Air-conditioning in the hospitality industry
Air conditioning a “must have” in the Austrian hospitality industry? And why the Grüne Hotel zur Post consciously decided against it! We know the earth warms itself up in a rush. It is right, there have always been these tides. But the cycle of warming is rising rapidly. The energy consumption…
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„Enjoyment-Diary-Keeper“ Elisabeth Luckabauer with us at the Green Hotel zur Post!
In the course of her “enjoyment journey” across our beautiful province of Salzburg, Ms. Luckabauer has been visiting sustainable businesses and farmers for quite some time, and continues to do so on a regular basis. The various impressions from purchasing, breeding and production are impressively documented…
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Our new ORGANIC Coffee Supplier
Mr. Werner. is an explorer. From foreign countries and exquisite tastes. He appreciates a good character – in humans as in beans. Because Mr. Werner prefers to work on something that is at least as dear to the Austrian as the Mozartkugel: his coffee. For some people it…
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Salzburg Easter Festival 2018
Soon it is time again! Easter is just around the corner and with it the popular Salzburg Easter Festival which attracts numerous visitors also from across the border every year again. From Saturday before Palm Sunday up to and including…
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Green Banks
Would it not be desirable to have an influence on what happens to one’s own money? Unfortunately, traditional banks invest our fortune in atomic weapons and the arm industry, in food speculations as well as in nuclear and coal power, among other things, without our knowledge.
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Salzburg’s Exhibitions in March
Perhaps you have visited some of Salzburg’s exhibitions in February already and have acquired a taste for it? We will keep you posted about further interesting events in the “Messezentrum Salzburg”:…
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Skiing sustainably: is that even possible?
Finally snow is covering everything and the sun is shining again – the perfect weather for a skiing or snowboarding trip to the mountains! But can these popular winter sports even be done in a sustainable manner? We will reveal everything you have to know about…
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Salzburg’s Exhibitions in February
After we have already presented you the Mozart Week in our last blog article, we would like to show you today, that Salzburg has many exciting events to offer also in February: Fashion…
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The Mozart Week 2018 in Salzburg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, probably the most important composer and musician of the Viennese Classic, has come into the world on the 27th of January exactly 262 years ago. This significant anniversary provides the perfect occasion, of course, for making this virtuosic artist come alive again. And…
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Fit through the Winter
The temperatures are almost freezing, the days are short and grey and one would like to cuddle up at home and never leave the house again. Moreover, the next outbreak of the common cold probably won’t be long in coming and one feels worn out and…
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Burnout caused by Social Media
Nowadays, we cannot imagine our everyday lives without social media which especially applies to the generation of the so-called “digital natives”. The uncontrollable flood of information, the urge for always being contactable and to permanently upload new photos or postings as well as the fear of…
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New Year’s Resolutions: Voluntary Work
It’s only recently that we have been in Christmas stress and before we could turn around, the New Year has already begun again. Do you belong to the kind of people who use the turn of the year for making good resolutions? If so, then you…
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Celebrating New Year’s sustainably
We have only just overcome the Christmas festivities and with New Year’s Eve, the next great challenge for our sustainable lifestyle approaches already. But why waiting with the good resolutions until New Year, when you can also organise the turn of the year in an eco-friendly…
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Celebrating Christmas sustainably
Living sustainably is usually already hard enough, but in exceptional situations like Christmas, we are presented with a special challenge: masses of gifts and packagings, fairy lights inside and in the garden as well as celebratory dinners with much meat lasting for days. This scenario is…
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The most beautiful Christmas Markets in Salzburg (2)
After we have already introduced two of the most beautiful Christmas Markets in Salzburg in our last blog article, we will continue similarly atmospheric with even more great Christmas Markets in the region: Christmas Market at the Mirabellplatz…
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Our Apprentice Nina Winninger among the 10 best of the year!
About the competition Also this year, the Federal Economic Chamber Salzburg has searched for the “Apprentice of the year 2017”, together with the ORF and the local newspapers once again. True to the motto “Bist du g’scheid” (you are brainy), the ten most outstanding…
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The most beautiful Christmas Markets in Salzburg (1)
It is just around the corner, the contemplative season. It is getting colder and colder outside, gingerbread and Advent calendars are waiting to be bought in the shops already, and “Last Christmas” will soon be played in a continuous loop in the radio again. So, what…
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Our Holiday Flats in Salzburg
Did you know that we also offer a few comfortable holiday flats in Salzburg apart from our cosy rooms in the Green Bio-Hotel zur Post? Here, you will feel at home for sure, even at longer stays. We would like…
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We have been honoured with the award “Hotelier des Jahres”!
Every year, the best and most sustainable hotels of Austria are honoured by the “Österreichische Gastronomie- und Hotelzeitung ÖGZ” in cooperation with the association of hotels of the WKO. On the 12th of November, this important hotel award has been bestowed for the eighth time already…
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Living sustainably: Flats of the Future
Earthships Already in the 70ies, Michael Reynolds has invented the so-called “Earthships”, but it took until now for the world to be ready for his innovative vision. The basic idea has been to build a completely self-sufficient house…
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Enjoying Chocolate sustainably
As soon as October is over, people tend to fall into Christmas spirit again. We are consuming Advent calendars, gingerbread and chocolate Santa Clauses without end and are eating even more sweets than at Halloween. The only consequences we are worrying about in doing so, are…
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Celebrating Halloween sustainably
It won’t be long until the children will take a walk around the block in spooky disguises, shout “trick or treat” and collect bonbons on mass again. Many adults are annoyed because of this American tradition, which has meanwhile established itself also in our country. If…
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Are Dietary Supplements really necessary for Vegans?
By that time, there are more and more people who have chosen to eat a vegan diet. No wonder, that also the food industry jumped on the bandwagon and now tries to profit from the trend. Therefore, numerous dietary supplements are currently coming on the market…
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Made in Europe, Made in China
Unfortunately, when we go shopping, we give far too little thoughts to where our clothes are actually coming from, to who is producing them and under which conditions. Often, we are unaware of the fact that our purchase decisions do not only influence our health in…
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Vegan Alternatives for Leather
Leather is a popular material, especially for shoes, bags and jackets as it is considered to be sturdy and of high quality. However, for the fashionable accessories, animals have to suffer from mass husbandry and the tanning usually takes place in low-wage-countries. The workers there are…
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The Choice of the “Hotelier des Jahres 2017”
The time is near: the “Sterne Award 2017”, the most important hotel prize for many years, will be bestowed by the “Österreichische Gastronomie- und Hotelzeitung” (ÖGZ) and the association of hotels in the “Wirtschaftskammer Österreich” (WKO)! Our Green Hotel zur Post can count itself among the proud candidates…
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Why the bad Image of Pigeons is actually not justified
Often they are called “feathered rats”, they are dirty, full of vermins and above all disseminate diseases that are dangerous for humans. There is talk of pigeons which can be found in huge numbers in every metropolis and which have a really bad record. We will…
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Urban farming: food production in the city
In preindustrial times stock breeding and cultivation of food were perfectly usual in cities and primarily essential. On the one hand it was virtually not possible to transport or conserve food in a modest way, on the other hand the harvest of the farming outside of the cities…
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Collecting mushrooms made easy
When summer starts to end, the mushroom season starts! The best time for a successfull mushroom foray is when it is still kind of warm and the forest is wet from earlier heavy rains. Exactly then the mushrooms start sprouting on the wet forest floor and we can instantly pick them,…
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How to avoid Stress in the Office
A research study of a health insurance found out that the job is seen as the most common source of stress. In times of permanent attainability, multitasking and ambitious professional goals, this is hardly surprising. More and more employees suffer from burnout. If you also feel unpowered, tired…
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The Fipronil Egg Scandal
In altogether twelve European countries, contaminated eggs have appeared so far. The insecticide Fipronil, which is utilised against fleas, mites and ticks but strictly prohibited in the keeping of farm animals, has been detected in numerous eggs and processed groceries by now. We will reveal everything you have…
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How to eat healthier in the Office
Everyone is familiar with it: we are under stress at work, rarely have time for eating and suddenly we feel the craving for food. As the blood sugar level is completely down until then, it is no wonder that we resort to greasy or sweet snacks in order…
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How to Stop Wasting Food
This happens to everyone of us from time to time: you cook in plenty or you simply buy too much and afterwards, you have to throw away half of it. But if you consider it carefully, this actually really is a pity. Per year, millions of tons of…
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Urban Gardening
Herb growing and vegetable beds are only suitable for rednecks? Wrong! The new trend is called Urban Gardening which originates in the seventies of New York and which now also found its way into our metropolises. The point of Urban Gardening is to use also small surfaces like…
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What can you do against Insomnia?
Most of you will be familiar with this: you roll from one side to the other in your bed for hours, but the restorative sleep will not come. Often, too many reflections are wandering through your mind and the haunting thought that the alarm clock goes off in…
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More sustainable Revelling on Festivals
Summer is the time of festivals! And what could me more fantastic than dancing along to your favourite music and getting carried away by the exuberant atmosphere? Unfortunately, festivals are anything but sustainable. On otherwise empty spaces, toilets, stages, temporary street, restaurants and tent cities are specially built;…
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Soy-Drink instead of Soy-Milk
The European Court of Justice has decided that plant-based substitute products must not be called like their animal equivalents anymore. Milk can only be gained from the “normal udder secretion” of animals. The same applies to its processing into cream, butter, cheese or yogurt. The reason…
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Sustainability in the Bathroom: DIY Natural Cosmetics
We have already explained in our last blog article, what you can do against the marine pollution and also today, we would like to spend our time on this important topic. Especially the women among you will be familiar with it: specifically in the bathroom, numerous…
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Save the Marine Creatures!
The alarming prediction of a new study is that until the year 2050, there will all in all be more plastic in the sea than fish. Already, numerous whales and dolphins run ashore, who have to starve because their stomachs are crammed with plastic waste. And also the…
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The ultimate Guide for prospective Idealists
Nowadays, many people reflect about the consequences that their actions cause for the environment, for fellow human beings from other countries and for their posterity. But what one can do about it in practice, still remains a mystery for most of us. The Afro-Asian Institute of…
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Travelling sustainably
In their everyday lives, many people already try to implement a sustainable lifestyle by cycling to work or by producing less waste. But if it comes to the beloved vacation, ecological principles often are thrown overboard so that nothing has to be relinquished. And yet, travelling is an…
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Eco Friendly Barbecuing
Finally, it is summertime and this means that the barbecue season is opened! Nonetheless the eagerly anticipated grilling does not necessarily have to involve masses of meat, charcoal from South America and quantities of aluminium foil and plastic tableware. We will reveal how you can do your barbecue…
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The “sustainable” choice of the best coffee maker
The every morning coffee is indispensable for awakening completely for most people. Yet, using a capsule coffee maker for preparing one’s Espresso, is often criticized as highly detrimental to the environment why some rather resort to a classic Espresso machine with a portafilter. But unfortunately, it is not…
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The Myths around the Recycling Bin
In case that you could not bring yourself to adopt the zero waste lifestyle after our last blog article about pointless packaging and rather want to stick to recycling, that is no problem, of course! Nonetheless, not even this is really simple, as in spite of…
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Pointless Packaging in the Supermarket
A glimpse around the supermarket often gives environmentalists collywobbles. No matter if in the produce section, at the toiletries or at the confectionary – the massive amounts of packaging materials which are omnipresent in almost every store are anything but sustainable. And yet, the majority of packings is…
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Waste Prevention through compostable single-use Tableware
Summer is just around the corner and with it the time for BBQ’s, street parties and festivals. But on this occasions, usually incredible amounts of garbage are produced as all the guests want to be adequately supplied. Numerous discarded plastic cups or paper plates which get only recycled…
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Bionomic Shirts made of Wood
Normally, the fashion industry is anything but fair or sustainable. Working for starvation wages and even under dangerous conditions with toxic chemicals often count to the norm. Wijld wants to counteract that with its revolutionary wood-shirts. Clothes made of wood? How should that look like? We will elucidate…
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And the bee that I mean
We all came to know and love her during our childhood: the daring little clever bee Maya. Unfortunately, I have bad news for all of the bee fans out there: the useful little insects are critically endangered! Adventive mite, pesticides and weed control together with a lack of…
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Fairphone – The Sustainable Smartphone
The storage place does not suffice anymore, the loading of the homepages takes several minutes and after only a few hours the battery is empty again. An open-and-shut case: You need a new smartphone! But are we conscious of what is hiding in a smartphone? Under which working…
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Tips for a green Easter
Easter is near! Sunday is already the time for Easter baskets. Chocolate rabbits and dyed eggs are a must on these holidays. And the best thing about it: all of that can be sustainable! If you want to celebrate without a bad conscience this year, we show you a few…
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