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With over 100 reviews under our belt, Leafygreen.info is really taking off. Thank You to the readers, writers and the companies involved.
Some of these companies are blogging now. Here’s a few and if I missed your company’s blog, post it in the comments or email me and I’ll add it right away.
Nau
Method
Bigelow Tea
Simple Shoes / Greentoe
Hippy Green
Eco Touch
Flying Dog Brewery
Intoxicated Zodiac
Sunfood Nutrition is the World’s Leading Source for Superfoods and Natural Lifestlye Products according to their website. The website, sunfood.com has an amazing selection of whole, natural and organic foods, natural lifestyle products, body care and more. One of the unique and interesting foods on the site are Goji Berries also known as Wolfberries. The Goji Berry is a Chinese berry similar to a cross between a cherry and a cranberry.
The Goji Berry is not known for its taste, rather, it is known for it’s nutritional values and medicinal purposes. Sunfood Nutrition’s dried Goji Berries contain 18 kinds of amino acids, 8 essnetial amino acids, 21 trace minerals, B1, B2, B6 and vitamin E. It’s got a powerful kick of iron with about 11mg of iron per 100 grams of berry. It’s also contains an anti-aging polysaccharide. Rumor has it that Li Quin Yuen lived to be 252 years young.
As for the flavor of the berries. There really is not a distrinct flavor. It tastes very plain, dry, chewy and raw. They are not bad, but they are not like most other berries. These berries are not sweet, they are not sugary, they are not rich, nor tart. They are just plain. I’ve had them at work for the last few days and a few of my coworkers were indifferent, one did not like them at all. Last night, I asked 4 other people to try them. The opinion was similar. I did not mind eating them as I knew they were good for me nutrionally speaking, but my friends differed. One did not like the berries at all. Two said they were OK and the third liked them. The two friends who said they were OK said they tasted plain, but weren’t disgusted by them. The disliker said they left their mouth very dry and thirsty. The person who liked the berries said the same thing, he was thirsty and dry, but felt a boost of energy. He’s a vegetarian so the iron must have been working for him.
I am eager to make a banana smoothie or fresh fruit juice with some Goji Berries. I think that would be great. The mild dry flavor and the nutrional goodness will really add to form an awesome beverage.
Either way, you should check out sunfood.com and see what they offer. You may find something you like. And if you want to know more about Goji, read this wikipedia article or this from Sunfood.com
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Since, I do not eat animals, I could not test the cat food myself, but I had two cats, Sebastian and Timmy, try it out and let me know how it tasted. These cats are pretty picky, I have to say. Timmy’s a copycat and will do what his big brother does. They usually don’t like most wet pate food nor do they like big chunks in the chunky food. This was the case again with the canned Newman’s Own food. They just don’t eat it, however, they did eat the Newman’s Own Organics Adult Cat Dry Formula.
This cat food is made from all natural, organic food including peas, oats, carrots, chicken, soy meal, brown rice, flax seed and never from by-products, chemicals, antibiotics or steroids, wheat or corn, artificial flavors. This shows. You can see chunks of different colors in the tiny, manageable pieces. The kitties love tossing the food all over the place since it’s so small, but they eat it all up at every serving.
So, pet lovers, I’d grab this food in a heartbeat over the other brands that are full of fillers and chemicals. The cats seem to love it and I heard a rumor that Mr. Paul Newman himself has been known to eat the dog food on a bet.
NOO has a FAQ for all your questions and if that doesn’t help, contact them for more information.
So, if you know anyone that wants the last two cans of NOO cat food, let me know and I’ll hook you up.
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Guayaki pronounced Gwy-uh-KEE is a region in the rainforests of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil and the home of the yerba mate tree. This tree has a long tradition of healing powers similar to green teas. Mate’s benefits include clearing your mind, boosting your energy, allergy support, weight control and boosting the immune system. Check out more benefits by clicking here.
I have to admit, I was nervous about trying this difficult to pronounce drink, but I figured it can’t be that bad. I was surprised, it’s actually very tasty. It tastes like a generic black iced tea, but very sweet and with some unique characteristics. I can’t really point out what they are, it’s sweet, heavy, yet refreshing. I tried both the Traditional and the Pure Mind Pom flavors and they were very similar. The Pure Mind has so many antioxidants that my senses instantly started working again, my nose stopped doing it’s normal summertime allergy sneezing thing it always does and I gained some nice energy to continue my busy work day.
The Mate has approximately the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee, but there are other vitamins and minerals mixed in with balance out the buzz from the caffeine. There are more antioxidants in a bottle of Mate then then a cup of orange juice or green tea.
The Mate is organic and Guayaki also sells free trade, traditional Gourds and other Mate accessories. I’d really suggest trying out the beverage. Here’s a list of where you can find it locally or you can purchase it from the website. It gets shipped in eco-friendly packaging. Guayaki also gives back to the people and the rainforests.
There will be more reviews to come, so stay tuned.
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Recently I posted a review on the Crane Papers and said how I will be reviewing more papers as they are sent to me. I have recently acquired Hahnemuhle Fine Art Papers and have done tests on the most appealing paper choices. I selected 4 papers out of the 9 in the pack. Hahnemuhle also do not bleach their papers and do offer a humane & animal friendly selection.
Hahnemuhle has designed a beautiful 100% rag (cotton) paper of which they call William Turner. This paper has a whiteness of 99 where as the Crane papers were only 91. The William Turner paper has so much texture it has a true museum quality to it. Its touch is soft and bends without cracking. When printing, the inks are absorbed deep into the paper and do not bleed. The test image I used on all of these papers is of a colored scene designed by Colorvision for their print calibration software. This image is supposed to be printed using the AdobeRGB1998 color profile, not the paper manufactures color profile. The densitometer reading from Colorvision’s PrintFixPlus the blackest black is reading at 1 where true black is 0 and the whitest white is reading at 240 out of 255.
Next I tested the Hahnemuhle German Etching Paper which is very similar to the William Turner paper except more of an off white tone. Although there is a lot of texture in the paper, it is not as friendly as the William Turner. The print was equally as sharp and also did not bleed at all. The black reading is still 1, but the white reading is at 234. This is only because of the paper tint.
I tried to test Hahnemuhle’s standard Fine Art photo paper which is most likely designed for a consumer based inkjet paper, but it crumbled in the machine.
My last test was the Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl Paper. Also with a white brightness of 99 this paper absorbed the ink below the surface and also above the surface on the gloss finish. This design of paper keeps the colors dynamic and contrast high while also giving a very sharp image. This is one of the sharpest papers I have yet to see. At one spot in the image I actually achieved a black point of 0. My whites are still at the 240 range which is still not bad. This is a paper that would be used in a photographers portfolio rather than on a wall.
M’s Vitaliti Piqué Polo Shirt by Patagonia is a lightweight organic cotton/recycled polyester blend polo shirt. The Chalk Blue is not as bright as I’d like the blue to be, but there are other colors to choose from. The shirt is designed to keep moisture away and keep you comfortable on long flights, camping, and normal running around and it does just that. The recycled polyester is the reason why. The feature I really liked is the hidden snaps for buttoning the shirt up. Most shirts contain buttons, however, this is unique from other polos.
The fit of the shirt is regular. Not slim cut and not too large. I wear a medium to large normally and the medium fits a little too big for my tastes, but it’s perfect for work. There’s room to move and stretch and the shirt doesn’t get all wrinkly either.
Unlike organic foods, you can’t taste the difference in organic cotton compared to nonorganic cotton, but you can rest assured that the cotton from Patagonia is free of pesticides, fertilizers, herbacides and other chemicals that genetically modify the cotton. Patagonia is known worldwide for their commitment to the enviornment. Here’s what they do to promote the green life.
Check out The Cleanest Line and read the Patagonia blog. Lastly, do you have old Patagonia garments that you dont want anymore? Don’t just send them to the Salvation Army, recycle them here.
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I recently finished designing the site Dogca Universal Wellness. It’s a pretty standard HTML site with a flash intro and a fun/pastel color scheme.
Check it out if you want more information about Reiki, Shamanic Energy Healing, Feng Shui, Reflexology and Chakras.
Dogca is located in Midland Park, NJ. Tell Dorothea that Mike from Leafygreen sent ya.
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Since my update to Wordpress 2.2.1 and K2 .96, my site has some issues which I’m currently working on. Most of the issues are CSS related and it’s just a matter of matching the old CSS to the new and eliminating the bugs. Be patient my loyal LG readers and thanks for reading.
** Update **
I’ve added a new feature, check out the horizontal flickr feed. I’ve also sort of modified the ad placements and semi-fixed the sidebar links. It appears that the sidebar doesn’t actually respond to the div calls in the CSS. Not sure why, but I’ve come up with a workaround. I’ll keep playing with my CSS and maybe it will work soon.
What do you think of the changes?
