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Month: October 2007

  • Make room for winter

    As the year draws to an end and you’re putting away summer clothes, don’t forget about donating used clothing to charity. Charity Guide offers several tips on this. Another benefit of donating clothing is the tax deduction you will receive if you ask for a receipt and list the items…

  • Stop the receipt junk

    That’s not a skunk. It’s my cat, duh. He usually slinks into the photos, but I’ll have to admit putting the check-out coupon next to him this time. It just seemed like such a boring photo otherwise. I could blame the marketing demons for creating these receipts with essays at…

  • Organic friends for dogs and kiwi mag

    I picked up a copy of kiwi magazine today, which is odd since I don’t have a kid (and I don’t usually buy magazines). I was intrigued with all its fresh green ideas for “Growing families the natural and organic way.” Plus, it’s printed on recycled paper. If you are…

  • Wear a drink on your arm?

    I know being green means buying less stuff, but it’s nice to find items that incorporate already existing products to create something beautiful, or sometimes just weird and interesting. I’ve been eyeing this, but I don’t usually wear bracelets. It’s from Hardware by Renee and is made from a repurposed…

  • Organic lawn care at the National Mall

    According to a recent article in a newsletter by emagazine.com, a four-acre section of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. is going green. Of course, grass is always green, right? Depends on which green. The nonprofit SafeLawns.org is hoping to help make these four acres a model of sustainable, organic…

  • Eggplant casserole recipes (mission to save eggplants)

    My parents farm and they sometimes give me more produce than I can cook. I tried to give back the eggplants, but they said they had plenty. My husband doesn’t like eggplant and he claims he won’t eat an eggplant casserole. Does anyone have an irresistible recipe that hopefully does…

  • Blog Action Day

    Today is Blog Action Day. That means that millions (I hope) of bloggers will be writing about the environment today. Will you? Instead of just writing about the environment and trying to set a positive example by my actions, I’m also trying to bring up interesting environmental facts in everyday…

  • Would you take your own container to a restaurant?

    In some cities, such as Oakland and Berkeley in California, styrofoam boxes have been banned from use in restaurants. Restaurants in around 100 cities are required to use recyclable, biodegradable or compostable boxes instead of styrofoam. However, there’s still plenty of styrofoam delivered to restaurant tables across America. So, here’s…

  • The mighty sewing machine

    I’ve never had a desire or ability to sew, but I’m starting to feel a bit left out. If you can sew, your ability to reuse fabrics is limited only by your creativity. I’m so bad when it comes to getting stains on my clothes. It’s usually food on shirts.…

  • Clothes dryer efficiency project

    If I lived in the country I would have a clothesline, but I live in an apartment, so I have a clothes dryer. I can’t have clothes hanging everywhere in my little apartment ; ) I hang my head in shame and say that for the last six months or…