green

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Sarah Newman

Whatever your take is on February 14th, it's an opportunity to actually not spend much money (and who has any left to spend in this economy?) and make it a sustainable day.

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Ethical Chocolate Worth Craving

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 12.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Food, Slow Food Movement, Sustainable Agriculture, Green Living, Fair Trade Chocolate, Slow Food, Taste Test, Organic Food, Eating Matters, Chocolate, Green Valentine's Day, Environment, Valentine's Day, New York Times, Food, Artisan, Dark Chocolate, Sierra Club, Cocoa, Fair Trade, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

But chocolate made with an eye to its social and environmental impact needn't taste virtuous, as Sierra Club staffers recently found out.

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How To Green Your Easter

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Green Your Easter, Easter Commercialization, Natural Dyes, Organic Chocolate, Olivia Zaleski, Fair-Trade Chocolate, Eco-Easter, Green Living, How to Green Your Easter, The Giving Life, Green Tips, Easter, Living News
Olivia Zaleski

It's Easter time and in case you haven't noticed, the retail world has gone full force "Easter-Spectacular." With Christmas over, it's "out with the m...

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A Greener, Sweeter Valentine's Day

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Valentine's Day Waste, Green Valentine's Day, Green Chocolate Valentine's, Green Living, Fair Trade Chocolate, The Giving Life, Going Green, Living News
Olivia Zaleski

Is Valentine's Day a beautiful celebration of love, commitment and denial? Dating back hundreds of years, the origins of Valentine's Day--and its ...

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