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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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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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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Natural selection
Seaport Farmers’ Market 1209 Marginal Road Earth Elementals Laundry Soap Make a clothes call and use this locally made, toxin, cruelty, dye and fragrance free, biodegradable, fair trade and organic detergent. Super Natural 5755 Young Street, 454-9999 Seventh Generation Dish Soap Essential oils and botanical extracts are the only things making this detergent smell so […]
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Best Eco-conscious Store
Gold Winner P’lovers Silver Winner Mountain Equipment Co-op Bronze Winner Carbonstok P’lovers was created by Ann Caverzan and Liz Crocker in 1992, making this their 20th anniversary. Partially in celebration, they moved the store from its long-time Park Lane Mall location south a block to the Trillium building on South Park Street. “We’re completely thrilled […]
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P’lovers gets a new nest
The environmental store P’lovers has a big day coming up this week. Liz Crocker and Ann Caverzan opened the store in 1992, and to celebrate the 20-year anniversary, they are making changes. “Our store will be moving to the Trillium Building, mostly because there’s more space and street frontage,” says Crocker. “Several other local businesses […]
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Best Eco-conscious Store
Gold Winner P’lovers Silver Winner Carbonstok Bronze Winner Mountain Equipment Co-op P’lovers’ Park Lane store has a simple recipe for success that seems to have struck a bell with Hali sensibilities: enviro-friendly products like reusable diapers, locally and home made products like clothing and soap, eco sensitive books, etc. The name, incidentally, refers to both […]
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Green clean
1. P’Lovers Park Lane Mall, 5657 Spring Garden Road Citra Solv Concentrate $12.95/$9.95 A versatile citrus cleaner with a “a sweet, juicy and delightfully effervescent scent” that you can dilute for all-purpose cleaning or use at full-strength for the tough stains around the house. A 256ml bottle is $12.95, or a pre-diluted spray bottle is […]
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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 […]
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Keep the homefries hopping
1. Karyn McCombe Belgian pendant light, $360, Bellissimo, 2743 Agricola Street, 423-6014. 2. Assorted Umbra clocks, various prices, Attica, 1566 Barrington Street, 423-2557. 3. Vintage Fire-King mugs, various prices, Finer Things. 4. Bodum toaster, $99, Cucina Moderna, Sunnyside Mall, 835-9560, 1535 Dresden Row, 423-9562. 5. Recycled flip-flop welcome mat, $39.95-$59.95, P’Lovers, Park Lane Mall, 422-6060. […]
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Best Eco-conscious Store
So, you wanna buy a gift for your special someone over the holidays and you’re concerned about the environment. How about fair trade Christmas ornaments from Peru? P’lovers has gourds, silk elephants and cotton sheep. How about Canadian-made clothing? Or something from the popular Green Pan line? Or maybe you need to pick up some […]