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Green Living

8 Easy Green Travel Tips

February 27, 2010
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With all this snow as we head into March, I just can’t get our next tropical vacation out of my mind. While many of us may have green habits at home, there are also a number of ways to go easier on the planet while traveling for spring break, etc. I’ve tried a number of [...]

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Healthy Valentine’s Day Ideas

February 11, 2010

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I started doing some digging to find healthier, more eco-friendly ways to celebrate this holiday. The following items are still romantic gift/date ideas, but go easy on our bodies and the planet:

Make a home-cooked meal for your sweetheart, complete with as many organic, local foods as possible (this [...]

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Test Your “Green” Level

January 16, 2010

I took a “green” quiz today to test my lifestyle at wholeliving.com and it was actually quite interesting. All you need is a piece of paper, writing utensil, and about 5 minutes. There are 12 questions about recycling, buying organic food, the types of house cleaners you use, how you get around, etc.
I scored a [...]

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Find Local Recycling Centers

July 26, 2009

I was browsing Natural Awakenings Healthy Living this morning and came across a great tool for finding local recycling facilities. All you have to do is input the type of item you want to recycle and your zip code at Earth911 and it will generate a list of nearby options.
You will find that Earth911 has [...]

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Flower Seed Paper

July 15, 2009

It seems like there is always someone I know having a birthday, an anniversary or a baby.  The constant gift-giving results in quite a bit of wrapping paper and countless cards being sent to decompose in a landfill.
When I heard about a special paper that contains flower seeds, I looked into it and discovered that [...]

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