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Wowzers! Oxford Fiber Arts Festival!!! Jan 21st-23rd in Oxford, Mississippi!

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Thank you so much for visiting Pick It Up, Oxford - Oxford, Mississippi's Guide to Greener Living!

About Pick It Up, Oxford!

"Pick It Up, Oxford!" is Oxford, Mississippi's guide to becoming greener and to preserving the beauty of the Southern United States and the health of our people. Tips and photographs are courtesy of Live Better Lizzie.

This blog was born out of a lack of web information about green activities, local art events & entertainment and practical consumer advice for newcomers to Oxford. Check this blog frequently for tips on how to greenify your life, step by step, little by little. Consider saving your health and the health of the great state of Mississippi as one of your many works in progress.



Are you new to Oxford? Here's a list of businesses that I could not live without:

  • Chaney's Pharmacy - best selection of birthday/greeting cards in town! They also carry Bumble & Bumble products.
  • Farmers Market - Hands down the best grocery store in town. A small business with a great diversity of foods, spices, teas and Amish delights. Located at 274 CR 101 in Oxford
  • Holli's Sweet Tooth - all health concerns aside - I cannot get enough of the cake batter ice cream with mini M&Ms topping!
  • Honey Bee Bakery - Fresh pastries, snacks and more! Get your Grove dessert platters here! Also a great Saturday lunch spot!
  • James Food Center and Post Office - 505 Jackson Ave East - great postal service and best chicken salad and fresh feta!
  • Larson's Big Star - oldest mom and pop grocery store still standing in Oxford. Located at 1936 University Ave. The Big Star is quick and less crowded than Kroger across the street.
  • Mid-town Farmers' Market - This Spring/Summer market is the best place to find the freshest and most local produce in town. The 2011 season begins in April. They are still selling on Saturdays, 7-11am through the end of October. The market is also open on Wednesdays, noon - 5:30pm. The market is held on the north side of the Mid-town Shopping Center parking lot on North Lamar Blvd.
  • Neilson's - the South's oldest department store - get your Clinique and Estee Lauder products here!
  • Off Square Books - pet the shop cat named Mama Sita and buy an Endangered Species Chocolate Co. Chimp Mint!
  • Office Depot - buy 100% recycled paper products in bulk here!
  • Oxford Maker's Market - best place to find interesting handmade gifts created by Mississippians
  • Sneed's Ace Hardware - Best customer service by far! This place is one of many shops that makes Oxford, Oxford!
  • Star Package - family owned and run, started in 1992 - best service, selection and help finding organic wines!
  • The Depot - if you need something for your home - do not go to Walmart! Check out The Depot first, and find something vintage and original! They have an amazing selection!

LOSTAIRE

LOSTAIRE
Visit Lizzie Oglesby: Shuffled Thoughts on Art and Other Impermanent Records of Existence

The Oxford Artists Guild

The Oxford Artists Guild
Visit the Oxford Artists Guild's blog to learn what is going on in Oxford's art community!

Eating Oxford - Food & Restaurant Reviews of Oxford, Mississippi

Eating Oxford - Food & Restaurant Reviews of Oxford, Mississippi
Find A Restaurant Here!

Are You Planning A Tailgate? Check out Traveling Tailgate!

Are You Planning A Tailgate? Check out Traveling Tailgate!

Listen to LIVING ON EARTH from PRI - Public Radio International

Listen to LIVING ON EARTH from PRI - Public Radio International
Living On Earth with Steve Curwood is the weekly environmental news and information program distrubuted by Public Radio International. Every week approximately 300 Public Radio stations broadcast Living On Earth's news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues.

To Do List:

  • Curbside recycling in Oxford! Order Recycling Bins
  • Eat More U.S. Farm-raised Catfish - info at The Catfish Institute
  • Food for thought - support the local art scene in Oxford, Mississippi
  • Join Freecycle in Oxford, MS - got stuff you don't want? Freecycle it!
  • Need to stretch? Join Southern Star Yoga
  • Ride the O.U.T. Bus in Oxford
  • Take action! Check out the Rainforest Action Network: Environmentalism with teeth.
I Took The Handmade Pledge! BuyHandmade.org

RAVINE - Oxford's Best Kept Brown Bag Secret

RAVINE - Oxford's Best Kept Brown Bag Secret
Support your local small businesses! Eat at Ravine!

Green Art Sites & Conservation Groups

  • Amnesty International
  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Enviromental Art Museum
  • Ethical Metalsmiths
  • Free The Slaves - Society for Human Developement and Women's Empowerment
  • Green Art Guide
  • Green Maven - the Green Search Engine
  • Gulf Restoration Network
  • Inhabitat
  • International League of Conservation Photographers
  • Jane Goodall Institute
  • Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
  • Shoes for Africa
  • Washington Toxics Coalition

Check out ZooToo.com

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Looking for green answers? Check these websites for info:

  • 40 steps to going green - from No Impact Man
  • The Gestalt Gardener with Felder Rushing - all of your Mississippi gardening questions answered!
  • Ideal Bite - bite-sized ideas for light green living
  • How big is your footprint? Take the quiz
  • Earth 911: Making Everyday Earth Day

Click daily to get free food for homeless animals

Click daily to get free food for homeless animals

General Information Resources for Oxonians and for the state of Mississippi

  • City of Oxford Official Website
  • Convention & Visitors Bureau of Oxford - Come Visit Oxford!
  • Keep Mississippi Beautiful
  • Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
  • Official State Website for Mississippi
  • The Oxford Enterprise - the new Sunday paper in Oxford, MS

Endangered Species Chocolate

Endangered Species Chocolate
10% OF NET PROFITS DONATED TO HELP SUPPORT SPECIES, HABITAT AND HUMANITY

News Articles and Sites of Interest

  • The Listening Project
  • Ten Billion Acres
  • Tainted Catch: Brominated Fire Retardents Found In Fish
  • Seafood May Be Gone By 2048
  • Prince Charles attends Alternative Energy Conference in Abu Dhabi as a hologram...
  • Prehistoric women had a passion for fashion
  • Generation Q
  • Doomsday Seed Vault in Norway
  • Consumed - video series
  • Common Ground Relief
  • Biofuels Threaten Starvation on a Global Scale

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Favorite Green Companies

  • Artists To Watch - A great little card company publishing the work of talented independent artists from around the world. 100% recycled paper, printed with soy based inks.
  • Dryads Dancing - recycled, reclaimed and handmade in the USA
  • Eastern Shore Tea Co. - Church Hill, MD
  • Grace Aberdean: Habitat Alchemy - Reviving, Redesigning and living life with Grace
  • Plant A Memory - Green Gifts for Weddings and Events
  • Seltzer LLC - cards and paper made with 100% post-consumer recycled paper and vegetable-based ink. Printed in Canada.
  • Sycamore Street Press - fresh, green and handprinted on a vintage letterpress

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Green Games Online

  • How big is your footprint?
  • Live Life to the Youngest - Real Age - Your RealAge is the biological age of your body, based on how well you've maintained it. How young are you? Take the free test...
  • World Without Oil - WORLD WITHOUT OIL is a serious game for the public good. WWO invited people from all walks of life to contribute “collective imagination” to confront a real-world issue: the risk our unbridled thirst for oil poses to our economy, climate and quality of life. It’s a milestone in the quest to use games as democratic, collaborative platforms for exploring possible futures and sparking future-changing action.

Suggested reading for better living:

Suggested reading for better living:
Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken - How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming

Harvest for Hope by Jane Goodall - A Guide to Mindful Eating

The Wal-Mart Effect - How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works - and How It's Transforming the American Economy by Charles Fishman

Blog Directory for Oxford, Mississippi - by Loaded Web

Blog Directory for Oxford, Mississippi

Local Business Directory for Oxford, Mississippi - by Loaded Web

Local Directory for Oxford, Mississippi

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Business Directory for Oxford, Mississippi

Need a lawyer? Call Kevin!

Need a lawyer? Call Kevin!