GREEN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

 

If you haven’t put up the tree yet, here are some fantastic ideas for Christmas decorations that will make being green during holidays a breeze:

 

Use recycled tree ornaments-you can get them from 3RLiving. Not only are they unique and one of a kind, they also look beautiful. You can also go to Branch to find recycled Felt Bird Ornaments made from 100 % eco-certified felted wool. These ornaments will brighten your house as well as serve as gifts for family and friends.

 

Natural animal ornaments-these are adorable ornaments in the shape of animals that can easily be used on anything, [...] Continue Reading…

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COLOR YOUR THANKSGIVING GREEN

 
 
 
It is this time of the year again when we celebrate and meet with friends and family and Thanksgiving is a first step in the long period of festivities. So don’t forget to keep it green and to help you with it, below are a few tips on how to color this year’s holidays green:
 

 Buy sustainable food—e.g. free-range or humanely raised turkey, which are becoming increasingly available and affordable. Take it one step further and buy heritage breed turkey, which strays away from the standardized factory turkeys promoting biodiversity.

Buy your food locally—this way will allow you to reduce youcarbon [...] Continue Reading…

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ADOPT A WILD ANIMAL…

photo credit: Tambako the Jaguar

 

I was surfing the internet a while ago and came across a link that was advertising natural chocolate so (the chocoholic that I am) I clicked on it and it took me to this wonderful website (Endangered Species Chocolate) where not only can you buy natural and sustainable chocolate and cocoa but you can also adopt an endangered species animal.

Looking at the pictures of these magnificent creatures I simply could not resist and thus without further ado I adopted a lioness and her two cubs (I am quite partial to lions) . They are the only [...] Continue Reading…

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Reduce Reuse Recycle

Two extremely interesting and informative videos about one of England’s counties recycle program, which should be taken as an example to follow by all of us around the world.

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World’s Greenest Homes

This is a video showing one of the world’s greenest homes broadcast by PlanetGreenTV

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