Sweet Charity for a Mom with a Mission: Health Child Healthy World Arms Parents with Information about Environmental and Chemical Pollutants By Nancy Chuda Founder and Editor in Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World This year First Lady Michelle Obama selected Healthy Child Healthy World as one of her favorite causes. [...]
Green Business Networking: Fifth Annual Event!
Green Business Networking Proudly Celebrates Fifth Year, With… You? It’s hard to believe, but tomorrow’s mixer will also be our FIFTH anniversary! Time flies when you’re having fun and doing good. Please join us by attending the only pure networking event for owners and decision-makers of LA’s green economy. Complimentary organic (mostly vegan) food, [...]
For Valentine’s Day, Make Green the New Red
by Mary Elizabeth Williams-Villano, LuxEco Editorial Assistant
Approximately one billion Valentine cards are sent worldwide each year, making Valentine’s Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. One billion. How many trees does that represent? Perhaps you ought to reconsider. By LuxEco Editorial Assistant Mary Elizabeth Williams-Villano
Reflecting on The Home Within Us
By: Leslie Harris, Interior Designer, Leslie Harris Interior Design and LuxEco Advocate
As I wind down for the year I find myself thinking about a book called The Home Within Us and how much that says about my design philosophy. Everything I approach as a designer lies first and foremost in the feeling of comfort, well being, creating a place of safety and sanctuary. Problem solving, space planning, furniture and color selection comes later but it is driven by these things.
World’s Largest Solar Power Decorated Christmas Tree
By: Annie Huang, LuxEco Living Marketing Assistant
Lighting of the Christmas tree is certainly an event that is embraced in major cities around the world. But what is more inspiring besides being part of these events, is to know that Brisbane Council put in a lot of effort in preserving the energy by adapting solar power to the shindy. Not only that, this tree has earned its name as the World’s Largest Solar Powered Christmas Tree! So after learning from Jessica about the importance of having live pine trees at home, it’s only another step to explore the implementation of solar energy at your residents. What a party it would be for your family and guests if they could bath in nature from your homes this Christmas!
Anna Getty Gives Tips For Enjoying A Green Christmas
The Christmas season is upon us, and people everywhere are gearing up for the holiday. In her book, I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas; Gifts, Decorations, and Recipes That Use Less and Mean More, author and LuxEco Advocate, Anna Getty shares with us her ideas on how to create memorable traditions while taking small steps to reduce our carbon footprints, minimize waste, and creatively use what we already have.
Healthy Recipes For The Fourth Of July
By Alanna Brown, LuxEco Editorial Assistant
What says Fourth of July better than friends, fireworks, and good food? For a traditional celebration, not one of those three can be sacrificed. However, you can make healthier food choices without sacrificing flavor. Believe it or not, there are healthy alternatives to the yearly cheeseburgers and hotdogs dripping with grease, and that fattening potato salad. CBS News has shared with us some great recipes that will leave you and your friends satisfied and guilt-free to enjoy the fireworks.
Celebrating Father’s Day With Some “Pop” Culture
By Bernadette Bowman, Comedienne and LuxEco Advocate who writes the LIFE GOES RETROGRADE series. Since Father’s Day is this weekend, I thought that it would be a great tribute to my father, John Bowman, to channel my Inner Marcia Brady and to let him (and everyone who reads this) know why I believe he deserves to be nominated [...]
Greening Your Wedding: Location, Location, Location
Admittedly, I am not very traditional. The concept of the “bride’s day” makes me cringe and a large wedding honestly frightens me on many levels, particularly because of the excess and waste. What is particularly difficult is finding a location for an eco-friendly wedding, particularly if you have a large family.
Your Marriage May Last Forever But Your Dress Doesn’t Have To
The trend towards low-cost “throw away” fashion has resulted in a stratospheric increase in sales. However, according to Ecouterre the results have not been so flattering to the environment. Using Britain as an example of this worldwide phenomenon, approximately 74% of the 2 million tons of clothes they buy each year find their resting place [...]
A Match Made In Green Heaven
By Janine Johnson, Founder of Green Wave and LuxEco Advocate Where do you start in telling your tale? Typically it’s an introduction, and so this is my introduction. Hi, my name is Janine. I like to write, do yoga, and dance. I love this Earth and I have a non-profit called Green Wave which I [...]
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Happy Mother’s Day By Bernadette Bowman, Comedienne and LuxEco Advocate who writes the LIFE GOES RETROGRADE series. Have you ever noticed that the funniest people are the ones who don’t KNOW they’re funny? Seriously. Since this is the weekend we celebrate Mother’s Day, I can’t think of a better way to salute my own mother, [...]





