The Awesome Foundation is an international league of philanthropists who pool their resources to make your cities better places to live. The concept couldn’t be simpler really; a group of ten members each contribute $100 a month which they use to provide one lucky recipient with a $1000 grant (no strings attached) to help their project take flight.
Graffiti started life as a protest, as a beautiful riot against the concrete jungle and the fences that isolated the poor from the rich. The midnight prophets of the subways and back alleys have so profoundly influenced our lives and touched the souls of our cities, that we have come to revere their visual poetry. And graffiti, for better or for worse, has become a beloved art form transforming the dull grey denizens of our city into exquisite canvases.
Instead of lamenting the loss of your favorite salad greens and tender summer produce, learn to get cozy with winter’s rocking root veggies. Building your repertoire of winter veg styles will keep you motivated and well on the road to sticking to mainly local, in season fare. So important in keeping food costs down, supporting the local economy and giving your body what it needs to adapt to the climate you’re in.
When a new year rolls around designers are often asked to predict what will be ‘in’ for the next 12 months. Good thing we’re also psychic! Well, based on experience, observation, trade show and seminars etc, here’s just a few things to look out for…
If you want to eat healthier and save money while reducing the greenhouse gases from factory farming, then Meatless Mondays are an easy way to add one veggie meal to your weekly planner. Here are some super-duper Meatless Monday recipes that are fast, easy and delicious too!
It’s a whole new race baby and these days there’s more than one way to get your motor running. If you like the feel of a fine automobile or the speed of a motorcycle, but don’t like to pollute, you can have your car and drive it too with this new breed of uber sexy electric cars and electric motorcycles.