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Have a Lovely Green Weekend + A Few Green Things

January 22, 2010 0

Hello, Friends! How was your week? Did you do anything fun during the long weekend? We took our dogs and went on another winter family hike. We was a lovely day and being outdoors together is always one of our favorites pass times.

The mister and I also finally watched Food. Inc,. Have you seen it? I think it is a fantastic documentary with a lot of wonderful information and very well done. We have watched many documentaries on the food industry and the environment, so we were already aware of what the movie had to say. Another great food documentary is ‘The Future of Food’. If you haven’t seen either of these documentaries, I highly recommend them both.
Food, Inc. reminded us that we also have a lot of food products in our home that we don’t necessarily know where it comes from. And that WE do have a say about what we eat and how and where it is produced. Remember, every time you purchase a food item, you are voting with your money, so vote well.

With that in mind, we have decided to start buying as much of our fruits, veggies, eggs, bread and poultry from our local family farm, Grant Family Farm. Grant Family Farm has a wonderful CSA (Community Sponsored Agriculture) that we are going to look into joining this weekend. We think that knowing exactly where and how our food is grown is super important. We want Eben to see the chickens laying the eggs and roaming around the farm grounds. We want him to understand how and where our food is grown and how important this is to both our health and the health of the environment. We want our family to have a stronger connected with our community, the environment, the animals and our food, so we have decided to go for it.

How about you lovely readers, do you support your local family farm?
Are you a member of a CSA?

Also, here are a few green things from around the interwebz:

– Which pillow.pillow.pillow do you love. love. love?
– Who would you surprise on Valentine’s Day with a lovely little gnome?
– Have you entered to win a set of Little Green Books?
– Plus, there is still time to enter to Win! A SodaStream, SnapWare Collection and Eco friendly Stationary.
Have a lovely green weekend, I will see you back here on Monday.

xo,
Sweet Greens

My Funny Green Valentine.

January 22, 2010 0

Does your family celebrate Valentine’s Day? I recently wrote about great ways to green your Valentine’s Day on my blog at Cascadian Farm. There you will find resources for Eco friendly Valentines, Gifts that Give Back, Holistic Gifts, Fair Trade Organic Chocolates, Organic Flowers, Ways to green your Valentine’s Day dinner, engagement tips and fun handmade gifts for kids, such as Olivia the Owl above.

I made Olivia {The Woodland Valentine Owl} to give to Eben last year on Valentine’s Day. She is made using pieces of worn out clothing from our closets. Olivia has become one of Eben’s prized possessions and she has her own spot on his bed. I wish for Olivia to always stay in our family and that one day, Eben might give her to his own child on Valentine’s Day.

I would love if you stop by my blog at Cascadian Farm and read my article, ‘My Funny Green Valentine‘ and leave me your thoughts.
How about you lovely readers, do you make Valentine’s Day gifts for your children?
What have you made in the past?
What will you be making this year?
I would love to hear about and see your creations.

XO.

Hobbit House: A Low Impact Wooden Home

January 22, 2010 10

Have you seen the lovely low impact wooden home that a Wale’s man built for his family? This home was built so that they would be able to live close to and in harmony with the environment. Some features of the home include; straw bale insulation, solar panels, a rooftop water collection system and a compost toilet. Fantastic! I really love this home and think the mister will flip for it! I can just see us snuggled up in front of the wood burning fireplace reading, can’t you?

How about your lovely readers, would you live in a hobbit house?
photos via Simon Dale

Mia and Maggie:: Pillow Pillow Pillow {Dog & Cat Pillows}

January 21, 2010 9

I love, love, love dogs and cats. They are so sweet and loving and they always make me smile. As you probably know we have 3 dogs. Yes, you heard correct, 3 dogs, count them 1, 2, 3. We have a Miniature Schnauzer {Sadie}

an Old English Bulldog {Lilly}

and a Pug {Noodles}

I must add that it is a little freaky how much these pillow look like our dogs, identical I tell you, identical! I however would also like to have a small pack of PillowPillowPillow’s from Mia and Maggie. Aren’t these the cutest pillows you have ever seen? If I get to add more dogs to my family, I would like the Marty, Dixie and Gracie please?

Mia and Maggie also have a lovely little Eco friendly section.

P.S. I looked and looked for the kitty pillows, with no luck. boo. {You saw the Siamese Cat pillow above right? I couldn’t find it on their site though.}

How about you lovely readers, how many dogs or kitties do you have?
Do you love, love, love dogs and kitties the way that I do?
What do you think is a dog’s or cat’s best quality?

XO.

Green Quiz: How Much Energy Do You Consume?

January 21, 2010 2

Do you know how much energy {electricity} that you consume? Take this quick quiz to see how energy savvy you are.

How much energy {Average Watts Per Hour} does:

1. A standard conventional light bulb use?
a. 100 b. 200 c. 300

2. A low energy light bulb use?
a. 10 b. 11 c. 12

3. A desk top computer use?a. 100 b. 150 c. 200

4. A laptop computer use?
a. 25 b. 50 c. 75

5. A hair dryer use?
a. 250 b. 500 c. 750

6. A television use?
a. 100 b. 200 c. 300

7. A refrigerator use?
a. 100 b. 125 c. 150

8. A dishwasher use?
a. 1,000 b. 2,000 c. 3,000

9. A oven use?
a. 2,000 b. 2,150 c. 2,200

10. A microwave use?
a. 750 b. 850 c. 950

Check your answers below. So, how did you do lovely readers? Were you spot on? Did you think that each item used more or less energy? Now that you know how much energy each of these items uses, will you continue to use them as often as you currently are?

How do you save energy in your home?

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