Eco Chic Girl

Eco Chic Closedown.

2010-02-18T19:18:00.000-08:00

Eco Chic and AJ will no longer be updating this site. I am so sorry.

It’s been a very long journey and I thank all those who have supported me with my work, events and networking over the last 5 years.

There have been many opportunities that I worked very hard to achieve an end eco goal, albeit there were many parts or in a business sense, business facets of the eco business model that I single handily created, nevertheless, there was only great inspiration from Dame Anita, Dale Vince, and a handful of other great pioneers cross sector, that really made me want to strive to be an Ambassador for creating a peaceful, yet business, a sensible revenue business to help the other people and businesses. I wanted only to be a small part of a huge eco cog, that was ethical, and in the main a fair trade business including music, merchandise, online portal etc of bringing better products to market. For the old reference tools you can goto my original site where the first eco magazine for UK eco was published in 2004. http:www.o2m.co.uk (oxygen and music).

I am very sorry, yet I have to admit I failed miserably! It wasn’t though without having a great memorable journey that will stay within my heart forever. My soul will carry the words of kindness and wisdom that so many people I met along my alone journey, that had ideals akin to my own.

I am certain that my eco work will no longer continue, but my spiritual holistic knowledge has lead me to a greater awareness of our beautiful world. I will continue to search for the enlightenment that has been sparked within me, and to be able to have a life that is a different path now, yet a more in-depth journey for me and my child. I hope you all find as many great eco companies to support. I am sure in my small way I helped start a memory in others hearts and minds, from large corporations to small tiny businesses. I do so very much wish you the very best on all your eco work, long may it survive. I am certain there are many more great things in store for us all.

I am going to a new journey, to search deeper understanding of the greater enlightenment that I am proud and honoured to know that exists within the real world. I hope you all stay eco and chic!
I leave you with this on an eco tip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipCIMFJxLfk

I will still be updating with any ethical music artists on my own MySpace.com site.
and you are welcome to stay in touch through this ecochicgirl.com site email or through my music site.

http://www.myspace.com/ionicchemistry

Peace X

G.Finance article- L'Eco Homme

2009-09-26T04:58:00.000-07:00

Good news came this week in the press, highlighted by the New York Conference this week, as there are many new articles and initiatives, which are cross - highlighted areas that I also am looking at within my three part series. It is of course now a subject that is the hot media topic, which will only run and run with more information and editorial available, as we wizz up to the scary Copenhagen deadline.

Global Green Finance (part one) explores areas where I feel eco and the city can mix, to provide solutions for our earth. I look forward to publishing a second edition of L'Eco Homme and including this article in full within the magazine.

Fiscal Trading & Policy for the Earth - FTPE - is really exciting and I hope looks with wonderment at the earth, our banks, and global corporations. The mechanisms for trade will change slowly towards a greener alternative, and this is exciting. Their are many people looking to publish ideas, of course - which I am only one. I just hope to contribute to this debate with thoughtful ideas and sincere planetary focus.

Banking Awards highlight J.P Morgan - CITY

2009-09-26T04:41:00.000-07:00

I was pleased to see the banking awards online this week, and that JP Morgan had won many. Their climate change sister portal ClimateCare has some inspirational projects, and you can view one project in particular that grabbed my attention - This is the top article in the REAL EARTHY section at EcoChicLife, to read more please visit my online magazine:

http://www.ecochiclife.co.uk/real_earthy/index.php

Regarding the G Finance Article, I hope to get a paragraph or two of my edited version of this, "Global Green Finance" (G.Finance) on here soon. Within this I will take a closer look at J.P Morgan and their global aspirations for change.

July event NEWS!

2009-09-24T05:02:00.001-07:00

Local important feedback in the last week has been brought to my attention from our 3rd EcoChic event.

- One eco car has been purchased!
- One of the health experts has had amazing success with treatments, wonderful news.
- Many of you are keeping the links going, and looking at your purchasing choices in a totally different way.. a planet friendly one!

Keep the good work up people, its all great!

TIME magazine - The biggest brand in the world is....

2009-09-24T04:46:00.000-07:00

Drumroll.

I immediately thought as I read this title on a RSS feed, it cant be this company, it must be this one, I actually spent a moment or two, going through them all - so geeky, sorry! I love branding!

After all, working in media in London all my twenties and in my music life, we were key to the launch of Miller Lite - in the UK, so, I thought easy, I would have the answer.

Sadly, I am online too much and so dedicated to eco! I have not seen a copy of Media industry magazines for a year or so. My sturdy and reliable companion, Campaign, and other media news, apart from MW, keeping me in the eco finance world, and the FT, meant my answer was not correct.

I thought Google. Huge, Green, Online, trendy... low carbon, the new high/clean tech society...underpinning the vast online activity. Energy efficiency, totally Google. My brain dongle needs fixing, of course it is the one and only! Coke.

How could I have ever thought of anything else. My humble excuse is that my eco world had sadly meant they were not in my top 5. Yet, I add hopefully.

Speakers SOS

2009-09-24T04:16:00.000-07:00

It is important for me to contact as many people as possible who may be available for keynote speeches at my events. I wanted to put the SOS out online.

The Eco Chic Events always have the core speakers on Love and Planet. I always start the evenings with my personal and indepth keynote address to my dear guests and also introduce to you the body of topics that our other fine speakers will include. Many of you on this site, will perhaps not have attended an event, as these are invitation, ticket only, non press events. - If you wished to be part of the evening, the running time for after dinner keynote speeches runs for over an hour, with a get together, meet and greet, and mingle with our guests at the end of the evening.

We start at 7.30 pm and run through til 11.00 pm. Yet even though these are always on a Thursday evening and I don’t think I have managed to leave my guests until 1am at the earliest! The events are a forum for local business networking, yet, it is often the earth led, and global climate questions that get my chatting on a one to one basis into the small hours.

Contacting Eco Chic Girl

2009-09-11T01:57:00.000-07:00

It has been a very busy week out and about as usual with my EcoChic Work, it is a busy whirlwind online and offline that I live in.

Saving the Planet is my only priority and to do this I meet many people in my social networking schedules.

I am on Twitter, and many online networking sites.

Much of my work I am contacted online for, and for this reason I am having to protect much of my online activity from this month as the articles I am publishing will be in mainstream press before Christmas.

I will still be updating my blog and also my website EcoChicLife. As though the movement still is trying to link together, there are many people and business's that are following me on Twitter and I have had to lock my tweets as this is an intense period of writing, where I must limit my online activity for best business practice. I apologise for this situation. This is an exciting time for future eco planetary ideals and solutions - I sinerely hope to meet many more of you in the future, and look forward to saving the planet together with you all.

Eco Music Artist Quest 2010

2009-08-30T05:58:00.000-07:00

Please check the following link.

http://www.ecochiclife.co.uk/free_me/index.php

or mail me directtly:

ecochicgirl@gmail.com

Glade Dance

2009-08-29T22:57:00.000-07:00

For those of you who missed my Glade festie review- check out the link on the RHS on my blog- or to see my tiny backstage vid with Fin Quaye- turn speakers down, it was my tiny hand held camera!!! All part of the music planet saving plans underway!

http://www.youtube.com/TheEcoChick

My Eco Cleaner Launches in London

2009-08-29T07:58:00.000-07:00

My EcoCleaner.co.uk has launched in the UK and has firmly committed the company ethos to clean Londoners offices and homes with the least ammount of chemicals and pesticides,to a very high standard.

I recently used the companies services for my property management portfolio and was very impressed with the results. Mainly using the ECOVER product range, with really friendly cleaners,and efficiency, I was really impressed.

To find out more please visit myecocleaner.co.uk and see how your office and home can share the great benefits of planetary power cleaning.

Australian Eco Blog- its amazing and funny!

2009-08-29T07:54:00.001-07:00

http://www.greeningofgavin.com/2008/08/eco-boy-episode-1.html

Enjoy The Greening of Gavin, and its heart warming to see kids starring in the eco movie!!! Many great tips for planet saving and brilliantly put accross!

Eco Chic NewsWire

2009-08-29T06:20:00.000-07:00

Eco Chic product News

I have had the most wonderful Birthday month, and for my presents my adoreable friends brought me some really fine eco gifts. I don’t do as many product reviews as I used too, as the market is so flooded. But I thought these were such fine products that I just had to make an exception. Also with regards to the eco handbag, there are some pretty important issues that I mention regarding water supply and organic cotton. So this is what persuaded me to write the reviews. I hope you enjoy them! Thanks for a great Birthday everyone!

For my favourite RAW chocolate, please see EcoChicLife.co.UK, in the Eco Sexy Bodies section in Real Fashion, for the low down on Cocao chocolate and its health benefits. So usually I adore the RAW chocolate company based in Brighton. The latest RAW choccy favourite has been made by Conscious Chocolate, Fruit Fantasy, and other magic products in the range also have been tasted and are very scrummy, It’s a thicker taste, and more unrefined to the RAW chocolate co. But it has all the beautiful hand-made touches and natural ingredients, is pesticide free, Gluten Free, Sugar free, Gluten free approved too.

ECO handbags! Apart from very chic catwalk eco designs from Vivienne Westwood, or ethical RAFE from Hong Kong, my latest bag was from The Hemp Store in Camden. A handbag made by Braintree, and this little hemp bag is made from 55% HEMP and 45% organic Cotton. Although my views on organic Cotton, unless twinned with a conscious ethical water system and as long as it doesn’t take over ground and underground supplies - which affect any local communities water supplies- which can sadly be the case with organic cotton farming. But Organic Cotton in my opinioin is much better for planet, and the people producing and milling the cotton plant, so it gets my approval.

There is the also very valid argument that for people working on such organic cotton farms, have a much less polluted environment and have substantial local community benefits, as many of the organic farms are part of a bigger local philanthropic approach to local community, and provide benefits in other ways, But it is the ultimate goal, to balance water and people interests at all times. There is no point for the organic cotton we buy in the UK, and in the West to make us feel better, if the local people from where the raw material was scoured drained the local water supplies beyond capacity for agricultural use and indigenous local peoples water supplies become too low to sustain the communities that the organic cottin trade is wishing to help. The bag though is very girlie, so very cute, and is definitely my favourite. Eco Fibre Fashion, affordable, and in Camden – just on the Camden Lock in London. The long term benefits will be great for the planet as its a huge step in the right direction.

Eco Chewing GUM – CHIZA produce fine Organic MAYAN Rainforest chewing gum. It comes in biodegradable packaging, which is very earthy and beautiful. I adore eco packaging, it seems so much more care has been put into the style and pictorial design, and this one is a winner.

The information on the package say’s the following, and I think this is a great way to end this snippet of product reviews–
"Natural Gum base’s main ingredient is latex, sustainably obtained from tall chicozapote trees in the Mayan Rainforest, of the Gran Peten in south-eastern Mexico. Chicza is a radically different chewing gum base, along with wild and native fruits, herbs and spices. Chewing Chicza contributes to the conservation of the Mayan rainforests, and at the same time improves the livelihoods of the proud chicleros and their families”

EcoChicStar.com new site

2009-08-27T06:30:00.000-07:00

Eco Chic Star, is the third online site to my main portal Eco Chic Life.

This was inspired by all the Eco Chica's I know. It is not I, but all you people, who are so passionate about the planet - You guys are the STARS of the eco movement I write so passionately about. This will be a members only site.

EcoChicLife.co.uk incorporates the magazine's education portal in a Glossy format online.

EcoChicGirl.com is my editors blog, with updates on my writing and specific projects that I think are important to us all.

EcoChicStar.com is the latest to join us.

This will be a place for the Eco Chic members who have attended the EcoChic Events, or the for all the paid members to get their email newsletters and to be in touch with me much more often through online. There is much more to this site than just this, which is under wraps until October. This is a vey exciting time,and I will post a confirmation blog to all my members and contacts once it is all set up!

The history of Eco Chic as Definitive Marketing tool

2009-08-25T17:32:00.000-07:00

Eco Chic is a term or phrase used in context to describe ethical fabulous living.

This was first used in Los Angeles as a phrase commonly used within the fashion and music industry from 2002. There was an underlying trend from the 70's pioneers to make their mark in clothes, homes, ladies makeup, to almost anything you can think of. These people have seen the 80's Baby Boom generation make the demand for Green luxury, (and the 70's pioneers have totally inspired a generation for this lifestyle, and lead the way on how to achieve this). They have made and developed items for a mainstream Eco Chic market for real price goods. Ranging from high end premier global brands, to ethical smaller gorgeous hand made, and affordable products. It includes fair trade, socially responsible, and ethically aware raw materials, or ethical foundations for people and/or planet, that are a key part of the products company ethos.

The term is now commonplace in America and the UK, and is useful in Glossy magazines to catch the attention of the conscious consumer and is a crucial part of a social "green" movement. Eco Chic is the term used by many in 2009 as a commercial tag for business that wishes to have an ethical tone.

Fashion Designer Icon, Linda Loudermilk is one of the pioneers of Luxury eco TM. http://www.lindaloudermilk.com/stamp.html

This term is used within the Eco Chic Los Angeles catwalk collections - every Spring with new collections of eco wear. London Fashion Week has also now used this term for their new collections.
http://www.hippyshopper.com/2009/02/eco_chic_catwal.html

Other famous American pioneers include Danny Seo, who has dedicated his work to clearing homes and people of unwanted harmful chemicals in items such as bedding, perfumes, and is a style and interior design and space Guru. He is in the definitive list of Eco Chic Gurus, listed here at:
http://www.csrwire.com/press/press_release/16149-Motto-Magazine-Features-6-Gurus-of-Eco-Chic-

The fashion world has made huge changes in making sure that its new collections are made from sustainable and fair trade materials. Edun is another line of ethically fabulous conscious designer wear.

Arthus Yann Bertrands latest movie "Home" that was released for World Environment Day also has many sponsors that are design and couture based that are also known as Eco Chic brands. Google "HOME the movie" which can be seen online at YOUTUBE.com. It is incredible.

The social movement is in the UK very much down to awareness of the Climate Change issue’s that affect our everyday lives. The Body Shop is a retail pioneer in this movement with the Late Dame Anita Roddick's Book, "Business As UNusual".

http://www.amazon.com/Business-Unusual-Triumph-Anita-Roddick/dp/0722539878

This inspiring Business book has many pieces on ethical living. Even though this is a market that is especially designed for women, The interest in L'Eco Homme Summer edition published by EcoChicLife, proves that this is a growing market for male readers. The mainstream press have also used this term over the last year, to the extent it is now somewhere every week in the glossies and broadsheets. In Vogue, in the UK Edition’s, there have been several high profile feature articles named Eco Chic. Another magazine, The London Magazine, (edition February 2009) has a section called Eco Chic Yummy Mummies. Here they reference the top five Eco Chic places you can find the Yummy Mummy in Chelsea, London and Knightsbridge.

The biggest reference source of Eco Chic Destinations, fashion and products to date was produced in May 2008, in the UK version of Marie Claire. http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/fashion/281749/marie-claire-scoops-ethical-award.html

For eco excitement and to be brought up to date with the fastest eco car in the world in developement check Dale Vince's interview, a featured article,and also one of the finest UK Eco Chic Pioneers:
http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Magazine.aspx?id=1449

Another Fashion reference online where you can see the latest in online Eco Chic information is at my magazine online
http://www.ecochiclife.co.uk

and finally be Green, Be chic, AND ALWAYS ECO!!! (chic) :)

Eco Finance Article publication September 2009

2009-08-25T15:08:00.000-07:00

It is a long article that I am writing at the moment, that I want you to know about. I am still working hard at the eco chic party planning for late 2009 events that I hope will be held in London.

Yet, at the moment my attention is firmly on the Eco Finance article that I promised at my Lainston House event in May that it would be published in September. At the heart of the piece I will take you to a futuristic journey where global finance and eco corporate policy mix (CSR). Or, in the famous words of the late Dame Anita Roddick, it is something called “Ethical Auditing” – which in the article, I will quote her, and the work at The Body Shop. Anita’s own ethical auditing has come along way since her invention, so much so, that is now being undertaken by many companies across the globe. I will look at the strides made by corporate bodies at the moment, and a look the future of our climate, which scares me to bits if I am honest.

It is hard though as I write, in the middle of the summer holidays to get all the R&D needed to complete the article, but having made the promise to unearth the true scope of international policy, and with Copenhagen's conference in the very near future, I am absolutely determined to offer solutions where finance and eco policy can mix. It is no ordinary article that I write, as I am an optimist. Also I believe the solutions are within our grasp to make huge strides in the Kyoto 2 framework (2012), with the policies and leaders with the solutions digging away looking at all sorts of possibilities that may be easier to help us and our planet survive.

I will keep you posted as to my progress, and I seriously hope that I offer companies that are offering forward thinking implementation of strategy within their own groups, and also simple ways that we all can grasp the "how" we can all lead a more ethical and sustainable lives for us and our future generations.

Eco Chic Events

2009-08-03T13:56:00.000-07:00

It has been a wonderful year for Eco Chic. We have had three highly enjoyable eco evenings in very prestigious surroundings and locations, in and around the City of Winchester already this year.

My warmest thanks go to our keynote speakers and our gorgeous chic guests for attending our planet and love evenings.

The demand for our events is very exciting, and as the Eco Chic spokesperson in the UK, I have been absolutely overwhelmed with all our guests’ questions and wholehearted support. I work with the focus on bringing premier brands to my guest’s attention, whom as global companies are bringing many wonderful products and ethical and fair-trade associations to market. I research carefully as editor of ecochiclife.co.uk and also of our published eco chic magazine, and our own new men's eco magazine, only to ensure the most ethical of the companies and brands are shown to our amazing guests.

Our recent Winchester and Alresford eco evenings have just been inspiring to me and our guests. I have seen many new networks and friendships flourish. Our Power Business Network (PBN), as part of the Eco Chic magazine that I print for our Guests, is part of the evenings focus, and we also have all our names and friends and local business’s that support our evenings, contact details in the magazine. This is proving over the last six months a huge success. PBN wants us to use and shop with local services, and asks us to make as much business "local" as possible. This is really working well and I am thrilled to see the connections made at our evenings continue every time we all meet. I have also seen and kept in touch with most of our guests’ and have seen you all chatting away on the phone, organising to meet up, or helping each other with business solutions big and small. This is just thrilling, and inspires me to see the PBN in full swing, working on a phenomenally successful level. With the financial strains in the global market, to see this working is heart warming.

The fact is we can adopt a lower carbon lifestyle, buy locally and support ethical brands, premier and global. These eco events are really showing us all that the Eco Chic evenings make real connections to real people. They make more business, more local contacts and ultimately were all having a ball at these amazing evenings. Whilst saving the Planet is the key to all of us attending - the notes I am getting, the emails, and my friends I adore from my special guests, to global financiers, to world music artists. I am just overjoyed to see the "real" vision that I have spoken so passionately about for seven years become a reality. The global products, premier brands, department stores, to the little organic farms in Cornwall, it is a joy to watch this underlying social change in a movement, joining together, that in my eyes is an undeniable change in social core values.

The planet saving people, and there are many of them, are looking forward to a new age, of technological solutions, social networks and core clean technology solutions to help make the world more sustainable for us to live in, harmoniously, with the animals of the earth. It is a great time to be alive. To help facilitate the changes we all need for a happier planet.

The world needs change, and whether it’s Harrods, TAG Heuer, The Organic Pharmacy, Ecotricity, IBM, implementing global solutions, or our world’s major banks. Every person infected with the passion for OUR ONE PLANET, is making real changes for good. It is the most exciting time, and I am honoured to be able to help, inform and assist as many as I can to understand that ECO CHIC is a lifestyle journey. The steps we all make, whether through our TWITTER connections, FB, friends, or just at one of my eco events, is making the word spread virally, online and offline. There is a huge pace and rapid change in all our thinking and every tiny or huge action through our roles is making this happen, here and now - and this to me is what is important. There are many chosen to help the planet, and I am honoured also to be part of this huge wheel of change. It inspires me every day.

Thank you for attending if you have already been. If you wish for me to personally attend an event, to do a keynote speech, or simply to advise as a consultant at your own eco event, or help to implement Eco Chic marketing solutions to your business, please contact me personally and I will only be to happy to help assist you. Through the seven year journey of mine, I have met so many great people. My keynote speakers have really dug deep into helping us learn and become more attached to nature, and natural alternatives, using hollistic "out of the box thinking" - visualisation techniques, and many exciting magical ways to help us feel great and more energised. This revitalises us, helps us develope and also makes us realise, it is us, it is within us, our grasp, us, we are real people, WE ARE NATURE -and we are THE starting point for great change.

The keynote speeches are integral to our learning, and I am honoured to be in such fine company at our evenings. I do so very much hope to be able to meet you personally one day, and so that we can inspire change and so that we can inspire change together.

ONE Planet.
ONE Chic Network.
ONE Global Journey.

We hope before Christmas to be in the following areas with an eco event near you, to find out more information and to reserve tickets please contact me.

Henley
Covent Garden
Winchester
Chelsea
Wiltshire

To contact me personally please use:-
ecochicgirl@gmail.com

Do you want to save the Planet with friends... I really hope so!

London's Premier Eco Chic Department Stores

2009-08-03T13:35:00.000-07:00

It was great going to London last month to see the finest Eco Chic shops and services available.

My favourite places are:

Harrods - Knightsbridge.

Urban Retreat can be found on the 5th Floor for the finest body and spiritual treatments.
The Mineral and Fossil Gallery is amazing and has the most exclusively energised premier healing stones available in West London.

Wholefoods Market - High Street Kensington.

This has all the superfoods I search for constantly all under one roof. For specialist Mu Tea and RAW chocolate supplies head to the basement. All the finest vitamins by Viridien, and chemical free Lavera makeup and sun lotion range are also here.

Glade Outdoor Dance Festival- July 16-19- UK

2009-07-22T08:42:00.000-07:00

To see the festival review please visit:
http://www.myspace.com/ionicchemistry

To see the small VT clips please visit:
http://www.youtube.com/theecochick

MJ- 1996 - Earth Song

2009-07-02T04:46:00.000-07:00

“…For me, this is Earth’s Song,” Jackson said at the time, “Because I think nature is trying so hard to compensate for man’s mismanagement of the Earth. And with the ecological unbalance going on, and a lot of the problems in the environment, I think earth feels the pain, and she has wounds, and it’s about some of the joys of the planet as well.”

L'Eco Homme- G Finance

2009-06-09T06:35:00.000-07:00

The next edition of L'Eco Homme will be produced in September, and will look at the global banking system, fiscal policy, summits on Climate Change and the Financial system 's CSR policies.

What exactly is EcoChic?

2009-06-06T03:57:00.000-07:00

Whether it's for business or pleasure, our EcoChic Brands are growing online and offline. This exciting, invigorating new concept is local & global , and is growing organically at a rapid pace.
Our EcoChic brand strap is: ONE Planet - ONE Chic Network - ONE Global Journey

EcoChic - Magazine in Print / V1.01 Published Spring 2009
C. EcoChiclifestyle Online / Editor - AJ Radford, SUB - Tessa Gatti.

L'Eco Homme - Magazine in Print/ V1.02 Published Summer 2009
C. EcoChiclifestyle Online / Editor - AJ Radford, SUB - Tessa Gatti.

EcoChic Parties - Bi-Monthly.These are exclusive high profile, ticket only events. Includes Keynote speakers on Love, Planet and Climate change issues. Supporting local business's is ethical for our local community and our planets ONE global community.

Power Business Network -(Networking for local business)- This information contained is within the printed magazine. All business's will soon be uploaded into the MILOCAL database. For out next Event details,please see below.

EcoChicLife.co.uk - is the definitive eco online satellite education portal. All the latest in Vogue information you need to lead a superb ethically fabulous lifestyle.

MiLocal - the directory that is building for 2010 for the leading eco and ethical business's on your doorstep.

FreeMe - The Free Earth Music Experience - The future "home" of the Ethical artist @ecochiclife.co.uk.

Eco Chic "ONE PLANET WEST" 2010 has many more exciting opportunities that we are looking at, great people, great brands, and a great new exciting way for a global information portal to serve all your EcoChic Lifestyle needs, online and in print, and in the media.

JUNE Free upload of your eco business into the ECo(2) 118 directory 2010

2009-06-06T03:26:00.000-07:00

I am bored not being able to find all my local shops and services that provide ethical and eco business's on my doorstep.. are you too?

Would you like your local Health practitioners and Eco business's to be online, a click away, all graded, so you can see with eco grades how ethical they are? With a map to show you exactly where they are too?

If it's hollistic health practitioners you serach for locally, no problem, they are graded as well.

The eco business get 1 to 5 Eco green stars, so you can see instantly locally where to get a few eco things, or alot of ethical fair trade goods.

The same rules apply for the health eco 118 online directory too, except you get 1 to 3 pink hearts next to the listing.

Its easy to upload your business.

Why should you look here? well at the moment we have a few hundred of my local business's. Today I went through the Yellow pages and Local directories, but I couldnt find my local farm shop anywhere, what a waste of time. So I just went online to my website, and there they were, all their details. But, your welcome to email my links here at my blog, to your friends, so they can upload there faves too, then well have thousands...

When you read EcoChicLife.co.uk, we recommend the finest services, and then you can see online at the back of the magazine your directory to search for what you need. If you can't find what you need, and know a business that should be on there contact us @ eco chic and we we will upload your business for free in June.

It's just the same as Vogue magazine, - they have a directory at the back of Vogue for their business's. We just do it for EcoChic business.

The link is on the RHS of my links @ my ecochicblog search for - ECO 118 directory...

It is so easy - Have a look.

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY "HOME" THE MOVIE D/LOAD LINK

2009-06-05T03:14:00.000-07:00

http://www.home-2009.com/us/index.html

YOU AND I, CAN WATCH THIS INCREDIBLE MOVIE "HOME" BY YANN ARTHUS-BERTRAND TODAY, @ HOME, @ WORK, ONLINE.

HAPPY WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY.

X

Natalie Imbruglia Joins Ecover & WaterAid

2009-06-04T10:44:00.000-07:00

With Ecover being the most environmentally friendly of all the household laundry and cleaning brands, they have an exciting new water saving video that has the international songstress Natalie talking to us from her home on Water saving tips.

The water plight is growing on a daily basis, so please have a look at the video. Tomorrow is World Environment day- 5 JUNE 09 and so I thought not only my post below about the incredible movie HOME was for this special world day of awareness.. But I really hope you dig this information form Natalie, Ecover and WaterAid.

WaterAid are the international Foundation that work in ethical partnership with Ecover, providing Water for kids and families with none.

This is why I adore Ecover- there innovative, and as their MD at their Press Launch of the Water Aid initiative said to me last year- "Ecover will deliver the funds to WaterAid, that they have committed too, whatever happens, we will deliver this to Ethiopia and the other countries that Water Aid partner with. "

Ecover are incredible. I have huge respect for their Managing Director Michael Bremans. He’s really committed, and as a commercial global business, I was impressed. I like people very much who are committed to the cause.

Natalie Imbruglia launches new video with a splash

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Ethical Fashion - Top Shop- New ECO Collection- My ONLY ONE

2009-06-04T10:36:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJUNE 4th 2009
SPORT NOUVEAU STYLE MEETS ECHOES FROM THE PAST my only one - launching this Sunday June 7th 2009 at Topshop. Keeping orphaned textiles out of landfills allowing them to be reborn, remade and loved all over again.My Only One hits one of the world's largest fashion stores - Topshop’s London flagship Oxford Street location - for a colourful Spring/Summer 09 launch.

The brand concept has evolved naturally from a need to recycle and reuse previously sourced vintage clothing that has been deemed un-saleable and/or un-wearable.Our vision is simple - to produce a collaborative brand providing a creative platform for talented, ethically minded, emerging designers who are inspired to transform textile waste into innovative, covetable and well-designed apparel.

Many women are increasingly drawn to buying vintage and 2nd hand clothing. At times styles and shapes may not fit quite right. If you’re like me you have a stack of clothes in your wardrobe waiting for little alterations that you never get around to. My Only One reinvents and recycles items from the past creating unique new looks from garments that were about to see the end of their days. One off individuality and keeping a garment out of the bin gives a discarded item an exciting new life.” says Pamela Daniels, Creative Director and co-founder of My Only One and director of Ethical Fashion Forum.