The 9th arrondissement is definitely  full of very greedy places! As the recent arrival of Causses shows it: the “Fabrique de soupes salades et sandwiches” and “l’Alimentation générale de qualité” a delicatessen inspired by the Slow Food principles. Here, products are so much fresh, colored and perfumed that we feel like in a village market. From seasonal vegetable and fruits, to eggs, cheeses and hams, passing by sausages, Vins nature and the other tasty pleasures, they’re all chosen with a close precision according to the traditional know-how. Furthermore, all fresh products are bio. For busy people, at lunch time, ready-cooked dishes are prepared at the Fabrique, with the food presented in the delicatessen. And for the bravest people, cooking lessons are given. All epi-curious will go wild for this address.

Open from Monday to Saturday from 9am to 9.30pm, on Sunday from 9am to 2pm.

Causses
55, rue Notre-Dame de Lorette
75009 Paris
France
contact@causses.org

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Until January 8th, 2012, the exhibition Green Attitude gathers teenagers at Studio 13/16 of the Center Pompidou. Fun and artistic, it suggests a series of experiments geared towards sustainable development. Under the direction of the visual artist Regis-R, the studio has been cleverly transformed in an exhibition space and workshop. Teens can meet 16 artists who make them discover new disciplines closely related to the environment. Teenagers have the opportunity to create a unique mix of sounds from nature, graffiti ultra natural made in moss and mud, or a design object with recycled materials. With this new approach, younger generations are able to better understand environmental issues. Not to be missed.

The Exhibition Green Attitude at Studio 13/16 at the Center Pompidou until January 8th , 2012.
For any further information check out the website.

Open from 2 pm to 6 pm on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Everyday (except Tuesdays) holidays.

Studio 13/16 du Centre Pompidou
Place Georges Pompidou
75004 Paris
France
T.: +33 (0)1 44 78 49 36

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Shifumi. This name hides four big children, Marie, Etienne, Antoinette and Marie-Laetitia. This brand of ready-to-wear is fun, original and organic! From Sportswear to loungewear through the timeless classics, Shifumi plays on all styles. Minimalist cuts of collections are embellished with vintage details. In addition to respecting the planet by choosing organic or natural materials for most of the clothes, the ethical brand’s production is based in Europe and Madagascar, employing women returners in Paris suburbs. Come on, we run to Eme & ISA, their point of sale in Paris, to get the must-have of the season: the quilted short in organic cotton!

The store EME & ISA is opened from Tuesday to Friday from midday to 9 pm, on Saturdays from midday to 8 pm and on Sundays from midday to 7 pm.

Photo credit: Paul ROUSTEAU

Photo credit: Paul ROUSTEAU

Photo credit: Paul ROUSTEAU

Photo credit: Paul ROUSTEAU

Shufumi in sale at Eme & ISA
38, rue Quincampoix
74004 Paris
France
T.: +33.(0)6.21.85.47.64

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Paul Rousteau

A Breton wind is blowing on the 6th arrondissement. And for good reason, a Breton creperie has just hoist its flag. For its crepes and galettes, the Compagnie de Bretagne prefers fresh and organic products coming directly from Brittany. Same thing for its ciders menu, which suggests about twenty hand-crafted beverages. We like the contrast between a traditional cuisine and an ultra modern setting signed by the famous interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon, divided into black and white (perhaps a tribute to the colors of the Brittany flag…). Between modernism and tradition, this creperie is just awesome!

Photo Credit: Fabrice Rambert

Photo Credit: Fabrice Rambert

Photo Credit: Fabrice Rambert

Photo Credit: Fabrice Rambert

Photo Credit: Fabrice Rambert

Photo Credit: Fabrice Rambert

Photo Credit: Fabrice Rambert

La Compagnie de Bretagne
9, rue de l’Ecole de Médecine
75006 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.43.29.39.00

When the stars of Hollywood decide to show their take on the environment, they don’t do things by halves. More and more celebrities are taking over the web and posting on their own blogs. Surprise, a certain amount of them are eco-friendly oriented. Among the blogs up-to-date, there are the blogs of the top model Gisele Bündchen, the beautiful Gwyneth Paltrow and even of the star of “Midnight in Paris”: Rachel McAdams. As little windows open on their everyday life, their websites allow us to discover their beauty, fashion, makeup and gardening tips in an eco-friendly way. A good reason for the greatest fashionistas to learn a few green gestures.

Xavier Moraga, the manager of the Hotel Gavarni and the green hotel Eiffel Trocadéro is committed to transform his Parisian hotels into green hotels. He won the European Ecolabel and the Excellence Award of Tripadvisor. His friend, Paige Donner, is the creator of the blogs Greening Hollywood and Green Blog Network. The green awareness in the United States is already set in the minds and many stars commit in the fight against global warming. The great chains like the boutique hotels more and more commit on some points, the “green keys”, like the waste recycling, the use of less water, the purchase of bio and local products. Travelers and tourists choose the green hotels because they feel better, but they don’t want to lower the quality of the services they are accustomed to. Involvement : Yes. Loss of quality : No. Paris has everything to gain by becoming more green and by developing its offer in hotel trade because the guests are more and more responsible, and Paris stays the most beautiful city of the world, and also the most visited!

Paige Donner is an L.A. based journalist, writer and filmmaker. Having worked as an entertainment journalist since the early 90′s when she first started writing for Variety, Paige is now focusing on Greening Hollywood, her media platform that reports on the ways the entertainment industry is embracing a more sustainable and environmentally respectful way of doing business.
Paige is convinced that having lived as a child in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Japan and the U.S. territory of Guam and then as a young adult in countries such as France and Germany, has profoundly shaped the way she sees and interprets the world.

According to Xavier Moraga, the manager of the green hotels Gavarni and Eiffel Trocadéro, the best way to discover Paris is the Vélib’! You just have to subscribe at a Vélib’ stand with your credit card, or go to a reception situated in the great metro stations. He explains to his friend from LA, Paige Donner, the creator of the website Greening Hollywood, how to best use the Parisian public transports. Of course, there is the metro, but also the RER, the suburban lines which are fast and practical if you plan to visit Fontainebleau, the Bois de Boulogne or the Bois de Vincennes, or go to Disneyland Paris with the children during the family trips…
But the best way to stroll in Paris is on foot. There is nothing like the pleasure to walk in the squares and the beautiful avenues of the capital, take a few photos in front of the historical monuments and contemplate the grandiose landscapes of the City Of Love !

On a personal plan, Xavier Moraga is a man firmly committed to ecology. He has made every effort to apply these principles in his profession. He started his profession as a receptionist 11 years ago, and now he is the manager of the Hotel Gavarni, a hotel which stands since 1908. Thanks to his work and his convictions, it became the first independent hotel in Paris winner of the European Ecolabel and an Excellence Award on Tripadvisor, in the Green rubric. Pioneer in the field, he opened a second green hotel at the Trocadéro, equipped with solar panels; never seen before in Paris. The Hotel Gavarni and the Hotel Eiffel Trocadéro are luxury and charming establishments, but 100% green.

The Hotel Gavarni is the first independent hotel winner of the European Ecolabel in Paris. There are 84 criterions to satisfy in order to obtain this award, and the criterions are the same throughout the European Union. The Hotel Eiffel Trocadéro is the second green hotel of Xavier Moraga, who stays very involved in the fight against global warming : solar panels, water recycling, organic cotton bed linen and breakfast without pesticides are the daily objectives of this responsible hotelkeeper.
The district of the hotel is ideal if you want to visit and discover Paris, just steps from the Eiffel Tower, the Trocadéro and the rue de Passy : one of the most charming and typical district of the capital. The staff is very welcoming and will carefully take care of you. They will recommend good places, lovely walks, and will make sure that you will not forget your Parisian journey.

Xavier Moraga, manager of the Hotel Gavarni, the first independent hotel winner of the European Ecolabel in Paris, has just bought another hotel : the Hotel Eiffel Trocadéro, formerly Les Jardins du Trocadéro. These two hotels opened the way to the responsible hotel trade in Paris. Xavier Moraga is very involved regarding ecology and his project is to make a hotel as green as it is possible to do, with solar panels on the roof, showers recycling water, an efficient system of lingerie, bio products for the breakfast…

These two hotels are ideally situated if you want to discover Paris. The hotel Gavarni is situated in a street adjacent to the shopping rue de Passy, which is very typical and lively. The Hotel Eiffel Trocadéro overhangs the Place du Trocadéro. Both are just steps from the Eiffel Tower (visible from your room), the Palais de Chaillot, the Cité de l’Architecture, the Musée d’art Moderne, the Palais de Tokyo, the Musée Guimet, and the Musée de la Mode Galliéra.
There are several taxi-ranks, metro and Velib’ stations near the hotel, and lovely strolls to do. The bateaux-mouches (riverboats) are near too! The surroundings are very romantic. These green hotels keep all the Parisian charm, and yet you will feel responsible thanks to them during your stay in Paris!

Real loft of biodiversity, Le Retour à la Terre (in English, Back to Earth) is a temple for the senses pleasure. This smart grocer’s does everything in order to make biological products available for everybody. We can find the usual good products like fruits and vegetables, dairy products, meats, cosmetics and cleaning products but also products coming from the smallest productions, rare honeys, forgotten fruits and vegetables (some of which directly come from their own orchard, in Normandy). We protect what we well know, that’s why at Le Retour à la Terre, you will also discover still too little known plant and animal species, races or varieties. Of course, all the products are from organic farming and some are certified Nature et Progrès or Demeter. You want to muck in ? The staff will advise you if you want to make your own bread, yoghurts or jams. You will become a real green producer !

Opened from Monday to Saturday from 10am until 8pm, late night opening on Thursday until 9pm.

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Le Retour à la Terre
114, Avenue Philippe Auguste
75011 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.44.93.81.81
contact@leretouralaterre.fr
http://leretouralaterre.fr