Green For Life: the latest book from Raw Family Publishing

Published October 11th, 2006 in Living Food

Green for Life BookIn her latest book Green for Life, Victoria Boutenko emphasizes the importance of adding greens to our diet, in order to stay healthy and happy.

From the Inside Cover:
In search of the perfect human diet, Victoria Boutenko compares th standard American diet with the diet of wild chimpanzees. Chimpanzees share an estimated 99.4% of genes with humans, but their diet is dramatically different from ours. The most glaring difference is that chimpanzees consume significantly more green leaves than humans. Based on these observations, Victoria has developed a series of green smoothie recipes that enable anyone to consume the necessary amount of greens in a palatable way.

Written in a simple, clear voice, this book provides ample proof of the desperate need for each of us to add more greens to our diet, and Victoria provides 23 exceptional green smoothie recipes to make it possible. If you are concerned about your health, or the health of your family, this book is for you.

To find out more about Victoria Boutenko and Raw Family Publishing, or to order a copy of Green for Life visit the Raw Family website:

Website: www.RawFamily.com

Join the Fight for Net Neutrality

Published May 31st, 2006 in EcoGraphic Design


Save the Internet: Click hereThe communications giants are currently lobbying the US Congress to pave the way for tiered internet service. This would allow Internet Service Providers like AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth to charge for, and limit access to Internet content and delivery.

Commercial content providers with deep pockets would be able to pay for high-speed content delivery, while independant businesses, artists, journalists, podcasters, bloggers, activists, fundraisers, etc. (everyone without deep pockets) would be "sent to the back of the bus" and see the delivery of their content and access to affordable online marketing efforts cutoff. The Internet as you know it today, would essentially become nothing more than cable TV. A free and open Internet, is key to promoting and sustaining small business and economic diversity, and supporting the free creation and exchange of new ideas.
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FordHall Farm: Join the Fight to save an Organic Farm from Developers

Published May 8th, 2006 in Conservation, Stewardship, Permaculture

For only £50 you can own a piece of the English Countryside. Join the FordHall Community Land Initiative and help Charlotte and Ben Hollins save their family's organic farm from developers.

For only £50 (approx. $100 Cdn.) you can own a share in Fordhall Farm, and save an important piece of the English countryside forever. For over 300 years, Fordhall Farm has been farmed by generations of the Hollins' family. Since the 1940s, Fordhall Farm has been operated as an organic farm, and played an important part in the life of nearby communities. Each share in Fordhall Farm secures 32 sq.ft. of the English Countryside forever.

The opportunity to save this farm will not last forever. So far over 1400 shares have been sold, and £205,000 raised. Another 11900 shares must be sold by July 1st 2006 in order to raise the last £595,000 needed to save the farm.

Visit their website to buy your shares or make your donation today.
Website: www.FordHallFarm.com

UBC: Sustainability by Design Project now online

Published April 6th, 2006 in Sustainable Design

Over the next several years, Sustainability by Design will create and coordinate a series of design briefs, research tools, stakeholder design charrettes, educational events, community workshops, exhibitions and publications. Municipal officials, researchers, citizens and local stakeholders will explore consensus-based concepts for how a sustainable region might evolve. These community processes, research initiatives and policy tools will provide a unique opportunity to test key sustainability principles and targets against real site constraints and emerging market conditions, and to see what kind of communities and neighbourhoods might result in BC's Lower Mainland over the next several decades.

Website: www.landfood.ubc.ca/sxd/

A project of the UBC Design Centre for Sustainability, the SxD initiative is multi-year collaborative effort to produce a visual representation of what Greater Vancouver region might look like in 2050, at neighbourhood, district and region-wide scales. Of particular interest is the project's test run with the UBC Urban Design Studio.

View the results and maps at: www.landfood.ubc.ca/sxd/7_studio.htm

The Visual Thesaurus: mapping a pattern language

Published April 2nd, 2006 in Cartography, Copywriting


The Visual Thesaurus is a remarkable dictionary and thesaurus with an intuitive interface. The Visual Thesaurus provides visual thinkers with an exceptional tool for writing, brainstorming and research. The searched word is displayed in the middle of the screen, with related words appearing around it, creating a connected, semantic map. Meanings and definitions are colour coded, and words can be filtered to customize results. Visit the Visual Thesaurus website for a FREE Trial. Website: www.VisualThesaurus.com

Valuing Nature: Stewardship and Conservation in Canada 2006

Published March 23rd, 2006 in Events, Conservation, Stewardship

CORNER BROOK - A national conference aimed at drawing attention to conservation and stewardship issues will be held in western Newfoundland this summer.

Valuing Nature: Stewardship and Conservation in Canada 2006 will be held in Corner Brook, Newfoundland July 5-8 2006 at the Pepsi Centre and Sir Wilfred Grenfell College. Held every three years, Stewardship and Conservation in Canada is a national conference that has been attracting participants from a wide variety of backgrounds, including all levels of government, non-profit organizations, industry and Aboriginal groups from across Canada and beyond.

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Orion Magazine: Exceptional journalism for a changing world

Published March 3rd, 2006 in Book Review

Today there are magazines published for every interest imaginable. The list of available titles is endless, and the number of publications concerned with the well-being of our planet is expanding as environmentalism, global warming and sustainability become popular issues. While most publications do an exceptional job of reporting recent news and events, and articles of mainstream interest, Orion Magazine publishes exceptional, thoughtful, well researched environmental and cultural journalism. To receive a FREE Trial Copy of ORION Magazine please visit their website: www.OrionOnline.org

Sea Soil: A Better Organic Soil for Restoration

Published January 14th, 2006 in Ecosystem Restoration

Sea SoilA small company on Vancouver Island in British Columbia has developed a new soil which not only recycles fish and wood processing waste, but replicates as closely as possible the nutrients found in the forest floor. By combining forest fines and fish fines leftover from processing, and then aging the new soil for an extended period of time to eliminate any seeds, their new product called Sea Soil is exceptional both as a soil enhancer and ecosystem restoration soil for forest restoration projects. For domestic garden use, Sea Soil can be purchased at local nurseries throughout British Columbia. For larger projects and bulk purchases of Sea Soil contact Sea Soil directly. To learn more please visit their website: www.SeaSoil.com

Designing for Sustainability

Published January 7th, 2006 in Sustainable Design

Sustainable Design is the new black in the Design World. We often talk about practicing sustainable design, however we often forget to consider what we are in fact sustaining, or attempting to sustain. In a marketing-zealous world, many projects are now labeled 'green' and yet how 'green' are they?

If we design a dwelling which reduces the amount of energy required to run it, yet utilize components shipped from half-way around the globe, are we truly practicing sustainability? If instead we construct a dwelling using traditional building methods and educate the owners of the dwelling to help construct the dwelling themselves, have we not only constructed a dwelling with a smaller energy footprint, and provided knowledge which will aid in sustainability through self-sufficiency?
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Copywriting Principles for Successful Headlines

Published January 7th, 2006 in Copywriting

Since the headline is the first contact your readers have with your message, it must reach out to them. Promise them a benefit. Tell them how they will be better off if they read the rest of the ad. Use action verbs. Save ten dollars is a stronger heading than Savings of ten dollars because of the verb.
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