Food & Drink
Finance2008 Healthy Reader Eco Friendly Gift Guide
Tuesday, December 16th, 20081. An environmentally friendly ceramic memo board- that comes in handy for writing household messages and grocery lists. $15. Comes with dry eraser. Available at See Jane Work. 2. Stylishly designed and it makes a bold eco statement- “I Am Not A Paper Cup”…at first glance, it appears to be one of those disposable paper [...]
Green Mountain Coffee Eco Gift Guide
Monday, December 15th, 2008The other day, I received a catalog from my favorite coffee company- Green Mountain. I was happy to see that they had put together an Eco Friendly Gift Guide, featuring their Fair Trade Organic Coffee. Green Mountain is a big supporter of Fair Trade farmers and believes that, “We are all more powerful when we [...]
Artificial Vs. Real Christmas Trees
Monday, December 1st, 2008When I was a little girl, I used to lay beneath the Christmas tree and feel both happy and sad. At the end of the holiday season, it broke my heart and made me cry when we walked the dried out Christmas tree to the curb. I vowed to never do that to a living [...]
100% Biodegradable Plastic Bags
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Bio Group USA is changing the world without changing the earth, with their 100% biodegradable and fully compostable, polyethylane free plastic bags. Bio bags are made out of a non toxic corn starch polymer. They are shelf stable and don’t start decomposing until they are exposed to the micro-organisms in the earth. They take 10-45 [...]
Community Supported Agriculture
Friday, April 18th, 2008The localharvest webpage states, “People worldwide are rediscovering the benefits of buying local food. It is fresher than anything in the supermarket and that means it is tastier and more nutritious. It is also good for your local economy–buying directly from family farmers helps them stay in business.” Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a nationwide [...]
