Great News From Garden Girl!

It’s been ages since I last heard anything from Patti Moreno (aka ‘Garden Girl‘), and to be totally honest I was really starting to think she’d decided not to continue with her ‘Urban Sustainable Living’ tv show idea.

Given the fact that Patti had made such a great impression on members of the green community (myself included) last winter, this would have been a real shame! I know I wasn’t the only person who has anxiously awaiting the release of new Garden Girl videos!

Well, as I learned in an email she sent out today, Garden Girl is back! She also has some great news - apparently she has finalized a contract with ‘Farmer’s Almanac‘ and will be creating some content for their site in the near future. Very exciting!

Patti also mentioned that her site is being revamped and relaunched shortly. That said, I must admit to being somewhat puzzled when I stopped by the site today and saw some pretty strange advertising (”Smarty Knickers”?, “Love in the Uk”?, “Test your bandwidth speed”?). She mentioned getting hooked up with a new design/marketing company, so perhaps they are testing out a variety of offers.

Anyway…definitely NOT trying to rain on Patti’s parade here. I’m a huge Garden Girl fan, and am very excited that she is back!
Hopefully I’ll be able to share some new Garden Girl videos here on the blog very soon (as they become available).

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Written by Bentley on August 17th, 2007 with no comments.
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Commute By Bike

Last week we received a friendly email from Tim, editor of ‘Commute By Bike‘ - a blog dedicated to the topic of…drumroll please…commuting by bike!

All joking aside, it is a great looking site that seems to be absolutely jam-packed full of useful and interesting bike-related information!

Anyone who is considering trading in their gas-guzzler for a two-wheeler should definitely pop by for a visit. I think you’ll be glad you did.

If you want to learn a little more about bike commuting I highly recommend you check out their series called “Commuting 101. You’ll find 20 articles on a wide range of topics, such as “Riding in the Rain”, “First Aid Kits”, and “Choosing a Bike”.

With a home office I don’t really have much opportunity to ride to work (my commute takes about 10 seconds on foot - when I don’t encounter feline road blocks, that is! lol), but biking in general is definitely a topic close to my heart. In my early twenties I rode my bike from Jasper Alberta to Vancouver BC (in a round about way), and it was a truly life-changing experience!
[Sigh…]

If nothing else, this post should serve as a reminder that I need to get out for some biking while the weather is still nice! We have a beautiful country ‘rail-trail’ about 15 minutes from where we live.

Anyway, before you run off for a spin on your set o’ wheels, be sure to check out Commute By Bike!

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Written by Bentley on August 17th, 2007 with no comments.
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