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Green Talk is a blog based on the personal experiences of the author who built her house using many green materials. The blog contains a mix of posts relating to green building products, green living ideas, home decor products, organic gardening, a
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Happy Mother’s Day from the Mother of the Year
Yep. I was voted mother of the year. Didn’t you read the NY Times, WSJ, and MSN.com? I was so surprised that I nearly fell over in my seat when Janelle of Healthy Child, Healthy World sent me this video letting me know that I had won. ...
Take Care of the Earth and Yourself On Earth Day
With Earth Day fastly approaching, I have been pondering what should I write about. A list of 10 items on how to be kinder to the Earth? Earth Day announcements from various not for profits helping to make our world a better place? A gift guide...
Drink Organic Beer Responsibly
Think of wearing the “Green” on St Patrick’s Day or any day that is cause for celebration? How about just for kicking back watching March madness or your favorite football game? Watch this Grist Video by Umbra, who provides yo...
18 Ways to Cure the Unwanted Gift Blues
Photo by permission of Kasia It’s bright and shiny and often carries an equally bright ribbon. You open the box and you start to sweat when you look into the box. It can only be described as (shuddering…) the UNWANTED Gift. Maybe ...
Dreaming of a Green Christmas?
Watch this clever animated video with music by MC Lars on how to have a sustainable holiday. Yep. Santa in a Prius! Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, this video is a must see. Happy Holidays! If you enjoyed this post, make sure you...
Buy a Real Christmas Tree Just like Charlie Brown
Do you remember in the movie, A Charlie Brown Christmas, when Charlie Brown picks up the only real Christmas tree, albeit a scraggly one, at the tree market store? He chose this tree rather than the big shiny aluminum tree requested by Lucy for the p...
Green Christmas, How to Have a Joyous, Eco-Friendly Holiday Season Book Review
Photo courtesy of Adams Media Green Christmas, How to Have a Joyous, Eco-Friendly Holiday Season is a mere 6 ¼ by 5 ½ inches in size, but packed to the gills with good advice, personal anecdotes, and tips to keep you on track to green your Christm...
Dreaming of a White Halloween
I am dreaming of a white Halloween… yeah, that should be the lyric from good old Bing Crosby. No I am not crazy. It actually snowed in New Jersey yesterday in OCTOBER and we had flurries today. Everyone was in shock. Is this just another ...
Green Mom Carnival, Gratitude for the Gift of Six Senses
Photo by underclassrising This month at the Green Mom’s carnival at the Best of Mother Earth’s blog, the topic is gratitude. It was a given that I was grateful for the small things in life, my family and friends, and just life in genera...
Halloween leaves me Hollow
Remember when Halloween was simple and fun? For the past couple of years I have noticed that Halloween paraphernalia is everywhere. You can’t hide or run from the numerous goblins, ghost, jack-o’-lanterns, or witches. They will track...
What is your Birthday Wish for Me?
September 17th is my official birthday, although I celebrate it with my friends before my birthday and after my birthday. Some make birthday resolutions. Others hide from the day because it is one more candle on the cake. Who wants to age past ...
Father’s Day Green Gift List at Someone Spoil Me
I received an email from Lisa Friedman, co-founder of Someone Spoil Me telling me about their Eco-fabulous Father’s Day list. Don’t you just love their name? Although not all the items on the site are green, this green list is pretty extensive wi...
Help! Slugs in my Garden are Ruining My Life!
Photo by Andrew Larsen I Hate Slugs! Why do I hate Slugs? They are vile, ugly, slimy, gross, disgusting, and did I say vile? I wrote this slug article last August and put it away since it did not seem as pertinent at the end of summer. Guess what?...
Green Mother’s Day by Spending only the Gift of Time.
Photo by Crysti. Editor’s Note: This was the post that I was trying to publish for Mother’s Day but my web host was having server issues with my database. I am still posting it as a belated Happy Mother’s Day. I am sure you have s...
Corn Gluten: Extremely Crabby about Crabgrass
Last year, I used corn gluten to hopefully dent the of invasion of crabgrass in my lawn. I knew based on my conversations with Professor Christians, the inventor of corn gluten as an herbicide that it would take three years to rid my lawn of the...
