Plastic caps are the number one item found on beaches during clean ups. All too often, birds and other marine animals mistake them for food and often die from not being able to digest them. Now there’s a way to keep them off the beaches and out of the landfills. We will be collecting here at Organic Style as long as they keep taking them. You are welcome to continue bringing them in to us at the store at 621 Cookman Ave, Asbury Park, NJ.

Acceptable caps include shampoo, water, soda, milk and other beverage bottles, flip top caps on tubes and food product bottles (such as ketchup and mayonnaise), laundry detergents and some jar lids such as peanut butter. Softer, flexible lids such as margarine tub lids and yogurt lids are not acceptable. Please be sure not to include metal lids or plastic pumps or sprayers. Happy Recycling!

Organic Style has signed up to help Clean Ocean Action collect plastic bottle caps which will be recycled by Aveda and made into new caps for their beauty products.  Start collecting now and bring your caps to Organic Style by May 1 and receive a free gift!  Any caps from soda and water bottles, shampoo and lotion containers and detergent bottles are accepted.  So many plastic caps wind up on our beaches and in landfills and now there is a place for them!  What a great way to help keep our earth and ocean cleaner!
Questions?  Call us at 732-775-1051.

Organic Style
621 Cookman Avenue
Asbury Park
www.organicstyleshop.com

• Twisted Tree – if you’ve been here already then you know… mucho options – tofu pesto sandwich, hummus wraps, vegan chicken salad, awesome salads, vegan muffins, cupcakes, cake, cookies.
• Munch – many options here that I didn’t know about and will need to try!  The “Munch Noodle Bowl with Tofu”(can be made vegan upon request), Veggie burgers, Mother Nature wrap, The Garden Press(can be made without cheese).
• Restaurant Plan B – this place is definitely on my “need to go to” list.  They have a daily vegan entree on their menu such as marinated tofu or seared seitan so we’re not talking pasta and salad here !
• Rafferty’s and BrickWall Tavern – these both have veggie burgers which are pretty good and they make great fries!  Rafferty’s actually has a few other items worth mentioning – great salads, edamame, a veggie stir fry.
• Mattison Park and Crust & Crumble offer vegan pizzas.

We just found out that sadly, Sister Sue’s has closed.  And I was so missing their veggie lemon chicken.  Why is it always the good ones close?  I have to give them kudos though for offering such a varied selection of vegan options.  If you were one of the lucky ones to go before they closed, then you know how good it was.  Vegan mac & cheese…I miss you!  And we will miss Sister Sue’s.

So get out there, give up the meat for the day and try some new dining experiences!

And stop in to Organic Style for a free list of other great area veggie restaurants.

Do’s

• Add vegetable and fruit scraps
• pastas, bread products (no cheese or dairy on them)
• Shredded newspaper
• Shredded cardboard(cereal boxes)
• Lint from your dryer and vaccuum
• eggshells
• lawn and house plant clippings
• garden trimmings
• dried grass and leaves

Don’ts

• Never add meat or animal products
• No fish
• No dairy(milk, cheese, yogurt, etc)
• No diseased plants, plants with insects

We basically set up a square area about 3 feet x 3 feet and bought plastic green fencing with 4 wooden stakes to form a square container and just dumped the scraps in.  Toss it a bit every few days (it’s ok if you forget) and in a couple weeks, you will get this great, earthy, healthy dirt.  It’s great for adding to your garden, adding to potting soil for potted plants and to just sprinkle around on your lawn as a fertilizer.  Compost is very nutrient dense and is the most natural way to fertilize.  Happy planning and planting!

About Organic and Fair Trade

Organic clothing is becoming mainstream just as organic produce was 10 years ago. Most organic clothing is made from Organic cotton which is grown without the use of any pesticides or chemicals. This is healthier for the farmer who is no longer exposed to dangerous chemicals, healthier for the environment with no chemical runoff into our streams, land and ocean and healthier for you wearing the clothing. It actually takes approximately 1/3 lb. of pesticides to produce one non-organic t-shirt! People in countries such as Uzbekistan and India where much of conventional cotton is produced are forced into horrific conditions. The government controls their lives very tightly and if the farmers do not obey, they are likely to be arrested and beaten. There is also an alarming trend of farmer suicides in India. The state is responsible for bringing the livelihoods of millions of people to such desperation they feel suicide is the only way out. And to think before World War II, everything was organic. Our modern day pesticides were developed based on research in developing bombs. Scary isn’t it?

Fair trade means the workers who made the clothing or products are paid a living wage that they can support their families with. Basically the opposite of sweat shops. Typically there are also extremely strict guidelines the manufacturers must follow including fair working hours, healthy working conditions, and medical benefits in order to become fair trade certified. Sometimes it takes a few years of monitoring by a certification agency before the company can become Fair Trade certified. In many countries women are forced into prostitution to support their families. Now by making fair trade baskets and jewelry, they can make a living wage and live a respectable life.

By supporting organic and fair trade you are helping to make our world a better place to live!

About Organic Style

Nancy Ehrlich is the owner of Organic Style, located at 621 Cookman Ave.
Organic Style is dedicated to promoting an organic, fair trade and eco-friendly lifestyle with clothing and products from around the world. Our clothing is made from organic cotton, hemp and bamboo and we have fair trade products such as baskets, jewelry and handbags from Africa, India and South America. We have a wonderful selection of baby clothing and accessories in sizes from newborn up to 4 Toddler in addition to adult clothing for women and men. We also carry animal friendly cosmetics and skincare, and locally made soy candles, pottery and jewelry. For more on organic style, Visit www.organicstyleshop.com.