The thing I like most about this book, it covers green living from a very practical standpoint. Not everyone can run out and drop 10k on a solar power system (wiki). We can't all sell our cars and install greywater (wiki) systems to water our flowers. But we can make a commitment on some level, even if it's small. Enter Green Greener Greenest.
She approaches each topic with great amount of research. You almost get the feeling that, in a way, she's holding some of it back for fear of losing the punch on the point at hand. Each topic ends with a solution for readers of all commitment levels. Whether you're just starting (kinda like me) or a veteran, the action items are broken down into three easy to digest categories: Green, Greener or Greenest (hence the title, captain obvious here).
Here are the topics she covers in her book.
I highly recommend this book, a measly $10 on amazon: Green Greener Greenest
PS: Notice the green background? Thats the geek in me. Every post related to "going green" on my site will have a green background. *pat on back
Our junk drawers were outta control. Since we moved in to our new house the 4 drawers on the island in the kitchen were a mess. Sarah and I went drawer organizer shopping only to find them to be a little overpriced.
Botanical Gardens St. LouisEver been to Botanical Gardens in St. Louis? If not, I highly recommend it. And while this photo doesn't actually highlight the beauty of Botanical Gardens, you can find out more info on their website at MoBot.org
I've been hammering on this pretty hard lately in my personal life and blog. I'm on a quest to live as naturally and organic and chemical free as possible. So I decided to do some very light research this morning and here is what I found.
Reuse - Make old shopping bags into a walletOn my quest to go green, I'm making a quick stop to pat myself on the back for mastering one of the R's, Recycle. Now I'm starting to focus on another R, Reuse. Today I mentioned something on twitter and @tony sent me a cool link on how to reuse old shopping bags.
Supporting the Tower Grove Farmers' Market is the smart thing to do. Why? Cause it's the right thing to do, AND you get a t-shirt. Beat that! It starts up again this season: Every Saturday from May 10 through October 25, 8:30am until 12:30pm.
As you may or may not know, I work from home. I've made some efforts to make my workplace more "green-friendly" so I thought I'd list a few here to note my progress. If you have any other ideas I'd definitely be up for 'em.
Press Release: OCA and Dr. Bronner's Offer Companies a Contract to Address Organic Misbranding and Labeling in Personal Care
Road Trip: What I'm readingI used to never read. I actually still don't like the art of reading but I love me some learnen'. This is a shot of a few books and magazines on my dashboard during my most recent road trip to Iowa to see my Grandma.
Imagine my surprise when after only 5 minutes of browsing the net I found the baby bottles we bought contained Bisphenol A (BPA). There are two schools of thought when it comes to BPA, 1) It's totally safe 2) It's totally toxic.
That's it. I'm "going green". Frankly, I'm a bit mad / pissed / fed up (call it what you want) with the amount of crap we unknowingly ingest and inhale through our food, household cleaners and other materiels on a day-to-day basis. I've been doing some reading, a lot of reading and my findings have been quite sobering.
Caps - Ayinger Brau-WeisseThis is the start of a new series I've been dying to do. Last year I started collecting bottle caps from my favorite brews. My goal in this series is to photograph the cap, talk about the beer (maybe some history) and explain why I think it's so tasty. So the first up is Ayinger, a beer I first enjoyed in Germany when I was around 17 years old...
HeinekenAnother delicious green beverage. This was at one time my beer of choice but I've moved on to bigger and better.
Arch Up CloseA close up of the Arch in St. Louis. This photo was published in "St. Louis Seen & Unseen" by Michael Kilfoy.
Tony
04.04.2008
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