Posted by:
on Apr 02, 2010
Baskets /Bags
Use grocery store recycle bags. These bags come in a variety of patterns including colorful flowers. This will also give you an opportunity to discuss recycling with your children.
Straw
Use your paper shredder and shred virtually any paper for the basket straw.
Eggs
If you don't want to recycle colorful, plastic eggs, here are some tips for Naturally Dyed Eggs:
Blue eggs - boil with blueberries
Purple eggs- boil in red wine
Pink or red eggs - boil with beets or in cranberry juice
Yellow eggs - boil with saffron
Brown eggs - boil in in coffee
Cards
Send virtual cards. I really love My Punchbowl.
Happy Easter!
Posted by:
on Feb 15, 2010
Over the weekend, I discovered My Punchbowl, which is an online invitation and party-planning resources. They also offer great quality e-cards.
Check it out and save some paper! I signed on for the Premium level.
Posted by:
on Jan 03, 2010
We're back from our travels and happy to report good green planning all along our ho-ho-holiday way.
We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas morning in beautiful Callaway Gardens and loved their natural decorations @ the Lodge and Spa. Located on top of Pine Mountain, Georgia, Callaway Gardens is committed to eco-friendly living, environmental education and renewable energy year-round!
As we passed through nearby Atlanta on our way to Nashville, we learned that Atlanta has also established forward thinking green initiatives. In 2003, the city of Atlanta passed an ordinance requiring all city funded development to be LEED certified. That's thoughtful planning for the future.
As we headed into good old country musical Nashville, we noticed a spectacularly clean downtown area and we were so pleased to discover a concerted city-wide effort to establish Nashville as a leader in green initiatives and livability.
We're back in Jacksonville now. We're taking down the Christmas decor, and gearing up for Tree Hill Nature Center's Bring One For the Chipper event on January 9, 2010. Bring your UNDECORATED Christmas tree to Tree Hill on January 9 and take aromatic mulch home. Great way for the family to recycle. (NOTE: Tree Hill is a client and the event is FREE.)
Posted by:
on Dec 16, 2009
I avoid paper. Usually, at this time of year, I send an html greeting to my friends.
Yesterday, however, I stumbled on these cool eco-friendly holiday cards soooo, last night, for the first time in years, I pulled out my snail mail address book and began some furious addressing.
o<|| : o} > Santa is real darn happy.
Posted by:
on Dec 07, 2009
We switched to LED lights for our holiday tree last year.
Real or fake tree? We go real to support the local economy.
This year, we're recycling our year-round grapevine wreath and are using solar powered spotlights. We also bought live plants from a local garden center that we'll replant after the holidays. We're "wrapping" gifts with reusable shopping bags from PUBLIX.
We're going green gradually - eco baby steps are better than none, right?
More ways your family can go green/er this season:
Holiday Decorations for Green Geeks
Earth 911 Holiday Gift Guide
Wrap Art - how cool is this?
Posted by:
on Nov 03, 2009
Holiday travel is most definitely on the horizon.
We have a ton of family coming into town for turkey and pies.
Unless you're a Scrooge, you're probably traveling or expecting family to travel to you for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas.
Travelocity offers a great green resource page to help us all travel as green as we possibly can. Check it out!
If you're a Scrooge, however, just throw on your nightcap, close your eyes and wait for your snazzy travel guide : )
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on Oct 26, 2009
Posted by:
on Oct 15, 2009
I'm slowly recovering from a nasty bout of diverticulitis and am preparing for Tree Hill Nature Center's Music and Harvest Moon Festivals on Saturday, October 24.
There is a HUGE, GIGANTIC, ENORMOUS divide between the two - hospital and fun event.
That said, for a mere $5 admission fee, you should come to Tree Hill to hear incredible live music all day long in beautiful, luscious nature. October 24 from 10 am - 6 pm @ Tree Hill Nature Center.
Back to the beginning: During my hospital haze, I wondered if the health care industry is implementing strategies to save resources. Looks like we have an affirmative on that. Yeeahh!
Posted by:
on Sep 28, 2009
I've been traveling this month and experienced an amazing family vacation in the Outer Banks, NC. There were many opportunities to commune with nature and I was happy to see lots of green thinking.
OBX has a ban on plastic bags now and even the local Brew Station is going green.
We wondered who owned the windmill we saw from the summit of the Wright Brothers National Memorial.
Posted by:
on Aug 29, 2009
TreeHugger has created a tribute page dedicated to collecting blog posts that detail Ted Kennedy's history of championing environmental issues throughout his career.
What a wonderful example of the way one person can make an impact for many.
No matter how you feel about Kennedy, personally or politically, there is no denying that he followed his footprints on a green path for the benefit of many.
