• Green Brewery Tours: A Fatherโ€™s Day He Wonโ€™t Forget

    Green Brewery Tours: A Fatherโ€™s Day He Wonโ€™t Forget

    Ties, golf balls, Hawaiian shirts.ย  Make it your job to ensure that this yearโ€™s Fatherโ€™s Day gift isnโ€™t as bad as previous yearsโ€™ efforts! This year, give dad something he really wants:ย  a pint (or two) and a trip to a local brewery! Microbreweries and brew pubs have been popping up in towns across North…

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  • An Eco-Friendly Guide: Hazardous Waste Disposal

    An Eco-Friendly Guide: Hazardous Waste Disposal

    Itโ€™s not a glamorous task.ย  In fact, you might have to pay someone (your handy teenager?) to take out the trash every day or so. The recyclable things go in their respective recycling bins and the garbage goes into the garbage bins and the cityโ€™s waste management (hopefully) comes by and carries it all away.…

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  • Leftover Coffee โ€“ The Uses are Endless

    Leftover Coffee โ€“ The Uses are Endless

    Some mornings you wake up and think, โ€œNeed. Big. Coffee. Now.โ€ So you overzealously brew yourself a full pot and only drink a cup (or two!) of it. You could pour the remaining joe down the drain, which is slightly wasteful. Green up your morning and reuse your leftovers in a number of ways. 1)…

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  • That Green Mattress!

    That Green Mattress!

    Itโ€™s time to have a frank discussion.ย  About you and your mattress. Itโ€™s kinda personal.ย  You sleep with it every night.ย  But we think you need to give this relationship some thought.ย  That mattress is old.ย  Itโ€™s been collecting dust and body oil and grit and grime.ย  Andโ€ฆit has a huge dip in the middle…

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  • Easy, Eco-Friendly Ideas for Your Thanksgiving Table

    Easy, Eco-Friendly Ideas for Your Thanksgiving Table

    We know the routine well:ย  out go the invitations, next we plan the menu, then we head out for multiple, extensive food shopping trips and finally the marathon cooking experience ensues. Somewhere in the mayhem, did you have time to think of the Thanksgiving dรฉcor and your table? Hmmmโ€ฆ Thanksgiving can be slightly overwhelming for…

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  • Luxurious Eco-Friendly Escapes

    Luxurious Eco-Friendly Escapes

    Traveling, while thrilling, invigorating and inspiring, often has a negative impact on the environment. From the amount of energy used to transport you to your exotic destination to the imported delicacies youโ€™ll be dining on, your carbon footprint grows substantially once you pull out your passport.ย  Although this news sounds discouraging, donโ€™t let it derail…

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  • Plants That Improve Indoor Air Quality

    Plants That Improve Indoor Air Quality

    Fall and its cool temperatures are upon us.ย  And in a few weeks, instead of keeping our windows open to let the crisp breeze in, weโ€™ll be shutting them to try and keep the cold air out!ย  But by keeping those windows shut, fresh, clean air cannot make its way inside. And when fresh air…

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  • Eco-Friendly Garden Pest Control

    Eco-Friendly Garden Pest Control

    You spent all summer tending your garden.ย  Now that fall is upon us, the last thing you want is an invasion of hungry insects ruining your hard work. The second to last thing you want is to keep all those pests at bay using harmful chemicals that cause environmental damageโ€”not to mention the potential dangers…

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  • Eco-Friendly Ideas for a Red, White, Blue and GREEN Fourth of July

    Eco-Friendly Ideas for a Red, White, Blue and GREEN Fourth of July

    This year, give them what they really want!ย  A red, white, blue and GREEN Fourth of July! What is the Fourth of July really about, anyway?ย  The big idea is the celebration of the United States declaring its independence from Great Britain. But the big idea is always accompanied by fireworks, BBQs, paper streamers, floats…

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  • Green Ideas for an Eco-Friendly Fatherโ€™s Day

    Green Ideas for an Eco-Friendly Fatherโ€™s Day

    Earliest memories of your dad?ย  Theyโ€™re likely comprised of him throwing you high in the air, toting you around on his shoulders, and later, teaching you how to ride a bike. These days, dad probably spends much of his time doling out sound wisdom and advice and helping you plan your financial future. Given their…

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