Grass Routes Presents: thekey.to, International Event for Green Fashion & Culture in Berlin
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Consume, Design, Fashion, Trends & Marketing | 4 Comments »thekey.to is the new international fair for green fashion and sustainable lifestyle. Between 1st and 4th July 2009, a selection of sustainable fashion labels ranging from street-wear to high fashion will be on display in Berlin. The chosen brands are ...
Blogging from the BioFach organic Fair 2009
Friday, February 20th, 2009 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Consume, Environment | 2 Comments »What is it like to be on the largest organic fair in the world? Thursday at BioFach: 13.00 Thanks to Ozan from Foodorama for the hitch to the Biofach! 14.00 Bloggers get a special treatment here and are considered press. New York Times ...
Green Dining and Partying in Berlin
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Consume, Travel | No Comments »It is still hard for die-hard-greenies to go out in a city and stay with your ideals. Often you just let it slip away and consume whatever comes along. Fair trade coffee with your w-lan? A cool, affordable restaurant serving ...
Frithjof Bergmann on the VISION SUMMIT 2008: Financial Crisis is Just a Cover Up of Rising Poverty
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Consume, Fair Trade, Politics | No Comments »I just jumped into a workshop at the Vision Summit with Professor Frithjof Bergmann, founder of New Work. He starts his talk with a strong statement: "the financial crisis is used to cover up what hides behind the curtains. But ...
Carrotmobs: Flashmobs of Consumer Power
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in Activism, Blog, Consume | 1 Comment »Carrotmob Makes It Rain from carrotmob on Vimeo. If shops and corporations do not react fast enough on our demand for ethical products and environmental responsibility, we will organize our consumer power to demand it. Well, that's what is really happening, ...
Sounds of Sirens: How to Link Consumerism and Holistic Principles?
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Consume, Energy & Climate, Environment | No Comments »For some time I met Lars Schmidt, together with his partner Steffa Roth running their project Art & Ecology Education. Because of the name I guessed there was a connection with Grass Routes, as we work with creativity and sustainability ...
Bransparent: New Ethical Shopping Portal Based in Berlin
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Consume, Fashion, Web | No Comments »This is the kind of company I have been waiting for to start in Berlin. Partnering with some fashion profi's Bransparent is building up an information and shopping portal for consumers who want to be aware of the ...
Brave New Shirt: Wireless Chips in our Garments
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Consume, Web | 1 Comment »Thousands of garments sold at German warehouse Galeria Kaufhof are equipped with small, almost invisible wireless chips that can be identified and traced through radio frequency. The shop that sold your garment can trace the product day and night, and ...
Boom of Community Based Ethical Consumer Sites in Germany
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Posted in Berlin & Germany, Blog, Consume, Web | No Comments »In Germany there is a boom of new, community based ethical consumer websites that are being launched. One of the most successful of these on the moment is Utopia. Another initiative with some good names behind it is New Ethics, both ...
Biofach Bloggers: Interview with Grass Routes by Karmakonsum
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Posted in Blog, Consume, Products | 1 Comment »Christoph and Noel from Karmakonsum interviewed several sustainability bloggers during the bloggers meeting on the BioFach organics fair. All in German, but giving a good insiders view in the bloggers scene. Also check out the other BioFach Bloggers: Alle Infos zum Bloggertreffen Andrea ...
Photo Impressions from the BioFach Organics Fair
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Consume, Trends & Marketing | 1 Comment »A lot of different visitors on the BioFach organics fair: between all the neat suits and organic products one could spot quite some styles and cultures...