I just purchased a set of AusPen refillable whiteboard markers. The fact that I bought anything new is news - since that is such a rare occasion. But marker pens? Yes, I am quite tired of messing with old, almost dead markers and was delighted to find some that are [...]
In honor of office holiday parties, tomorrow, the Thursday before Christmas, is National Regifting Day. Money Management International (MMI) suggests that you turn your gift exchange into a regifting party. "In case you are hesitant to break tradition, you can rest assured that the majority (60%) of people think that regifting is becoming more accepted; the top two reasons are to save some green."
A torturous form of delayed gratification, wrapped gifts cultivate excitement and wonder. Yet nowadays gift wrap can be quite pricey and is often made with non-recyclable plasticized or metallic paper. Careful unwrapping and reuse helps but ultimately it ends up in the landfill. If it is placed in the recycling it must be sorted out at the recycling center. I imagine the paper sorters dread Christmas. Can you imagine miles and miles of smushed wrapping paper mixed with plastic bags, rubber bands and tape?
White Elephant Gift Exchange/Game A great inter-generational activity that creates life-long memories, white elephant exchanges involve gifting no longer wanted items to-be-determined friends and relatives. Many families and groups prefer this to one-on-one exchanges since they minimize the expense and effort involved in personalized gift giving, and the game brings [...]
In 2007 two mechanical engineering graduates, Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre, started Ecovative Design based on a patent pending process they developed for a business class. Inspired by mushroom root balls in the Vermont woods, they used the underside of a dorm bed as an incubator for introducing fungal mycelium to agricultural byproducts. The mycelium grows for 5-10 days transforming and loose agriculture materials like rice hulls or cotton gin trash into an all-natural rigid material with similar properties and costs as synthetic foams.
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center Second Chance Plant Sale, Friday, August 27th, 9-5 pm There will be a smaller selection of plants, no tours, and very limited garden staff available, but it will give you a chance to get plants if you missed the weekend or want to come back for more. Please [...]
Living Green Interviews, Environmental Event Calendars, Green Links . . . It can be hard to get attention in this fast paced world. With that in mind, Living Green showcases green businesses, projects and events. Readers are invited to nominate themselves and other worthy subjects. I reserve the right to select interviewees, submit [...]
D'Argenzio Winery and the Environmental Center of Sonoma County welcome you and your friends to our up-and-coming Santa Rosa neighborhood at Ridgway and Cleveland Avenues, north of College Avenue and west of Highway 101. Taste award winning artisan wines made on-site, enjoy happy hour snacks and visit with old and new [...]
A fashion and beauty web site, Styleite is dedicated to giving readers the latest and greatest in fashion and beauty news, insight and commentary. Recent topics range from The Return of Classic American Style, Sudanese Models Arrested After Sharing A Mixed Runway and Leather Shorts: The Be All, End All Of Seasonal Dressing? But [...]
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, Second Chance Plant Sale, Friday, May 7th, 9-5 pm There will be a smaller selection of plants, no tours, and very limited garden staff available, but it will give you a chance to get plants if you missed the weekend or want to come back for [...]