With the food we eat traveling an average of 1,300 miles to show up on our tables, the time might be right for more people to consider buying more food from local sources. By considering the chemicals that have to be used to preserve the food and the petroleum the trucks use for delivery, buying [...]
I wrote about Envirosax last month – the organic bamboo shopping bag that my wife won’t let out of her site – and how great these bags were. From now through the holidays, Envirosax is also including a 4 minute shower timer for free with every bag purchase, or you can buy them on the [...]
OK I will admit it…we bit the bullet and bought organic cotton sheets from Target. We stopped in there to pick up new PUR water filters and I came across them on the end of an aisle. We had needed new sheets for a while now and although I was trying to wait as long [...]
Running a website about the environment gets you a lot of press releases and product samples sent to you, whether you want them or not. Most of these are from either A. a company trying to greenwash a product and asking me to do it for them or B. something that none of us even [...]
I get emails all the time from women asking about paraben-free, organic makeup products…and I think I have finally found one that you can be pretty sure is OK for you and the environment. Although I know absolutely nothing about makeup, I am sure this is the stuff you gals use on a daily basis. [...]
A good friend of mine has this question he asks those people who think that organic foods are no better for you than pesticide covered food, and I think it is just perfect. The next time someone says that you are throwing away your money buying organic food and tells you it is no better [...]
In reference to my post What Are Parabens And Why Should You Avoid Them, I got a lot of emails asking for good paraben-free products that people can buy for themselves. After looking in our bathroom and online for a little bit, here are some great products that are both paraben-free and not too hard [...]
