This first environmentally beneficial billboard is launched in the Philippines by Coca-Cola and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and consists of the Fukien tea plant. These plants absorbe each 13 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. This billboard also makes use of recycled materials, such as old bottles of Coca Cola.
Instead of tea in your teacup, wear these as a bracelet. The idea is pretty old, but it still looks nice. These juwelry are designed by Abigail MaryRose Clark and are available at the webshop Etsy. But be careful, these are some fragile bracelets.
Austrian chocolate maker Zotter offers products that are organic, fair trade, and very creative. Choco Shots are available on their website; syringes full of chocolatey liquid that comes in packaging designed to look like it’s real medicine. These strange but inventive chocolates come in seven different varieties including Raspberry Brandy, Mandarin, Whisky and Almond.
In Sydney they thought of a special way to get everyone’s attention around World Enviroment Day. To show the people the impact of humankind on the environment they made a lifesize polar bear ice sculpture. The sculpture will melt away in several days and reveal a bronze skeleton. An interesting concept whereby the inner sculpture is revealed slowly.
In Belgium some farmers have a garden where people can harvest their own fruits and vegetables. It is cheap, fresh, and people get an idea where the product comes from. It is also an ideal trip for kids. Special is that they made a calender of where to get which fruit!
Danku (or: Thank you in Dutch) is a new and the first raw food restaurant in Belgium which has recently opened their doors. The menu only contains sprouted seeds and raw vegetables, ways of cooking are to marinate, mix, centrifuse, dry, sprout and ferment. Also cold “cooking” is possible with lemonjuice of vinegar. The philosophy is that all enzymes are kept in the food when you don’t cook it and ultimately this should be the recipe for a longer live expectancy.
The Fair Trade Foundation of the Dutch city Arnhem made two routes through the city. The routes do lead you to all the shops and restaurants who sell Fair Trade products.
The design of light switches and electric outlets in the house with a green touch will be noticed. The purpose of this design is to make people aware of their energy use and that they shoulden’t take it for granted.
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MyFarm is an initiative of the UK National Trust where it is all about crowdmanagement. The farm of Wimpole Estate in Cambrigdeshire, which containts over 2.500 acres of land, is calling for 10,000 ‘online farmers’ to participate to sign up for £30 and provide this farmer with advise and to discuss other issues through blogs and videos. The online farmers don’t need any previous farmer experiences. Points of discussion will be; crops being grown, livestock being bred and general wider issues regarding the farm’s interaction with the environment.
The Acadia Tree Tower is a new solution for overpopulation. The building itself resembles of a birds nest and is designed by Petr Pospisil. The tree pilars that support the building are filled with office spaces and elevators. The Nest is used for condo’s, shopping malls and entertainement facilities. Energy and drinking water are gained from nature by solar panels and harvesting rainwater.
We’re already in the third week of October, and more and more festive inspiration is popping up online. Pinterest remains a wonderful source of ideas, read more
We’ve been enjoying glorious summer weather for a few weeks now, and the popular seasonal drinks are already known. Mocktails, cocktails, spritz variations, rosé, and read more
This first environmentally beneficial billboard is launched in the Philippines by Coca-Cola and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and consists of the Fukien tea plant. These plants absorbe each 13 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. This billboard also makes use of recycled materials, such as old bottles of Coca Cola.
Instead of tea in your teacup, wear these as a bracelet. The idea is pretty old, but it still looks nice. These juwelry are designed by Abigail MaryRose Clark and are available at the webshop Etsy. But be careful, these are some fragile bracelets.
Austrian chocolate maker Zotter offers products that are organic, fair trade, and very creative. Choco Shots are available on their website; syringes full of chocolatey liquid that comes in packaging designed to look like it’s real medicine. These strange but inventive chocolates come in seven different varieties including Raspberry Brandy, Mandarin, Whisky and Almond.
In Sydney they thought of a special way to get everyone’s attention around World Enviroment Day. To show the people the impact of humankind on the environment they made a lifesize polar bear ice sculpture. The sculpture will melt away in several days and reveal a bronze skeleton. An interesting concept whereby the inner sculpture is revealed slowly.
In Belgium some farmers have a garden where people can harvest their own fruits and vegetables. It is cheap, fresh, and people get an idea where the product comes from. It is also an ideal trip for kids. Special is that they made a calender of where to get which fruit!
Danku (or: Thank you in Dutch) is a new and the first raw food restaurant in Belgium which has recently opened their doors. The menu only contains sprouted seeds and raw vegetables, ways of cooking are to marinate, mix, centrifuse, dry, sprout and ferment. Also cold “cooking” is possible with lemonjuice of vinegar. The philosophy is that all enzymes are kept in the food when you don’t cook it and ultimately this should be the recipe for a longer live expectancy.
The Fair Trade Foundation of the Dutch city Arnhem made two routes through the city. The routes do lead you to all the shops and restaurants who sell Fair Trade products.
The design of light switches and electric outlets in the house with a green touch will be noticed. The purpose of this design is to make people aware of their energy use and that they shoulden’t take it for granted.
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MyFarm is an initiative of the UK National Trust where it is all about crowdmanagement. The farm of Wimpole Estate in Cambrigdeshire, which containts over 2.500 acres of land, is calling for 10,000 ‘online farmers’ to participate to sign up for £30 and provide this farmer with advise and to discuss other issues through blogs and videos. The online farmers don’t need any previous farmer experiences. Points of discussion will be; crops being grown, livestock being bred and general wider issues regarding the farm’s interaction with the environment.
The Acadia Tree Tower is a new solution for overpopulation. The building itself resembles of a birds nest and is designed by Petr Pospisil. The tree pilars that support the building are filled with office spaces and elevators. The Nest is used for condo’s, shopping malls and entertainement facilities. Energy and drinking water are gained from nature by solar panels and harvesting rainwater.
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