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Funky Recycled Aluminum Clocks and More Fair Trade Treasures: Discount for DG Readers

Funky Recycled Aluminum Clocks and More Fair Trade Treasures: Discount for DG Readers

Yes, those clocks are one of a kind! That’s the beauty of handcrafted treasures that are magicked from mere trash… Barak Barnoy’s stylish and eco-friendly wall clocks made of recycled aluminum come from Israel by way of the same fine folks whose African township-crafted recycled plastic bag roosters (you may remember) stole our hearts a [...]

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Recycled Angels

Recycled Angels

What could be more appropriate for a piece of art work created from found objects or recycled materials, than the figure of an caretaking angel? Some of these angels will help to feed a hungry family in a developing country. Some will help to care for helpless animals. Some will bring a smile, or inspire [...]

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How to Have a Greener White Wedding

How to Have a Greener White Wedding

Wedding traditions are no longer as rigid as they once were, and engaged couples feel more free to express their own values and preferences, no matter what the wedding etiquette books say. Still, a certain amount of tradition is important to many of us — and to our families! — so the environmentally conscious bride-to-be [...]

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Urban Green

Urban Green

Last night, watching a Law & Order re-run, I had a sudden epiphany — if Television can be believed, the flat roof of a big-city building is an immensely unattractive place, dark, with a high probability of rain or snow and almost certain to hold a psychotic serial killer, wild-eyed and poised to drop an [...]

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Twist & Spout Instant Watering Cans

Twist & Spout Instant Watering Cans

You may know by now that I’m a big SIGG fan on a daily basis, but I have to confess that I am not without sin. The hard truth is, in the real world, every so often you just end up having to buy some beverage that comes in a plastic bottle. (Big family-sized pop [...]

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