Posted by Astrid in Alternative Transportation, Community, Culture, Food, Green Living, Local, Social Responsibility, Waste on 01 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Posted by nancyastrid in Community, Compost, Culture, Eco Interior Design, Food, Green Living, holidays, Local, Plastic, Seasonal, Waste on 12 7th, 2009 | No Comments
Have an Ecoliday!
Its that time of the year when we have the opportunity to gather with our loved ones to celebrate the holidays, in anticipation of a new year ahead of us. With the many sparkles and glitter that abound, during this holiday season, let us remember to get creative and resourceful as it is not about the...
Posted by nancyastrid in Compost, Culture, Facts, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Green Living, Homesteading, Landfill, Natural Reources, Organic, Soil, Waste on 10 15th, 2009 | No Comments
DIY Compost Bin for $10 in 10 Minutes
What Is Compost? Composting is part if the natural process of decomposition that naturally occurs in nature. A compost bin functions as a digester that breaks down organic matter, allowing nutrients to be assimilated back into the earth for continual benefit. The final product that is produced...
Posted by Astrid in Community, Culture, Eco Fashion, Eco Interior Design, Food, Green Living, Local, Local Guide, Organic, Sustainable on 09 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Official Eastside Green Guide
In L.A. it often feels as if the Westside is leading the charge when it comes to being consciously green. As it turns out, the Eastside is its own eco-oasis if you only know where to look. Fortunately, ydt’s put together a comprehensive Green Guide to the East Side to help you out. Naturewell:...
Another Reason to Eat Organic
A friend of mine worked for a financial PR firm for an organic fruits and vegetables company based on the Mainland China called Chaoda. They were experiencing explosive business growth in 2004. Traditionally, the Chinese who were wealthy would import all of their fruits and vegetables from Japan and...
Posted by nancyastrid in Biodiversity, Community, CSA, Culture, Facts, Farmer's Markets, Farms, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Natural Reources, Seasonal on 02 8th, 2009 | No Comments
The Future of Food – Vertical Farming
With 85% of the human population living in urban settings by 2050 – there is not doubt that a new way of raising our food, must be underway. Lucky for us, a genius by the name of Dickson Despommier, has already created the solution for us – vertical farming. Despommier is a professor...
Avoid High Corn Fructose Syrup
The studies have been done, and the verdict has been report, high corn fructose syrup (HCFS) is extremely dangerous to our health. Not only does it derive from subsidised corn that has been gentically modified, but now …. studies have discovered that it also contain mercury. This is a ubiquitous...
Posted by nancyastrid in Community, Cradle to Cradle, CSA, Culture, Energy, Facts, Food, Landfill, Organic, Paradigm Shift, Plastic, Social Responsibility, Sustainable, Thoughts, Waste on 01 31st, 2009 | No Comments
Creative Citizen on Yahoo Green
Are you a creative citizen? By Kastle Waserman Posted Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:50am PST The idea of global warming can sometimes be a daunting, overwhelming concept. How can one person help fix this problem that is literally changing the face of the earth? The website Creative Citizen offers a manageable...
Posted by nancyastrid in Community, Culture, Energy, Facts, Farmer's Markets, Food, Gardens, Green Building, Green Living, Green Washing, Homesteading, Landfill, Life Cycle, Local, Natural Reources, Organic, Paradigm Shift, Plastic, Seasonal, Social Responsibility, Sustainable, Thoughts, Toxins, Victory Gardens, Waste, Water/Oceans on 01 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Free Green Living Workshops in Santa Monica
FREE GREEN WORKSHOPS Workshops will be held: SM Public Library (Ocean Park Branch) 2601 Main Street @ Ocean Park Santa Monica, CA 90405 January 24, 2009 @ 2:00 PM Part 1 Green Living This workshop on Green Living, will help lay the foundation to create your green abode – whether you own or not....
Posted by nancyastrid in Biodiversity, Community, Food, Green Living, Local, Natural Reources, Paradigm Shift, Sustainable, Water/Oceans on 01 14th, 2009 | No Comments
Salmon Protection in Sonoma County
The WATER Institute web video, Your Salmon Creek, is available with some amazing underwater footage of habitat restoration and rehabilitation. This is a, below-the-scenes, look at the historic reintroduction of the endangered Coho Salmon to the Salmon Creek Watershed in Sonoma County, CA. Experts...Astrid Design Studio is an Eco Interior Design and Green Consulting firm. We are a boutique studio, focused on residential and commercial interior and exterior design, based on the principals of ecological design.
In the Green Consulting facet of our work, the basis of our projects is on educating our residential and commercial clients on the elements of integrating living and working sustainably and incorporating a richer way of life.
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