Bloomberg has turned his attention to composting, the final frontier of waste diversion. So will you be fined for not separating your food scraps? More importantly, how excited are you??
Hair extensions made from corpses, why you can tell yourself flying coach is better, Citibike is hitting some snags, and New York Mag called your outdoor cat a "ho."
No more burying your head in the back of the closet. We’ve come up with seven steps to take to be a more conscious shopper when it comes to environmental and labor concerns (political views of the retailer we’ll save for another day). And thankfully, you don’t have to dress exclusively in potato sacks...
New sustainable luxury shopping website Rodale's threw a launch party on Tuesday. Find out which farm-to-table restaurant they chose, and the signature cocktail they served.
If you're thinking about buying property in New York City within the next thirty years, you had better read this first.
When I recently visited my local farmer's market in Brooklyn, I spotted a vendor selling rhubarb, and of course bought a few stalks. But what do I do with them now? Make a pie? Nah. I know ... make an easy, simple syrup!
Vaute Couture is a vegan coat and clothing company out of Brooklyn by a cute gal named Leanne. Her pieces are ladylike … and pricy. That’s because they’re fabricated right here in the U.S. from vegan and sustainable materials. But if you can’t swing a $300 coat, you’re in luck! Stop by this week to...
This blog has been a long time in the works. Four years–or maybe even 20–depending on how you look at it. I’ve been interested in sustainability since I was a little girl, tramping around in the woods surrounding my home in North Carolina. I attended camp in the Appalachian mountains during the summer, where I...
As a thank you to my founding readers, I convinced my friend Elizabeth at the online boutique Roztayger to give away this travel bag by Lovell to one lucky EcoCult reader! (You’re welcome.) Lovell bags are made and silk screened with water-based dyes in Toronto, Canada. This travel bag is a roomy 9″ high by 11″ long by 6″...
I knew what to expect going into my dinner at Dell’anima in the West Village: A delicious Italian meal that would take advantage of in-season and local ingredients. I wasn’t expecting to have my socks knocked off. The reviews across websites range from “That was really good,” to “There was one plate that was disappointing.”...
When H&M’s Conscious Collection hit stores, it was a feeding frenzy. I went by the day after it arrived, and the jumper I coveted was already long gone. “The bloggers and editors have already come by,” a sales associate told me. Looks like the massive promotion H&M did outstripped their supply. And the Conscious Collection...
New Yorkers will take outdoor parties wherever we can get them. Rooftops are fun–as long as they aren’t overrun by the B&T crowd. Backyards are good too, though often a little small. But what about a giant hidden compound, walled in by a warehouse, a concrete wall with a small waterfall, a shell of a...
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