We’ve recently had the pleasure of being introduced to and working with The Enemy Lovers from right here in Asheville, NC. Very sorry about the absence of our online presence but I can assure you it was all in the name of fun! I can’t even tell you what it’s like to see amazing music performed in small intimate venues that feel like private concerts. It’s kinda like you know a secret and you’re savoring every show because soon enough they’ll be playing to sold out arenas and these small shows will be a thing of the past. I remember seeing Dave Matthews Band before anyone knew their name and that memory is crystal clear! So, if you haven’t caught our tweets over the past couple of months here’s our official introduction – meet THE ENEMY LOVERS! Below is there very first music video accompanied by some epic behind the scenes footage from the making of it. Also have a listen to their EP, they’re working on new music now that is something real special … can’t wait to share with ya’ll.

Check out this fun epic behind the scenes B-roll footage that didn’t make it into the actual music video!

Recently I watched the documentary “FLOW (for love of water)” which unexpectedly at the end of less then two hours shifted my outlook on water and made me vow to never drink bottled water again. I think before I thought as long as I recycle the bottle then, it’s an o.k. thing to do. I mean it’s better then drinking high fructose corn syrup, right?! Well for my body yes water is the better choice, for the environment tap water should be the ONLY choice!  After watching FLOW, I’m thinking bottled water should just be outlawed all together. This whole bottled water thing not only affects other countries negatively (which we’re kind of pros at) but we’re even destroying our own back yard for this one, gasp!   That’s right, Nestle is currently devastating / flat out draining parts of Michigan so that it can pump millions of gallons of water out of the ground to bottle. Then there’s the little tid bit that bottled water is WAY less regulated then tap water and often times more dangerous to drink … and we’re talking seriously dangerous sometimes. So, I’m thinking my palette can withstand the sometimes not so pleasant tap water if it means I’m not contributing to severe devastation of my own country and other countries (ie. earth).

I really think you should watch ‘FLOW’ and come up with your own conclusion. However if you don’t thrive off educational documentaries, I totally understand. So, below is a shorter 8 minute lamens version that you and your 5 year old can understand in under 10 minutes.

If this article is all the time you have then please, just trust me on this … you really, really, really don’t want to drink bottled water unless it’s an absolute emergency! It’s so not cool and I feel pretty bad for not understanding the consequences of my bottled water drinking sooner.  If you want natural clean water in your future then you will stop drinking bottled water immediately.   For, all my office managers out there it’s up for you to educate your employers on how taboo it is and get a water filter and pitchers instead to serve to clients and employees!  You can do it

Green Mountain Culture at the Banff Center

Check out the tour dates near you!

Visit the Nolan’s farm Laurel Valley Creamery online http://su.pr/1iSL3S and follow the farm on twitter @lvcreamery.

If you’d like to see this amazing short film turned into a full length documentary you can help out by clicking here. The great group at Milk Products Media have about 2 months left to raise $28,000 to turn From Grass to Cheese into a feature!  Media and films like these help build support for family run farms which we desperately need more of.  So, be sure to share this video with all your friends and family and use your dollars in the best possible way at grocery stores and buy local family owned & operated!

From Grass to Cheese is a feature documentary that chronicles the ups and downs of a family-run dairy farm in Ohio during it’s first year of cheese production. From Grass to Cheese will tell the story of Nick and Celeste Nolan, their five children, and what it’s like to start up a family farm in the age of industrial agriculture.

The Cove movie can save your life and the life of your children, put it in your Netflix que today or go rent it! You’ll be amazed! Just in case you don’t see it here are the quick facts:

1. Mercury is a poison that we are not suppose to touch, yet it is injected into CHILDREN! Thimerosal is a mercury-containing preservative that is contained in vaccinations.
2. In 1989 the vaccine regime started a rapid increase from 3 to 28! I’m sure you’ve heard the controversy of vaccines and autism, simple fact – yes it’s true! The #1 reason is because mercury is contained in the vaccinations. We do not have 30+ year olds with autism because they were not being injected with large amounts of mercury. That is no longer the case and now 1 in every 157 children is diagnosed with autism in the US and as high as 1 in every 80 boys. Still don’t believe me … the Amish do not adhere to the vaccine regime, the Amish do not have Autism. There has never been a scientific study of the effect Thimerosal has on humans … BAD F.D.A.! Drug companies shut down those who try to study Thimerosal before they even begin.

3. 27,000 Dolphins are slaughtered in Taiji, Japan every year!

4. The #1 reason for this slaughter is the search for show bottle nose dolphins (a.k.a. Flipper) which can sell for $150,000. The ones who don’t ‘qualify’ are inhumanely butchered and then sold for their meat at $600 per dolphin.

5. You can stop the slaughter! DO NOT swim with captured dolphins on your vacation! DO NOT go to Sea World or other dolphin aquariums!

6. Dolphin meat is not sought after and poisonous! For this reason it is falsely labeled and sold in Japan to unaware consumers. There is a media blackout in Japan that prevents the citizens from being aware.
7. The acceptable mercury limits for human consumption is 4ppm (parts per million) dolphin meat contains 2000ppm.
8. Be aware, the larger the fish you eat the more mercury ppm it contains! That’s right, typically the more expensive the fish the more poison you are consuming. Stick to the little guys or stay away from it all together.

‘BE SURE TO WATCH THE ‘MERCURY RISING’ SEGMENT IN THE SPECIAL FEATURES ON THE DVD!

Special thanks to the Oceanic Preservation Society

At this stage in the game it’s a rare occurrence to find something in your house or in a store that is made in the U.S.A. and not in China.  There’s a lot of ways to be ‘green’ and I’ll be the first to admit I  fail on most of them!   I don’t compost, I don’t drive an electric car, I can’t afford solar panels, I have a full flush toilet, I don’t collect rain water … trust me the list goes on.  Someday I hope to have a self contained off the grid carbon neutral  living arrangement … until then, I do my best to support items and businesses made locally by friends and family and choose MADE IN THE USA whenever possible.

View more information on the Cotton of the Carolinas website.

http://h2oildoc.com

Animated sequences by La Moustache for the feature documentary H2oil h2oildoc.com

via Drawn!

More Info
http://www.carolinamountain.org

Deforestation

Overexploitation

Global Warming

Pollution

A short video edit from our visit at the Carolina Raptor Center a while back.  We would like to give special thanks to Nicki Dardinger and Dr. Dave Scott, DVM for their time and giving us such a great tour.  It was very educational and interesting to see the different personalities these birds convey.

About Carolina Raptor Center

Carolina Raptor Center is dedicated to environmental stewardship and the conservation of birds of prey, through education, research, and the rehabilitation of injured and orphan raptors.  With your support, you can help other orphaned raptors be released into the wild, Click Here to make a donation.

For more info on Carolina Raptor Center, visit www.carolinaraptorcenter.org

~ And stay tuned for part 2 of this post from Kiesha Jean!