Quote of the Week - 05.20.12

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

- Buddha

Better than a thousand pieces of chocolate, is one piece that is Fair Trade.

- Coco-Zen

Best Mother's Day video ever... you'll want a some tissues near by!

The ladies over at CelebrateGreen have made probably the best Mother's Day video ever...

Stuff We Found Today - 05.08.12

Great book to read with young kids

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• "Maybe (A Little Zen for Little Ones)" - This looks like a great book for kids!
• Every Mother Matters - Your Guide to a Fair Trade Mother's Day - (Fair Trade USA)
• Free sandwich box with your kid's artwork on it - (Facebook: Rudi's Organic Bakery) Pretty cool contest!

Food Stuff

• Support cocoa farmers or face a 'chocolate crisis', warns academic - (ConfectioneryNews.com) Chocolate manufacturers will face a serious cocoa supply shortage unless they work to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and allow them to invest in sustainable production..."
• How to Store Vegetables & Fruit Without Plastic - (Washington's Green Grocer) Good little guide here.
• Bitter truth for a better world - (GulfNews.com) Interview with filmmaker of the documentary "The Dark Side of Chocolate".

Home Stuff

• Biophotovoltaic Moss Table Generates Electricity Through Photosynthesis - (Inhabitat) The moss powers the table lamp...cool.
• Egg-Shaped Treehouse is Nestled in Forests of Whistler - (Inhabitat) Love to have this to go hideaway in!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 14 Eco-Friendly Raincoats for Tackling April Showers in Style - (Ecouterre) Diggin' Nau's Chrysalis Dress with its removable sleeves. 

Tech & Science Stuff

• IKEA Unveils Cheapo Digital Camera Made of Cardboard - (Inhabitat)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Peru examines deaths of more that 500 pelicans - (BBC News) This comes after death of 800 dolphins in same region. What's going on???

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Surfing's Toxic Secret - (Forbes) "The typical surfboard is a slab of petroleum-spawned polyurethane slathered in layers of toxic polyester resin."
• SeaWorld cans plastic bags nationwide - (UTSanDiego.com) Cool!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Question and Answer with Paul Rice, President and CEO of Fair Trade USA: Part 1: Cooperatives and Estates - (Justmeans) ...and the debate goes on as Fair Trade USA leaves FLO and starts to certify farming estates.
• BP Gulf Spill Trial Delayed Until 2013 - (Huffington Post) Booooo!!!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Mother takes on Monsanto, wins global prize - (Pesticide Action Network) Think the title says it all.
• Miami Beach bans drinking straws - Hotels face fines up to $500 for littering.

Quote of the Week - 05.06.12