This week’s Link Love is full of inspiration: from solar-powered windows, to a man buying a chinchilla farm to free the animals to gorgeous recycled styles from Topshop.

Guy walks into a fur farm and…buys the place so he can free all the animals? Hells yes. [via Ecorazzi]

See-through solar cells could turn your windows into power stations [via Grist]

Fecal transplants are real, and yes, technically a medical thing. [via Organic Authority]

Ha. Thanks, Clickhole. These Iggy Azalea gifs are the bee’s knees. [via Clickhole]

Britian’s Topshop has launched its latest recycled collection, and it’s awesome. [via Ecouterre]

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Image via Topshop

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This week’s Link Love we learn how to use vinegar to clean without smelling like salad dressing, the scoop on Whole Foods delivery, BIG news for LGBT community in Turkey, why Germany rocks at clean energy and why in the world are you always late?

Vinegar cleaning but no vinegar smell! [via Eat Drink Better]

Whole Foods to offer home delivery. Now we’re really never leaving the house. [via Organic Authority]

Turkey’s LGBT community is breathing a big sigh of relief. [via Mashable]

When it comes to clean energy, does Germany hold the key to success? [via Earth Island Journal]

Why you’re always late. [via Elle]

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image via Organic Authority

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Ready to give your kitchen the mother of all overhauls? One lucky reader will win a suite of Le Creuset pots and pans, Blendtec appliances and a $500 gift card to Whole Foods Market. That’s more than $1,700 in prizes for your kitchen. Read on for the details. 

EcoSalon has partnered with Pure Wow, Organic Authority and Time Out magazine for this giveaway opportunity. We all love our readers so much we couldn’t think of a better way to say thank you then with this mega giveaway.

The lucky winner will receive the following items:

Blendtec Design Series Blenderand Twister Jar  ($573.95 value): The company calls it “the world’s most intuitive blending machine” and “the Swiss army knife of blenders.” Those are pretty big statements, and for good reason!

Design Series Blender: Engineered to bring a whole new level of beauty and functionality to the high-end blender category, without compromising the famous power and efficiency of our Total Blender Classic. This machine wears many hats in your kitchen: It’s a whole juicer, meat grinder, latte machine, bread mixer, ice cream maker, grain mill, coffee grinder, milk shake mixer, and blender.

Features include:

• Complete speed control
• Vivid icons
• New sleek design
• Easy, fast cleanup
• Versatile functionality

The Blendtec Twister™: This jar is designed to blend your thickest recipes, such as nut butters, hummus, baby food, dips, thick shakes, dressings and more! Best of all, the Twister jar is compatible with all Blendtec consumer blenders. The innovative jar works simply by twisting the lid counter-clockwise while the blend cycle is running. This twisting motion forces the ingredients from the sides of the jar back into the blade, allowing you to achieve a perfect blend every time.

Features include all of these unique Blendtec advantages:

• Patented Twister lid
• Mini Gripper™ lid for containing thinner blends
• Patented single-prong tuned wingtip blade
• Easy-to-read jar markings up to 16 fl oz
• Durable BPA-free material that stands up to heavy use
• Compatible with all Blendtec consumer blenders, not compatible with Blendtec mixers.
• 3-Year Warranty

LeCreuset Cookware Set ($700+ value):  Le Creuset makes food taste like it should. The enamel cast iron and stainless steel cookware will change your relationship with cooking and baking. Le Creuset—“the crucible” in French—began creating cast iron cookware over 85 years ago in a foundry in Northern France. The same foundry, in Fresnoy-Le-Grand, that today uses individual sand molds to fashion each and every hand-inspected cast iron kitchen product that Le Creuset sells. From the most trusted and treasured cookware, bakeware, dinnerware and more, you’ll receive a set full of everything you need to make fabulous, quality meals, including stainless steel sauce and frying pans perfect for shallow frying, braising, and cooking down liquids.

Included:

– 10 ½ in cast iron skillet
– 11″ stainless steel frying pan
– 2 QT. stainless steel sauce pan with lid
– 5 ½  QT. round French oven with lid
– 6 QT. stock pot with lid
– Revolution spatula
– Revolution spoon
– Heritage 4 qt rectangular casserole
– Heritage loaf pan

Whole Foods Market Gift Card ($500 value): Goji berries, kombucha, organic kale—whatever your heart and stomach desire are just as far away as the nearest Whole Foods Market. You’ll have $500 to spend at the world’s yummiest grocery store. And with those new kitchen appliances, you will want to stock up on healthy, delicious goodies to get you cooking and blending.

Ready to win more than $1700 worth of foodie products? Go to this page to sign up between April 28^th and May 25^th.  By entering this contest you are signing up for newsletters from Organic Authority, Pure Wow, Time Out, and EcoSalon. To read the full terms and conditions go here.  We will not sell or share your information. Winner must live in the United States. Click here for full details.

Well, what are you waiting for? Sign up to win already! 

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A round-up of what we’re reading right now.

We love looking at kitties but rarely consider how the internet’s favorite subject sees things. These crazy images from artist Nickolay Lamm give us a “cat’s eye” view of the planet. [Via Wired]

Fitted, black yoga pants are the Little Black Dress of the fitness world. Here are 14 great takes on the fitness fashion must-have that we’re all sweating in. [Via WellandGoodNYC]

The company that produces popular brands like Chips Ahoy, Nabisco, and Ritz recently announced plans to spy on shoppers in the snack food aisle. [Via Organic Authority]

The Environmental Protection Agency considers lenient standards for new gas fueled power plants that could make us reliant on fossil fuels for decades. [Via Sierra Club]

A Kansas company is recalling nearly 23,000 pounds of meat products this week due to possible listeria contamination. [Via Inhabitat]

Image: grandvelasrivieramaya

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Happy New Year! Welcome back and get ready for a rockin’ 2013! We are thrilled that Organic Authority, LLC (the same company that publishes OrganicAuthority.com) has officially acquired EcoSalon.com.

We are gushing with all of the support and love we’ve received during this transition. We are excited to pick up the ball and continue the EcoSalon conversations and get to know all of You, our beloved community.

Personally, I love change and am so excited to add EcoSalon to the Organic Authority family. As a company, we get to dig deeper into important topics known and loved by you, such as conscious fashion, culture, design, sex, food, and tech, that perhaps we’ve only touched on…until now. And I am really excited to be able to learn from all of you. If you like a piece of content, share it through your networks on Pinterest, Facebook, Google+. Stumble it, Tweet it out, and most importantly share your thoughts with us—please!—I love hearing your ideas and value your feedback.

2013 will be a spectacular year on so many levels! The number 13 is my lucky number (despite what many say about the number 13), and is a lucky number for my family. I was born on February 13th, my mother was born on the November 13^th, and my grandmother, born in 1913, would have been 100 this year. (She was a triplet! Did you know there’s even stronger luck associated with the number 13 when another 3 is involved?) So, this year is personally a very big year for my family and me; it’s one to celebrate, one to embrace—especially for women!

Thirteen is also a very feminine number. It is the lucky number of the Great Goddess, and is revered as the sacred essence of good fortune and good luck. It is the average number of menstrual cycles in a year (I thought it was 12, but what do I know? Science says it’s 13). Italy and China consider the number lucky. When Chinese women offer up their traditional mooncakes, there are always 13 on a plate to represent the 13 months in a full lunar year. In fact, it wasn’t until after the patriarchal revolution that the number 13 (and Friday) was deemed unlucky. And today, sports teams all over have embraced the luck in number 13. Dan Marino, an American football legend wore the number 13. Basketball superstars Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O’Neal also wore the number 13. Yao Ming wore it in the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

But who’s to say the number 13 is lucky or unlucky? You do! What you believe is your choice, and is exactly what you’ll receive via your worldviews. So, choose wisely, and make the best of your beliefs.

In 2013, resolve to embrace change. The world in which we live changes rapidly, which is why it’s even more important to: believe in You. Ask for that raise, pitch your idea, launch that business that’s been burning in the back of your mind. Stop procrastinating! There’s a reason why tech companies launch in ‘beta.’  They just do it: they get feedback from their customer, and adjust along the way (if they wait for perfection, they’ll be dead in the water).

Believe in You.

Listen to your intuition, your gut, and go for it. Ignore the nay saying voices (including the one in your head) and choose to listen to the voice that cheers you on and believes in You. In 2013, choose to live your life out loud, embrace change, and watch your life flow with ease.

I look forward to getting to know You in 2013.

Your publisher + editor-in-chief,

Laura Klein

Image: Pink Sherbet Photography

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A round-up of what we’re reading right now. 

Science proves that fall is in fact the season of sex. [Via Business Insider]

Ralph Lauren’s first plus-sized model asks: What’s so great about being a size 0 anyway? [Via The Daily Beast]

Your hip new iPhone with iOS 6 is cool and all, but where the hell is the public transit option on the maps? [Via Ecorazzi]

Haiti makes a revolutionary move and bans plastic bags and foam containers, including manufacturing and marketing them. [Via The Miami Herald]

Can someone explain to us why Facebook won’t take down the “12 year old sluts meme” page? Really? [Via Buzzfeed]

If you have ever debated on keeping a food journal, here are 10 helpful tips to get you started. [Via Organic Authority]

All that nasty stuff they put in microwaveable popcorn can give you “popcorn lung”… as well as $7 million. [Via LearnVest]

“I was nauseous and tingly all over. I was either in love or I had smallpox.” —Woody Allen. This and 40 other of the funniest things ever said about love, sex and relationships. [Via How About We]

Image: greencandy8888

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A round-up of what we’re reading right now. 

Yoga is becoming part of corporate culture, and that is good for the bottom line. [Via LearnVest]

Where you live affects your health. A new study shows that rural living could be an obesity risk factor. [Via Los Angeles Times]

What do you do when you have a day off? According to this poll, most of us sleep. [Via NPR]

Spice up your coffee with these five seasonal ingredients. [Via Organic Authority]

If you can rent out your apartment, why not your bike? Enter the Airbnb of the cycling world. Just make sure it’s tuned up. [Via Ethical Ocean]

Call Me Maybe vs. Gangnam Style = immediate internet sensation. Doesn’t mean it’s good. [Via Soundcloud]

What is the number one thing you couldn’t live without in the kitchen? Probably the refrigerator. This and 19 other significant inventions in the history of food and drink. [Via The Atlantic]

What do “clean” and “dirty” sound like? Take city pollution, map it with sound and you get a musical landscape. [Via PSFK]

The murder of an environmental journalist in Cambodia reminds us that we are all connected. [Via Dot Earth]

We live in an era of creativity; here is a compilation of the 25 most iconic artworks over the last five years. [Via ArtInfo]

Image: mmarcotte51

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A round-up of what we’re reading right now. 

Hey ladies, why are you getting so riled up about abortion and birth control? Shouldn’t you be concerned about real economic issues? Oh wait… [Via Jezebel]

Up the ante on your love life and take the time to be more environmentally sexy. [Via Elephant Journal]

Pursuing a life on two wheels? Here are the ten best bikes for women. [Via Active Times]

You know what tops the list of 10 Ways to Eat Healthy? Eat what you love (in the right quantities that is). [Via The Age]

Honey Drizzled Semolina Cake? Can we have seconds please? [Via BGSK]

Stretching is a great way to take a break from a fast-paced life, here are a few ways to get more of it into your busy day. [Via Organic Authority]

Put old things to use and keep your house well lit with these upcycled lamps. [Via Curbly]

If you depend on maps for getting around on public transportation, there’s a large likelihood that they’re distorted ones. [Via Smithsonian]

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published 50 years ago. It changed the way we think about nature- or did it? [Via Orion Magazine]

Coliving: when your network isn’t just your Facebook friends or business contacts. It’s your friends, influencers, ad hoc family, and home. [Via Utne]

Image: dollen

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A round-up of what we’re reading right now. 

An editor of a luxury magazines claims that the “only good cyclist is a dead one.” Madness ensues. [Via Bike Biz]

Want to be more productive in your job? Get out of the office and start working from home. [Via Wired]

Men vs. women: who is healthier? [Via Organic Authority]

Hear about the study finding “no significant health benefit” to organic food? Here is Michael Pollan’s response. [Via KQED]

Snail shell miniature gardens: yes you will want to make this. [Via Treehugger]

Planning a trip to Portland? Then you will need a guide to the 20 best coffeehouses and roasters. [Via Eater]

Trip planning for river lovers: the top 10 river towns in America. [Via Outside]

Help support art as activism, with a photo exhibit that captures the beauty of real life in Afghanistan. [Via Kickstarter]

If there are still Republicans people out there that are confused about how reproduction works, this video from the 1940s should explain it. [Via The Atlantic]

Co-ops aren’t just for hippies, they’re responsible business models. [Via GOOD]

What does our actual human footprint look like? A visualization of the density levels and population size of 129 metropolitan regions gives us an idea. [Via LSE Cities]

Image: Ian Sane

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A round-up of what we’re reading right now. 

In the mood for better sex dreams? Change your sleeping position. [Via Women’s Health]

Want to impress at your next dinner party? Build your own picnic table to sit at.  [Via Curbly]

The Brooklyn food scene is hot, and what better way to explore it than with a full guide from an expert. [Via Big Girls Small Kitchen]

To say that the Dalai Lama is a wise man would be an understatement. But he also gets social media. 10 gems from his Twitter feed. [Via Ecorazzi]

Cut expenses and toxic chemicals by making your own detergent; it’s easier than you might think. [Via Organic Authority]

An invisible bike helmet? Yes, you read that correctly. [Via MNN]

Hey Todd Akin: a woman is more than twice as likely to get pregnant during a rape than during consensual sex. [Via Popular Science]

If you have a thing for living walls, you’ll love Reykjavik’s City Hall. [Via Treehugger]

Just what do you need to know about Paul Ryan? His take on tax cuts, reductions in social programs and much much more. [Via LearnVest]

Got your eye on late summer glamping? Here are some tips from a pro. [Via CasaSugar]

Image: Jenny Kristina Nilsson

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