Going Green Ideas

Environmentally friendly gift buying
and Eco-friendly holidays

Valentine's Day, Halloween and Christmas

Fair Trade flowers and chocolate plus old gold for an environmentally friendly Valentine's Day

A Squidoo purple star page!

LED lights use 80% less electricity than normal incandescant lights. Use Environmentally Friendly Halloween Lights - save the planet and save money as well!

01 December 2008

Even if you just use one of these environmentally friendly Christmas tips, you will be helping to make a difference!

There's also ideas for Fair Trade Christmas Gifts.

The first going green tip I would like to pass on is take it easy! You cannot green up your entire life. It is just impossible!

So start with the things that are easy to achieve. Focus on areas where simple changes can be made. Think about what is really important to you - you are far more likely to see it through.

For example, do you enjoy gardening? Then perhaps make eco-friendly choices as you decide what plants to add to help wildlife, such as bees, what compost to use and whether you can find organic pest control.

What about cooking? Then when you make that Jack O Lantern for Halloween, use the flesh for soup and roast the seeds.

Do you have a lot of electrical equipment in the home - it is easy to turn it off rather than leave it on standby!

Do you buy gifts? Of course you do! It's easy to buy eco-friendly gifts for every occasion. You just need to know where to find them!

Or what about giving up plastic bags? Carry a canvas tote bag in your purse whenever you go shopping - that is a very easy step to take, which is VERY environmentally friendly!

Why buy a canvas bag?

Did you know that:

* one canvas bag will eliminate the use of 1000 (yes ONE THOUSAND) plastic bags in its lifetime?

* hundreds of thousands of animals are killed by plastic bags EVERY YEAR?

* a plastic bag is used for an average of 12 minutes but takes hundereds of years to decompose in landfill?

I'm fantastic I'm not plastic! Tote by AJandfamily

Saving the planet in easy steps

Tips from the UK's
"Green Queen" Janey Lee Grace

Environmentally friendly and natural

Janey Lee Grace is a UK expert in the field of "natural" living.

As Janey Lee Grace herself says on her website Imperfectly Natural:

"This site is to help build an Imperfectly Natural Community, where I hope to share with you everything I can on the best natural and holistic ideas for us, our kids, our partners, and for our way of life and our environment... but in a realistic way."

All about Soapnuts, Info on where to buy Eco Soap, Soapnuts and a recipe for "soap-nut juice" plus Mrs Meyers cleaning products.

Saving our precious Wildlife

Helping bees and hedgehogs!

A purple star lens, the 10 Best Plants for Bees tells you about how to plant a range of plants to ensure there is something always in bloom to attract the bees all through the late spring, early summer and into the autumn.

St Tiggywinkle's is the biggest wildlife hospital in the world!

This page has photos from the vist we made to St Tiggywinkle's in 2009.

Environmentally friendly shopping

There's all sorts of ways we can "go green"
in the home and buying an environmentally friendly
vacuum cleaner,
computer and gaming monitor
and 3D TV
will help you become more eco friendly

Green cupcakes is a recipe lens but with a difference. Not only do you get a yummy green cupcake recipe with the best ever frosting, but there's also information about eco friendly baking equipment, including where to get unbleached cupcake liners.

Did you ever stop to notice
this crying Earth
this weeping shore

If there is just one thing you take from this lens,
today please promise you will change the way
you do just one thing.

Whether it be to plant a flowering shrub to attract bees
or
buy Fair Trade flowers
or
always carrying a canvas shopping bag in your purse,
just one thing WILL make a difference!

Thank you

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