an eco tip i stole from dan

"ECO TIP #67- If you want to fertilize your lawn, go to your horse loving neighbors and gather a wheelbarrow of dried poop, break it up with a hammer and spread it by hand, like i just did!"

check out more sweet photos at hobo's flickr.

hobo is also celebrating bike to work week...

well..if Dan Price had a job besides hobo'ng, then maybe he would ride his sweet new referbished trike to work instead of "all the time." now he can bring along his camera and all the other things needed to travel the roads of north america! check out his blog and the story of building this nice piece.

bike to work week dude

Gas prices (and profits) are certainly off the hook! So get off the pump this week and ride your bike to work this week. It will do good for your mind and body health. You might just hear a lot of your co workers saying "boy I wish I could do that..." so invite them along too.

-grizz

mute grab... going large

Check out the new pic from our buddy Anthony... he's wearing the Carbine (a new ecoSNEAK that isn't out quite yet) pulling off a move that makes me wonder how you fly through the air like that without freaking out.  WOW.

hugs,
cielo

... what the rest of the world was googling today

Have you ever wondered what people type into almighty, omniscient Google?  On a daily basis?  Maybe?

behold: GOOGLE TRENDS

To date, the biggest trend for today is Courtney Henggler... an actress no one seems to know about.  Interesting.

hugs,
cielo

Kokua - how a festival can be more green...

Got back home earlier this week from a great weekend in Waikiki Oahu for a weekend of sustainable education, philanthropy, and of course – great music.

The Kokua Festival has come along way in its 5 year run, and as a former concert promoter myself I was really impressed with the thought of bringing sustainability into the festival experience. Can you imagine how much progress we’d make if as much thought that went into greening the Kokua Festival went into greening every event, organization, etc?

 

A new profession?

hmmm, a shot from the credits of rescue me....

DUDE IT WORKED!

So our friends from New Belgium saw the ad we ran in Rolling Stone  and sent us some cases of our favorite organic beer; Mothership Wit. It's an organic wheat beer, and like all of their brews, its freakin' good!  I think you can pick it up at Whole Foods. Call us ad-whores or beer sluts, we could care because now we have an excuse to have a bbq in Monica's brand new backyard and spring is here in Santa Barbara!

If the ad doesn't help sell more ecoSNEAKS, at least we can say our advertising budget does produce some results (one way or another).

BOOYEAH - thanks new belgium!

And yes lawyers - everyone employed at Simple is over 21. :)

Chug a lug

Grizz

And in case you never saw the ad, here it is...

Happy Earth Day

Hi Everybody

If you are not on our email list, you missed our Earth Day focused newsletter, but here it is...

Did you know that Earth Day was started in our lovely home town of Santa Barbara! It all happened after this nasty oil spill in 1969 the harbor that ended up being one of the first environmental disasters that the major media picked up on. It lead to a chain reaction of events lead by Senator Gaylord Nelson.  Don't believe me? Ask Wikipedia.

Don't have an Earth Day resolution? You can implement Monica's if you'd like.

Grizz

are we in your 'hood this Earth Day weekend?

Hello

Even if you are not in Hawaii for Kokua, there will be plenty of celebrating Earth Day all over the country. Here are some of the places your friends at Simple will be. Come say hello.

• Santa Barbara Earth Day – Sunken Gardens at the Courthouse
• Flagstaff Earth Day  Saturday
• Earth Fair  New York City Saturday and Sunday at Grand Central 
• San Diego Earth Fair Sunday at Balboa Park
• Kokua Festival

  Oahu Saturday and Sunday

 

Also, tell us about your Earth Day Resolution today.

See you out there

Grizz

  

aloha

In celebration for Earth Day, your friends at Simple are stoked to be partnering for the 5th Kokua Festival in Oahu Hawaii. Hosted and headlined by Jack Johnson, the festival supports the Kokua Hawaii Foundation who does some incredible work bringing green education and organic farming to the schools in Hawaii. There is a really impressive lineup this year!  Out of all of concerts on my list, I have yet to have seen a Dave and Tim show (but Rachel has!).  The Kokua Festival is a leading example of how concerts can actively reduce their footprint.  That means no water bottles (bring your own container, is it really such a hassle?), no plastics, and almost zero waste. There will also be a showcase of other eco-friendly vendors, advocacy groups like the Defend Oahu Coalition, and of course some sweet rock 'n roll.  We are flattered to be invited to be apart of this great event, and as a shoe company we are committed to make the essence of Kokua year round as well. If you happen to be at the festival, swing by and say hello to Chris or myself at our booth.

Ah warm and fuzzy.

What are you doing for Earth Day? You can sign up for Jack's new eco-social network All at Once and be connected and informed with others who share you concerns about the environment.

Mahalo

Island-Grizz