All Posts Tagged With: "Health"

Biggs and Featherbelle is body care with a health-conscious mission. Their handmade products are free of synthetic fragrances, dyes and additives. Started by 2 sisters with a recipe for soap they retrieved from a magazines article Kelly and Kasey now sell their products at more then 50 locations up and down the east coast, the west and mid west.

The Baltimore Biodiesel Collective is a "Maryland non-profit organization dedicated to advocacy, promotion, research, and education of environmentally sustainable biodiesel fuel for on-road and off-road vehicle use in government, business, and private use." They are a membership organization that offers support to residents of Maryland interested in biodiesel, the only retail biodiesel fueling (Bio-station) in the city of Baltimore.

FARM is devoted to ending the cruel confinement and mutilation of animals in factory farms. Since 1976, FARM is the leader with national grassroots campaigns like the Great American Meatout. Check out their information on animal rights conferences, equal justice alliances or hunger solutions. They even offer a free vegetarian starter kit, just in case.

Most Dry cleaners use a chemical called perchloroethylene , or perc, as a solvent to remove organic matter from clothing. The chemical is classified as toxic waste by the EPA and will not only contaminate the soil after it’s been flushed down the drain but has been proven to affect the nervous system in cases of high exposure. Dry Cleaning Station , located on Solomons Island Rd. in Annapolis, uses GreenEarth Solvent, a silicone-based (sand) solution which has been shown to clean garments more thoroughly and gently with no hazardous effect to you or the environment.

My Organic Market (MOM) exists to help restore the environment and your own living system, the human body. This market has approximately 11,000 sq ft of high-quality organic foods and health products. Their produce department is always fully-stocked with meticulously-chosen goods and features only the season’s best in 100% ORGANIC produce. You can find locations in Rockville, College Park, Alexandria, Columbia East, and Frederick.

By finding them online you can do research, get suggestions or take an online health test and find out how to think critically about your bodily network.

Ecolistic Cleaning offers an “effective alternative cleaning service void of harmful chemicals, pollutants, and needless waste” in order to human health and the environment. They are “committed to implementing pollution prevention in their daily operations and reducing their release of chemical contaminants and other wastes into the Chesapeake Bay.”

Really Raw Honey, Inc. promotes the use and consumption of totally unprocessed honey while also advocating environmentally sound beekeeping and bringing Really Raw Honey to new areas in the U.S. They support family beekeeping operations, with honey being packed on-site, and low-tech hand-packing techniques that they encourage children to learn from and participate in. Their website offers information on their products and health benefits, as well as multiple recipes.