A few other places you might check out when in Arizona –
WHEAT’s Hand to Hand Project. Kate raved about this fair trade store, where she’d bought a cute necklace a while back. But we got there on a Monday — when it was closed :(
To the left, a pic of its closed doors. 4000 N. 7th St. Ste 126. Phoenix. 602.241.0372. Closed Monday. Tue, Fri, Sat, 10 am - 2 pm. Wed - Thurs, 10 am - 2 pm, 4 pm - 6 pm.
Gentle Strength Cooperative. This grocery store was as green as my local co-op grocery store. We stopped by to get lunch-to-go before our the trip up to Arcosanti, and I got a super fresh & yummy eggless sandwich.
To the right, Kate, under a sign letting people know the Co-op’ll be moving soon. 234 W. University Dr. Tempe. 9 am - 9 pm daily.
Prescott’s “EcoHood”. We researched this, mapquested it, and drove up there — but as we drove by it, we weren’t sure how exactly to tour it, or even if we were in the right place. So we went to a local natural food store to ask — and they basically said we’d been in the right place.
The thing is, EcoHood’s an actual lil neighborhood for the people who live there, not a spot designed for tourists to poke around. Finding out more would’ve meant knocking on people’s doors — So we made do with a cursory look and went to a local brewery to drown our eco-sorrows –
Lastly — a random happy hour picture, left. Thanks for being a great tour guide and host, Kate :)
June 22nd, 2006 at 9:08 pm
Hi Green girl,
I’m sorry you didn’t run into anyone to give you a tour when you visited, but it’s cool that you made the effort. Alot of what is happenning in the ecohood is behind the scenes: chickens and gardens in backyards, greywater systems underground, rainwater harvesting basins that may not be distinguishable to the untrained eye. But we are contunuing our momentum towards a sustainable neighborhood based on permaculture principles. I’d be happy to show you around if you make the trip again.
Sincerely,
Andrew Millison
June 26th, 2006 at 2:40 pm
Andrew — So sweet of you to write! To be honest, we really could’ve tried harder to find someone — We just felt odd going to knock on random doors… I’ll have to have more courage next time — especially since I can email you beforehand! :)