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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 nancyastrid in Energy, Facts, Landfill, Life Cycle, Natural Reources, Waste on 08 4th, 2009 | No Comments
Where does your Waste Go?
The average American generates 4.6 lbs. of garbage (2.1 kilograms) per day per person, which translates to 251 million tons (228 million metric tons) annually. With waste being an increasingly growing problem nationally and worldwide, it is imperative that we reduce our waste. With a spike in consumerism...
The Energy Trail of a Drinking Straw
So what is wrong with straws, you may ask? The better question, would be … what is great about them. Aside from the fact that they are made from plastic and are intended for single use consumption … read on, and find out how next time you are served a drink, you just might be compelled to...
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 Alternative Transportation, Biodiversity, Community, Cradle to Cradle, CSA, Culture, Energy, Farmer's Markets, Farms, Food, Food Revolution, Gardens, Green Building, Green Living, Green Washing, Homesteading, Human Scale, Landfill, LEED, Life Cycle, Local, Natural Reources, Organic, Paradigm Shift, Plastic, Regenerative, Seasonal, Sustainable, Thoughts, Toxins, Victory Gardens, Waste, Water/Oceans on 01 14th, 2009 | No Comments
Calender of Events in The World Of Green – Winter 2009
January 15 - Green Building Workshop (Brooklyn, NY) Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: LC 400, Dibner Library Building 5 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY A workshop that brings industry researchers and developers of green buildings technologies, entrepreneurs, investors, representatives from...
Posted by nancyastrid in Community, Culture, Energy, Facts, Green Building, Green Living, Human Scale, LEED, Life Cycle, Local, Natural Reources, Paradigm Shift, Sustainable, Thoughts, Waste on 01 12th, 2009 | No Comments
Integrating Green Building into the Urban Environment
Green Living Roof The business, of environmental capital is not only a vast new market in the making, but it is a global economy, a shift in our patterns, as well as a turn in ecological literacy. Urban green building has been on the forefront of this movement and has set the stage for us: the designers,...
Posted by nancyastrid in Facts, Green Living, Landfill, Plastic, Waste, Water/Oceans on 11 15th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Plastic is a Faux Pas
So Plastic is a faux pas? But isn’t one of man’s best 20th c. inventions? Perhaps, but that is debatable. Yes, it has endless benefits in the medical field and various other industries …. but, could it be that we, as a race, are addicted to it? I strongly believe we are. Plastic is the...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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