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Yuzu Ramen: A Healthy Japanese Citrus Fruit Flavor
Mar 16th, 2010
Live Green And Be Well. What's more fun and cool?
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Tokyo locavores will definitely remember the colorful and delicious local farmers market in Yoyogi and the superb spreads at the the United Nations University farmer’s market in Tokyo. Well, after visiting the UNU farmer’s market last month, we decided to head over to Ebisu to find a little ramen shop – Afuri – that served an enticing flavor of ramen from one of our favourite Asian healthy citrus fruits: yuzu. Entranced by this recently discovered flavor of Japan and the chance to find another good restaurant, it was impossible to resist the opportunity the beautiful day seemed to offer.
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Mar 28 Azby Brown @ Good Books: Lessons in Living Green from Traditional Japan
Mar 11th, 2010
Azby Brown, the author of Just Enough: Lessons in Living Green from Traditional Japan will be speaking at Good Day Books at 6:30pm on Sunday March, 28th 2010. Just Enough is a book of stories, depictions of vanished ways of life told from the point of view of a contemporary observer. The stories tell how people lived in Japan some two hundred years ago, during the late Edo Period, when traditional technology and culture were at the peak of development and realization, just before the country opened itself to the West and joined the ranks of the industrialized nations.
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With land in short supply, Japanese families face a paradox. Despite spending a large chunk of money on an expensive plot of land, once you’ve built a house and (if you’re lucky) a place to park a car, there is little space (or sunlight for that matter) left for a garden. Roof gardens can replace land built over for housing. These elevated landscapes are not only highly sustainable, they can improve the quality of life in Japan’s dense neighborhoods. (more…)
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Nagoya is in the global spotlight as the city hosts the United Nations conference on biological diversity, starting on October 18, 2010 – in my opinion a much more important topic than how Toyota, with major factories in the city, will deal with its current crisis. We cannot afford to ignore biological diversity and genetic resources, and the ecosystems involving nature, plants, animals and humans are too complex to rebuild and once they are lost, what will we do about it? (more…)
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Buy, Trade, Give and Get: 8 websites to save money, waste, and the environment
Mar 3rd, 2010
We all have things we want, and many of us can’t bear to throw away the things we no longer need. And while we want to get what we want as cheap as possible, cheap is not necessarily better when it comes to quality, and the conditions of the workers who made the product…
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Dive into Art ~ Cancun’s underwater sculptures are made from special materials that promote growth of new coralWant to learn how to build a house out of six million empty beer bottles or use local materials to simply keep food fresh up to 10 times longer? Then check out eco-ideas.net, a global environmental communication portal supported by Panasonic as part of its commitment to promote the power of ideas and to accelerate the shift to greener lifestyles.
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Color your plate with seasonal veges.
Photo: Sarah Krull.Last week I attended the first Green Leaders Forum@British Council, what came to my mind during the discussion was … organic – what does it really mean? Certainly more than just no chemicals.
Sustainability and lifestyle are concepts that come to mind when I think about organic. When I lived in Boston, I was always surprised when I saw the healthy, supposedly eco-friendly yoga moms shopping at Whole Foods and coming out of the store with 15 plastic bags. That seems counterproductive. (more…)
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Loaner bikes lined up at Suginami Kids Transportation Park, where traffic safety is made fun. Each has a different cartoon advertised. Img/Text: Rob Ketcherside, Flickr. Creative Commons Licence.
Since arriving in Tokyo about a month ago, my primary means of transportation has been my bicycle. I cycle to my language classes in Shibuya. I have gotten all sorts of responses when I say I ride a bicycle. Usually a little incredulous. Some pedestrians complain about the bicycles on the side walks, which I can completely understand. However, as a cyclist some streets are simply too dangerous! (more…)
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I went to a really interesting workshop at the British Council in Tokyo sponsored by some people I know are thinking deeply about sustainability and environmental issues. The panel discussion was a bit unusual but allowed people to cue in ideas and pet topics. A good mix of unusual people joined and I had fun.
This was the first of a new series of monthly learning and networking events, The Green Leaders Forum: The Future of Food @ British Council. (more…)
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Come and join the French Wine and Cheese Fundraiser in Fujisawa on March 14th. Proceeds will go to the Fujisawa Beach Cleaning Project (Earth Day Spring Cleanup). Last October, 100 volunteers participated in the Fall cleanup. This year they expect 200 volunteers. Help to get the word out about this fundraiser for a good cause! (more…)
