One of my big pet peeves is the tradition of beautiful red roses for Valentine’s Day. I’ve written about this many times before but the issue doesn’t go away. When I was in high school I had a good job working for a florist. I enjoyed working with flowers, cleaning them, putting them in water […]
8 Alternatives to Cut Roses This Valentine’s Day
Posted on February 8, 2014 Written by Leave a Comment
What’s in your Cauldron for Halloween?
Posted on October 30, 2013 Written by 5 Comments
As we prepare for Trick or Treating this week, we have broken from the traditional big bag of candy to go with something better for the planet and the kids. Instead of the big bag of chocolates and candy from the company I won’t name that we are boycotting over child labor practices, we will be […]
October Hot Topics
Posted on October 6, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment
While the Shutdown has monopolized the news cycles this week, a few other articles & posts have caught my attention, that I’d like to share with our readers: Monsanto Strikes Again Monsanto is a huge corporation that produces genetically modified seeds for farmers. They are best known for things like suing farmers that accidentally have […]
Jon’s Green Holiday Gift Guide – 2012
Posted on November 22, 2012 Written by 9 Comments
We are now entering the crazy time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. When Black Friday hits, millions of Americans will go nuts buying things as gifts. Hopefully more shoppers will think about the joy of giving and less about buying stuff. As you go out or online to do your holiday shopping, please keep the planet […]
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! […]
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 […]
