Locawear?
Has anyone thought about expanding the concept of eating within a foodshed to consuming products in general with a consciousness of how far they've traveled? Do I sleep on Egyptian cotton?
What about the computer I used to write or the one you're using to read this entry?
Excerpt from: http://www.forbes.com/global/2003/1013/040_print.html :
"IBM ... runs 16 manufacturing plants in 10 countries, buys 2 billion parts a year from 33,000 suppliers and offers 78,000 products available in 3 million possible variations."
One can certainly take things to an extreme or one can live life in balance, but I'm curious of if the locavore concept has been applied in other areas...
What about the computer I used to write or the one you're using to read this entry?
Excerpt from: http://www.forbes.com/global/2003/1013/040_print.html :
"IBM ... runs 16 manufacturing plants in 10 countries, buys 2 billion parts a year from 33,000 suppliers and offers 78,000 products available in 3 million possible variations."
One can certainly take things to an extreme or one can live life in balance, but I'm curious of if the locavore concept has been applied in other areas...
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Permalink Reply by bitt on -
yes, this is always a goal although i have been bad about it lately. i just get caught up in life and forget to be...well, conscious! my computer is refurbished so I am doing ok there but i am needing to get a few new clothes and i realize i need to look local. i am going to look at american apparel because it is sweatshop-free.
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Permalink Reply by idarastar on -
My FAVORITE sweat-jacket is from NoSweat Apparel. They are AWESOME! Some of the clothing is made in Jerusalem/Israel/Middle East, but it's fair trade/sweatshop free. I usually go for the east coast union worker made clothing from there.
Something about American Apparel doesn't sit right with me. I like to believe it is 100% fair, but the over marketing of it makes me skeptical. Do you know anything more about them?
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Permalink Reply by Chris D on
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Yep, it's the juggling that does make it hard. On the food front, I read an article along those lines: Farmers in developing world hurt by 'eat local' philosophy in U.S. : http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/11/18/EDGO...
I definitely subscribe to the not-new / reuse trade.
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me too, i still love dates covered in tahini though.
im confused. matt monarch swears by regular colonic hydrotherapy. its his no.1 raw tip, didn't think it could be dangerous but now it kind of makes sense. enemas seem much more natural in comparison.
I've heard great, great things about Living Light Culinary Arts Institute in Fort Bragg, CA. I know that isn't really in the Los Angeles area, but it's still in CA and I believe they provide students the option to stay in their 'Living Light Inn'....
The way I see it is that generally people who label themselves are confident of the path they have chosen while,also generally, people don't don't label aren't quite as sure if what they're following is the right way to go.
hi hitesh,
how are you
if yoga is practiced regularly then it's not difficult to achieve flexibility, yep i can share the knowledge with you that I got from the university, don't worry about it
oh yeah she is married :(
lol
Thank you both! :-)
wow did that beautiful lady kiss u.. lol
great u won two things.
the 2nd rank and her heart?
oops shes married right?
oh well theres tons of ppl that love u specially on GITMR
can u help me with my postures when u run your raw-community?
i do yoga, but not regularly, and my flexibility isnt that great.
my breathing capacity is great, and thats the only thing good.
Check out this footage of my mom's journey to our place, and at the end, an interview about her progress so far!
www.rawdawgrory.com
Charles?
things that have actually worked for me:
Valerian root for tea - very calming...
Lemon juice, sliced lemon peel, lemon grass or lemon verbina, raw honey, star anise (optional), maybe some ginger, hot water (let it all infuse together for a while) ...
oh yeah there were like 3 judges who really eager to find mistakes in my asanas and other yoga practices that they asked me to perform :)
But i am lucky hahahaha
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