Growers and Grocers

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Three and a half BILLION pounds of garbage is created every year just from children’s lunches.  Between the brown paper bags, the Ziploc bags and disposable everything, it’s enough to make you run for the hills… but you don’t have to.
The folks at Kids Konserve have a terrific line of products designed to reduce the […]

Like many people, I’ve tried to reduce the number of plastic bags I bring home from shopping.  I have a decent number of canvas reusable bags that I take with me whenever I grocery shop.  However, there are times when I’ve forgotten to put them back in my van and I’ve had to go make […]

Need to get rid of carpet, but don’t have any idea
how to do it in an earth-friendly way? 
Visit Carpet America Recovery Effort!
Wonder what in the world they actually do with the carpet?

Old carpet is going into composite lumber (both decking and sheets), tile backer board, roofing shingles, railroad ties, automotive parts, carpet cushion, stepping stones, […]

Halloween approaches, signaling the start of the holiday season.  Reduce your holiday carbon footprint through organization.  Set Editions, founded by Alison Riley in 2004, offers several recycled and post-consumer lines of greeting cards. 
Elegantly designed, often with a sense of humor, or refreshingly minimalist, examples of her letterpress cards on 100% recycled paper with 100% recycled […]