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December 21, 2009

Last Minute Quick Christmas Gifts to Make

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I don't know how you are doing with getting your Christmas shopping done, but I still have a fair amount to get done. I would love to make some more gifts but time is running out. Below is a list of great do-it-yourself, quick, Green Christmas gifts.

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December 18, 2009

Eco-Friendly Gifts for Her

Looking for some green, earth friendly gifts for the women in your life, check out these great ideas.

Sterling Silver Stackable Rings: The artisans who hand make these sterling silver rings are paid fairly in the local context and are pre-paid 50% up front so they don't need to use their own resources to purchase raw materials.

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October 8, 2009

Buying Organic on a Budget

162212_5903Most people if asked would eat organic, knowing that its better for them, the environment and the local farmers. But most people can't afford it. More and more organic produce and items are showing up in grocery stores but its still on the expensive side.

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October 1, 2009

Mix My Granola

mixmygranola_containerThe brain child of Andreas, Matt and Raoul, Mix My Granola was founded in 2008. They came up with the idea at breakfast one morning when they were talking about what they thought the perfect granola combination would be. After they realized each of them had a different idea of what that would look like and not being able to find those combo's at the store they started making their own mixes.And from that came MixMyGranola.com: The website where YOU can custom-make your own granola. The way YOU like it!

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August 17, 2009

4th Annual Green Sprouts Organic Baby & Family Fest

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Coming up on September 26th is the 4th Annual Green Sprouts Organic Baby & Family Fest.

Green Sprouts Festival is a fun, festive and educational one-day event for the whole family that celebrates and promotes the nurturing of life through nature. From pregnancy to childhood, parents can learn about and explore eco-friendly, community-involved, natural, and healthy options to raising their families.

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August 6, 2009

6 Reasons You Should Buy Organic Meat

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Marlon Pather is the proprietor of The Butchers, Toronto's first organic butcher shop.

I have to say grocery shopping is probably my most favorite thing to do aside from eating the food that I purchase. So in my grocery shopping experiences I don't come across organic meat very often, unless I am at a store that specializes in organic, natural foods. But the average grocery store doesn't carry much organic meat. And meat is probably the most important item to buy organic, aside from dairy products.

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August 5, 2009

Eco-Friendly Table Linens

jr-organic-kitchen-dish-potholder1Are you looking for ways to update your kitchen table but want to be green and use organic or eco-friendly linens. There are a lot of options out there, check out these great designs and earth friendly linens:

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July 13, 2009

Green Go's Natural & Organic Food to Go!

On a recent trip to California, I passed by what looked like a small store while making our way to In N Out. I wanted to stop to see what they had and after the second drive by we still hadn't stopped, so I decided I would look it up on the internet.

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June 29, 2009

9 Reasons to Buy Organics

organic-foodWhenever I am up in Portland I try to stop at Whole Foods to pick up some organic goodies. Here in Salem we have one store, Lifesource, although a great store, its pretty tiny, hence the need to stop at a bigger, cheaper store when possible.

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June 15, 2009

North American Organic Brewers Festival

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Jared over at The Weekly Brew was kind enough to send me a link to the The North American Organic Brewers Festival (NAOBF), which will be held in my area next week.

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