If you’re traveling in Scotland, there’s a new iPhone, iTouch and iPad app for Glasgow’s style mile.
Glasgow City Marketing Bureau launched the bespoke, real-time app which highlights 600+ businesses on the style mile.
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How To Be Ocean Wise In Vancouver
February 5th, 2010
Will you be traveling to Vancouver, British Columbia for the 2010 Olympics or on vacation? If so, when you’re dining out, ask about Ocean Wise, a leading Canadian sustainable seafood program.
Founded by the Vancouver Aquarium in January 2005, the program gives consumers and travelers information on making smart seafood choices.
The Ocean Wise logo on a restaurant menu, deli-counter or seafood product has become a symbol of ocean-friendly seafood choices. Whether you’re buying canned tuna at the supermarket or spicy tuna rolls at a sushi restaurant, look for the symbol on a restaurant menu, display case or product.
In 2009, Ocean Wise went national in Canada from coast to coast with partners from Halifax, NS to Victoria, BC. Today, Ocean Wise works with 300 partners from the restaurant, supplier and retail sectors at 2700+ locations.
Says Ocean Wise:
“Overfishing is the number one problem facing the world’s oceans. Ocean Wise addresses this critical issue by promoting sustainable fishery practices to prevent habitat destruction and enable species to thrive at optimum population numbers. The program enables Canadians to make environmentally-friendly seafood choices.”
Here are the BC locations where you’ll Ocean Wise:
Organic Nation U.S.A.
November 17th, 2009
Image courtesy of OrganicNation TV
Want to learn more about sustainable food in the U.S.A? OrganicNation.tv is exploring the American sustainable food landscape, “focusing on the people, places and products that are shaping a new green economy and lifestyle.”
They’re traveling the United States to document how sustainable food systems are being created, meeting farmers to urban gardeners, teachers to restaurant owners.
Photo credit: © Zack Bowen
OrganicNation.tv has traveled up the East and West Coasts and the Midwest and plans upcoming tours of the Southeast and Southwest.
The team are sharing stories, interviews and what they’ve learned via their weekly web video series and daily blog. There is also an interactive community map of organic locations around the U.S. including places they’ve visited and fan submissions.
