As the holidays near, it's time once again to give thanks for all of the wonderful things we've enjoyed in our lives over the past year. As we give thanks, let's also consider how we can celebrate an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving!
We won't reinvent the wheel here. There are many who have offered tips and recipes and enjoy the holiday with a bit more "green style".
Our friends at Sierra Club give this Turkey Day advice-
"The Sustainable Consumption Committee (SCC)'s True Cost of Food Campaign makes it clear that our choice of food, now more than ever during the holiday season, affects our earth, our health and what we leave as a legacy to our children and our children's children. Let's pause and think about where the food we eat came from and at what cost to the environment."
To read more from the Sierra Club, click here.
GreenerChoices.org (Consumer Reports Green Report) has some great tips on Greening Up your Holiday Season, including serving:
-Organic meats, vegetables, and fruits
-Fair trade certified coffee, tea and wine
-Rainforest Alliance certified chocolate
Click here for more from Greener Choices.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Hilda, KC, and Lily
Monday, November 19, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
What is Green?
Green is a generic term used to describe something that has a moderate effect on the environment. A green product is one that causes less harm to the environment through the manufacturing process. Before manufacturing, effects to the environment derive from: harvesting, extraction and processing. During manufacturing, environmental effects stem from: Energy usage, emissions and waste. Conventional product development tends to focus on price, performance and safety. (Not on environmental impact). Green product development heeds these product considerations while also vigorously pursuing ways to improve a product’s environmental impact across all stages of its life cycle. Trask, Crissy (2006). It's easy being green. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. (click to view)
With that in mind, it is Green Stuff Connection’s goal to carry all Green products. Product’s that derive from manufacturing causing minimal environmental impact and products that simultaneously make a fabulous eco-friendly purchase! So go ahead, buy green this holliday season at http://www.greenstuffconnection.com/.
What are your green goals and what steps are you taking now to achieve them?
Thank you for your participation and good luck to you all!
Hilda
With that in mind, it is Green Stuff Connection’s goal to carry all Green products. Product’s that derive from manufacturing causing minimal environmental impact and products that simultaneously make a fabulous eco-friendly purchase! So go ahead, buy green this holliday season at http://www.greenstuffconnection.com/.
What are your green goals and what steps are you taking now to achieve them?
Thank you for your participation and good luck to you all!
Hilda
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Hilda, KC, and Lily’s Green Living Tips
Becoming a green family has been easier than we ever imagined. Our family is not 100% green but we’re on our way! A few simple steps have paved the way for the many changes we will continue to make.
Hybrid Vehicle- One large change our family made last year was trading our gas guzzling, highly pollutant vehicle for a hybrid Toyota Prius. The hybrid is a more earth friendly vehicle and uses less gasoline.
Laundry in cold water- Not only did we discover that our clothing was more vibrant and lasted much longer by washing in cold water, it saved us money on our power bill and continues to reduce our carbon footprint on the earth.
Organic Grocery Shopping- Buying locally grown foods, eating family and friend home grown vegetables and always looking for organic foods has become the only option for our family. We are glad to pass on the health benefits to our daughters and not be a contributing factor of harmful chemicals, pesticides and growth hormones being added to our food.
Energy Saving Appliances- One by one without breaking the bank, our family has replaced our old appliances with energy saving appliances. This has this helped us save on monthly utility bills and lower our carbon footprint.
Energy Saving Bulbs- In every light fixture possible in our home, we have replaced the old fashioned light bulb with energy saving bulbs. This is another great money and earth saving tip.
Use Brita Filter- Previously we had bought into the bottled water hype! But the more we thought about it, the more we realized that filtering our own water and carrying our own bottle of water would provide us the same benefits. Our family now uses the Brita Filter and we have plenty of clean water for cooking, fresh baby bottles and daily outings.
We hope these tips will help you and your families begin to take the small steps that DO make a difference. We look forward to hearing any of your ideas to leading a more earth friendly life. We would love to hear about your favorite organic clothing products, organic recipes, earth friendly activities and anything you feel is relevant to sustainable living.
Make a commitment to make a differenc by clicking here.
Thank you,
Hilda, KC, Lily and our soon to be new addition Bella Rose.
Hybrid Vehicle- One large change our family made last year was trading our gas guzzling, highly pollutant vehicle for a hybrid Toyota Prius. The hybrid is a more earth friendly vehicle and uses less gasoline.
Laundry in cold water- Not only did we discover that our clothing was more vibrant and lasted much longer by washing in cold water, it saved us money on our power bill and continues to reduce our carbon footprint on the earth.
Organic Grocery Shopping- Buying locally grown foods, eating family and friend home grown vegetables and always looking for organic foods has become the only option for our family. We are glad to pass on the health benefits to our daughters and not be a contributing factor of harmful chemicals, pesticides and growth hormones being added to our food.
Energy Saving Appliances- One by one without breaking the bank, our family has replaced our old appliances with energy saving appliances. This has this helped us save on monthly utility bills and lower our carbon footprint.
Energy Saving Bulbs- In every light fixture possible in our home, we have replaced the old fashioned light bulb with energy saving bulbs. This is another great money and earth saving tip.
Use Brita Filter- Previously we had bought into the bottled water hype! But the more we thought about it, the more we realized that filtering our own water and carrying our own bottle of water would provide us the same benefits. Our family now uses the Brita Filter and we have plenty of clean water for cooking, fresh baby bottles and daily outings.
We hope these tips will help you and your families begin to take the small steps that DO make a difference. We look forward to hearing any of your ideas to leading a more earth friendly life. We would love to hear about your favorite organic clothing products, organic recipes, earth friendly activities and anything you feel is relevant to sustainable living.
Make a commitment to make a differenc by clicking here.
Thank you,
Hilda, KC, Lily and our soon to be new addition Bella Rose.
Monday, August 20, 2007
a gift to the earth
Green Stuff Connection was founded with the heart of a new mother and fierce support of a new father. It was founded with intense love for our baby girl Lily and her future on this planet. For many years, we lived like zombies hearing things that were going wrong with our planet. Before Lily, we simply felt like it had nothing to do with us.
This mentality came to an abrupt change when we came to the realization that we had given life to the most precious gift we would ever receive. We understood that it was our duty to protect her and gift her with a life of responsible and ethical living. We had to teach our daughter how to live with a purpose and with gratefulness for beautiful things. We had to teach her about the real beautiful things - beautiful things like the fresh fragrant breeze that awakens your spirit when you step out on an early spring morning. Beautiful things like the sun kissing your face as you glance over to see a blue bird serenading you, and with every beautiful note, he pours into your heart the joy he feels to be alive for one more spring.
These beautiful little things are precious gifts we have been given. We often fail to see them in our rushed and overly hectic lives. We fail to see that we are failing our earth by not acknowledging its beauty, cherishing the life it provides and destroying it daily with our disregard.
And now comes Green Stuff Connection. A reason for you to learn more about what it means to wear organic clothing. Organic cotton is grown using methods and materials that have a low impact on the environment. Organic production systems replenish and maintain soil fertility, reduce the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers, and build biologically diverse agriculture. Green Stuff Connection has chosen to sell only products that are made with earth conscious consumers in mind.
We hope you take the time to research how you can make a difference in the future of our earth!
Hilda, KC, and Lily
This mentality came to an abrupt change when we came to the realization that we had given life to the most precious gift we would ever receive. We understood that it was our duty to protect her and gift her with a life of responsible and ethical living. We had to teach our daughter how to live with a purpose and with gratefulness for beautiful things. We had to teach her about the real beautiful things - beautiful things like the fresh fragrant breeze that awakens your spirit when you step out on an early spring morning. Beautiful things like the sun kissing your face as you glance over to see a blue bird serenading you, and with every beautiful note, he pours into your heart the joy he feels to be alive for one more spring.
These beautiful little things are precious gifts we have been given. We often fail to see them in our rushed and overly hectic lives. We fail to see that we are failing our earth by not acknowledging its beauty, cherishing the life it provides and destroying it daily with our disregard.
And now comes Green Stuff Connection. A reason for you to learn more about what it means to wear organic clothing. Organic cotton is grown using methods and materials that have a low impact on the environment. Organic production systems replenish and maintain soil fertility, reduce the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers, and build biologically diverse agriculture. Green Stuff Connection has chosen to sell only products that are made with earth conscious consumers in mind.
We hope you take the time to research how you can make a difference in the future of our earth!
Hilda, KC, and Lily
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