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By admin, June 10, 2010 6:10 pm

The work of internationally renowned artist and painter Jim Freeheart, creator of the colorful scenes of Boulder and Colorado featured on Best Organics™ keepsake gift boxes, is being featured in a new show at the Creative Framing Gallery, a well-known fine arts gallery based in Louisville, CO. Titled “Freeheart in Paris,” the show features paintings done in brush and finger style from Freeheart’s recent travels to France and Italy. More than 30 works are on display during the month of June. Freeheart’s work is sold worldwide.

Since the early 1970s, Jim has painted everywhere he has lived and traveled. His vibrantly colored, impressionistic paintings feature beautiful landscapes, mountain vistas, vibrant downtown scenes, and sandy beaches and crashing surf.

Jim’s love of the planet has made him a staunch environmentalist and philanthropist, supporting food banks, education and environmental causes. He currently lives, surfs and paints in Hawaii. Visit www.JimFreeheart.com for more information.

For more information about Boulder’s Best Organics™ and Colorado’s Best Organics™ gift box collections, featuring Jim’s work–and all organic and eco-friendly snacks, foods, personal care and other wonderful local products–visit www.bouldersbestorganics.com. When you give a Best Organics gift collection, you also support local business, organic farming and sustainability.

Starry Night on Pearl Street by Jim Freeheart, www.jimfreeheart.com

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By admin, April 22, 2010 6:41 pm

Happy 40th birthday to the University of Colorado Environmental Center, founded on the first Earth Day in April 1970. Today, the center’s eight full-time staff members, 100 part-time student workers and hundreds of volunteers wield their multimillion-dollar budget — raised almost entirely from student fees — to tackle everything from recycling and composting to environmental justice issues and the creation of a campus-wide carbon neutrality plan.

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By admin, April 15, 2010 1:07 pm

The Denver Zoo, home to 4,000 animals, was recently recognized by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy (CORE) as a Sustainability Champion for its efforts to reduce waste and greenhouse emissions. In 2009 zoo employees logged 156,000 commuter miles using alternative transportation such as public bus, light rail, walking, biking, and carpooling. The zoo diverted about 680 tons of compostable material from the landfill between 2008 and 2009, and recycled 2,600 pounds of electronic waste, 37 tons of commingled recycling, 54 tons of cardboard and 6.25 tons of metal. “We’re a conservation organization,” said Denver Zoo Sustainability Coordinator Jennifer Hale. “Being sustainable just rolls into that mission.”

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By admin, February 5, 2010 9:03 am

If you live in Colorado and haven’t been to Colterra in Niwot or Salt in Boulder, go! Go soon! Go often! These restaurants embody the farm-to-table movement that is sweeping the country. Organic, locally grown seasonal produce is used in all of their French/Italian dishes. Colterra even boasts their own garden and will host a few organic gardening seminars this spring. Eating organically in Colorado has never tasted so good!