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Have a Lovely Labor Day Weekend + A Few Green Things

September 2, 2011 0

Hello, Friends! Are you excited for Labor Day weekend? BBQ plans? One last hurrah planned before the end of summer? We are taking a long, relaxing camping trip to the east coast of Florida. I am looking forward to a quiet weekend away with my boys free from all distractions – soaking up the sunshine, warm white sand, paddle-boarding and seashell collecting. I can’t wait!

While I finish packing, here are a few green things to take you through Labor Day:

– Sleepy Koala Bear.
– Green Roofed Kindergarten.
– Help save a Non-Gmo Heirloom Seed House.
– If you are staying in this weekend. Rent 2 Get 1 Free.
– More amazing treehouses!
– THIS is why I love dogs.
– How can these be toilet paper rolls? 

Have a fantastic and fun weekend, I will see you back here on Tuesday – maybe Wednesday. 🙂

xo,
Sweet Greens

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Test Tube Meat: Would You Eat Meat Created In A Lab?

August 31, 2011 0

Yesterday, I was listening to my favorite NPR program, Fresh Air – the topic was meat that is grown in a lab for human consumption. There are scientists working in laboratories all over the world, in the process of creating meat that will look and taste like the real thing, without any animal parts. Have you heard about this? The idea is to create a protein source that will not contribute to greenhouse-gas emissions and as our population grows this would be a sustainable way to sustain the agriculture industry and feed millions of people.

Scientists are taking stem cells from pigs and growing them in broth-filled petri dishes – the largest slab of meat grown so far is about the size of a contact lens. The next steps will be to grow these cells into muscle tissue that in the end would be the same as if it were taken directly from the animal.

I have to admit that initially I agreed with Terry Gross (Fresh Air) that it seems creepy, but then I started to consider the impact that meat has on our environment and the ways that animals are treated, usually inhumanely.

What are your thoughts? Do you think test tube meat is a sustainable answer to meat consumption? Would you rather everyone become vegetarian or vegan? Leave your comments below to get in on the discussion.

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7 Ways To Make School Lunches More Fun So The Lunch Box Comes Home Empty

August 30, 2011 0

The kids are headed back to school and for many of you this means packing school lunches every day. If you are lucky enough to have a child that eats anything and everything in his lunch box, congratulations! If not, you may be looking for ways to jazz up the school lunch box so that your child is excited to eat everything you send with him. Read on to learn my favorite seven ways to add a little surprise to your child’s lunch, so there’s less of a chance that food will go to waste.

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What To Watch Now: The Future Of Food

August 29, 2011 0

Have you seen the documentary The Future of Food? If you haven’t, I highly recommend it, especially if you are concerned about GMO crops and the potential impact that they have on our health and the health of our environment. The Future of Food has been a key tool in the American and international anti-GMO grassroots activist movement to ban GMO crops. I want a future where our food sources are natural, organic and healthy – not modified and scary!

What are your thoughts on GMO’s?
Is this something that concerns you?

Have a Lovely Green Weekend + A Few Green Things

August 26, 2011 0

Hello, Friends. What are your weekend plans? Since Hurricane Irene decided not to visit Florida, we plan to spend the weekend at the beach. We have been spending a lot of our beach time, eco-walking. What could be better than spending an afternoon strolling our favorite beaches and cleaning them up along the way? (It would be better if our coastlines and oceans didn’t need cleaning up!) Do you eco-walk, eco-run or eco-hike?

While I get ready for an afternoon at the beach, here are a few green things to take you into the weekend:

– Walls of green.
– Do you live in NY – Warby Parker is hiring!
– Mr. Sweet Greens wants to build one of these in North Carolina.
– And I want one of these!
– Let’s make veggie stuffed baked potatoes.
– Life is a bowl of cherries. 

If Hurricane Irene is headed your way, please be prepared and stay safe. I will see you back here on Monday.

xo,
Sweet Greens

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