Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. – Voltaire

Around Valentine’s Day, love is on everyone’s mind. Whether you’re looking for love or just want to celebrate the love you have, we’ve got some tips on how to keep your romance green. More...

As you are out and about this month, you will no doubt find yourself bombarded with shades of pink and red at every turn. Whether or not you are a lover of things heart-shaped and lacy, I encourage you to think green in your choices of Valentine’s Day gifts and treats this year. Here are some ideas -- for food, gifts, and activities -- that can help you share the love for your loved one as well as for your local community and the planet. More...

Sustainable Business Association Networking Lunch
The SBA is a membership organization for companies committed to greater environmental and socially responsible business practices. Their members are a diverse community of over 100 sustainable businesses in the Bay Area.
Fri, Feb 5, Noon
Mandarin Garden Restaurant, 2025 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
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La Estrellita offers authentic Mexican food and proudly serves Niman Ranch and local produce.
EXP Feb 15

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Celilo Group Media, a leading green media company, is seeking a dynamic individual to fill the role of Bay Area Director for EcoMetro Guide editions covering the East Bay and Silicon Valley/Santa Cruz. EcoMetro Guide and companion web site ecometro.com are unique localized green media products promoting local and sustainable businesses. The Bay Area Director would have the option of working from either our East Bay or San Jose offices, with frequent travel between both offices. This is an exciting management-level opportunity with a growing green media firm. More...

By Jennifer Hallstrom

With the New Year here it is a great time to think back at the last 12 months and the goals and efforts personally made to be a bit more eco-friendly. It is also a wonderful time to set new goals for this year to be even better.

In the fall, the EcoMetro Guide crew took part in the Ecology Center’s Climate Change Action Project group in Berkeley. More...

By Pam Tanner, Denver EcoMetro Guide Market Director

The excitement of the holiday season is over and you may be feeling the pressure of either making a New Year’s resolution related to your health or fitness goals.

Most of us begin the New Year and the prerequisite fitness resolution with the best of intentions, only to hit a wall within two or three weeks and struggle to maintain our motivation to continue. Below are some suggestions to help you develop a routine and achieve your goals: More...

-Elliott Mamauag, EcoMetro Guide East Bay Market Director

Every knitter's heart does a little purl every time they see a sheep. Not simply because of the inherent cuteness contained therein, but because they are imagining the lifetime of warm and cozies that can come from the irrepressible growth of wool. 

Knitting has always been the ultimate sustainable craft; the purest, most organic materials used in the craft grow from an animal's back. More...

Buy green power
PG&E (joinclimatesmart.com, 800-743-5000) The unique ClimateSmart program funds conservation and protection projects that capture carbon emissions, instead of funding renewable energy programs. The average cost is $5 per month.

Alameda Power (alamedamp.com, 510-748-3900) sources 85% of its energy from renewables, but customers can contribute to the Clean Future Fund for 1 cent/kWh, or an average $3.75 per month. Fund contributions go towards pursuing new renewable resources. More...

-Heather Hale, Sustainable Business Accounts Manager

The seasons here in the East Bay are definitely changing. We've had our first two heavy rains, and there's a new crispness to the air. Leaves are turning wonderful shades of red, orange, and rust, and many trees are losing their leaves altogether.

You're probably picking the last of your homegrown tomatoes, if you haven't already. But wait! If you're packing all that gardening equipment away until early next spring - and you haven't tried fall and winter gardening yet - you're missing out on six months of outdoor fun! More...