Guest Post by Cameron Bruns The holidays may be just around the corner, but shopping doesn’t need to be burdensome or stressful. Skip the mall and choose to give locally produced goods or give activities as gifts rather than material items. There are many affordable and eco-friendly ways to show your family how much you […]
Green Christmas Guide Giveaway: Reusable Coffee Mug & Superba Coffee
Posted on November 11, 2011 Written by 46 Comments
Enter to Win Me BelowContigo 16oz. West LoopStainless Steel Travel Mugwith AUTOSEAL® Technology We love coffee, but there are a number of things about drinking coffee that really bother us, such as disposable cups and coffee farming that hurts our planet. As part of the first annual Green Christmas Gift Giving Guide giveaway hop hosted […]
How to Find Organic, Fair Trade, Vegan & Local Chocolate Online
Posted on June 27, 2011 Written by 3 Comments
The name “Chocolate.com” sounds like the kind of generic aggregator website that your average person might stumble upon when doing a general search. You might think that they sell average chocolate to make a quick buck. This is what I thought when the site first came to my attention. However, I was wrong. Very wrong! […]
My Mother’s Day Wish For My Children
Posted on May 3, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
A gift from my daughter This afternoon when I picked my daughter up from school she handed me a craft she had made and said “Here, this is your Mother’s Day Gift. I don’t know when Mother’s Day is, so I’m giving it to you now.” She is 6 years old. How sweet is that? […]
The Origins of Solar Panel Jewelry
Posted on December 24, 2010 Written by 9 Comments
Jon loves me so much he invented something for me: Solar Panel Jewelry. It was such a hit with our friends and family that he’s continuing to experiment with forms and techniques and now he’s selling it online and he will exhibit pieces at an upcoming art show. How does loving me turn into […]
Calming the Wrapping Paper Madness
Posted on December 22, 2010 Written by 3 Comments
This morning I read a blog post on Practically Green about how to avoid mountains of holiday trash. It’s a good article. You should read it and take the quiz on Practically Green. Love the site. Then reflect on how you can best apply their advice to your holidays. I started thinking about the mountains […]
Jon’s Useful Green Gift Ideas
Posted on December 3, 2010 Written by 1 Comment
Let’s face it, we all have too much stuff. So this holiday season I’m taking a shift away from gadgets and gizmos to focus on gift ideas that can be used everyday and help people live a greener lifestyle. I’ve linked to some samples from Amazon.com, but it is even better if you can find […]
Greening Cyber Monday: Eco-friendly Packaging
Posted on November 28, 2010 Written by 3 Comments
So anyone with children in their lives knows that’s it’s pretty hard to avoid buying at least a few things at this time of year. We’re doing our best to find a few things that our kids will really like while still minimizing our impact on the environment. This year the Nature Conservatory has launched […]
Evils of Cut Flowers Revisited for Mothers Day
Posted on May 5, 2010 Written by 1 Comment
We’ve written about the environmental evils of cut flowers before around Valentines Day in our post Roses are Red, Not Green – Give Chocolate Instead. I am horrified by all the radio and TV ads for giving Mom flowers this Mothers Day. Even my 5 y.o. twins came to me begging to buy mommy flowers […]
Roses are Red, Not Green, Give Chocolates Instead!
Posted on February 8, 2010 Written by 1 Comment
The number one reason to give chocolates instead of roses is of course TASTE! Have you ever tasted a rose? I don’t advise it, especially with all those thorns. In all seriousness, roses, especially those flown in from Latin America for Valentines Day (or Mothers Day) are not environmentally friendly and have a whopping environmental […]
