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Comment on Green Weddings by Alex

Alex — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:35:43 +0000

My husband and I had a wedding with green elements. We used http://www.thegreenbrideguide.com to help us plan - I highly recommend it! You can see a picture form our wedding on the real weddings page.

Comment on Saving Water by Greenbaby

Greenbaby — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:10:14 +0000

This post is right up our alley! At greenbabyguide.com, we happen to love eco-friendly solutions that also save money and resources–which is why we’re hosting a green carnival. Starting on July 24th, any blogger can get a piece of the action by commenting on our “Thrifty Green Thursday” post. Just write a post on a simple way that families can save money while going green. Then comment on our blog including the your thrifty green topic and include a link back to us in your post. We hope you join us next Thursday (and every Thursday thereafter) with your own thrifty green tips!

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Comment on Natural Lawn Care by Greenbaby

Greenbaby — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:29:47 +0000

Thanks for the tips! I for one am going to work on keeping my lawn a little longer this summer and seeing if I can cut down on watering. Every little bit helps!

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Comment on Natursutten Natural Pacifer for Baby by Muthering Heights and Other Senseless Sensibility

Muthering Heights and Other Senseless Sensibility — Mon, 26 May 2008 23:47:55 +0000

What a great find! Thanks for sharing!

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Comment on Natursutten Natural Pacifer for Baby by Anna

Anna — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:52:17 +0000

I am having great trouble getting my baby to take to these rather than his normal silicone pacifiers because of the really strong rubbery smell/taste - any hints on how to get rid of this so he will take them?

Comment on Green Camping by Greenbaby

Greenbaby — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:17:28 +0000

Thanks for this post! I always find it ironic when someone pulls a 20 foot trailer into the campground and settles in to watch satellite TV under the starts. Camping has gotten somewhat commercialized but it is possible to enjoy the great outdoors while trying to preserve it.

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Comment on Green Weddings by Val

Val — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:49:58 +0000

All of these are great ideas!

When I had my wedding, we gave away tiny packets of wild flower seeds in a paper fold-over that was stamped with “There is nothing so beautiful as Spring” (a quote from Gerald Manley Hopkins). We used rented plates, wine glasses and tumblers (and only broke one!), and we used flowers that were in season (we picked them out that morning). My bridesmaids were barefoot, as was I, and my husband and his grooms wore the craziest shoes they had under their tuxes. We used yards of fabric (afterwards I used as curtians in our first house) instead of paper throw away decorations for the banquet hall. All our invitations, etc, my maid of honor and I made ourselves. We used ‘hand made paper’ from a local shop and leaf skeletons for our wedding invitations tied to the hand made paper with sweet green ribbon.

It was a wonderful day… but when I think back on it, it was a very green one as well. We didn’t throw rice, we blew bubbles, and we didn’t buy anything that was throw away… even the trays the food were on, I bought two three tiered silver platters that I still use for birthday parties and such and I used glass platters… and asked for ones to borrow from friends and family where I couldn’t own any more… even the salad bowls were bought, second hand, when we found two good large white ones at a Value Village. I think we had two bags of garbage for the whole wedding.

We also had a strict budget. It was $500 from my parents and one $600 tax return from us. All but my dress was bought with that. It meant we could not hire people to do the work for us, but the work we did made a heck of a wedding for $1100 (back in 2000).

There are many other small ways to turn your wedding green. The big things, are of course, rings, dress etc… but the small things are perhaps just as important.

Blessings,
Val

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Comment on Green Weddings by Kassia

Kassia — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:02:44 +0000

Did you or are you planning a green wedding? We’d love to feature you in our Green Wedding Guidebook being published by Sierra Club next year. Please share your story!

Email me, and we can set up a brief phone interview.

Kassia
green.your.wedding@gmail.com

Comment on Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Kristena

Kristena — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:44:13 +0000

I have heard many good things of this book. It is on my list. Good to hear another review.

Comment on Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:28:28 +0000

I read this last month, and it made me more dedicated to eating foods that are in season and
available locally. At times she gets a little preachy, and I wish she’d discussed more of the
challenges she faced while attempting to raise most of their own food for an entire year–
instead she went on and on about how great her lifestyle was compared to most Americans.
Overall, though, I enjoyed it.

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