#bootletop

By Savage Surfer

These are our top five picks of this week (Oct.01)

1. Bottletop. We first met these guys in a restaurant in Milan - they were carrying their bags and we had to know where to get them! One of the owners is the son of the founder of Mulberry and they started this amazing project using old bottle tops collected in Africa and woven into bags! They are committed to changing the world through training and employing artisans to create beauty from discarded materials. The products are cool as shit and you will want every piece - but it is the difference they are making in the world that is the spirit we embrace! One of the companies we should all support - this is how the world shifts! Follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

2. Bell, Book and Candle Restaurant, NYC. Walking down West 10th Street in Greenwich Village I stumbled upon this cool as shit place - downstairs on 10th Street. Like a secret, warm and comfortable - waiting to be discovered- was this tasty jewel of a place, but what blew me away was meeting the chef - John Mooney. He has 60 aeroponic towers on the roof of the building where he grows all the fresh vegetables, herbs, etc. for the restaurant. John took me on a tour - 6 flights up, so worth the climb. AMAZING - a complete farming operation in the middle of the West Village where each of the aeroponic towers can grow a shit-load of fresh food almost year round! If you want to eat really fresh - and see the future of possibilities - check this out and make sure and get the roof-tour! Follow them on Facebook.

3. Stock Vintage, NYC. An amazing selection of vintage menswear, shoes and mailbags - you don't have to plow through tons of crap, the owner has selected incredible pieces. Bought vintage black leather motorcycle jacket and boots that were worn-in just right. It is all about the editing - she knows her shit!

4. Escape from NYC - Tyler Hill Country Farm and Inn - Tyler Hill, PA.  About 2 1/2 hours out of NYC - thru Sullivan County and over the Delaware River. Only 2 1/2 hours but a world away - owners Art and Maryanne at Tyler Hill Country Farm and Inn let you settle into your PRIVATE ROOM in a completely re-furbished barn. Big chairs and a fire-pit outside to roast marshmallows, chill out and breathe the crisp farm air! Bring your dogs and roam the river and fields. Huge breakfast made for you in the morning in the main house. Great little towns around for exploring like Narrowsburg, NY and plenty of great organic farms in the area to bring shit home! The welcome is warm and real!  Best time to go - fall and summer - Fourth of July fireworks in Narrowsburg are a must see –even if it means next year: DO NOT MISS IT! Floating down the Delaware is the perfect chill!

5. Recycle-A-Bicycle. You can find great-recycled bikes at really fair prices and all of the bikes here are rehabilitated bikes with donated parts! – They also teach classes for students on repairing and building bikes! Got a great bike for $175 that will last and we are not adding to landfills and are educating future bike makers - good as it gets! Follow them on Facebook.

See you next week, until them GIVE A SHIT!

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