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From Natural Home Magazine:

Celebrate the holiday of love by showing some love for the earth. From organic flowers and chocolates to romantic evenings at home, here’s how you can have a green Valentine’s Day.

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. This year, why not show some love to the earth as well as your sweetheart? You can have a romantic Valentine’s Day without putting any extra strain on the earth.

Natural Home Magazine's 10 Ideas for Valentine's Day

Posted in: Green Tips, Holidays on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at at 9:15 AM 0 comments  

Edible hemp is one of the new "super foods" of the 21st century. It's nutritious providing "an optimal 3-to-1 ratio of omega-3's to omega-6's" and high in fiber, protein, magnesium, zinc, iron, and vitamin E which promotes healthy skin, stable blood sugar and intestinal health. Hemp plants grow like weeds making them a highly renewable food source. Extensive tests have shown that food-grade hemp has nothing in common with its wilder botanical cousin (much like poppy seeds and opium). Hemp products include hemp milk, seeds, and protein powders. Most of these products can be found at your local natural grocery. Living Harvest Hempmilk is about $5 a carton. For more information or order by the case at www.livingharvest.com

Posted in: edible hemp, Green Tips, hempmilk, renewable food source, super food on Friday, January 2, 2009 at at 7:45 AM 1 comments  

"Sprig Serious About Play"

A Ft. Collins, Colorado toy company debuted its first line of eco-friendly toys this fall. Sprig Toys (www.sprigtoys.com ) has been in business for only 18 months but is already attracting national attention with its innovative line of battery free toy trucks. These trucks are made of child-safe composite recycled wood and reclaimed plastic called "sprig wood". The company uses minimal packaging. The toys are made in Canada rather than shipped a long distance from China. Sprig is in the process of making distribution deals with Toys R Us, Whole Foods, and independent toy dealers across the country.

Rocky Mountain News
Friday December 12, 2008
Business section, page 3

Green Links:

ImagiPlay--toys with integrity http://www.imagiplay.com
MiYim--organic cotton toys http://www.miyim.com
North Star Toys--wooden toys since 1979 http://www.northstartoys.com

Posted in: Green Tips, Toys on Friday, December 12, 2008 at at 8:43 AM 1 comments