In honor of World Fair Trade Day - Saturday, May 10, 2008 - ydt will be focusing on Fair Trade issues throughout the month of May.
What is Fair Trade?
The Short of it: Fair Trade means that the people who made the product you are buying were paid “fairly” and generally treated with dignity.
The [...]

Filed under: Location: Pasadena, Wednesday--Wellness & Beauty by Lauren Johanson
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Livingreen is certainly the ultimate destination in Southern California for sourcing sustainable and healthy building materials and interior furnishings. Ever since the first Livingreen store opened in Santa Barbara, founder Ellen Strickland has made it her mission to find alternative living materials that are healthier for residents and less damaging to the environment.

Livingreen emphasizes [...]

Filed under: Tuesday--Green Living by Connie Wu
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A Million Trees for L.A. is what the city has proposed, and why not? A million new trees would do us good.

The Initiative: “Our Legacy for Change”.
-The planting of a million new trees will help the city transform from its current concrete haven to a green, sustainable city.
-Our actions would create an environmental [...]

Filed under: Monday--Active Lifestyle by Tracy Hepler
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For expectant mothers, it’s hard enough to find stylish, flattering and comfortable maternity clothing for those nine months of ice-cream-and-pickle-eating pregnancy. That’s why Schone Maternity is a true standout—cute, chic and comfy maternity clothing that is also eco-friendly and produced under fair labor standards.
“Schone” (pronounced like “shone”) is Dutch for “Clean Beauty”, which is [...]

Filed under: Friday--Food & Fashion by Connie Wu
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Not at Coachella this weekend? That’s ok! There will still be things to do and see here in the City of Angels, I promise.
xoxo
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SEE: Thinkspace in Los Feliz
This month the exhibit at Thinkspace is titled “Mergers and Acquisitions,” a show by artists Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters. The artwork is Henry Darger meets [...]

Filed under: Thursday--Weekend Guide by Elena Crevello
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