Last Spring, Robb and I went to Washington D.C. with our friends Mandy and Matt to the Split This Rock poetry festival held in protest against the war in Iraq. Most of the festival’s events were in D.C.’s U Street neighborhood, which was a pretty cool place. If you ever have the chance, I highly recommend the restaurant/cafe/bookstore Busboys and Poets (named for Langston Hughes)–they have great coffee, vegan pizza to die for and a lot of really great books. So even though we spent a lot of time in U Street, we somehow missed Greater Goods, an earth-friendly store for all your eco-needs.
image courtesy of apartmenttherapy.com
They’ve got a lot of really cool stuff, but my favorite part is all of the Do-It-Yourself guides and videos available for free on the site. (The sweet little shop was recently featured on apartmenttherapy.com for their literally green roof.)
If we lived a little closer to the capital, I’d definitely be signing up for some of the free classes the shop offers on a whole range of topics including solar power, energy audits and gardening in an urban jungle. Maybe we’ll find something like this in Cleveland. If you know of anything, clue us in!
If you want to learn more or do a little eco-shopping, check it out here:
• Greater Goods
