I was fortunate enough to be invited to enjoy a luxury suite at the Seattle Seahawks game last Sunday at Century Link Field. The game was exciting however, I was more excited about the food spread in the suite, and specifically that they were using bio-degradable plates, napkins and silverware!
Patrick Napper | Board Member since 2004
There is a very cool art show up for the next 2 days, at artEAST in Issaquah, called RecyclArt.
A group of artists transformed ordinary objects destined for the landfill into extraordinary works of art. Participating artists include:
Carla Dimitriou, Carol Ross, Diane Kurzyna, Esther Ervin, Greg Bartol, Mary Ellen Bowers, Nia Michaels, Nikki deRelle, Pat Tassoni, Ren Lis, Surya Gaertner, Suzanne Tidwell, Thendara Kidda-Gee and V Blast.
here are some of the pieces:
The show is only up through Sunday October 30th, so get there and be inspired!
#EatReal #DoGood #LiveWell
Debra Bouchegnies
We hope you will join us tomorrow night from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 27 2011, for a cocktail at Local 360, located at the corner of First and Bell, for an informal gathering of SSF Seattle Chapter Sustainers.
Are you a person of style and substance? Become a Sustainer of SSF and help us save the world in style help us as we continue to build our founding chapter in Seattle. Signing up or renewing your membership now will insure that you don’t miss any of our new and improved resources and programs.
Hang with us, enjoy a locally sourced libation, and become a Sustainer of SSF. Please RSVP to info@sustainablestyle.org. (no host bar)
Local 360 is a SSFTag restaurant. Definitely check out how fabulously sustainable Local 360 is on their website.
Monday, October 24th, is National Food Day. It’s brought to you from the good folks at FOOD, INC. to “push for a healthier, more sustainable food system”. A big part of the initiative, in addition to attending awesome local events (find one in your hood or list your event here) featuring scrumptious eco-friendly food and education around this important topic, is reaching out to Congress and get them to support National Food Day’s “Eat Real” agenda. Which is as follows:
We at Sustainable Style Foundation are in full support of National Food Day and hope you will be too, by attending events or hosting them, and by all means making your voice heard by letting your Senators and local Representatives know. Here’s the message they will get, and how you can send it.
#EatReal #DoGood #LiveWell
Debra Bouchegnies, Board Member since 2010
I stumbled upon this amazingly beautiful pen at a local PCC the other day, and noticed from the name it likely had a sustainability story, so I thought to investigate further! As it turns out, I learned that 100 million pens are tossed every single day! So this is a solution to that frustrating moment that happens to me several times a month (I take lots of copious notes), where my pen runs out of ink!
In typical Sustainable Style Foundation form, Seltzer, a Brooklyn-based company primarily focused on stationery and greeting cards, cites that with their Seven Year Pen not only helps you reduce waste, it keeps you looking cool while doing it!
The claim is that you can write 1.7 meters (or 5’7″) a day for seven years, due to the design of the Swiss-designed ink cartridge. And you can use the pen to write in their cards and journals, and on their stationery, all made of 100% post-consumer recycled paper and with veggie-based inks.
We couldn’t say this better ourselves: “There’s no reason why being eco-friendly and being a design lover can’t live happily together.” Check them out here: http://seltzergoods.com/The-Seven-Year-Pen-c3/ and browse around at the many other cool items they make. You can also follow them at @seltzergoods or like them here http://on.fb.me/oS3EGT
Debra Bouchegnies, Board Member since 2010
This Sunday, another SSFTag film will make its world premiere at the Toronto film festival. Starring Emily Blunt and Romarie DeWitt, the film continues to explore the directing style of Lynn Shelton, who’s previous film, Humpday, explored the technique of improvisation with the actors and received much international acclaim. The production of this film couldn’t have gotten any more sustainable taking place in Washington State’s San Juan Islands. The carbon footprint stayed quite low due to the fact the crew and cast stayed in houses near the set. The crew walked to work each day, used their own reusable water and coffee containers and composted all their food. The actors used much of their own clothing for costuming. The coolest sustainability practice we have heard to date for a film, was the cast and crew picked their own vegetables and herbs from a garden “on set” that would be used for craft services and meals. Producer Megan Griffiths would love to see more films go this direction and suggests it is a challenge, but can be done with effort and forethought. We are so excited for your premiere tomorrow. Congratulations from Sustainable Style Foundation.
Rebecca Luke | Founder & Sr. Stylist of SSF
If you are an SSF follower, we know you are located in all corners of the world which is why we wanted to post about tonight’s Patagonia event in New York City co-hosted by Julie Gilhart and SSF Style Ambassador, Graham Hill. This is what we feel is an exciting kick off to a fab global initiative. Here’s the skinny:
“The Common Threads Initiative addresses a significant part of today’s environmental problem – the footprint of our stuff,” notes Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia’s founder and owner. “This program first asks customers to not buy something if they don’t need it. If they do need it, we ask that they buy what will last a long time – and to repair what breaks, reuse or resell whatever they don’t wear any more. And, finally, recycle whatever’s truly worn out. We are the first company to ask customers to take a formal pledge and be partners in the effort to reduce consumption and keep products out of the landfill or incinerator.”
This is just a brief post about the event, but you can be you will hear more from us on this initiative. Bravo Patagonia.
Rebecca Luke | Co – Founder
Labor Day will be here before you know it and that means one thing in Seattle, Bumbershoot. If you are planning to attend this year’s 3 day music and arts festival here are a few tips to enjoy yourself and be sustainable. Make use of the provided composting, recycling and free water stations. Make sure and bring your favorite re-usable water bottle! Plan on walking, bicycling, car-pooling, or using mass transit to get there. I’ll be following up with a report on the coolest bands, best art, and my assessment of this year’s “Green efforts”.
For more info on Bumbershoot 2011′s “Green efforts” check out: http://bumbershoot.org/green-efforts/
Very excited about this new amazing restaurant where the decor if fab and fun and the food is over the top. The build out took over a year with the over all goal for the restaurant to be the first LEED CI Platinum restaurant in Washington State. We obviously heart this place that is everything SSF. RL
Have a listen to our fun and inspiring interview with Bonnie & Jill.
