DIY Urban farming in San Francisco

"Today in the Bay Area and beyond, urban homesteaders like Ms. Stone and her roommates are raising their own food in their backyards, in community gardens and on derelict and undeveloped spaces in the city. They’re preserving and pickling vegetables and fruits, sewing their own clothes, baking bread, making alcoholic beverages, and much more.
As the movement has flourished and become more mainstream — embraced by activists and food lovers alike — so too have the resources for would-be urban homesteaders."

Read the full article at the New York Times here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/dining/23sfdine.html

Paper Book vs. E-Reader/iPad/Kindle? The Green Report

A fantastic sustainability repost from the NY Times about which is worse, a classic paper book or a new eReader, like Apple's iPad.  They used the 5 important below environmental steps to analyze the new inventions versus the traditional paper. 

1. Materials
2. Manufacturing
3. Transportation
4. Reading Energy
5. Disposal

I will be fighting for all products created to have report comparisons like this in all sectors where we feel we are modernizing and making life better for the planet!
"Read" the full article online
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/04/opinion/04opchart.html

What computer or e-Reader did you use to read it?
Please send replies to ecowarrior2012@gmail.com

Yike my Bike!

Yike Bike Model

The newest electric bike to hit the world.  Fast, clean, quiet, lightweight, foldable and yes comes in it's own reusable zipper should bag.  Order one today for $4500US!

I want to try these inventions before spending thousands on them... who wants to start a green rental company?


http://www.yikebike.com

Method Cleaner's- Hilarious "Shiny Suds" chemical ad yanked!

For more info check out Method's own People Against Dirty group:
http://www.methodhome.com/PeopleAgainstDirty/

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

BE THE CHANGE with Acterra

Acterra.org offers a new unique 9 month Environmental Leadership course, aptly named Be the Change, in honor of Ghandi's global influence to take on what you want to see in the world personally.

“Be the Change is a remarkable forum that embodies the new environmentalism – it integrates the thoughtful contributions of top-notch environmental leaders from industry, government, and social movements alike.”

Here is a personal reference from yours truly to share the details of this new program:

Dear all prospective students,
I attended this breakthrough new style course in 2008 to 2009 as the second class. Over the needed 9 month period we covered all the major environmental issues facing us on a local level and offered the needed global perspective too.
During the course I took on a large scale project, assisting SF City Hall with Earth Hour 2009. I stepped in as a passionate skillful volunteer on this large project including major players of WWF, PGE, BOMA and Esurance company, the main supporter. Taking on a social project in your community is so very powerful and you will make wonderful connections to achieve larger than self goals quickly. Having the support of fellow classmates and the accessible instructors was crucial and offered perfect resources.
The monthly classes offered us the time to really be active using the new knowledge of each issue, realizing so many are overlapping and all encompass in the modern environmental movement.
Currently I have changed careers from the Travel business to new entrepreneurial sustainable projects and products. I am starting a Sustainable MBA program in 2010 with the Presidio Graduate School while working with a worldwide project to rebuild Haiti with Bamboo! WOW...
Please feel free to contact me for questions and congrats on seeking a new way to BE THE CHANGE!
Best regards,

Jared Brick
EcoWarrior2012.blogspot.com 
jradbrick@gmail.com