Lightbulbs: Your Options and How to Recycle Them!
image from State Library & Archives of Florida Lacking light bulbs, our lives would be pretty dim and smell constantly of of candle wax. It’s certainly lovely to have electric lights from a...
View ArticleMusic for Action: Take Action on Climate Change, Download Bonnaroo Music
photo by Gilbert R., via Flickr In June, the House of Representatives passed legislation to cut global warming pollution, build a clean energy economy and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Now it...
View ArticleMusic Monday: Recycled Instruments
This pipe organ, or “beergan”, has been made with beer bottles instead of pipes!Made by Peterson Tuners, click here to hear it play Eleanor Rigby. To make music, you don’t really need separate...
View ArticleAlewives & the Damariscotta Mills
investigating the alewife windvane Today the Mexicali creative crew and three lovely models took a field trip to Damariscotta Mills, home of Maine’s oldest and most productive alewife fishery. We had a...
View ArticleEco Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas
photo via Kanu Hawii Deck the halls with balls of paper may as well be the refrain cheerfully trumpeted by carollers as they melodically instruct us on the key points of successful Holiday decoration...
View ArticleEarth Day 2012: Show Our Planet Some Love!
This Sunday, April 22, is Earth Day–the anniversary of what many consider to be the birth of the modern environmental movement. In 1970, Gaylord Nelson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, announced the need...
View ArticleLunar Phase Calendar and 2012′s Blue Moon
This post is in honor of tonight’s Blue Moon! A Blue Moon does not actually mean that the moon is blue! The Blue Moon is the second full moon in one month. It is quite a rare event, and there will not...
View ArticleDecember 21, 2012: Mayan Apocalypse or Energetic Transformation?
Phish Mayan Calender Tee (Whatever happens, we’ll be well dressed!) There are many theories about what will happen tomorrow, December 21, 2012. Scholars studying the Mayan calender first began...
View ArticleFARMS Community Kitchen Kickstarter: Building a Local Food Economy in...
Here at Mexicali Blues HQ, we feel so grateful to live and work in a community in which sustainable agriculture, healthy whole foods, and local farming are growing to be valued as important facets of...
View ArticleAugust 2013 Blue Moon: Full Moon Energy Magic
Did you know that tonight’s full moon is a BLUE moon? It’s a special and uncommon occurrence, with some very powerful energy! This is a time to honor the fullness of your life and to practice seeing...
View ArticleThe Tree of Life: Symbolism Across Cultures & Time
Mexicali Blues sterling silver tree of life pendant available here: http://ow.ly/w89SV The Tree of Life is a universal symbol found in many spiritual and mythological traditions around the world....
View ArticleJune 27th, 2014 Astrology & Energy: New Moon in Cancer
It’s a New Moon in Cancer tonight! Cancer is the sign of emotions, and of the moon itself— cascading feelings, cathartic tears, an outpouring of compassion for those who suffer, or an all-encompassing...
View ArticleOwl Symbolism: Meaning of the Owl as an Animal Totem
Owls are known in Native American lore as the keepers of sacred knowledge. Other ancient cultures believed that owls were actually priestesses and wizards in disguise, and to this day they are still...
View ArticleAugust 21, 2016 Maine Event: Hidden Valley Nature Center’s Live Edge Music...
Mexicali Blues is thrilled to be working with the Hidden Valley Nature Center as a sponsor for the 2016 Live Edge Music Festival! This fabulous Maine festival will boast awesome music, delicious local...
View ArticleSupport World Elephant Day: pledge to raise awareness about the plight of...
In many of the countries where our world goods are made, elephants are revered, respected and even worshipped. They are also pushed out of their natural habitats by development and pollution, trapped...
View ArticleEco Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas
photo via Kanu Hawii Deck the halls with balls of paper may as well be the refrain cheerfully trumpeted by carollers as they melodically instruct us on the key points of successful Holiday decoration...
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