Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Food & Health on Nov 16th, 2008
For years I have been using Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap. I like the tingly peppermint smell, how clean it makes my skin feel, and the fact that the ingredient list is short and organic. Last weekend, at the annual Washington DC Green Festival, I learned that not only is Dr. B’s good for my body [...]
Posted in Food & Health on Nov 14th, 2008
How do you really know that the beef you bought is organic, kosher, halal, or raised with loving kindness? The Israeli company Bactochem has the solution.
The idea started in Israel, where animal theft has become a major concern. Hundreds of beef cows worth $2,000 a head are being stolen a year, and in most [...]
Posted in Food & Health on Oct 17th, 2008
It’s always exciting to get farm-fresh organic produce delivered to your door through a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme, which have proliferated wildly around Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. But when I tagged along with a friend to her Brooklyn CSA last weekend, I saw how nice it can be when farmers deliver their vegetables and [...]
Posted in Food & Health on Sep 26th, 2008
Last Friday, World Vision and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated the achievements of a three year project that has helped hundreds of Lebanese farmers grow organic agriculture in Lebanon. The project - called the Sustainable Agri-Business Initiative for Lebanon Project - directly helped 800 farmers and over 4500 people in total.
USAID [...]
Posted in Cars & Transportation on Sep 7th, 2008
If you choose to live in the heart of the Negev desert - or any desert for that matter - chances are, you’re pretty in touch with nature. Because you’re surrounded by it. There just aren’t any of the modern distractions that many of us know and love, like movies, frozen yogurt stands, etc.
But the [...]
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Aug 26th, 2008
This week, our Green Prophet in Focus series gets up close and personal with resident Prophet Michael Green.
Once a music journalist (he stands true to vinyl) and environmental activist in Bristol, UK, Michael has since brought his green wisdom to Israel. In addition to his position here as Prophet-in-residence, Michael is a journalist for various [...]
Posted in Science & Technology on Aug 22nd, 2008
(Image credit: Corbis)
It’s bad for the environment, but you know you want it. You want those strawberries in the dead of winter. You know you should be eating local produce year round to avoid all of the carbon emissions associated with flying in food from distant places or using energy guzzling greenhouses to grow produce [...]
Posted in Travel & Nature on Jul 25th, 2008
“Make sure to place your organic waste in the buckets outside and please use our shampoo and soap when you shower so chemicals don’t enter or gray water system,” my hostess explained to my family as we first arrived in Amirim. I immediately felt at home.
We’ve been covering lots of eco-tourism tips and organic [...]
Posted in Food & Health on Jun 19th, 2008
I was so anxious on Monday as I awaited word of delivery of my very first Israeli community supported agriculture (CSA) delivery to its drop spot in Tel Aviv. I was nervous, not because I thought the vegetables wouldn’t be good or because I was unsure if I was getting a good deal (the [...]
Posted in Business & Politics on Jun 15th, 2008
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the organic baby in the baby carriage. Today we would like to welcome, the guest post of Avi Yacove who has just helped give life to Baby Organic, a new online baby’s clothing store based in Israel.
Writes Avi: Baby Organic came to mind as an idea of [...]
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