Posted by nancyastrid in CSA, Culture, Facts, Food, Food Revolution, Green Living, Homesteading, Local, Organic, Seasonal, Sustainable, Victory Gardens on 08 20th, 2008 | No Comments
You are What you Eat
Today, there is a food revolution happening and it is not based on food shortages or food security, but rather on the exhilarating connection to the very thing that binds cultures, people and generations. Despite the fact that, 1 in 3 Americans is obese, and most food found in our super markets, that...
Posted by nancyastrid in Alternative Transportation, Biodiversity, Community, Cradle to Cradle, Energy, Farmer's Markets, Food, Green Living, Green Washing, Human Scale, Landfill, LEED, Life Cycle, Local, Organic, Seasonal, Thoughts, Waste, Water/Oceans on 08 15th, 2008 | No Comments
Nancy Astrid Lindo Interviewed By: Angela Orrechio of Good Life
What is green building and what is your role in it? Who are your customers? Green Building is a movement that has stemmed out of the need for man to return to our state of balance with the natural world. We began civilizations, building green, using natural and local materials. It has been through time...
Posted by nancyastrid in Community, Culture, Facts, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Green Living, Homesteading, Local, Organic, Seasonal, Sustainable, Victory Gardens on 08 5th, 2008 | No Comments
Public Fruit Jam – Echo Park
Just this past weekend I attended a Public Fruit Jam in Echo Park at the Machine Project, Hosted by the art collective Fallen Fruit. The art gallery was opened to the public and encouraged all to bring in their local fruit to make jars of fresh jam. I brought in green sour apples from my backyard...
Posted by nancyastrid in Alternative Transportation, Biodiversity, Community, Culture, Energy, Farms, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Green Building, Green Living, Homesteading, Human Scale, Landfill, Local, Natural Reources, Organic, Paradigm Shift, Regenerative, Seasonal, Social Responsibility, Sustainable, Waste on 07 14th, 2008 | No Comments
Viva Permaculture!
So what is Permaculture? Permaculture, stems from the two words: Permanent Culture I like to define it, is the design of human settlements in accordance to the laws of nature. So what does that mean? It uses the wisdom of learning from the self perfecting system of nature to build and provide in ways,...
Posted by nancyastrid in CSA, Facts, Farms, Food, Food Revolution, Green Living, Homesteading, Local, Organic, Seasonal, Victory Gardens on 07 1st, 2008 | No Comments
Food For Thought
This is such an exhilarating time this is for the history of food! Despite the fact that, 1 in 3 Americans is obese, and most food found in our super markets, that is not organic is genetically modified – there is a food revolution happening in the mist of all of this. As we know, we began...
Posted by nancyastrid in Energy, Facts, Farmer's Markets, Green Living, Organic, Plastic, Sustainable, Waste, Water/Oceans on 05 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
Simple Steps to a Greener Life!
First reuse, then reduce and lastly recycle Turn the lights off in unoccupied rooms Save water from the shower, waiting for it to get hot, to water your plants! Use biodegradable organic soaps and hair products Stop junk mail Don’t use toxic chemicals instead make your own! Take your canvas bags...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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