A farm in your backyard.

MyFarm takes community supported agriculture one step further by planting a farm in your backyard. It's an absolutely brilliant concept and here's how it works. Let's say you have an unkempt backyard. Rather than hiring a gardener, you can hire MyFarm to come in and install a vegetable garden suitable for your local climate. Then they'll send a 'farmer' out weekly to maintain the garden, do weeding, and even harvest your crops. Any extra harvest can go towards other neighbors who are part of the CSA and reduce your cost. MyFarm is only in the San Francisco bay area at the moment, but we hope this idea catches on. Brilliant!

Hosting and attending holiday parties

As the season of holiday parties and potlucks are underway, pretty and eco tabletop presentation is on my mind. I love these bamboo bowls that come in a rainbow of colors. They're low enough to stack as buffet plates for a big party and good looking enough to stand on their own as serving bowls. I also like the idea of filling a plate up with some homebaked cookies to give as a special hostess gift. In the past, I would do this with Veneerware trays and plates, which I like to keep on hand for potlucks and occasions where you just don't want to worry about doing dishes.

Organic Clothing and EcoKashmere

Good looking sustainable clothing is difficult to come by, so we were really excited to come across Jonano's comfortable collection of designer eco-fashion.

Much of their collection is made from sweatshop-free organic cotton. Particularly unique is the company's ecoKasmere yoga and lounge wear, made from a soft blend of bamboo (yes, bamboo!) and cotton. And for those of you in the medical profession, be sure to check out their Eco Scrubs line, too.