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jordanwb

Boston, MA
Member since 05/21/2008
Last login: 08/31/2008

Knowledge

Trash, E-waste, Tidal Power

Interests

Backpacking, Cradle-to-cradle, Bicycling, Backpacking, Urbanism, Volcanoes

Confusions

Policy, Economics

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Irritants

M. Night Shyamalan

Hero

Elizabeth Kolbert

I visit IzzitGreen because

that green sasquatch has a strange power over me.

I would do anything for green, but I won't

stop flying on airplanes...too many interesting places to visit!

Last person on Earth to go green will be

my dad

My favorite place in the whole wide world is

Oregon

If my life were a movie/book/TV show/song

I'd be Anna Karenina, only without that whole dying underneath a train incident...

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June 04, 2008

BROOKLINE GROOMING & PET SUPPLIES

146 Harvard St , Brookline, MA, 617-738-6682

The first time I went to Brookline Grooming was in January. I was a brand new pet owner, and was searching for the "healthy" cat food that the shelter I had adopted from recommended. Brookline Grooming had window painting that said "We're going green in 2008!", so I knew my chances were good.

Brookline Grooming doesn't just carry one brand of organic, all natural (for real, just just "all natural"), grain free cat food...they carry about 10 including Innova and Wellness. I don't know anything about dog food, but I'm sure they carry the healthiest options for that, too.

June 04, 2008

THE FIREPLACE

1634 Beacon St , Brookline, MA, 617-975-1900

I'm going to start by saying that my favorite part about Fireplace was it's bathrooms. This is a compliment, because Fireplace's greatest strength is decor, ambiance, and atmosphere, and if they can make a bathroom a pleasant, nay even romantic, place, just imagine what they can do with a large two-tiered dining room with a large candle-filled fireplace in the center. They also host live music several nights a week.

May 23, 2008

JOHNNIES FRESH MARKET

1028 Beacon St , Brookline, MA, 617-660-1366

The good news is that Johnnie’s is a small, neighborhood grocery store. The bad news is that Johnnie’s is a small, neighborhood grocery store. It has many of the downsides of small store (just one brand of many items, higher prices), but it also has extra bonuses, like ready-to-bake pizza dough and oversized tubs of spices. Their selection of “eco-friendly” products like recycled TP and paper towels, organic produce, and vegetarian foods, is actually larger than that of some stores several times their size.

June 05, 2008

SILVERTONE BAR & GRILL

69 Bromfield St , Boston, MA, 617-338-7887

I'm a Green Liner, and I had plans to meet up with a Red Liner friend, so I started looking for a good place to get dinner/drinks near Park Street. Silvertone, in my mind, completely trumps the nearby Beantown Pub.

May 23, 2008

BRADLEY LIQUORS

1383 Boylston St , Boston, MA, 617-536-3407

Of the two liquor stores within a 3 minute walk from my apartment, Bradley’s has become the dark horse favorite. They may have an unassuming exterior, but step inside and you will find friendly employees, a great beer selection, and an ID verifying machine that plays “Happy Birthday” if it is, indeed, your birthday. Bradley’s will also be open when everyone else isn’t (i.e. Sundays, holidays, and the right time of the night time). When I came in looking for mojito-making materials, they gladly referred me to several stores in the area that might carry mint leaves.

May 27, 2008

TEALUXE INC

108 Newbury St , Boston, MA, 617-927-0400

Tealuxe is somewhat of an institution for tea drinkers. My friend, visiting from California, loves the place so much that she makes a point of going to Tealuxe whenever she's in town and recently made a $100 mail order with two other people. So, the question of whether Tealuxe is good is somewhat of a moot point. Where else can you get hundreds of types of tea (including seven different kinds of chai)? The funnest part is using the tiny hourglass they give you to time your tea steepage.

May 27, 2008

CALITERRA BAR & GRILLE BOSTON

89 BROAD ST , BOSTON, MA, 617-556-0006

I had restaurant week lunch fare at a swankier than usual restaurant, Caliterra (located in the Hilton). Although the food was fresh, delicious, and creative, my favorite part of the experience was the plates. Yes, the plates. Let me explain: Each dish had a different plate, and I'm not just talking circle, square, triangle. I'm talking 3D sculpture. One was shaped like an upside down volcano, one like a mod stool (no really...I would have sat in it were my butt smaller), one like a giant spoon. It was awesome.

June 04, 2008

CRISPY CREPES CAFE

512 Park Dr , Boston, MA, 617-859-9585

Crispy Crepes is like a one-stop hangover cure: it's located in a heavily college area, has cheap breakfast options, sweet and savory crepes, toasty paninis, and mountains of coffee (albeit coffee that has been sitting in a warmer all day, but that'll do if you are desperate).

Urban Wilds Initiative Train Maintenance Day

Submitted by jordanwb on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 08:47.

REI is hosting a volunteer clean-up day in the Allendale Woods on Saturday, June 14, 2008. Information about the event can be found here.

By customs I meant...

Submitted by jordanwb on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 09:27.

...whatever type of invasive species control they have protecting Hawaii (and the mainland) from cross-contamination. It may not be "customs" per se, but don't you have to fill out a form declaring any produce and living (or formerly living) items you have when you are traveling to or from Hawaii? Or am I remembering something else... Jordan

Slide show with more pictures

Submitted by jordanwb on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 15:48.

Michael Pollan: A Plant's Eye View

Submitted by jordanwb on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 15:57.

Here's another one of my favorite TED talks from Michael Pollan. He speaks about what we can gain from looking at the world from a plant's perspective, rather than a plant-eater's perspective. He writes about these ideas in his book, The Botany of Desire, which was published before his (I think it's now safe to say) watershed books The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food.