Gold Winner P’lovers, Dartmouth Silver Winner Sattva Boutique Bronze Winner Nurtured P’lovers was an early adopter to the eco-conscious lifestyle when it opened in Halifax 24 years ago, and has remained the go-to retail champions of environmental stewardship ever since, even while the rest of the world slowly comes around probably all too late to […]
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Best Eco-conscious Store
Gold Winner P’Lovers, Halifax Silver Winner Organic Earth Market Bronze Winner Nurtured First opened in 1992, P’Lovers has been at its Trillium Building spot for about four years. “It really lends itself to a creative environment, it’s dog-friendly and a great neighbourhood,” says Shelby Lendrum. “We always shop local. Natural is our priority, and we […]
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Doin’ it all for your babies
Just when you thought nothing in the world could make your tiny offspring any cuter Sewn By Blythe—the monster-inspired (the non-scary kind) line of handmade works of Halifax crafter Blythe Church—swoops in with a pre-Valentine’s pop-up shop. Prepare to fall in love this Saturday, January 31, Church’s adorable stuffed monsters (and tooth fairy monsters), leather […]
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Best Eco-Conscious Store
Gold Winner P’lovers, Halifax Silver Winner Nurtured Bronze Winner Local Source Market For 22 years, P’lovers has been the city’s beloved eco-store, one of the first of its kind in Canada and an exemplary made-in-Halifax environmental success story, up there with being early to municipal green box composting. But there’s been a lot of change […]
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Nurtured calls
New arrivals deserve celebration, and Agricola Street deserves to be Nurtured. After five years on the corner of Robie and Willow, the little haven for parents and wee ones alike unpacked and settled into its beautiful, bright, high-ceilinged space at 2543 Agricola Street last week. With considerable extra room, owner Jolyn Swain has expanded her […]
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Patch Halifax—sew good
You’re going to want to thank Christina Pasquet, her idea is a bright one. This summer she’ll open Patch Halifax, a modern fabric shop/work room hybrid where the fabrics will the hard-to-find kind (like Liberty, Birch and Cloud 9) and there’ll be hands on deck to help you use ’em. Packing five sewing machines, a […]
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Ka-blam! It’s the Cuppow
The Mason jar has made a comeback. Once a vessel for your grannie’s jams, it’s become a staple for the thrifty hipster. This trendy drink accessory is cheap, durable and made of heat-resistant glass. There’s only one real flaw, the jars aren’t great for spill-free drinking on the go. Enter the Cuppow—a lid adaptor that […]
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Best Eco-conscious Store
Gold Winner P’lovers Silver Winner Mountain Equipment Co-op Bronze Winner Nurtured Everybody may have gotten bitten by the green bug recently, but P’lovers has making it happen since 1992. Now that eco-friendly products are no longer a fringe market, business is booming and readers have reflected that in their choice for best eco-conscious store in […]
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Beauty clean
Halifax Seed 5860 Kane Street, 454-7456 All Ways Us Bath Bomb It’s amazing how much a little cube can change your tub-time experience. These hand-crafted bath bombs are made using natural ingredients and packaged using eco-friendly materials. Talk about clean. Pete’s Frootique 1515 Dresden Row, novascotiafisherman.com Nova Scotia Fisherman Soap This hand-poured bar is 100 […]
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More than lip service
It’s February, and your kisser is likely demanding some moisture. And during peak season for dry lips that Chapstick is probably not cutting it. Enter Anointment Natural Skin Care’s lip balm–available at Nurtured, 2571 Robie Street—the answer to your Napoleon Dynamite-style desperation. It just so happens that April MacKinnon’s environmentally-conscious line of products is celebrating […]
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Nurtured grand reopening this weekend
Nurtured Products for Parenting (2571 Robie Street, 405-4367) has expanded and renovated their space. The north end business’s grand reopening will be on Saturday December 3 from 10am-5pm and Sunday December 4, 12-5pm. Drop by this weekend and receive 15 percent off your total purchase. You’ll find baby carriers, cloth diapers and an assortment of […]
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Best Eco-conscious Store
Did you know that P’lovers’ name is inspired both by the Piping Plover and as a contraction of “Planet Lover?” The store has served as an example to many, being socially and environmentally conscious before it was cool and trendy. Put simply, as they do on their website, “By modifying our lifestyles, using our purchasing […]