That’s right! Earth day has been rescheduled and relocated. That is, if you’re in Edmonton, and it’s 2009.

Come down to enjoy eco happy family activities, entertainment and a swath of green businesses and non-profits that want to help you green your home and your life.

Raising Spaces will be there with all stock marked down as low as it can go for our Summer Stock Sell-off Sale. You could walk away with some pretty unreal deals!

Edmonton’s Earth Day in September event will take place today, Saturday September 19th, between 12pm and 6pm at Adventure (104st and 85 Avenue) and McIntyre Parks (104st and 83rd). Today’s forecast? 25 above! See you there!

By Deborah Merriam of ecoDomestica reDesign

SCOOPED limited-edition pendant lamp, 1/20, colour: Spring, of discarded laundry detergent scoops, photographed without flash

I’m excited to have recently added handmade pendant lamps created from upcycled materials to my portfolio. (Most materials are “downcycled”, degrading in quality and value, as they are recycled into new products - an oft-cited example of downcycling is the recycling of paper fibres from cardboard into office paper into toilet paper. “Upcycling” is the opposite of this, creating an object of beauty and increased value from a material that would otherwise be discarded.) Read the rest of this entry »

How often do you pause to practice gratitude for the planet? Thanks to Earth Day, it’ll be at least once a year.

And what ’s to celebrate? Everything, of course! From the air you breathe and the water you drink to the food you eat and the clothes you wear.

Everything we need and use comes from the Earth. Think about your favorite things like wine, chocolate, fresh sheets, sunny afternoons, and give thanks to the plants, animals, elements, and ecosystems that make it all possible. Read the rest of this entry »