Revisiting Tales of Community Conservation – Milking The Rhino
Back in 2007, Off the Radar covered a documentary still in the early stages of screening. Three years later, Milking the Rhino has won countless awards, including Best Nature Film at the Yosemite Film Festival and Best Documentary at both the Pan African and San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.
The film documents the Massai people in Kenya and their struggle with conservation laws who have now become spokespeople for community-based conservation and the benefits they are able to reap in effect. According to a recent update in April 2009, the establishment of Il ... 
Sheet Dreams
This was originally posted by our friends at Gracefuledge.com, and is re-posted here with their permission.
How does one get upgraded to first class for free? Will I get lucky by kissing the Blarney Stone? Who else has slept here?
Just some of a globetrotter’s mysteries. And while sometimes it pays to seek out the truth, other times…oblivion is blissful.
Like when you rest your travel-weary body in your personal set of travel sheets. Made from soothing fabrics like silk, Egyptian cotton, or SeaCell, a super ...
More Poetry for the Adventurer….
Wander-thirst by Gerard Gould
Beyond the east the sunrise; Beyond the west the sea
And East and West the Wander-Thirst that will not let me be;
It works in me like madness to bid me say goodbye,
For the seas call, and the stars call, and oh! The call of the sky!
I know not where the white road runs, nor what the blue hills are,
But a man can have the sun for friend, and for his guide, a star;
And there's no end to voyaging when once the voice is heard,
For the rivers call, and the road calls, ...
Haramaki Love
Have you heard of haramaki? During her time living in Japan, Julia Aynsley discovered this must-have fashion and health accessory. Upon her return to Canada, she founded Haramaki Love specializing in local, sustainably handmade haramaki.
So what is haramaki? Loosely translated, haramaki comes from the Japanese words hara, meaning the center of the body, and maki, meaning 'to wrap up', much like a maki sushi roll. Historically a piece of Samurai armor, haramaki evolved into a fashionable tubular garment that is worn around the midsection of the body. Haramaki are great worn as layering pieces and are ideal as maternity wear. ...
Andean Style Clothing
Of course we did some shopping while we were in Argentina, and although we don’t have partnerships with the exact businesses we met to sell their products here, we were happy to see some of our favorite Andean styles also available through Novica, which supports more than 2000 artists from around the world by marketing their crafts online.
Bundle up like they do in the Andes with some of our favorite selections. Click on the photographs below to purchase directly from Novica.
Alfredo Falcon's ...
World Women Work
Singer Rankin, founder of World Women Work is practically our neighbor here in Santa Fe, NM, but her organization’s products are far from local to our area - they come from around the globe, and revenues directly support the people who create them.
WWW is a not-for-profit, 501 (c) 3 organization buying and selling beautiful things made by women (and some men) from economically and environmentally challenged countries around the world. Jewelry, clothing & bags, products for the home – it’s ...
