Archive for the ‘ small changes ’ Category

Challenging Yourself to Generate Less Trash

I’ve started writing for Naturally Savvy. Check out my article on Challenging Yourself to Generate Less Trash. I’ll be doing an offshoot of my Primal Parenting column, Green Like Me, on Naturally Savvy monthly. I’ll be sure to let you know when new posts go up[ READ MORE ]

What Are You Going to D0 For Earth Day?

Earth Day. Macy’s is offering 10% off everything you buy if you donate $5 to a certain organization. Donate $5 buy a lot of stuff that will eventually end up in land fills. Yep, sounds like a futile way to celebrate Earth Day to me.  I have never seen a greater consumer interest in Earth [ READ MORE ]

Green Term of the Week – Source Reduction

Source reduction (aka waste prevention, pollution prevention) is the process of eliminating waste before it’s created. It’s an integral part of waste management because it creates less waste to actually manage. It’s a proactive approach to the problem of waste. There are lots of ways that families can implement source reduction in their homes. Here [ READ MORE ]

Let it All Hang Out Day – April 19th

Don’t forget about the contest I’m running to win a ChicoBag. Click here to find out how. Over the past few days I’ve read a few things about National Let it All Hang Out Day. It’s a day where people are being challenged to hang their laundry outside instead of drying it in their clothes [ READ MORE ]

Combatting Perceived Obscolescence

Hey, don’t forget I’m running a contest right now for a free ChicoBag. Click here to see how you can win (and then come back here!) Wow, I’m posting very late tonight. It was such a beautiful day, and I spent much of it outside. But I didn’t want the day to pass without finishing [ READ MORE ]

Greening Your Coffee Habit

It’s hard for me to believe that I didn’t start drinking coffee until about a year ago. Whether or not it’s good for me, that’s a conversation for another day. But how I can make my addiction a little more environmentally friendly, that’s something I’m willing to discuss right now. Here are some tips on [ READ MORE ]

A Flower Lovers Green Dilema

It’s spring, and flowers are starting to bloom. Usually around this time of year, I start heading to my local Produce Junction to buy really inexpensive cut flowers to fill my home. However, from what I understand the flowers are grown in South America, and judging by the price that I pay for them and [ READ MORE ]

Reducing Your Family’s Dependency on The Plastic Bag

By now you know that paper or plastic aren’t your only options when you go to the store. Carrying reusable bags with you is an increasingly popular and easy choice. Many grocery stores sell reusable grocery bags that are inexpensive, durable and carry a lot more than traditional plastic or paper bags. Reusable bags are [ READ MORE ]

Little Environmentally Friendly Laundry Changes: Part 2

The other day I wrote about the fact that even though I can’t buy new, shiny, energy efficient appliances, I can still make small changes in the way I do my laundry to help make a difference. I gave some suggestions for washing the laundry, now I’m going to give some suggestions for drying the [ READ MORE ]

Little Environmentally Friendly Laundry Changes: Part 1

You know, I see commercials for these huge energy efficient washers and dryers, and I start to covet them. They’re so shiny and big. Big enough to do all of the jeans my family of four wears in a week at once. My husband and I both work from home – there’s a lot of [ READ MORE ]

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