Heal Your Body with Food

November 25, 2009 · Published in green eats  by rachelallen ·

The past few weeks I have had a lingering ailment in which I felt completely exhausted with a side order of a whopping, never-ceasing headache. My first thought, you ask? Swine Flu. Oh, lord, no… not the swine. I was starting to convince myself I had some sort of seasonal illness, so I went to [...]

Lighthouse Music and their Green Machine

November 18, 2009 · Published in Uncategorized  by rachelallen ·

Lighthouse Music, an au courant band of musicians from St.Augustine, Florida, thrive not only harmoniously but tactfully, as well. The musicians just finished a three-week East Coast tour. They played places ranging from Asheville, North Carolina to Brooklyn, New York. Before the tour, the band converted a school bus they bought to run entirely off [...]

Dandelion Recipes

November 18, 2009 · Published in green eats  by rachelallen ·

It may seem strange but it is indeed quite customary to eat dandelions! I was somewhat perplexed when I found this out, so I looked into this mysterious ingredient and found some ethereal recipes.  Pumpkin-Dandelion Soup                                        Prepare in advance: 1 large handful Dandelion greens:    Chop leaves into bite-sized pieces.  Cook in boiling water until tender.  [...]

Nature in Art

November 12, 2009 · Published in environment entertainment  by rachelallen ·

Today I was scootin’ around on Youtube when I found Grizzly Bear’s new music video for “Ready, Able”. Their videos are generally pretty trippy so I wasn’t expecting anything less, but I wasn’t apprehending there to be such huge symbolism behind the video itself. I know everyone has their own interpretations, but art in particular sends [...]

Farm Fun!

November 8, 2009 · Published in environment entertainment  by rachelallen ·

Zach Galifianakis, an awkward and sometimes uncomfortable comedian/actor, does more than just make people chortle and chuckle. He also makes silly music videos on his beautiful farm in North Carolina as seen in the video below. This is proof that being environmentally savvy doesn’t mean one has to be an ol’ stick in the mud! [...]

Permacultured Youth

November 8, 2009 · Published in gardening  by rachelallen ·

This weekend I was having some people over at my house when my friend Brad and I got into a discussion about Permaculture, a truly organically nurturing method of farming. By definition, permaculture is an approach to designing human settlements and perennial agriculture systems that mimics the relationships found in natural ecologies. Permaculture was developed [...]

Real People Gettin’ Green!

November 6, 2009 · Published in real green people  by rachelallen ·

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Wholesome Gardening

November 3, 2009 · Published in gardening  by rachelallen ·

In order to become a lean green environmental machine, one must first fall wholeheartedly in love with Mother Nature and all of her beautiful eminence. Step one—GARDENING! Gardening is a fabulously organic way (no pun intended) to develop a personal relationship with the earth. However, a large amount of gardening techniques condone the use to [...]