Growers and Grocers

 
Plain yogurt, like Brussels sprouts, beets, and kale, is one of those foods that makes me feel slightly virtuous each time I eat it. Not because it’s a struggle to choke down these foods, I hasten to clarify, but just because there are so many health benefits associated with them.
Although in the past I’ve purchased […]

I recycle all the catalogs and magazines that flood our mailbox … but taking it one step further, wouldn’t it be great if we could STOP the unwanted catalogs from even coming to our house?  Well you can … with Catalog Choice.  Another way to protect our natural resources and cut down on wasteful paper […]

Unfortunately, in a case of bad timing, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer hit the news for salacious reasons at around the same time that Domino magazine interviewed his wife, Silda Wall Spitzer, on the efforts she’s undertaken in the “greening” of the Governor’s mansion.  No matter, we’ll focus.
Here’s what she had to say about her undertaking […]

Spring weather may finally, finally be here, and that means here in the Northeast, ’tis the season for Farmers Markets, and I, for one, cannot wait.  In the “green” issue of Domino magazine (March 2008), Cynthia Kling gave her top tips for getting the most out of visits to your local farmer’s market:

Arrive early - before […]

I’m always looking for new quick and easy ways for our family to “go green,” and luckily, there is no shortage of available inspiration.  Sara Snow, host of Discovery Health’s Get Fresh with Sara Snow, offered up a few simple solutions in a recent issue of Woman’s Day magazine:
Rethink takeout.  Don’t take more ketchup packets […]

Ever wonder what type of impact using green products really has on your life?  Your environment?  Well wonder no more. 
Visit GreenandSave.com and you can see in dollars and cents exactly how much money you save by using eco-friendly products, and the effect it has on the environment.  You’ll see how long it will take you to […]

Did you know…

If everyone in the US used one less paper napkin a day, we would save more than a billion pounds of napkins from the landfill every year?
If just one out of 10 products you bought had little or no packaging, it would eliminate more than 50 pounds of waste per household a year?

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When it comes to protecting the planet, kids can quickly feel at a loss for what they can do to help.  Make an effort to get them involved, and lead by example.  There are thousands of small ways they can be kinder to the earth and be involved in the whole process. 
In a recent issue […]