Green Scout Report

Green Spaces New York, space for social entrepreneurs and green business ventures, officially opened their new location in downtown Manhattan last week.  Green Spaces is an incubator model that encourages like-minded entrepreneurs to pool resources and ideas to ensure success of their sustainable business ideas.

Green Spaces offers various amenities for your start-up needs. A rental ranges in price from $550 a month for a full-time private space to $35 per day for drop-ins sharing an open work area.  Services include a conference room, an intern program, newsletter advertising and recommendations for companies that provide bookkeeping, accounting, marketing, graphic design, and technology and sustainability consulting assistance.  

Wow! What an amazing response to the Pangea Organics Giveaway! Thank you all for entering and making the giveaway such a tremendous success!  Stay tuned throughout the month of December for fabulous weekly giveaways in celebration of the holiday season!  Now for the important part! And the winner is...

Congratulations to:

The votes are in for the Huffington Post's Ultimate Game Changer competition.  For the "Green" Game Changer category, Ken Cook of EWG was the clear winner and named the 'Clark Kent of Environmental Activists'.  Congratulations to Ken Cook!  So why did he win?  According to the Huff Post:

It's my FAVORITE giveaway, yet!  It's getting cold, is your skin properly moisturized?  Win a free Pangea Organic Skincare Set (including a Toner, Face Cream and Lip Balm - a $74 value!).  Read today's company profile on my new latest obsession by clicking here.

I admit that I am very snooty when it comes to skincare. After all, no one is exempt from the effects of Father Time and it is your SKIN - the largest and most visible organ on your body!  I never even gave organic skincare a second glance for fear that it would not work as well as the fancier department store brands.  But my latest obsession is Pangea Organics. I met Joshua Onysko, Founder and CEO of Pangea Organics in San Francisco last week and his mission and products are more than skin deep. It's positive consumption on all levels.

I had seen Pangea Organics featured in the top magazines such as Allure, Lucky, Vanity Fair, and Men's Health to just name a few. So I wanted to know how this company came to be.  Turns out, like most great entrepreneurial ideas, a hobby turned into a multimillion dollar business.  In Joshua's case, it all started for him by making soap with his mother — a small idea that turned into one of the fastest-growing organic skin care businesses in the country.

Here's today's GSR Lifestyle Tip.  I thought this mint water looked so pretty for a table setting.  Instead of your traditional lemon,why not beautify your Thanksgiving feast with a cool and refreshing accent of green?  Cucumbers and Limes would have the same refreshing effect.