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Published Dec. 23, 2008 at 9:49 p.m.

Rebas is a down to earth café located in the Junction neighbourhood well-known for their organic fair-trade coffees to go and beans to buy ... read more ...

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Published Dec. 23, 2008 at 9:45 p.m.

Aveda (pronounced a-vay-da) provides high performance, professional-grade plant-based products that are kind to you and the earth ... read more ...

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Last-Minute Green Shopping: Via Nativa Fair-Trade Store

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Photos: Via Nativa. In our recent How to go Green Holidays, we’ve made the point: this time of the year is not about presents and errands, but about sharing with your beloved. Keeping that in mind, if you still need to get some presents and didn’t find anything in our Green Gifts Guide, here’s a last minute option to shop while doing some good.Via Nativa is an online store that markets responsible products by Argentine and Nicaraguan artisans under fair trade ...

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New Models of Cargabags: Recycled Wool Felt Totes and Messenger Bags

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Published Dec. 17, 2008 at 6:00 a.m.

Photos: Courtesy of Cargabags. Cargabags --which we first introduced two years ago- is a line of bags and totes produced with recycled wool felt and in fair trade conditions by Argentine entrepreneur Mauro Bianucci.Now, just in time for the holidays, the label has launched two new models. Find out about them and catch pics in the extended ...

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Is Hemp Seed Oil a Good Health and Beauty Supplement? Dr. Weil Thinks So

Published Dec. 4, 2008 at 8:34 a.m.

Textile hemp plant photo by Eric Martinez @ flickr. Quick, what do you picture when you see the word "hemp" - old-fashioned hippies in rope sandals and scratchy shirts? Or do you go right to the 'evil weed' cannabis-hemp connection? Whatever you imagine, you are probably not alone, influenced by decades of government's viewpoint equating the industrial hemp plant with its close cannabis-genus cousin marijuana (the U.S. forbids domestic hemp crops, though two North Dakota farmers are fighting in

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Four Corners offers fair trade gift options

Published Nov. 24, 2008 at 1:28 a.m.

While many shoppers this holiday season focus on purchasing local products, Barbara Senn reminds that fair trade items make desirable, socially-conscious gifts, too. "Buying fair trade is hand-in-hand with buying local," says Senn, the manager of Four Corners of the World Fair Trade Store, 5401 W. Vliet St.

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FOX 6's Jen Lada crafts an eco-friendly baby shower

Published Oct. 21, 2008 at 2:33 p.m.

For the next nine weeks, FOX 6 sports anchor Jen Lada will spend her Sundays reporting on the green and gold. But when she's not busy tracking the Pack, she's thinking about a different shade of green. As expecting parents, both Lada and her husband, Sean, strive to lead an eco-friendly lifestyle, for themselves and the future of their unborn child.

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OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: Sept. 11, 2008

Published Sept. 11, 2008 at 11:28 a.m.

We in the editorial office don't advocate smoking illegal substances, but we can recommend Doug Benson's documentary "Super High Me" (pictured). Also on the list, a quirky shop, a cool movie and a tasty Wisconsin export.

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Construction planned for Bay View "solar village"

Published Aug. 13, 2008 at 11:19 a.m.

This spring, construction is scheduled to begin on Wisconsin's first entirely solar-powered development. The Bay View-based solar village is the brainchild of Ald. Tony Zielinski.

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Miramar's Stace expands to South Side's Modjeska

Published July 23, 2008 at 11:21 a.m.

Bill Stace will expand his entertainment empire to the South Side. Stace will host shows at the Modjeska Theatre on Mitchell Street after he gets a liquor license from the Common Council. The Licenses Committee gave its approval last week.