Want to learn about organic agriculture and how it’s done in the Middle East? Maybe you’re interested in making cheese from goat’s milk? Or perhaps letting come what may — being the assistant to an eccentric Kibbutznik’s experiment or mindless work on the production line. A number of Israeli kibbutzes are now privatized, leaving no […]
Iran's Anis El Doleh was the favorite of the Shah - and wore a mustache considered a sign of beauty, strength and grace
Companies are examining new ways to improve their sustainability practices. It’s not just about them. It’s also about their supply chains, vendors, logistics, and everything else involved in their operations. And consumers are increasingly seeking to do business with those whose commitment to sustainability is demonstrable.
Looking toward the future faith, creativity and technology will often intersect. The pathway from “prophet” to “profit” will not always be clear. However, creativity, at times fueled by faith, will help spur greater creativity where-in new technologies will allow the visionaries of the future to unlock new possibilities for collaboration, innovation, and mutual understanding more quickly than ever.
In Cork, Ireland you can rent a Christmas tree. Every year Christian families have the same question at Christmas? Should we buy a plastic Christmas tree and pack it up in the box every year, and use it for the next 15 years, or should we buy a real tree? Real trees are expensive and […]
Israelis cross the line when the make hummus with chocolate. Lebanese want to the ceasefire called.
Drop the Ho Ho Ho, and instead chant Reduce Reuse Recycle. It's what the Ghost of Christmas Future is all about. Or when all else fails, rent a Christmas tree.
Growing out in the sustainable city of Santa Fe
The greenest mosque in the Middle East is in Dubai.
Women in the Taliban-controlled country of Afghanistan are already banned from showing their bodies and faces in public. A new blow to dehumanizing women is the ban of the sound of women's voices in public. Like the regime in Iran that controls women singing in public and showing their hair, the restrictions in Afghanistan are more fierce and among them bans women from being friends with non-Muslims and from entering national parks:
Tell your dorm mates you are "upcycling" an old mattress into a luxury organic mattress, one made with sustainably harvested hevea milk.
Useful and Practical Tips to Adopt Zero-waste Living Lifestyle
Experience gifts are the perfect gift to give. They take the guesswork out of what to get a loved one, and they can be used for any occasion- a birthday, an anniversary, or just because. Now you can rest almost all assurances that every experience that you gift will be an eco-friendly one.
Transitioning operations takes some tweaks in the short term, but working with an experienced supplier makes the process easier. Green Paper Products has years of experience helping the food industry switch over to certified compostable products.
Water beads, also known as Orbeez are marketed as a tactile product for children, but the beads are toxic to the environment and can choke children and wildlife. Some researchers and consumer report organizations want them banned due to the risks.