VISIT VEGETARIAN MAVEN: NAVA ATLAS

May 19-25 is National Vegetarian Week, so I'll be posting links to some interesting sites, including that of well-known cookbook author and artist, Nava Atlas.

Visit her at: In a Vegetarian Kitchen

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LBGG ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) Green Drinks is tomorrow (Morry's of Naples). RSVP by today and get 50% off of your first drink.
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2) New categories on LongBeachGreenGuide.com:
--Eco-Entrepreneurial Training
--Health and Healing
--Solar (Solar Ovens/Step Solar)
--Vegetarian Restaurants

3) New listings:
--El Dorado Audubon (under "Activities with a Gentle Footprint and "Bird Watching")
--Evan Little (under "Realtors/Green/Orange County")
--Micro Enterprise Solar Harvest (under "Solar")
--Nature Centers-extended listings.
--OneLove YOGA, Seal Beach (under "Yoga")
--Peaceful Waves Healing Center (under "Health and Healing")
--Viento y Agua (under "Coffee Houses")

4) June Events now posted!

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LONG BEACH MOVING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY

Read article in this week's Grunion Gazette:
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IDEAS FOR A GREEN WEDDING

The wedding season is upon us, and with it comes many opportunities to make green choices when planning a matrimonial event. Blue Planet Wedding, out of Canada, has some great tips for keeping things eco-oriented.

95 Ideas To Make Your Wedding More Environmentally-Friendly

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NEEDED: YOUR GREEN WISH LIST FOR LONG BEACH

Hello all,

Over the weekend I received an email requesting information on car detailers in Long Beach who use earth-friendly products. Unfortunately, I don't know of any here. If you do, please send the info along:
lbgreenguide@gmail.com
Read one woman's eco-preneurial story:
Family Talk Magazine
Visit Emerald Car Cleaners

Also, I'd like to know your "green" wish list for Long Beach. What businesses do you want here? How can we improve? Send ideas to above email and I'll post them in the coming days.

I think we've got a good start when you see the listings on LongBeachGreenGuide.com. We just need to keep at it!

PHOTOS: DOMINGUEZ GAP WETLANDS

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RECIPES FOR SPRING

Though the wildflowers may now be a thing of the past, it is still spring and many foods are associated with this season, from fresh salad greens to sweet strawberries.

Here are some recipes by Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff, a cookbook author and health-food store manager in San Francisco.
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DOMINGUEZ GAP WETLANDS OFFICIALLY OPENS 5/8

Right here in our own backyard a new riparian community is taking root. Dominguez Gap Wetlands, a 50-acre Los Angeles County Flood Control project, officially opens with a ceremony tomorrow morning at 7:45. Shuttles will take visitors to the location near Del Amo Blvd. and the 405 Fwy. Learn more details on the LBGG Events page

MAY 4TH BEGINS "BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK"

A message from Shirley Vaughan:

"Join Friends of Long Beach Animals in celebrating American Humane's "Be Kind To Animals" week May 4th-10th. Friends of Long Beach Animals promotes kindness to animals every day of the year. This is a special week that we want to bring public awareness to the fact that we all need to treat our animal friends with the respect and dignity that they deserve.

If you feel like being very, very kind and have room in your household to adopt a critter there are many wonderful pets available at the Companion Animal Village, 7700 E. Spring Street."
--Shirley Vaughan, Friends of Long Beach Animals (FOLBA)
www.friendsoflongbeachanimals.org

RECYCLING BINS COMING TO BELMONT SHORE...MAYBE

Trash on 2nd St. may find its way to "green" bins if a partnership is worked out between the Belmont Shore Business Association and Shoreline Media. Read more: Grunion Gazette

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