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!

Recycled Art Camps

reCREATE is co-hosting some cool art camps with reuse materials this summer over at the Utility Exploration Center in Roseville. The folks from Good Day Sacramento came over to do a little teaser about our classes... that was kind of fun!

So why reuse materials for art? Using every-day, non artsand craft kit type items pushs the creativity of kids. I observed some students with tennis ball containers, and saw them each see something different - a fish, a rocket, a race car.... it was awesome! Also - your child just might rethink asking you to make that trip to Michaels (no offense to Michaels - I make plenty of trips there too), and grab a box and some popsicle sticks and start creating.

Here are a few examples of the art that was made on TV.





More info about the classes is on the reCREATE website. We still have space for a few more kids!

Awesome Compost Option

Wow... I must admit I found this cool composter over at the LJ Urban Blog. I am just really impressed with this undersink option. The price is right, and it can handle a good amount of food waste. I was most impressed when I read the Earth Facts. here

Composting has been one of those things I haven't done well, but after reading that information, I am going to make a committment to do it better. They offer discounts on orders of 3 or more, anyone want to join me in my purchase?!