Treat your body and soul to bath and body products that are hemp-based and full of sheer goodness. Utilizing one of the most versatile and highly sustainable plants on Earth, hemp, as their core ingredient, HempGarden provides a potent range of Soothing, Stimulating and Sensual pampering products.

Choose from luxuriating hand creams and body lotions to cleansers & conditioners for face and body, shampoos and the all-important face, body and bath oils. Or, if you’d like to feel good from the inside, out, try their Organic Cold Pressed Hemp Seed Oil.

Rooted in the U.K., this progressive, seven year old company subscribes to the “Triple Bottom Line” way of conducting biz — equal parts economically viable, environmentally responsible and socially equitable. As part of their green aesthetic, packaging is kept to a minimum and glass bottles are utilized. unearth more info @ hempgarden.co.uk

Seamus here, I love when my owner gets all DIY over m-o-i. This Eco-Me Dog Kit Starter Set provides all the tools to make me a happy, clean, sweet-smelling hound with positive chi.  Make your canine companion your own natural dog flea & bug spray, dog clean wipes, dog dry powder shampoo & dog biscuits. Easy to use, all you need is water, vinegar, baking soda & Eco-Me recipe ingredients.  Chosen as Alternative Medicine’s ’40 Favorite Things.’  What better way to save money and show how much you care…for me.  The spray and shampoo fight bugs, odor and calm itchy skin all in one mix.

Kit includes:
1 spray bottle to mix Eco-Me Dog Flea Spray
1 jar & lid to mix Eco-Me Dog Clean Wipes, 25 recyclable cloths included
1 jar & lid to mix Eco-Me Dog Shampoo
1 jar & lid to store Eco-Me Dog Treats with 3 recipes
1 bottle of Eco-Me Dog blend essential oil mix
1 mixer
1 scooper
1 dog bone shaped biscuit cookie cutter

$28 @ olivegreendog.com

• As the price of alternative energy products goes down, fossil fuel prices go up and…Mounting Energy Bills Seen to Boost Green Homes – reuters
• Gas Prices Slip, Nearing $4 – cnn
• Calif. Requires Ships to Cut Pollution – msnbc
• Now about that offshore oil drilling …Ship Collision Shuts Mississippi River, Spills Fuel – enn/reuters
• Check this press release for Dick Cheney’s fingerprints…Arctic ‘Has 90bn Barrels of Oil’: USGS – bbc
• Global commerce. (pix) Invasive Species – livescience
• (pix) Party Time for Two-Headed Lizard and more… – aol news

From The Plains To Your Glass

Organic corn-based vodka distilled and grown by real people on the Minnesota Prairie.  Prairie Organic Vodka was created by a partnership between Ed Phillips & Sons, a fifth generation family-owned distillery and 900 Minnesota farmers who share ownership in the brand.  This award winning elixir is made with #2 USDA certified organic yellow corn, and grown without any artificial fertilizers, weed controllers or pesticides.  The vodka is distilled four to six times, to create the proper character and smoothness. Local distilling avoids emissions laden shipping, and leftover biomass is used to create energy to power the distillery; and yes, Prairie Vodka is also certified Kosher.

I await a sample to conduct our exhaustive AltCon taste testing.

pick-up the 1.75 liter bottle for $42.99 @ marketviewliquor.com

via: notcot

Ever get a haircut that makes you unrecognizable to yourself when you look in the mirror? The search for headgear to cover my denuded skull has lead me to this organic cotton and sustainable Seagrass fedora. This baby is made under a Fair Trade project.

Very Sam Snead.

£32 @ fashion-conscience.com

This one-of-a-kind, designer birdhouse is truly a work of art.  Handcrafted from salvaged scrap metal and other materials, it screams craftsmanship.  The footed base promotes making it an indoor conversation piece, but you can hang or mount it outdoors for occupancy by your fine feathered friends.  A door on the back makes for easy cleaning of old nesting materials.

Each birdhouse is original, the photo (as shown) represents the actual birdhouse for sale.

$149.00 @ grassrootsstore.com

• Please step away from that cup of designer java…Gourmet Coffee Eats Into Panama Forest – reuters
• Since we switched to soy burgers for the team meal the rugby team hasn’t won a game… Soy Foods ‘Reduce Sperm Numbers’ – bbc
• Green Cars in Line for Better Batteries – msnbc
• The game is rigged…Fuel Prices Fall for the 7th Straight Day – cnn money
• Fish Hum, Grunt and Grow to Get Their Message Across -cs monitor
• Eco concept cars. (video) Green Dream Machines Debut – natgeo

Winner Announcement
Compliments of lani – dig your dog, the drawing for a set of 3 green Bath Products for your eco-precious pooch (prize valued at $60, including shipping), has drawn to a close. Our lucky winner is Jeanne! Jeanne and her 3-year-old German Shepherd, Brandy are ready to dig the Beach. Congratulations, Jeanne and Thanks to everyone for entering.

Our next Great Green Giveaway will begin on Monday, so stay tuned.

You can still be a natural winner when you surf on over to lani’s place to rid your dog of that “that doggie smell,” with wonderful Woods, Beach and Park.

Upgrade from that tattered Shania Twain mousepad you’ve been scrolling over for the last 10 years to this nifty recycled rubber mousepad featuring the visages of HBO mega-stars, Jemaine and Bret, the frontmen for digi-folk band, Flight of the Conchords.

$9.99 @ hbo.com