Before and after.

This view caught my eye as I dined with my family at Common Roots Cafe on Sunday morn.

Common Roots Cafe is a pretty fantastic place. Why?

Because:

+they love their local and organic farmers.

+they compost and recycle whatever they can.

+they built their restaurant using salvaged and earth-friendly materials.

+they turned two asphalt parking areas into a garden and grew 1500 pounds of produce last summer.

+they have good food.

Mottainai.

Cool just is.

I take absolutely no credit for finding this. It popped into my reader today and I happened to scroll past it.

[via: mackin ink {check this lady out. she rocks!}]

Mottainai.

She eats bears.

I happened upon a new blog today. [via: A Cup of Jo]

I truly enjoy the name and the graphic.

Don't worry, she doesn't actually eat bears.

But, she does make all of her meals from scratch.

Aggressive.

Inspirational.

Aged cheddar & apple melt [want one]

Pancakes [can't go wrong]

Tofu, veggies, brown rice [love. love. love!]

Mottainai.

Vintage love.

   

Stop on by Rachie's Place on Etsy. Browse. Look. Buy.

[photo credit: rachie's place [via: paper n stitch]]

Mottainai.

Peace.

Coffee. Good.

Organic. Good. 

Fair trade. Good.

Riding bikes. Good.

Peace Coffee. All of the above and more.

Check out their website.

Read an article done by The Heavy Table.

Follow them on Twitter.

Buy Peace Coffee. It is delicious.

Mottainai.

Monday evening reminder.

Eat your veggies. Eat your Omega-3s.

Mottainai.