Natural Luxe is a Green America and GenGreen certified eco-boutique specializing in items that are natural, organic, recycled, sustainable or fair trade. They carry a large selection of eco-friendly jewelry, organic cotton t-shirts, natural body care, organic cotton baby clothes, recycled handbags, soy candles and other sustainable gifts.

Created by mom-preneur Jennifer Branham, Natural Luxe eco-chic gifts are "good to give, good for you and good for the environment." I had a chance to chat with with this busy lady to find out how Natural Luxe came to be and just how she's able to juggle it all!

And as promised we have a special surprise ending...Jennifer has generously offered to gift two lucky Modern Hippie Mag readers a $25 gift certificate for Natural Luxe! Giveaway ends 12 midnight EST on Monday, July 12th 2010. Winner will be announced on Tuesday, July 13th, 2010. Visit Modern Hippie Mag for giveaway details and to enter to WIN!

 

Don't want to wait or leave it to chance? Save 15% OFF your next purchase at NaturalLuxe.com with coupon code ECO15.

 

Jaszy McAllister is the woman behind the curtain of Modern Hippie Mag, an online resource dedicated to promoting hip, healthy conscious living and environmental sustainability. She is also the host for ModernHippieMag.com video and podcast interview profiles. She is a self-taught jewelry designer featuring her eco-conscious jewelry designs at www.Jaszy.com. Find her on Twitter, @msjaszy.

Apple Levy definitely makes green look good! Whether on the red or 'green' carpet interviewing today's hottest A-listers, Apple's genuine warmth beams from her amazing smile. She created TheGreenGirls.com to inspire others to live a more eco-friendly life through videos and articles submitted by a myriad of Green Gurus. "Her goal is to educate & inspire through pop culture, social and mass media." I am honored that I was able to chat with Apple. Listen to our podcast interview to learn more about this amazing Green Guru on the move!

 

Jaszy McAllister is the woman behind the curtain of Modern Hippie Mag. She is also the host for ModernHippieMag.com video and podcast interview profiles. She is a self-taught jewelry designer featuring her eco-conscious jewelry designs at www.Jaszy.com and several boutiques.  Find her on Twitter, @msjaszy. Visit ModernHippieMag.com to learn how you can have your company, product or service featured in a Modern Hippie Mag video or podcast!

 

 

You’re a busy mom, yet you want to feed your baby the most nutritious, natural organic foods possible. Well, your savior has arrived! Denise Henderson has made your job a little bit easier by creating Square One Organics. Offering unblended, healthy super foods containing only organic fruits, vegetables, grains, and water, Square One Organics are organized into four color coded groups making it easy to know where the vitamins and minerals reside. Most importantly, Square One Organics are free of pesticides and harmful chemicals, have no added sugar, and are gluten and GMO free. They are even served in #5 recyclable polypropylene plastic food containers that do not contain Bisphenol-A (BPA). BPA containing plastics have been shown to leach carcinogens and/or endocrine disruptors.

 

I was fortunate to catch up with Denise for a brief interview. Listen to learn more about her and the impetus behind her starting and growing Square One Organics!

 

Jaszy McAllister is the woman behind the curtain of Modern Hippie Mag, an online resource dedicated to promoting hip, healthy conscious living and environmental sustainability.

 

Sometimes called "vegetable ivory," Tagua nuts have been used for centuries by the South American people to carve all sorts of fashion accessories and other useful items, including buttons, necklaces, chess pieces, pipes, and more. Lately, these sustainable alternatives to gems have been used in making fashionable mainstream jewelry. Few use them more creatively than the Palma Collection. After the seeds fall from the trees along the coast of South America, they are collected, polished, cut, drilled, and dyed. The result is beautiful, brightly colored jewelry that is eco-conscious, affordible, eclectic, and one of a kind. Recently, Jaszy had an interview with the Palma Collection CEO Alvaro Toledo about the creative process and the future of fashionable jewelry.

 

Jaszy McAllister publishes Modern Hippie Mag, an online resource dedicated to promoting hip, healthy conscious living and environmental sustainability.

I know what you're thinking, recycled jeans...really? My initial thought was similar in that I questioned just how inventive re-purposing denim could be. So you add new buttons and a few stylish patches maybe. But oh, no darlin', that is SO not what R.E.U.S.E. Jeans are about! I recently had the pleasure of interviewing George Powell, CEO of R.E.U.S.E. Jeans (Recycle.Environment.U.Save.Earth), an innovative eco-fashion company that manufactures form fitting, stylish blue jeans made from 80% recycled fabrics. I was astounded to learn a bit about their ground-breaking upcycling technique.

The Reuse website addresses the question, "Why Recycled Jeans?"

 

"According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans generated more than 11.8 million tons of textile waste in 2006 alone, amounting to a remarkable 10 pounds per person. In our world of overflowing landfills and global warming, recycling is more relevant than ever. Recycled jeans help counteract the human effect of the disposable fashion industry, while contributing to a cleaner, more sustainable earth.

 

"When searching for a new pair of jeans, most shoppers focus on fit and price, paying little attention to the carbon cost of their purchase. True fashion is fueled by innovation and creativity, so shouldn’t your jeans be? Uniting ecology with technology, we recycle fabric from the textile waste stream to manufacture eco-friendly jeans with minimal new material." Wow!

 

Listen to the interview to learn more about REUSE and the future of fashion.

Additionally, in celebration of Earth Day's 40th Anniversary, REUSE will be offering 50% off everything! Offer good now through April 25th, use promo code 'EARTH' at checkout.

Jaszy McAllister publishes Modern Hippie Mag, an online resource dedicated to promoting hip, healthy conscious living and environmental sustainability.