wicked green

A few of us went to Ray at Night in San Diego last night. It’s an art walk in the North Park neighborhood and it’s on, you guessed it, Ray Street. Actually it spills out onto some surrounding streets and about 40 studios, retail stores and cafes  are open from 7-10pm. It’s on the second [...]

I recently got an ebay gift card and discovered Ebay World of Good. There is an eco-positive category of products to shop. Each item lists the positive aspects of the production along with the third party verification. Green America is one of theses organizations- they publish The National Green Pages from yesterday’s post. You can [...]

It’s the guide to green businesses. The companies listed go through a screening process to determine “its commitment to social and environmental responsibility, and significant action in terms of this commitment” (from page 7 of 201o National green pages). Businesses are listed by location, by name and also by type of business. Pretty handy. And [...]

Uncommon Goods is a company based in New York and they sell all kinds of fun items- great gift ideas. And their user friendly website makes it easy to narrow down your gift ideas. These cheese boards and  coasters are made of recycled chalkboards from Illinois and are made in Wisconsin. Very creative way to [...]

Wine is good but organic wine is even better. My husband and I were in France last year and drank a bit of wine while we were there. People told me about the “no headache” phenomenon before we took the trip. It seemed to hold true for me. But there is some debate over this. [...]

Lots of us will be entertaining in the next couple of weeks. In the past, I’ve always felt that tinge of guilt throwing away all those paper plates. Even though they are paper, when they have absorbed food, they can’t be recycled. So here are some other options for wicked green entertaining. One way to [...]

I came across these while shopping in Crate and Barrel the other day. They are very attractive and made from recycled glass. I really like the chunky feel to them and the thick, colored glass. They’re also very affordable. There’s the Miguel Barware (above).  There are also storage jars and a cruet jug, good for [...]

It’s that time…..time to wrap lots of gifts and watch people open them and throw the paper on the floor, and right into the trash, or possibly a recycling bin. But there are quite a few options to “green up” gift wrap. Saving and reusing the paper is one option. I have been using brown [...]

I know, another reusable bag, but this is pretty much the mother load. Baggu has bags for shopping (that are $8 or less if you buy more),  everyday totes and produce bags. The shopping bags come in sacs or pouches in sets of 3 or 5 – great for grocery shopping. Did someone say gift? [...]

These are really cool, green, unique bags that are made from reclaimed materials- mostly t-shirts.  The company that makes them , i2we, has a bigger purpose to help and empower women. You can find their story and the bags at their shop at etsy.com. You will need to register with them to purchase anything, but [...]