April 30, 2009 Written by Tracy Hepler
“Eat, Drink, Be an Angel” Support Project Angel Food By Eating Out.
Help support Project Angel Food (a non profit org that delivers 11,000 home cooked, nutritious meals to home-bound Angelenos suffering from HIV/Aids, cancer and other major illnesses) by going out to eat at some of L.A.’s best restaurants. All day restaurants from Glendale to Santa Monica will be donating 25% or more of their profits earned throughout the day to this very worthy organization. What restaurant will I be supporting?
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April 30, 2009 Written by Your Daily Thread Team
In case you forgot, Mother's Day is just around the corner (May 10). Why not give mom an eco-friendly gift this year? To help you out, we've put together a list of gifts for every kind of mom under the sun. Each of our sponsors is offering a discount to our ydt readers so you can save some green while giving green. Here is to motherly love!
xoxo,
ydt Team
p.s. this is a photo of co-founder Tracy and her mom many moons ago :)
April 30, 2009 Written by Tracy Hepler
There's tons of green news every day, but due to the nature of your daily thread, we can't get to it all. With that said here are the stores and events that interested us and we were able to attend.
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Swine Flu and Factory Pig Farms...Connection?
I have to bring it up, everyone else is. If you haven't heard Swine Flu is a new pandemic that is going around the world (sort of a mix up of swine, avian and human flu combined.) It has spread into a few different countries, including our own. Fortunatley in the U.S. we have access to treatment that can...
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April 29, 2009 Written by Jaclyn Mullen
I’ve been doing a lot of research lately on skincare and the subject has unveiled some intriguing findings, one being that most people forget that our skin is actually our largest organ. More often than not, we assume that keeping up with our complexions is for the sake of vanity. But skin plays a vital role in overall wellness too. Whether it’s insulating your body, regulating Vitamin D or protecting you from germs, your skin deserves a little boost in its capabilities and pore cleanliness. One way you can support your skin is by using natural, herb-based products such as <...
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April 28, 2009 Written by Danielle Davis
When I worked at a flower shop many moons ago, Mother's Day was by far the biggest day of the year for flowers, surpassing Valentine's Day. So if you're planning on loving up your mum with living things, we'd like to direct you to some green growers in Los Angeles who will make your token of devotion sustainable.
Wisteria Lane offers delivery of flowers gr...
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April 27, 2009 Written by Tracy Hepler
YourDailyThread.com and
ChelseaGreen.com have partnered up to raise awareness about the
"Beef with Meat." The raising of livestock (animals for human consumption), specifically factory farming is a major contributor of green house gases that pollute ou planet. The raising of these animals creates 18% of global greenhouse gases, more than all of the world's cars and SUVS combined.
Help our...
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April 26, 2009 Written by Kat Odell
Submitted by Kat Odell of “Cork & Rind” food and wine blog.
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April 25, 2009 Written by Your Daily Thread Team
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