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Happy GV Day! …That’d be Green Valentines Day, a new twist on the annual love-fest that happens every February 14th. While pink and red dominate the color spectrum right now, we’re here to add a little green (and not just the minty-flavor conversation hearts). We’ve got three great tips for our Valentines across the blogosphere … Continue reading
You already know that Malt-O-Meal makes 24 tasty varieties of cereal, but you might NOT know that all these flavors fall under one of five main types of ready-to-eat goodness. Any guesses? “Tastiest”, “crunchiest”, “wheat-iest”, “marshmallowy” and “spoon-friendly” all come to mind, but these distinctions sound more like five of the seven dwarves from Snow … Continue reading
Today’s post is from the fun, fabulous Kate at Perpetually Nesting. Check our her take on creating your happiest year yet, then share your 2012 goals! I never craft resolutions, especially not formally or on paper. But this year is different in so many ways. I feel more hopeful for 2012 than I have for … Continue reading
7 year old twins Tristin and Tyler have seen a lot of innovative ways to go green while filming their green family series Tristin and Tyler’s Tales from the City. But the Malt-O-Meal® Bag The Box initiative? Now that’s something innovative these New York City kids have never seen! “Why do we need the box anyway, mom?” … Continue reading
Today’s post is from our fabulous guest blogger Kate, from Perpetually Nesting. As a young adult, I was the girl who would search high and low for the most perfect, usually expensive, gift on the market. I prided myself on finding the absolutely perfect things for the people on my list, at the absolutely perfect … Continue reading
Happy Friday! Today’s post is from the wise and wonderful Sara Snow. Sara is a Green Lifestyle Expert, TV Host and Author with a passion for healthy living and the creation of a more sustainable planet. You can check out her website here. Who wants to ruin the holidays with talk of unsightly piles of … Continue reading
Happy almost Turkey-Day! Who will be joining us in waking up early next Thursday and watching some huge balloons parading through the streets of New York? As enthusiasm builds for this helium-filled event, we wanted to share a fun post from the Mother Nature Network that gives an entertaining look back on some fun facts … Continue reading
Today’s post is contributed by a guest blogger, the lovely Kate from blog Perpetually Nesting: Times are tough. Our financial landscapes are more ragged than they have been in a very long time, and many of us (myself included) are learning a whole new set of skills to stay afloat. I have been thinking a lot … Continue reading
It can be a challenge to figure out how to make holiday celebrations a little more gentle on the planet and kid-focused while still keeping things fun and festive. Twenty years ago, Corey Colwell-Lipson was pondering this very pickle when she dreamed up the genius concept of Green Halloween. Her concept involves partnering with sponsors … Continue reading
Post contributed by TerraCycle CEO, Tom Szaky Halloween is about disguise, and a lot of what we do here at TerraCycle deals with disguising trash, making it more appealing and actually useful! Halloween, and the following holiday season, are great times to really rethink what we do with our trash. Halloween provides the incentive and … Continue reading