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Buy Local Food

  South Miami Farmers Market There's a wide world of food out there, a wonderful world of farmers markets and community sponsored agriculture (CSA) ready and waiting to help you buy locally grown seasonal food from a farmer in your area. Both farmers markets and CSA's are a win-win situation for consumers and farmers alike.  At farmers markets and some CSA's you won't be limited to produce. Many offer everything from homemade breads and jams to fresh cut flowers for the...

The Rug Company: Rugs & More

Since founding The Rug Company in London 1997, Christopher and Suzanne Sharp have been passionate about quality, design, craftsmanship and service. The Sharps create rugs, wall hangings and cushions that are original, distinctive, beautiful and certain to be heirlooms in the future. Each rug is handmade in Nepal. As members of Good Weave, The Rug Company supports efforts to improve the rug making process, for the workers and the environment.  Using natural yarns and custom dyes,...

Community

GoodWeave’s Afghanistan Child-Free Labor Initiative

Ariana factory in Afghanistan by Scott Welker.   Saxon Henry, author and fellow blogger, recently shed light on GoodWeave’s Afghanistan initiative in her blog post “Weaving a Better Future: One Carpet at a Time.”  She says, “Because a third of all elementary school-aged children in Afghanistan work—many of which have been sold into child labor according to UNICEF—GoodWeave intends...

Design

ROHL Modern Collection

  ROHL exhibits at the 2012 International Contemporary Furniture Fair on May 19-22 in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NYC. Their Total Home collection showcase’s modern, European crafted introductions such as the RHOL EcoModern Showerheads, the ROHL Wave Side Rail Set and the Modern Flat Panel Body Spray.  

Events

Give the Gift of Design this Mother’s Day

  As mothers, we know motherhood is certainly hard, but so much more rewarding. A mother’s unconditional love is bittersweet as she raises her children, preparing them all along to leave the nest she so lovingly created. It is that time of year to honor the mothers in our lives, whether it be our own mothers, the mother of our children or a mother we admire. Flowers are lovely, chocolates are...

Health

Andie’s Window on Design: Chef Daniels of Aragosta

Today’s Window on Design features Chef David Daniels of Boston’s Aragosta Bar + Bistro on Battery Wharf. Chef Daniels, Aragosta cuisine is best described as "ItalianMediterranean meets New England, with a menu that features everything from small bites to hearty entrees, and includes hand-made pastas, prime meats and New England seafood. The menu changes seasonally to make the most of ingredients...