Beer and Chocolate

Beer: Butte Creek Organic Pale Ale

Chocolate: Praline milk chocolate with hazelnut-creme filling sent in by listener Skye

Finds:

• Looking for cruelty-free cosmetics? The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics has a downloadable pocket-sized cruelty-free shopping guide so you can always shop smart.
• Beer goggles, anyone? Pick up your own pair of authentic beer goggles - just pick out your favorite beer and Urban Spectacles will create your very own pair.

Hipster Meet Up: Green Festival in San Francisco. If you're planning on attending the San Francisco Green Festival on November 10th and want to meet up with Dori, Val, and other Hipsters, send an email to hip@greenfeet.com and let us know!

This week's Teenie Weenie Greenie™ comes from new listener Christina who lives in Japan. In Japan, instead of having paper towels in the restrooms, women carry small towels in their bags which they use to dry their hands. They are no bigger than a washcloth and come in a variety of styles and colors. If you knit or sew, it would be easy to make in the exact color and size you want. Think of all the paper that could be saved by making this small change!

Jef, owner of Cartridge World in Chico, CA stops by the patio for an interview to talk about his two passions in life: Cartridge World and chickens.

If you love chickens as much as One F Jef, place a bid on a new pet at EggBid.com.

Once again, we have a bunch of great listener emails. Keep 'em rolling in at hip@greenfeet.com. And don't forget to post articles, links, and speak your mind at our MHTH forum!

• Discovery at an arts fair. At a recent arts fair, Michele met Louise Shurr, who makes reusable bags out of designer fabric remnants. She then donates her fabric remnants to quilting circles and other worthwhile organizations. Check out her bags at GrowTreeBags.com.
• Martha Moment! Erin was inspired by a Martha Stewart show about making your old t-shirts into reusable shopping bags.
• More Hip mention! The recently engaged AudioKitty (Congrats!) picked up a copy of Eco-Chic Weddings and was excited to see Greenfeet.com and More Hip Than Hippie mentioned as resources!
• Creating green opportunities. Michelle from Chattanooga was listening to the Living On Earth podcast and wanted to share the Green Collar Revolution segment with everyone. It features an interview with a gentleman whose organization promotes green business training for people of color and low incomes.
• Step It Up. Lisa wanted everyone to know about the Step It Up National Day of Climate Action, a series of rallies across the nation on November 3rd.
• Peddle your way to a freshly cut lawn. Debra discovered the Eco Lawn Mower Bike that lets you get some exercise and mow the lawn at the same time.
• True Cost of Food. Dee sent along a link to short film called the True Cost of Food about sustainable agriculture vs. corporate megacropping and factory farms.
• Smart search engine. Elena likes using GoodSearch.com, a search engine that donates half of its ad revenue to charity.
• How green is that brand? Shayna sent along a link to BadBuster. It gives a quick glimpse of "green" ratings of businesses you run across while reading searching, or shopping online.

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