More Hip Than Hippie #76 - Holiday Survival Guide

Don't let the hustle and bustle of the holiday season leave you frazzled! We'll give you some tips that will help you reduce your of waste output, prepare your home for the holidays, give the perfect gift, and just plain survive this most hectic time of year.

Beer and Chocolate:

Beer: Fat Weasel Ale from Steinhaus Brewery, available at Trader Joe's. If you're lucky, you can find one near you!

Chocolate: An assortment of Holl's Chocolate Truffles sent to us by the lovely Karen from West Virginia. Thanks Karen!

Hip News and Finds

Finds:

• Relax with an organic bath. The Organic Bath Co. has tons of organic goodies to relax and rejuvenate the most stressed out holiday shoppers. Try the Bubble Bath Petals in pomegranate fig.
• Take a bite out of this. Check out these hilarious ABC cookie cutters, and we're not talking about the alphabet. ABC stands for "Already Been Chewed," making the cookies look like someone has already had a bite!
• Oprah and global warming. Oprah is looking for families who are doing their part to combat global warming to contribute for a future show. Write in and let her know how you've helped the planet, and maybe while you're at it you can turn her onto your favorite hip podcast!
• More Hip Holiday Contest on now! Get those creative juices flowing and spread some holiday cheer by entering our Holiday contest.
  • Sing your heart out! Take any Christmas Carol or holiday song and tweak the words to fit a 'green' theme.
  • Submit your entry. We'd prefer that you call our hotline at 530-554-2605 or skype us at MoreHip and sing your diddy yourself. We will also accept email entries at hip@greenfeet.com, but be prepared to hear Dori and Val belt them out on the show.
  • Judging. The winner will be selected based on creativity and effort. Don't worry, how well you sing is not part of the judging criteria.
  • For the winner. . . a box of More Hip Than Hippie merchandise and a surprise or two from Greenfeet.
  • Enter to win today! The deadline for submitting entries is Friday December 15th.

 

News:

• Dagoba goes mainstream with Hershey. According to a recent issue of Organic Retailer Magazine, The Hershey Co. has bought Oregon based Dagoba Organic Chocolate. Maybe next time you reach for that impulse buy in the checkout line, you'll be able to grab organic chocolate!
• Richard Branson gives big. Plenty Magazine reports that Richard Branson, CEO of the Virgin Group, has pledged his personal profits for the next decade to research and development of green energy sources. This donation is estimated at $3 billion dollars.

 

More Hip Book Club

Join us as we wrap up our first book Fast Food Nation with a live chat on Sunday Decemember 3rd at 10 am PST. See you there!

Our next book? In January, we'll be starting our second book, Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan.

Holiday Survival Guide

Listen in for some great tips that will help you survive the stress of holiday season! Try some of these great products, available at Greenfeet.com, for a more eco-friendly holiday.

• Decrease your waste output in style with the Compost Crock, complete with charcoal filter to keep your kitchen smelling good.
• Forget plastic bags for your yard waste. Instead, try biodegradable BioBags.
• At your next holiday shindig, ditch paper plates and reach for bambu Disposable Veneerware. It's stylish and good for the planet!
• Real tree or fake tree? Listen to last years show to hear what Dori and Val have to say about the tree debate!
  More Hip Than Hippie - Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Teenie Weenie Greenie:
Keeping your tires inflated saves the planet, and might even save your life. Learn why at About.com.

Listener Emails

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!

• Save the best for last. Craig wanted to let us know about Last.fm, a social music site that tracks the listening habits of its users and can make recommendations on other music they might like. Check out the MHTH page and Craig's page too. Thanks Craig!
• Lower your CO2 emissions! Shayna discovered an article with some bright ideas for trimming your CO2 emissions.
• BUST'n out! BUST magazine provides an uncensored view on the female experience. But don't worry, Kellie assures us that this isn't one of those "I hate men" type of feminist publications! She found a great article about how to take those old plastic bags and turn them into a cool reusable tote. Subscribe to BUST here!
• Meaty. . . Doug found a couple of video clips that tie right in with our More Hip Book Club selection, Fast Food Nation. The Meatrix and Backwards Hamburger use animation to delve into the problems with the meat packing industry.
• Biddie-tastic! Our very own Jillicious found this swinging clip of The Lascivious Biddies rocking out their song "Betty". It's a sneak peak from their new DVD The Lascivious Biddies Live in New York City.

Email us at hip@greenfeet.com. Don't forget to vote for us at podcastalley.com and podcastpickle.com. Send us a voice message at our Skype address "morehip" or +1 530.554.2605. Don't have Skype ? Get it - it's free!