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IN THIS ISSUE: Featured Articles & Interviews Eco & Environment Radio Show – ‘Champagne Sundays,’ SouthwestBlend.com’s Online Radio recently featured a special ‘Eco & Environment’ radio show with special guests including Benjamin Winkler-McCue - Program Manager of Coastal Conservation for WiLDCOAST-COSTASALVAjE; Harold Wood – Sierra Club’s John Muir Education Committee; Debra Gangloff – Executive Director of American Forests; Dawn Weigum – Owner of Sweet Pea Cakes, Etc.; and Andrea Peterson – Organic Farmer & Innkeeper of Blue Heron Farm B&B in Fallbrook, CA. Read More.	Hot Links Articles. Reviews & Interviews Shops & Services
Light Bulb Exchanges at Birch Aquarium at Scripps – La Jolla, CA: Join the global effort to slow climate change and cut down your energy bill at the same time. On select Saturdays at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, trade in old light bulbs and torchiere lamps for new, energy-efficient models, for free, and get 2-for-1 same-day aquarium admission. Read More.
‘Greening Your Cleaning’ – Visalia, CA: Could your cleaning use a little "greening"? At this hands-on workshop held on May 3^rd at Kaweah Oaks Preserve you’ll learn everything you need to know to make and use natural cleaning products in your home. You'll leave the workshop with a set of natural cleaning products that will leave your whole house sparkling! Read more.
Unique & Organic Gifts for Mom – Sweet Pea Cakes Etc. features handmade gifts including diaper cakes and towel cakes. With an eco-friendly mindset, they recently introduced Organic Diaper Cakes to their product list, positioning them as one of the very few gift companies offering 100% organic diaper cakes. To read more and listen to our interview with Dawn Weigum, owner of Sweet Pea Cakes Etc. – Click Here.
Organic Farm Bed & Breakfast Destination - Fallbrook, CA: Blue Heron Farm Bed & Breakfast is tucked into 20 rolling acres devoted to organic farming, and shares the last large expanse of chaparral and coastal habitat in Southern California. We recently interviewed Andrea Peterson organic farmer and Innkeeper of Blue Heron Farm B&B about being an organic farm and how it positively impacts her B&B guest. Read more and listen to the interview – Click Here.
Jon Sherman – Eco Musician & Flute Maker: Dedicating heart and breath in celebration and defense of California's endangered natural community and vanishing wilderness, eco-musician Jon Sherman expresses intent towards the balance and communion with the web of life. We recently interviewed Jon about his music and albums, being a flute maker and his thoughts in regards to the environment. To read more about Jon and hear his interview – Click Here.
WiLDCOAST-COSTASALVAjE was founded in 2000 in order to protect some of the most ecologically important coastal wildlands, islands and marine areas that remain in California and Baja California. We recently interviewed Benjamin Winkler-McCue, Program Manager of Coastal Conservation for WildCoast, about their ‘Clean Water Program’ and more. To read moe about WildCoast and to listen to Ben’s interview – Click Here.
733 Trees Reign as Nation’s Biggest - Sequoia National Park’s “General Sherman” Giant Sequoia tops American Forests’ National Register of Big Trees list again, and a Geyer Willow from Fort Apache, Arizona, makes the list as the smallest big tree. Read More.
Make Sure Your Next Business Event is Earth Friendly and “Green”: It can’t be ignored anymore, if we don’t take care of our planet now, the future of our environment is in peril. Joan Burns, Certified Event Planner, shares some terrific tips on how to “Go Green” and still plan a successful Business Meeting, Conference or Event. Read on.
Spring Climate Change Lecture Series – La Jolla, CA: The Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series provides concise, comprehensive presentations on climate change and other research conducted worldwide by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. For Details – Click Here.
Southwest Vegetarian & Vegan Recipes - Many people become vegetarian for environmental reasons, and in celebration of Earth Day, we have some super tasty southwestern vegetarian and vegan recipes to try out. Read more.
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