Growers and Grocers

When you talk about “going green,” people sometimes think that it means a huge undertaking. Sure, it can. But the little things mean a lot too, and sometimes it might take starting small to finally catch on. It did for me.
In a recent issue of Vegetarian Times, the authors of Wake Up and Smell the […]

Greening your home is certainly not an inexpensive venture, but there are many ways to go about it.  You can start small by just changing out your light bulbs, or go whole hog.  If you are looking for some inspiration or additional resources, you might want to check out the The Green Home Guide.  Whether […]

I love reusable tote bags.  Whether I get them from Trader Joes, Whole Foods or even Shop Rite, they are ridiculously inexpensive, and the benefits to using them in terms of helping the environment make it a no-brainer for me.  Back in January, Whole Foods gave plastic bags the old heave-ho, offering customers reasonably priced […]

When it comes to “going green,” people often make the mistake in thinking that you have to give up being stylish as well.  Luckily for us, that couldn’t be further from the truth, and in author Sophie Uliano’s new book, she shows us how to be glamourous while still being green.  She told People magazine […]

It’s easy to go green with this new line of eco-friendly, colorful tilt pots from Ecosource Home & Garden.  Priced at a very reasonable $10 a piece, they are made from sustainable bamboo fiber and natural pigments and starches.  They naturally break down to decompose in landfills and contain no wood or petroleum ingredients.
The pots […]

Spring is here and ’tis the season for spring cleaning.  I’ve been spending the last week or so going through all our closets and drawers, making piles of things to get rid of.  I’m trying to streamline a bit, and having less “stuff,” is part of the grand plan.  But what to do with what […]

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 […]