Our eco buds at Blissmo are offering the following getaway giveaway:

The perfect blissful package for eco travelers: yoga and great food wrapped in paradise. Giveaway includes: 5 nights in a bungalow, 3 delicious vegetarian meals per day and 8 yoga classes all for free! Winner notification will occur on or about June 16, 2011. Link here for details regarding the Samasati Sweepstakes.

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The award winning E.D.G.E. (Experimental Dwelling for a Greener Environment) anti-McMansion was created by Revelations Architect as a portable, prefabricated, educational prototype for sustainable small home design.

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Display some arm candy that’s fun, sexy and has interesting provenance. Handmade, this upcycled jewelry didn’t require tearing up our ecosystem or burning non-renewable energy. These baubles became body adornments through human ingenuity and individual resourcefulness. We like them as gifts. find @ etsy.com.

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In our daily endeavor to minimize the amount of plastic packaging we consume, let me introduce you to a more earth-friendly material: PaperLite. Created by Flextrus, PaperLite is a paper-based material sourced from sustainable forests. What makes it so unique is that it’s thermoformable — can be molded and sealed just like plastic, and it’s ideal for food packaging that requires refrigeration. (more…)