• • Environmental Construction       back

For paints, sustainable woods for floors, bamboo floors, linoleum, non-toxic varnishes, finishes and more. For any of your construction needs check out this company. Paul can match any Benjamin Moore color for you with a zero VOC paint (that means non-toxic, no fumes at all!). Just call Paul with the number from the Benjamin Moore swatch and he will custom mix it for you.The average cost per can is $34 – the best price I could find for paint of this quality. Either make the trek to Paul's shop in the Bronx or just let him mail you the paint. His shop is a veritable playground of non-toxic building supplies for your home or business. Go and get inspired. Excellent prices. Paul is the reigning expert regarding non-toxic materials for your home. Before you buy that linoleum, carpet, polyurethane or any construction material, call ECO and see if there aren't natural alternatives, and then rest easy knowing you have received the most informed opinion on the state of the art.

Environmental Construction Outfitters of NY
901 East 134th Street
Bronx, NY 10454
(800) 238-5008
www.environproducts.com

• • Kaight      back

The LES now has another fantastic eco-concious clothing shop. Kate McGregor has opened a beautiful gem of a boutique with the best in the current crop of designers who use organic cottons, bamboo, hemp and non-toxic dyes to create modern clothing for the aware person who loves fashion. Some of the shops labels: Stewart Brown, Amira, Lara Miller, and shoes from Beyond Skin. There are great recycled leather bags from Ting and accessories from Lulu Frost. Be sure to stop at Guss's pickles on your way out and get some of NYC's best sour pickles.

Kaight
83 Orchard Street, between Broome and Grand streets
(212) 680-5630
Mon-Fri 12-7 pm
Sat 11-8 pm
Sun 11-6 pm

• • Sarah Rivkin - Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine       back
www.slopeacupuncture.com

For those looking for the absolute best in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture look no further than Sarah Rivkin. She is incredibly talented in the healing arts, combining both an encyclopedic knowledge of the body with the loving care of a true healer.

Sarah E. Rivkin, MS, LAc, Dipl. OM
Park Slope Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs
10 Plaza Street, Suite 1C
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 309-0432
srivkin@slopeacupuncture.com

• • Honey Pacifica      back
www.honeypacifica.com

i found this amazing honey on a recent trip to LA. The sage honey is subtle and beautiful. We have been using it in the teas we serve in the shop.

Call John and let him speak the poetry of his honeys to you. There is a large variety for all tastes. He does prefer the phone to email.

John, Honey Pacifica: (562) 938-9706

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• • Water & Air Purification      back
Jim Artress

I finally got around to getting a water purification system for my kitchen and bath. After much research I used Jim who installed everything in under an hour. He explained in detail how the filters work and when to replace them. The bath and drinking water is noticeably free of dirt and chlorine. He also can provide systems for chemical-free swimming pools using ozone – truly the wave of the future.

Jim Artress, (646) 325-4339

• • Reusable Bags       back
www.reusablebags.com

This is an excellent website offering many safe options to shopping bags and unsafe plastic containers.

Orders: (888) 707-3873

• • Suhn Ki Energy Center      back
Ki Energy Treatment with Master Mo

Healing the planet one person at a time! Feel the love! I love exploring the new life expo and my most recent journey there yielded a great find. i met Master Mo and I knew after one session that I had found someone very special. Ki energy is acupuncture without needles. It is reiki. It is breath work. It is calling the body to life. My energy dramatically improved after a few sessions. The beauty of these treatments is that they are affordable so you can have body work frequently to unblock energies. Restoring vital functions happens quickly. it is good to buy a block of sessions to lower the price. The sessions take place in a gorgeous loft in the flatiron district.

I can't imagine life in New York without the haven of a place like the Suhn Ki Energy Center. They also do fascinating ancestor healing work here.

4 West 22nd Street, 3rd floor
(212) 604-9595

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• • Voice Yourself      back

This is a brilliant website with very well researched links and great politics. I am a huge fan of the work that Woody Harrelson and Laura Louie are producing. If you haven't seen their documentary "Go Further," rent it now. They put the active into activist. They live it, dream it, build it, eat it, drive it and act it. They inspire others to raise the bar regarding commitment and actualization and point you in the right direction to find it. Check this site for cutting edge information on all things evolved and eco-friendly.

www.voiceyourself.com

• • Thermal Reconditioning      back

We are thrilled to announce that we have added a new service to our menu – thermal reconditioning. After much research and deliberation, we have decided that the benefits of this revolutionary new hair straightening process are too great to ignore.

We hesitated at first, because the process is not in keeping with our commitment to natural products. But we have seen the results now countless times – people with shiny, gorgeous straight hair that stays that way even after coloring and highlighting! We decided we had to explore this emerging market.

For those who might have concerns, we feel that any health risk is minimal since there is no contact of the product with the skin. We also feel that in the long run, for the client who previously relied on blow-outs and flat irons to maintain a straight style, thermal reconditioning is far preferable for the health of the hair and as a time- and money-saving device.

We are carefully screening candidates for this procedure. Call the salon if you are interested: (212) 253-5490.

• • Tea & Cakes      back
www.rishi-tea.com
www.inpursuitoftea.com
www.rawbakery.com

For those of you who have tried our amazing tea in the shop and were wondering where you can buy it, there are two wonderful purveyors that are light years ahead of everyone else. These teas will spoil you completely, making it impossible to ever enjoy a cup of the banal Twinings or Celestal Seasonings again. We particularly love the oolongs, senchas, the jasmine pearl and the serene tea.

I have found an amazing dessert company that makes exquisite raw desserts, and as if that isn't great enough, they deliver! I am in love with their pumpkin pie and am looking forward to the coconut pie that was described to me in luscious detail. For a few dollars more they will make your dessert with whole vanilla bean instead of extract.

• • Organic businesses I love

These are links to businesses that sell vegan, organic products I love:

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