Growers and Grocers

When it comes to being environmentally-friendly, it’s quite easy to find things for your home, your wardrobe, and even your car.  But what about your family pet?  Enter West Paw Design.
The Bozeman, Montana manufacturer of beds and toys for your pets start by printing their catalogs on recycled papr with soy-based ink.  And the products […]

I am not a big fan of change.  It took me f-o-r-e-v-e-r to make the switch from cassettes (remember cassingles?) to CDs, and just as long to switch from VHS tapes to DVDs.  Of course once I make the switch, I’m happy as a clam, it’s just a question of getting me to do it.
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I hear that Jannifer Aniston takes a five minute shower and sometimes even brushes her teeth in there too.  Try as I might, I can’t get my shower down to five minutes.  Longer shower notwithstanding, I do try and be conscious of how much water we use as a family, and try to conserve or […]

I was reading this month’s NEA Today, which focuses on school projects that promote protecting the earth.  One particular article, 10 Ways to Go Green, highlights just a few of the numerous ways schools and the community can go green. I thought that listing a couple of them here might prompt others to make changes […]

When it comes to being environmentally aware, I’m the first to admit that I hadn’t much thought of it in terms of my gardening.  I mean, really, how more environmentally friendly can the actual act of gardening and growing as local as your own backyard really get, right?  The thought of a more “green” mulch […]

I’m a big fan of Danny Seo and his columns and books.  He’s a great advocate for the “go green” movement, particularly amongst the younger generation.  In an issue of Country Home magazine, he gave a few helpful tips on being green with wildlife.  I’m planning to get a birdbath this spring, so will definitely […]

Seeing how it’s February already, I’d better get cracking on the daily recommendations that author Jodi Helmer puts forth in The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference for easy green living. The key to the whole enterprise is small steps. A quick glance through the book, which showed […]

There is nothing so glamorous as cracked bloody hands clasping a martini. Winter has been snowy, windy, and brittle – a surprise to New Yorkers accustomed to the consequences of global warming, such as Cherry Blossoms Blooming in January. We dodge over ice barriers, and down into Subway tunnels, all the while removing our gloves […]

When it comes to “going green,” it doesn’t have to be an all or nothing proposition.  Even if you just make a few small changes, that is a wonderful step in the right direction.  Did you know the average household kitchen puts out 200 pounds of waste every year?  Staggering, isn’t it?
The folks at the […]

Back in October, Target teamed up with the folks at TerraCycle to offer a fantastic rebate.  Advertised in an issue of People magazine, you took the front and back cover of the magazine, turned it inside out and taped up the sides.  You then had an instant pre-addressed mailer.  We were to stuff the mailer […]