Environmentalism, digital world give traditions a tweak
Christmas is steeped in tradition, but that doesn’t mean the merry season can’t feel modern.
With the digital revolution, green sensibilities and ever-evolving styles of the 21st century, traditions take on a new vibe.
“We live in a different world,” says Gerald Smith, professor of religion and environmental studies at Sewanee: The University of the South. “We can sing ‘Over the river and through the woods’ all we want, but most of us live in a digital world; high-tech things are a part of our life, and what we are doing is pulling Christmas traditions in that direction.
Read full article at: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20111218/LIFE01/312180013/A-merry-modern-Christmas?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs
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December 19, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, organic, recycling, sustainability | Tags: Christmas, digital, eco, eco friendly, environment, Environmentalism, gift, green, high-tech, holiday, merry, mod, modern, present, season, shop, Shopping, wrapping | Leave A Comment »
Need an unusual and green holiday gift idea? Consider giving organic or natural fiber sheets and blankets.
Introduce your family and friends to a healthier, cozier night’s sleep with natural fiber sheets and blankets. While you are at it, get some for yourself – you won’t believe the difference!
Read full article here: http://wellesley.patch.com/articles/green-tips-green-bedding-for-an-unusual-holiday-gift
Click here for more information about “Greening your Bedroom”.
Information compiled from green.life@sierraclub.org, treehugger.com and Green Living by the editors of The Environmental Magazine.
For more green tips, visit greenwithbetsy.com
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December 19, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, manufacturing, organic, sustainability | Tags: Bamboo, bedding, blanket, Christmas, green, holiday, holidays, natural, natural fiber, organic, Organic cotton, sheets, shop, Shopping, Sustainability, sustainable | Leave A Comment »
Written by Jill Ettinger
You think tchotchke is a Russian novelist. You’ve never bought a souvenir, a bauble or a trinket. Clutter makes you hyperventilate. There’s something to be said for the Zen-like state of living without encumbering things all around us. Even studies have shown that a de-cluttered living environment can be more conducive to creativity, focus and happiness. But being anti-thing can make the holidays a little rough and confusing.
Whether getting a gift for a minimalist or you happen to be one yourself struggling with holiday gift ideas, perhaps some of these will work for you.
Find these great gift ideas here: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2bP2wY/www.organicauthority.com/sanctuary/how-to-volunteer-opportunities-during-the-holidays.html
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December 15, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, organic, sustainability | Tags: Christmas, gift, holiday, holidays, mantrameds, membership, organic, present, shop, Shopping, subscription | Leave A Comment »
Written by Jessica Reeder
If you’re like us and would rather contribute than consume (at least for a few hours) this year, here’s how to get started. You don’t need to volunteer at holiday time, either; there are many, many ways and places to give.
Read about these great ways to volunteer and give your time this holiday season: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2bP2wY/www.organicauthority.com/sanctuary/how-to-volunteer-opportunities-during-the-holidays.html
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December 15, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, Nursing | Tags: Christmas, holiday, mantrameds, volunteer, volunteering | Leave A Comment »
How many of you have these awesome winter-blooming plants in your home?
Thanksgiving cactus with peach-colored blossom.
James Blake, ©2011 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter cactus are popular gift plants. Growing holiday cacti as house plants. Light, temperature, watering, fertilizer, potting soil. Insect pests, root rot, lack of flowering problems.
Read full article here: http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/indoor/flowering/hgic1554.html
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December 15, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, organic, sustainability | Tags: cacti, cactus, Christmas, Clemson, Clemson University, CU, Easter, mantrameds, Thanksgiving | Leave A Comment »
Alexis Petru
Each year, as many as 2 billion holiday cards are mailed in the U.S. between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, generating enough waste to fill a football field 10 stories high, according to California’s lead recycling agency. But don’t think you have to sacrifice your annual holiday card to keep your festivities eco-friendly. We’ve found seven holiday cards that are better for the planet, but still merry and fun: from electronic greetings to cards you can compost.
Read about these 7 Eco-friendly holiday cards at: http://earth911.com/news/2011/12/12/7-eco-friendly-holiday-cards/
Photo: Snail’s Pace Paper
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December 14, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, recycling, sustainability | Tags: card, Christmas, christmas card, eco, green, holiday, mantrameds, planet, recycle, recycled, sustainable | 1 Comment »
This article has some great eco-friendly gift ideas that won’t break the bank! Water conserving shower timers, organic fair trade candy, reusable sandwich bags (picture below), and recycled notebooks for your to-do lists etc. These are just 4 out of the 10 great stocking stuffers. Check it out!
LunchSkins Sandwich Bags
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DIY Scents Smell A Lot Like Christmas
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Holiday aromas are everywhere we go this season: in department stores, grocery stores, malls and especially craft stores. Pine, ginger, cinnamon, citrus and spice seem to fill the air this time of year, inviting us into that cozy spirit. Unfortunately, it often takes a load of artificial candles, sprays and chemicals to actually produce those intoxicating aromas. Instead, recreate holiday scents using all-natural ingredients. Here are four great DIY tips for making organic holiday scents for the house.
For these great tips on making your house smell delicioso, go to: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2biUkG/www.organicauthority.com/sanctuary/diy-organic-holiday-scents-for-the-house.html
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December 14, 2011 | Categories: lifestyle, organic, sustainability | Tags: auroma, Christmas, DIY, holiday, homemade, scent, smell | Leave A Comment »
5 Homemade Christmas Stocking Projects, Recycled Too!
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| Organic Authority brings us this great holiday article about recycled stocking stuffers! Learn what you can make out of recycled paper, recycled mittens, recycled fabric scraps, even recycled t-shirts. How about using an Earthspun Apparel t-shirt which is made from recycled materials to make your recycled t-shirt cotton! Woah, how green-chic would you be this Christmas? |
This holiday season, are you hanging your stockings from the chimney with care? If you’remaking your own stockings from recycled materials, you sure are! Get crafty with Santa this year, and surprise him with a chimney lined with handmade stockings you created yourself—and all with recycled materials from your household. Here are five fabulous tutorials for DIY stockings made from recycled materials.
To view tutorials, go to: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1GQ7EF/www.organicauthority.com/sanctuary/diy-christmas-stockings-made-with-recycled-materials.html
Check out Organic Authority on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OrganicAuthority?ref=ts
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December 14, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, recycling, sustainability | Tags: Christmas, DIY, Earthspun Apparel, holiday, holidays, homemade, project, recycle, recycled, stocking, T-shirt, tee, tees | 1 Comment »
Looking for last-minute holiday gifts? Don’t stuff your loved ones’ stockings with junk! At MantraMeds, we encourage you to gift eco-consciously during this season of giving.
Just discovered Sprout!
Sprout makes wrist watches out of materials like corn resin (99% biodegradable in a compost environment), organic cotton (pesticide free), Tyvek® (a high-density fiber which is strong, water and tear resistant and is recyclable), bamboo (which doesn’t require pesticides or fertilizers to grow) and fish skin (an eco-friendly alternative to animal leather). These watches come in several styles for men and women – bright colors, funky designs, and fully functioning for the bargain price of $30! Check out this eco-friendly brand and save yourself some green!
Check out their website at: http://www.sproutwatches.com/
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December 7, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, manufacturing, organic, recycling, sustainability | Tags: Bamboo, biodegradable, Christmas, Compost, corn, corn resin, eco friendly, eco-conscious, Fish, fish skin, gift, green, holiday, holidays, Mantra, mantrameds, organic, Organic cotton, shop, Shopping, stocking, tyvek, watch, wristwatch, xmas | Leave A Comment »
9 Ways to Wrap Without Buying Wrapping Paper
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Every year the holiday season generates an incredible amount of garbage, much of it in the form of wrapping paper that is purchased, used once, and then ripped into shreds and tossed in the trash. Reduce your holiday footprint by refusing to buy wrapping paper – try these creative ideas instead: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/9Io9TX/www.organicauthority.com/sanctuary/dont-buy-wrapping-paper-eco-ideas.html
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December 5, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, manufacturing, recycling, sustainability | Tags: Christmas, gift, gifts, holiday, holidays, mantrameds, paper, present, presents, recycle, recycled, recycled paper, Sustainability, sustainable, wrapping paper, x-mas, xmas | 1 Comment »
Last day to enjoy our week-long extension of Cyber Monday! Buy some sustainable scrubs for the green nurse in your life! These make great Christmas presents!
CYBER MONDAY IS ALL WEEK LONG on MantraMeds Market!
FOR EVERY $75 YOU SPEND GET $25 OFF
Go to: http://www.mantramedsmarket.com/
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This article is brought to you by The Daily Green – a consumer’s guide to green from GoodHousekeeping.com
Whether it’s holiday time, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s or Father’s Day, or a green wedding, look here to find ideas for unique green gifts.
The Daily Green’s gift guide features the season’s best green gifts — including many unique items made by independent artisans that you can’t find in any shopping mall. Even if you’ve only got a few dollars to spend, you’ll find incredible green gifts for under $20 that you can be proud to give. And, because we know less is more, we’ve highlighted creative ways to give without giving stuff at all.
Go to the link below to find some creative guides to green gifting!
Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/green-gifts#ixzz1fO3OyFWS
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This holiday season, Mantrameds encourages you to support your local farmers! One of the biggest crops in the mountains of North Carolina is… Christmas Trees!
The North Carolina Christmas Tree Association NCCTA
Grown on American soil by American farmers, North Carolina Fraser fir is a renewable, recyclable, environmentally friendly choice.
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November 30, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, organic, recycling, sustainability | Tags: Agriculture, Best practice, Business, Christmas, eco, Education, environment, Environmentally friendly, green, mantrameds, organic, Sustainability, sustainable, United States | Leave A Comment »
Christmas Lights Electricity Cost Calculator
Here’s a great website to help you think twice about how many twinkle lights to hang around from your garlands and gutters this holiday season.
Ever wonder how much you are really spending on your Christmas Lights?
Think about LED vs traditional lights and wondering how much you’ll save?
Use our new tool to answer both these questions. Just enter in how many bulbs, sets, or nets you plan to install or purchase and you’ll see how much you’ll spend on electricity to run your lights.
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How to Have a Green Christmas
LCD lights from Brookstone.com.
Great article on tips for a GREEN holiday season. From the tree and wreath to gift wrap, there are plenty of ways we can have a more eco-friendly Christmas.
Read green tips at: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1568489,00.html#ixzz1fDQGVEqr
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Green Tuesday a twist on holiday name game
Consumers are encouraged to “shop green” and “shop small” during the holiday gift-giving season
BY SARAH SKIDMORE, The Associated Press
Shoppers who want to save green – and be greener – during the holiday season are the focus of a major new push by the nonprofit Green America to make the Tuesday after every Thanksgiving “Green Tuesday.”
To kick off this new annual holiday shopping tradition, Green America’s GreenDeals.org website will be offering special deals for the week starting on the first “Green Tuesday” (November 29, 2011).
Much like Groupon does for general shoppers, GreenDeals.org offers discounts and deals from local and national green online businesses that are approved by Green America. GreenDeals.org features a new deal or discount every 24-48 hours.
Read full article at: http://www.registerguard.com/web/business/27244882-41/green-says-shop-tuesday-america.html.csp
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November 29, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, manufacturing, organic, recycling, sustainability | Tags: Business, Christmas, Clothing, eco, environment, Environmentally friendly, gift, green, holiday, holidays, mantrameds, organic, recycle, recycled, Recycling, Shopping, Sustainability, sustainable, United States | Leave A Comment »
Green holiday ideas for Christmas, Chanukah, and more
SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES
“The December holidays bring plenty of trash opportunities with them—what with more shopping and cooking, and there is the present-opening at the gift-giving portion of the holidays. Add in all the energy use from extra travel and hospitality, and these last weeks of the year end up having quite an impact on our natural resources.
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November 29, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, organic, recycling, sustainability | Tags: Christmas, eco, environment, Environmentally friendly, green, holiday, holidays, mantrameds, organic, Plastic bottle, recycle, recycled, Recycling, Shopping, Sustainability, sustainable, United States | Leave A Comment »
Company branches out with new ‘Made in the USA’ baskets
By Leezia Dhalla
This holiday season, Best Organics Inc. is giving local shoppers three more reasons to spend. Two weeks ago, the Boulder-based company launched a new product line, called America’s Best Organics, featuring three gourmet gift baskets overflowing with artisan foods, organic personal care products and other eco-friendly items all made in the United States.
Co-Owner Steve Hoffman, left, and CEO Seleyn DeYarus of Best Organic Inc. in Boulder. The company has just launched a new America s Best Organics line of gourmet gift boxes. ( MARK LEFFINGWELL )
“With the new product line, DeYarus said, “I think we’ll appeal to patriots who want to support ‘Made in the USA,’ and we’ll also attract those who really care about the Earth and making a difference with how they spend their dollars.”
We couldn’t agree with you more! Great to see more companies offering goods that are sustainable and made in the USA. Best of luck this holiday season to Best Organics Inc.
Read full article at: http://www.dailycamera.com/business/ci_19411592
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Matt Hickman
Manage to emerge unscathed from — or completely avoid — last week’s frenzied display of retail ickiness? Shop responsibly and less aggressively for eco-prezzies with the help of this year’s Green Monday gift guide.
View the gift guide at: http://www.mnn.com/your-home/at-home/blogs/green-monday-2011-gift-guide
“You’ll find an assortment of items… that are durable, handmade, ethically manufactured, and/or made from recycled/recyclable/sustainable materials. There’s something for everyone on the list, from space-strapped urban gardeners to energy usage-obsessers to design-savvy cat owners.”
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November 28, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, manufacturing, organic, recycling, sustainability | Tags: Business, Christmas, Clothing, eco, Education, environment, Environmentally friendly, gift, green, mantrameds, present, recycled, Recycling, Shopping, Sustainability, sustainable | Leave A Comment »
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, lists five toxic holiday gifts you should never buy a loved one for Christmas
Gift-giving is a wonderful activity, but many people who give gifts to family and friends don’t realize they’re actually giving the recipient cancer, or diabetes or attention deficit problems.
In this article, I expose five dangerous gifts that may literally increase the risk of disease and death. Whatever you give your family and friends this holiday season, please avoid giving these five dangerous gifts:
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Dangerous gift #5) Clothing that’s full of GMOs, dyes and pesticides
Finally, all non-organic cotton isloaded with pesticides, and those pesticide chemicals can promote Parkinson’s disease, dementia and other brain disorders (http://www.naturalnews.com/027098_p…). The only cotton that’s free of pesticides is100% organic cotton, which is available from a few specialty stores and online retailers.
Read more at: http://www.naturalnews.com/034253_Christmas_gifts_toxic_chemicals.html#ixzz1ewIdaJYk
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Top 10 alternative eco-friendly Christmas gifts
*Remember Mantrameds eco-friendly medical scrubs for that green nurse in your life! We do online gift cards! Email us at
info@mantrameds.comChristmas is nearly upon us and as Andy Williams once crooned, it’s the most wonderful times of the year. As Santa begins to wrap his icy fingers around the winter season, we are reminded that ‘tis the season of warm drinks by the fireplace and jolly songs ringing through the snow-dusted streets. It is also a time of infuriating queues and last minute dashes to the shops to find loved ones the perfect presents.
However, even in gift giving, it’s important to keep the environment in mind. You can help cut down on the level of toxicity that’s developed around commercial
Christmas and maybe even influence good habits in those you love by following Retail Digital’s alternative
green gift list.
1. Donate
A popular alternative to asking for a gift is to ask would-be gift-givers to donate to a charity or a philanthropic organisation in your name. This gift is both immaterial, and thereby doesn’t generate waste through packaging, but can also contribute to worthy causes and help organisations work to achieve goals, which is especially hard to do in this economic climate.
2. Tickets
A friend of mine once said that when it came to gift-giving, she preferred experiences to physical items. Giving the gift of
tickets to a sports game, concert, play, or opera, is giving the gift of a memorable experience to someone, which many times can be more thoughtful than a mere trinket. It can also help people get out and try something new, or take part in something they enjoy but could not afford normally. Things like a year-long membership to a museum or a staging of Wagner’s Ring Cycle could make someone’s year without having to leave boxes of gift-aftermath out on the curb. Log on to lastminute.com to find great offers on some very unique experiences.
3. Space heater
For those who live in large homes, particularly older ones, and chew their nails when the heating bill arrives, space heaters are a great gift. Using a space heater on cool days in the area that you’re in is more energy efficient than blowing out the whole house with the heavy artillery central heating. A practical and efficient gift for all your friends living in haunted houses.
4. Super vacuum
Not many people think of vacuums as “green” products, but a high efficiency, low energy vacuum can use less energy in the home, and amass dust and dirt into small compact units that can then be disposed of effectively. Dyson is one brand that is advancing green cleaning technology with vacuums that aren’t unnecessarily bulky, saving on materials. Instead of bags, its vacuums utilise what the company calls “Root Cyclone” technology, which essentially means that you get a more efficient, high-powered vacuum that will leave you with a cleaner house without having to throw away bags filled with cat hair and dust.
5. Bulk canisters
Shopping in bulk is proven to be cheaper overall than buying individual packages, which create waste, but often we forego buying in bulk because we don’t have the place to store tons of stuff. Resolve this by gifting a set of high-quality storage jars for the kitchen. Having spice containers and canisters to house bulk groceries encourages the purchase of those bulk materials.
6. Subscription to streaming service
A subscription to Netflix Streaming or any other online web-streaming service is a gift that creates virtually no waste and has lasting impacts. Many families are set up with some device that allows them to stream movies and TV shows to their television, computer, video game console, or set-top-box. If Netflix is not an option for whatever reason, there are many alternatives to choose from including
Amazon Video and Hulu.
7. Bicycles
When it comes to decreasing carbon footprints, transportation plays an important role. We can’t all afford to gift an electric car, but bicycles are a cheap alternative and have health and fitness benefits, to boot. Substituting one car ride with a bike ride each week would substantially reduce emissions flowing into the atmosphere and help keep your body in reasonable health.
8. Compost tumbler
In 2009, the United States produced 243 tons of rubbish, and 21 tons of that was recovered by composting. If you know someone who is conscious of waste generated in the kitchen, but doesn’t know what to do about it, a composting tumbler is a great idea. Composting is a great way to reduce kitchen waste and repurpose for a small home garden. Fruits, vegetables, herbs and other crops from that garden can be used in the kitchen which saves on the costs of groceries. Save the world, eat healthier, spend less money? Count us in!
9. Electric lawnmowers
Spring may seem far away at the end of December, but if you live in an area where people have lawns an electric lawnmower is one of the greenest gifts that you can buy for them. It may be that gas-engined mowers are easier to use, but they can be so noisy—noisy enough to cause hearing damage (your average lawnmower tops out at around 100 decibels, whereas hearing damage begins to happen around 90 decibels). But aside from noise pollution, did you realise that lawnmowers are worse for the atmosphere than driving your car? They can be surprisingly big polluters.
The EPA estimates that 10-12 percent of the nation’s total air pollution comes from the sort of small engines that you find in lawn care equipment. Gas powered lawn mowers consume 580 million gallons of gasoline annually, and 25 percent to 35 percent of that fuel escapes unburned into the atmosphere – polluting the air we breathe and the water we drink.
Today we’ve got a different option in the electric lawn mower. Electric mowers are 50 percent to 75 percent quieter than a standard gas mower, self-propelled, can be easily adjusted to the desired cutting height, and are much less harmful to the environment.
10. Regift
You have heard it before: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Regift would complete the series. Why buy another product from the store when you have got one at home that you’re not using? There are all sorts of outdated ideas about the incivility of giving someone a gift that you’ve already ‘contaminated’ by using. In the new world, we have to think smaller and we have to think smarter: why cause further stress on the environment by supplying demand for a product that’s already wasting away in your attic or your garage! It’s Christmas! Give it away!
Written by: Thomas Stone
Thomas Stone writes blogs on behalf of Sears and other prestigious brands. He enjoys keeping abreast of environmental protection news and sustainable living technology.
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November 22, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, manufacturing, organic, recycling, scrubs, sustainability | Tags: Christmas, eco, environment, Environmentally friendly, gift, green, mantrameds, Shopping | Leave A Comment »
Enjoy A Real Green Christmas!
If you’re planning on heading out and getting a Christmas tree this holiday season, please leave the axe at home. Urban Roots is teaming up with Riverkeeper, Grassroots Gardens and Olmsted Parks to, once again, offer up an alternative that can help your home, the city and our planet. Why not consider investing in a living tree? ”Living trees improve the air quality of your home,” says Patti Jablonski-Dopkin, General Manager of Urban Roots Community Gardening Center. “And eventually your community. They absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen as well as mediate air temperature and humidity. When you bring a living tree into your home, you and your family get the benefits of natural air purification. By planting the tree in your yard or an urban neighborhood after Christmas, you give the continued gift of improved air quality to the community. The trees will also provide habitat for native wildlife species as they grow. Living trees reduce landfill use and methane production.
30-35 million cut Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. each year and approximately 10 million of them end up in landfills, thus producing methane. When you purchase a living tree, you keep valuable nutrients out of the landfill and cut methane production.”
If you’re not sure what to do with the tree once the holidays are over, bring it back to Urban Roots and they will take care of it until spring. Then they will give your tree to one of the partnering groups to get it planted (you can even get a write off). Additionally, since you did such a good deed, you can go and visit your tree whenever you want! Then you can buy a friend for your tree next season, and the season after that. After all, we were once known as the City of Trees.
Urban Roots Community Garden Center, located at 428 Rhode Island Street, offers eight (8) varieties of living, locally-grown evergreens for the holidays. They are priced in the $60-$70 range and stand 3′-4′ feet tall. The staff can provide you with full planting instructions.
Read more at http://www.buffalorising.com/2011/11/enjoy-a-real-green-christmas.html
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November 22, 2011 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, recycling | Tags: Agriculture, Christmas, eco, environment, Environmentally friendly, green, Health, jack miller., jerry wheeler, mantrameds, Organic Farm, Organic farming, recycled, Recycling, Sustainability, sustainable, United States Department of Agriculture | Leave A Comment »
Mantrameds’ South Carolina office moved early Fall to W. Antrum Drive in Greenville. We have a great display room that has remained sparse until today. Pictured below are some of the materials that go into Mantrameds scrubs.
To the right are miniature hay bales. The two brown ones are Texas Organic Cotton, which accounts for 50% of our poly/cotton blend. The orange hay bale with tiger paws is one of Jack Miller’s favorite souvenirs. He bought it at a fundraiser for the agriculture department at his alma matter – Clemson University. To learn more about Texas organic cotton, go to http://www.texasorganic.com/
The plastic pyramid in the center of the table is made of display canisters from Repreve Recycled Polyester, which makes up 50% of Mantrameds fabric. These canisters show the 3 stages of the recycled polyester process. The plastic is melted down and chopped into small beads. These are melted down into flakes, which are then extracted into polyester yarn. To read more about Repreve Recycled Polyester, go to http://www.repreve.com/
The left side of the table displays Mantrameds’ newest literature. As of last week, we have an updated catalog, story-teller hangtags, discount cards, and star-shaped badge pulls. To request a new catalog or inquire about Mantrameds scrubs, email us at info@mantrameds.com
Remember, Mantrameds scrubs are made in the USA using sustainable practices. Buy a pair for the green nurse in your family this Christmas!
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