Gorgeous reuse art

I have an incredibly talented woman on my board name Vicki who makes GREAT jewelry - green too! Not only has she made masterpieces from old watch pieces, she even patented a new type of concrete from slag and fly ash.
You can check out her stuff here. Go ahead - buy something you deserve it!

Greenraising!

My son is heading off to kindergarten this year, and I was dreading the inevitable fundraisers. Really - who needs a bucket of cookie dough, or more wrapping paper? It seems so wasteful.
So I ran across a really really cool idea called green-raising. This group lets school and non-profits (reCREATE is already signed up) sign up to sell/refer shoppers- and they get from 25 to 40% back on the purchases, depending on the program chosen.
As I mentioned, reCREATE is signed up, so if you need any Sigg Bottles, or reusable shopping bags, green cleaning products, or eco-friendly wrapping paper, you can shop here, and help us fund our vehicle!

Fun thing I stumbled upon

I stumbled upon this site after seeing a business card someone made from this program. It is called wordle. I want to play with it more another day.

Sacramento News and Review

Got some really nice press on our program today!

Celebrating our Greeness!

At art camp this week, we made art from repurposed materials all week long. On Friday the kids made their own Green Trophies - all from treasures we saved from entering the landfill. Here is a picture of the class with their trophies! The kids were so great all week long. We had so much fun. We also came up with a list of 50 ways to be green that they took home so they could implement some of what we talked about.

Some good Press :)

This is a great telephonewire tree scultpure made in art camp.
We got a nice write up in the Placer Herald - the local paper for Rocklin today...

Here is a link

http://www.placerherald.com/detail/88439.html


I was misquoted - I said "millions of pounds" - and it was written as millions of tons... but still all in all a nice write up on the program!

Your Favorite Green Tip?

Ok... What is your favorite green tip?
It could be something small - like turning off the light when you leave the room - or something big - like the hybrid you are cruising around town.
Don't have a fav? Do you have a question on how green a particular bevhavior is? Post it and lets talk!

Green Clothing Choices

See that rack of endless t-shirts for $3. Seems pretty harmless right?

But if something is too good to be true - it probably is.

-Think of the amount of pesticides used in the cotton.
-Who made the t-shirt - how much could they have been paid if the shirt is that inexpensive... what could their work conditions be like?
-Will life be better if you own that shirt? What are the unseen costs associated with buying it?

Organic t-shirts are a lot less expensive than they used to be.
Also, take a look at your local reuse store - they're often lots of cool fashions there, and for a lot less money.

Kudos to a local business

So, besides trying to be green myself, I have been trying to encourage others along my journey- in a happy, non-preachy way. Last night I had a green moment and they were in that green place already!

Last night we went to Utopia Grill in Roseville for dinner. It is natural, organic fare cooked without all the yucky stuff that is bad for you. First the food was excellent -yum! The portions were very generous, and I forgot to bring my own container... and was feeling guilty for asking for one, and so the server came back and she had a compostable container. I wanted to dance - it made me so happy!

We gobbled up our left overs today, and washed those containers so they are ready to take them next time we eat out!