Monthly Archives: July 2012

Be or Buy?

Posted on July 31, 2012 by tyler@eoproducts.com

Would you rather spend this weekend buying a gull-wing Mercedes (I’ll take the black one) or swim for hours in your favorite body of water (how about the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River)? Would you rather remodel your kitchen … Continue reading →

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I’m incensed

Posted on July 24, 2012 by tyler@eoproducts.com

The ancient ritual of lighting incense connects us to our ancestors. It is a whole hearted offering of gratitude and blessings and calls forth the sacred in everyday practice. I burn it often, to welcome myself home, mark the beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Buddhism, Green Gulch Farm, holy, incense, Juniper Ridge, nag champa, ritual, sacred, SF Zen Center, smudge sticks, Tassajara | View Comments

Monsanto People

Posted on July 20, 2012 by tyler@eoproducts.com

Monsanto isn’t a machine or a force of nature. It’s a group of people, people just like you and me. People who make it their life’s work to be part of a company that genetically modifies nature, as well as … Continue reading →

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8 months old

Posted on July 18, 2012 by tyler@eoproducts.com

That’s the age of apples in the grocery store right now. While I knew autumn was “apple season”, somehow I never connected that fact with their ubiquitous and ever-aging presence in the produce section. Grocery companies use cold storage to … Continue reading →

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Alone

Posted on July 12, 2012 by tyler@eoproducts.com

We shrink from it and long for it both. We so fear it, that we fill our moments and our days with busy-ness, to do lists and devices. We so need it, that when a bundle of time comes our … Continue reading →

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Are you a citizen or a consumer?

Posted on July 5, 2012 by tyler@eoproducts.com

The bottom line is this: there is no way to manufacture something without creating waste. Which means, there’s no way to be a “consumer” without creating waste. Go with me on a tangent about the concept of “consumer”. A group … Continue reading →

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Simple and happy

Posted on July 3, 2012 by tyler@eoproducts.com

Simplicity brings me happiness. We recently developed a new brand called EveryOne – with simplicity in mind. We created a soap and a lotion that can take a household from lots of specialized products to just two. Everyone Soap is … Continue reading →