This week was business as usual for me on the waste and food front. But, I have to admit I had a moment of weakness. I love raw foods, especially raw desserts. Yum! There is a local company in Dallas that makes raw vegan tarts and sells them in individual plastic packaging at my grocery ... Read More about Project Green Foot: Week 9
6 Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas for the Holidays
I still remember the gift my sister-in-law gave me a few years ago. One of my favorite gifts to this day remains the very thoughtful A Gift of Empowered Canadians.A generous contribution on the occasion of a material-free Christmas has been made by Sister-in-Law. I know that it’s important for ... Read More about 6 Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas for the Holidays
Project Green Foot: Week 8
One of my favorite “green” restaurants is Chipotle. It is touch and go with Chipotle whether they will take out reusable glassware for our burritos bowls. Every Chipotle seems to have different rules on the matter. We went to the one in Fort Worth and they were not willing to take them, so I will be ... Read More about Project Green Foot: Week 8
How to Make a Halloween Candy Bag from an Old T-shirt
Halloween is only a few days aways, but there is still time to make it a spooky green celebration. The costumes should be ready or almost and the treats are most probably lined up. Remember, I wrote about "" There you will find some ideas on green treats for the kids if you are running behind and do ... Read More about How to Make a Halloween Candy Bag from an Old T-shirt
Because Strawesome is awesome (Giveaway)
You are craving that delicious green smoothie; you can almost taste it. You know what would go great with it? A bendy glass smoothie straw from Strawesome. Seriously- everything tastes better with a straw.However, most straws are made from plastic that does not biodegrade very well and remains ... Read More about Because Strawesome is awesome (Giveaway)
10 Tips on How to Reduce Your Pets Carbon Paw Print
We seem to always be concerned about reducing our carbon footprint, but what about our furry friends carbon paw print? From their toys to their food to their gear and the resulting waste to their everyday living, they too have an impact on the environment. As we try to lessen our impact, we can also ... Read More about 10 Tips on How to Reduce Your Pets Carbon Paw Print
Project Green Foot: Week 7
What a great Autumn week. We received our first CSA basket that will last us two weeks until the next delivery. Our basket was full of yummy veggies and fruit which were mostly locally sourced. I made some great pumpkin fries and roasted up the seeds. I don't know why I never had roasted pumpkin ... Read More about Project Green Foot: Week 7
Greening your coffee drinking experience
A lot of coffee cups are used and thrown away every single year. It was estimated, that in 2006 alone 16 million disposable coffee cups were used in the U.S. Now add the amount of natural resources and waste used to manufacture the coffee cups and the environment impact is significant. So, why not ... Read More about Greening your coffee drinking experience
How to Clean Up a Broken CFL Bulb
If you are like most people, you probably have a few of those spirally compact fluorescent lights throughout your home. I know I do. When I first bought mine, I was concerned with the mercury inside them, what effects the mercury could have on me and if in fact, they could be recycled. Luckily ... Read More about How to Clean Up a Broken CFL Bulb
Project Green Foot: Week 6
We were really excited when we found a co-op here in Fort Worth where we could receive fruits and veggies. However, we just as quickly got very disappointed with the co-op basket. All the veggies and fruit are organic, but they are the same produce that we can just as easily buy at the grocery store ... Read More about Project Green Foot: Week 6