Birthday Activism: Making Each Year Count
April 9, 2010
By Michael Parrish DuDell
In the past, I wasn’t particularly keen on celebrating my birthday. As a child, of course, it was always exciting to commune with friends over plates full of greasy pepperoni pizza and frosting-covered yellow birthday cake. But as I got older, the thought of organizing a party to celebrate yet another passing year just seemed…well, sort of unimportant. Then I turned 25, and everything changed. My 25th year of living was perhaps the most exacerbating… Read More >
My Top Ten Eco-Lifestyle Changes
April 2, 2010
By Colin Beavan
By Colin Beavan 1. Stop eating beef. Worldwide, beef production contributes more substantially to climate change than the entire transportation sector. Plus, a diet with no or less beef is better for you anyway. 2. Give up bottled water. The production of plastic water bottles together with the privatization of our drinking water is an environmental and social catastrophe. Bottled water costs more per gallon than gasoline. Plus, the health consequences of drinking water from… Read More >
Blog Power
November 30, 2009
By Guest Blogger
This Meatless Monday we’re happy to introduce vegan blogger, Laura Beck. She’s here to share her love of blogging and the enormous amount of vegan knowledge and community at your fingertips! Laura Beck, Vegansaurus Blogger I don’t want to sound totally nuts but seriously, blogging has changed the world. Blogs are our newspapers, our travel guides, and sometimes our best friends. (I’m not speaking about myself with the best friend thing, of course, I totally… Read More >
Vegan Knitting
November 9, 2009
By Guest Blogger
Hooray for Meatless Monday! Rather than focusing on our plates, we’re taking a look at our knitting needles today. The holidays are around the corner and who doesn’t love receiving a new scarf or pair of cozy mittens made by a loved one? Knitter, blogger, and vegan, Emily Kearney is here to give us the scoop on cruelty-free yarn and how to get started with this super cool hobby! Read on to learn how to… Read More >
Navigating The World Wide Veg
October 16, 2009
By Jolia Sidona Allen
I confess: I’m a die-hard surfer. No, not the big wave COWABUNGA kind. Although I live six blocks from the Pacific—I spend way more time surfing the web than I do at the beach. I’m a bona fide Internet junkie. What’s worse? I’m a vegan Internet junkie. I stay awake into the wee hours of the night energized by my insatiable curiosity for all things veg, googling search terms like “vegan sources of alpha-linolenic acid”… Read More >
Garden Punks
October 12, 2009
By Guest Blogger
On this Meatless Monday, CSL welcomes the knowledge of blogger and gardener, Katie Hobson. Learn how easy it is to start your own veggie garden and find out about the community of gardeners ready to help you along the way! From Left to Right: Katie, Jake, Chris In 2006, I was a 20-something homeowner with a freshly acquired home and garden. I was ready, at long last, to get my hands into the dirt in… Read More >
Saving Money and Expanding our Community in Difficult Times
March 26, 2009
By Mallika Chopra
Recently, as part of my family’s effort to tighten up our home finances, we have begun the transition from bookstore to library. And the benefits have been incredibly rewarding! Santa Monica — where I live — has a new, beautiful library. We made a family trip to the new building, got library cards and spent the afternoon looking at the endless books there. Tara, my elder daughter, was so excited to see the variety of… Read More >
