Sunday, March 23, 2008
I found this site after looking at the Holy Orders site. The Sisters make homemade soaps, soy candles, lotions & salves, bath salts & sugar creme scrubs (among other things). I can't tell, but they seem to be cruelty-free. They also seem to be made from basic, natural ingredients without the use of chemicals or preservatives -- better than a lot of things I've seen for sale at the local health food store. I wrote tonight to see if any of their products contain animal ingredients. and will let people know once I find out. I did confirm that the natural soaps do not contain any animal products (and, of course, weren't tested on animals). Check out all that they have to offer.
"The food we eat, the energy we use, the goods and foods we buy, the ways in which we travel, are all opportunities -- choices and decisions -- to be for others, both human and other. Our Christian commitment is for this -- that we might live that more abundant life, and that we might do it in a way that is for the whole world."
excerpt from the
Presiding Bishop's Message for Easter 2008
(This picture links to a n old news article from New Zealand.)
See Green Lent for a graph that shows the amount of fossil fuel needed to raise meat compared to other foods.
