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Home Grow Micro Farms Takes the Guesswork Out of Urban Gardening
Tiffany Swift | August 20, 2010
Living according to your ideals is easier said than done. Look at me – my interest in growing my own food has manifested itself in a single tomato I am irrationally unwilling to pick and a series of perished herb plants. I want to be the person with a thriving veggie garden, but I'm sadly lacking the space and know-how. Lucky for me and other Angelenos, the husband and wife team of Lucas Brower and Jesse Kamm offer an easy and affordable solution - Home Grow Micro Farms.
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Cafe Velo Offers Up Bike-centric, Community Conscious Fare
Contributing Writer | August 17, 2010
Story contributed by Jennifer Boyer.
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Seawall: Responsible Developers for Baltimore's Artists and Educators
Eric Bos | July 23, 2010
It’s not often that a development company is talked of fondly.  They have a history of being the bad guys in everything from made-for-TV movies to real life, but in the last few years Seawall Development Company has made its mark as a developer actively seeking to do good by the community and environment.
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Eco Citizen Reveals the Allure of Organic Fashion
Contributing Writer | July 12, 2010
Story contributed by Polina Selyutin.“It’s about finding your truth” says Joslin Van Arsdale, owner of Eco Citizen, a green apparel boutique in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood. Joslin’s path to Eco Citizen passed through London for fashion design, NYC as a stylist/designer, researching textile trends in Paris, London for grad school at Goldsmiths College, and Santa Fe, New Mexico working as a gallery director before landing in San Francisco to launch Eco Citizen 3 1/2 years ago.
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Livingscape Nursery Engages Life Indoors and Out
Contributing Writer | July 7, 2010
Story contributed by Jennifer Boyer.
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Alive Structures: A Green Roof Grows in Brooklyn
Scott Ballum | June 15, 2010
Alive Structures is a unique landscape design firm, grown out of the recent interest in increasing green spaces in urban environments and the long-term benefits of green roofs. We talked with the business owner, Marni Majorelle, about seeing an opportunity to contribute to her city, hiring her first employee, and the determination to make it all work.Video not loading correctly? Watch it here on the Sheepless.org Vimeo Channel.
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A Globally, and Locally, Responsible Brew from Cafe Moto
Scott Ballum | June 2, 2010
As easy as it was to schedule a meet up with Cafe Moto owner Torrey Lee, it’s much harder to pin down a description of his business. The list includes solar power, social responsibility, sustainable agriculture, local distribution, and community involvement -- though none of these are core principles per se, and they’re more than just good business decisions. They involve decisions that he can, and does, feel good about.
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EcoHub Brings New Meaning to Green Building in San Diego
Scott Ballum | May 20, 2010
Yeves Perez has a distinct vision for San Diego, arguably sparked by a singular horrific meeting with a potential real estate investor who asked, in completely sincerity, “What are you planning to do? Paint it green? I invested in a terra-cotta colored building up in North County and it’s doing really well.”
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Eco Chic: The Slow Fashion Movement
Kate Bryant | May 5, 2010
What does it take to get consumers to transition from buying disposable "fast fashion" to heritage pieces? How about transparency in the supply chain? Does knowing the history of a piece make it more compelling and special? How about quality textiles? When something costs more, does it make it more precious — something to cherish? Or maybe it doesn't have to cost more. Can innovation create textiles that are both sustainable and mass-market affordable?
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A New Start Finds Sustainability Through Architecture
Scott Ballum | March 26, 2010
When Damian Possidente was laid off from the architecture studio he worked at one year ago this week, he took it as an opportunity. The main focus of his work had been affordable, sometimes sustainable housing, primarily in the South Bronx, when the firm had several large projects in the pipeline shelved or canceled altogether due to budget cuts and client hesitation.  Damian remembered wanting to work on his own since college, so while the layoff was unexpected it seemed like a message was being sent to take the leap.