by Shoko | Apr 22, 2013 | Business, Collaborative Consumption, Featured, Food and Health
I’ve come to believe that in order to participate in our culture (or at least to be perceived as a participant by others), we must consume. I’ve seen people buy a coffee and sit for an hour, only to leave without having taken more than a sip. What I’ve taken away from...
by Shoko | Apr 1, 2013 | Business, Collaborative Consumption, Featured, Food and Health
I’ve been serving coffee in what could be called “Third Wave Coffee” shops for almost seven years now. Third Wave coffee refers to the production and consumption of coffee in such a way that it becomes an artisanal food, like wine. Improvements are made throughout the...
by Shoko | Mar 4, 2013 | Business, Collaborative Consumption, Featured
As I wrote about the future of social entrepreneurship in my previous blog, I am always curious about what’s the latest in the social enterprise’s space. One of the more intriguing social enterprises I’ve come to know recently is sourceFK, an innovative...
by Shoko | Feb 27, 2013 | Business, Featured, Small Bits
Last year, the Green Festival staged at the Javits Center in NYC celebrated Earth Day and attracted an estimated 25,000 green-minded individuals in the area. We were inspired by speakers such as Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! and vendors promoted everything...
by Shoko | Jan 7, 2013 | Featured, Food and Health, Home and Garden
“The moments we enjoy most as they unfold, and that we treasure long afterward, are the ones we experience most deeply. Depth roots us in the world, gives life substance and wholeness. It enriches our work, our relationships, everything we do. It’s the essential...
by Shoko | Nov 2, 2012 | Featured, Technology
In the last few days, in the aftermath of Sandy, the disastrous storm that destroyed thousands of homes and took away more than dozen of human life in the Northeast, I have faced the loss of power as have some 239,000 people across Lower Manhattan, from Madison Square...
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