Do you shop at Target or CVS? If you do now you can Save even more AND help the environment. A win/win situation in my opinion. Starting November 1st at any Target if you bring in and use a reusable bag you get 5 cents off your total purchase for every bag. Now when I go grocery shopping we use at least 20 bags so that would be at least $1 off. The only bag you can not use at Target are regular plastic bags,…
August 30, 2009 By 8 Comments
There are many ways to make a difference. Recycling is one major well known way to reduce waste and help the environment at the same time, but there is so much more we can do! I have put together 10 easy ways to incorporate green living within your family 1. Buy local produce. There are so many wonderful local farms and farmer’s markets in most cities and towns. Not only is it more nutritious but it tastes so much better than produce that has traveled…
May 29, 2009 By 50 Comments
::GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED:: WINNER: ZIPPY Who doesn’t love SunChips, right? Not only do SunChips offer yummy flavors like Garden Salsa (my personal favorite) and French Onion, but they contain 30% less fat than regular potato chips. Another bonus is that SunChips are now made with solar energy and coming in 2010, all SunChips packaging will be made with compostable, plant-based renewable material. Good for you, and good for the Earth! Speaking of the Earth, SunChips and National Geographic have partnered together and launched “Green…
September 20, 2008 By 7 Comments
I’ll admit, I was a skeptic. $8 for a shopping bag, are you kidding me? With a family of six, I often have 20 bags of groceries to unload. That would be $160 for recyclable grocery bags. And that doesn’t even include groceries! There’s got to be an alternative. Let me save you the pain. I’ve tried every alternative. I tried the bags you can get at the store for $.99, which are (I think) smaller than an actual plastic bag. I tried re-using my…
September 6, 2008 By 5 Comments
I am just a little bit green. I have not gone all the way there yet, but I would love to get there (eventually)! It would be so much easier to be green without the munchkins negating everything I try to do as soon as I try to do it. The one thing I HAVE gotten them to do is use cloth napkins every night for dinner. I realize that no one has that many cloth napkins, and neither did I, so I went to…
