Green Queen Giving: International Care Ministries (ICM)
For this month's Green Queen Giving, we talk to Tess Lyons who heads up Donor Relations for the Hong Kong office of International Care Ministries (ICM) in Hong Kong.
How was ICM started?
ICM came into existence 22 years ago when a Hong…
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Green Queen Loves: Lunchin’ with Something Fresh
2015 Update : Something Fresh has closed down.
Last time we spoke to you about Something Fresh, they were newly launched and offering the busiest amongst us a great solution for a healthy vegan or vegetarian dinner. Their colorful meal…
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Green Queen Exclusive: Mango Menus’ GF & Vegan School Packed Lunch Planners – Week 3
It's Week 3 and Helen Scott of Mango Menus is still going strong with creative and easy Gluten Free & Vegan to make ideas for the kids' packed lunches to bring to school.
South Stream Seafoods, Just Green, Corner Block, Three…
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Eco Insights: 4 Reasons To Invest In a Green Roof
Green roofs are pretty trendy in the green community. Thanks to pro-green roof urban planners like the previous mayor of Chicago Richard Daley, whose green roof initiatives ensured that his city was the undisputed green roof pioneer in…
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Green Queen Exclusive: Mango Menus’ GF & Vegan School Packed Lunch Planners – Week 2
Week 2 of the fabulously simple & healthy GF and vegan school menu planners for busy parents. Easy for mom, easy for the helper. Like last week, the first is Gluten-Free and one is Vegan- perfect for kiddies with allergies and who need…
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Green Queen Loves: THANN Sanctuary – Thai Spa Heaven
As soon as you enter THANN Sanctuary, you feel relaxed. They do two things a little differently than other spas in Hong Kong. Sound & Lighting. Sound wise- There is a running water sound, like a forest stream, and everything else…
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Green Queen Heroes: Raw Chef Priscilla Soligo of Rawthentic Food
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I was born in Sydney, Australia and grew up with a love for bushwalking, surfing, children, music and food. After school I trained as a Chef, but it was a short-lived career. After meeting my…
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Green Queen Exclusive: Mango Menus’ GF & Vegan School Packed Lunch Planners – Week 1
Created by avid home chef Helen Scott, Mango Menus is a brand new Hong Kong-based foodie website jam-packed with recipes, a food blog and handy menu planning for families. School packed lunch planners are a part of this, and Green Queen is…
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Green Queen Recommends: 5 Great Eco Family Day Trips
Looking for an activity for you and your family with a little more green and a little less concrete? Well Hong Kong has many great options to get you out and about and enjoying a bit of nature. As always our Guide to Hong Kong has these…
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Green Queen Giving: Grameen Foundation
We are thrilled to launch our brand new series, Green Queen Giving, where every month we will showcase one of the amazing NGOs or charities that we are proud to list in our Green Queen Guide to Hong Kong. In our inaugural post we talk to…
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Eco Insights: The ABCs of Green Vocabulary Part I
In the green world, we bandy about so many terms, it’s hard to know what each of them mean. Examples like sustainable, organic, fair trade, green, eco-friendly- sometimes it sounds like they all mean the same thing. What do they…
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Green Queen Recommends: HK’s Top 3 Detox Programs
January is the time to make big changes, especially when it comes to health & wellness. People cleanse for various reasons and you can do so at any time during the year but January always feels like a great time to reset yourself and…
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Green Queen’s Last Minute Xmas Food Guide 2013
Only a few more days until it is officially Christmas but really only 1 more day until most of us take time off and enjoy the holiday festivities. Spending time with family and friends is the best part of course, right after stuffing your…
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Green Queen Heroes: Joey Sergentakis, Chef de Cuisine at Cafe Gray Deluxe
We are absolutely thrilled and honored to feature one of Hong Kong's top gourmet chefs, Joey Sergentakis of Cafe Gray Deluxe @ the Upper House- our go-to place for gourmet glamour and the only world renowned fine dining restaurant in…
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Green Queen Recommends: Locavore Xmas Gifts Guide
Christmas is fast approaching and those of us playing Santa have lists to fulfill. Whilst Hong Kong is a shopping mecca, full of malls and shops and street markets, most of the wares on display are imported from across the globe.
How about…
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Green Queen Loves: Have you had your Green Vitamin today?
September 2016 Update: Green Vitamin has permanently closed.
Have you heard of Green Vitamin? If not, then you are seriously missing out. The up and coming health food company is fast becoming Hong Kong’s premier innovator of super…
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Green Queen Heroes: Todd Darling, Founder of Homegrown Foods and IHM
Green Queen is thrilled to have the Hong Kong organic produce pioneer company Homegrown Foods as our sponsor for Made in HK:Local Artisans Pop Up Market. We couldn't be happier to collaborate with this incredible company who have made it…
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Green Queen Recommends: Top 5 Green Coffee Shops
Us green folk love a good coffee as much as the next person but it is often a struggle to find the right cup around town. Luckily, Green Queen has put together her Top 5 Guide to Hong Kong's most eco-friendly coffee shops. Did we mention…
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Green Queen Recommends: Hong Kong’s Latest Healthy Foodie Additions
Wow there is so much happening on the Hong Kong health food scene it is kinda amazing!
Superfoods to Go
The first brand of raw superfood blended drinks has arrived! Pure Swell has a range of six delicious blends including coconut water…
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Green Queen Living: A fabulous homemade hair gel by Me, Myself & I
Hair products are some of the most destructive, toxin-heavy products that we use in our daily lives. But...it is so hard to live without them and even harder to find eco-friendly, clean versions that work well. Luckily, we have…
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Green Queen Recommends: 10 Reasons Why You Need to Try Something Fresh (Currently On Hiatus)
NOTE: Something Fresh is currently on hiatus.
1. The team was born and bred in Hong Kong and they started the brand here: support local business!
2. They help make the world better: they are 100% vegetarian. Make it a Meatless…
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