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Robin Pharo shows us that going green can be fun and that it doesn’t always have to be taken so seriously. She shares easy ways to make small changes with big impact, using tips and techniques tailored to fit your active lifestyle.

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Bridgedale Bamboo Socks

Bridgedale Bamboo Socks

I’m the first one to admit that a number of companies make wild claims about the power of their products in the green marketplace: it will save you energy, make you healthier, save the world. Not that this is a new concept. Since the first tonics were sold by traveling salesmen, marketing departments have been [...]

How many fish in the sea?

How many fish in the sea?

No, this isn’t a dating column. Hopefully, I’m past having to date anyway and consider myself lucky to have my own fab catch. And that is the perfect transition to talk about fish (get it, catch?).
Green Peace recently released their list of the best (and worst) national grocery chains when it comes to sustainably harvested [...]

Use Your Power for Good

Use Your Power for Good

I have a local meat market/grocery store that I love to shop at just down the street from my office. Every day, they offer a tasty selection of home-cooked meals and prices that are unusually low. There other products are high quality and they stock a good selection of local foods and beers (which if [...]

Green Brew Pubs

Green Brew Pubs

I’m traveling this week and enjoying some of my favorite places in the North Woods. One of the rules we have on vacation is never eat at a place you can find at home. So, unfortunately for my son, that means no McDonald’s (yeah!). But for me, it means discovering new and locally owned places [...]

Africa Hot and Unintended Consequences

Africa Hot and Unintended Consequences

 Yesterday was hot, Africa Hot as we say in our family. And of course it was the day that we decided to have an energy audit of our home. Now, if you haven’t had an energy audit, I highly recommend the process but that is a topic for another blog. Today, I want to talk [...]

Bag-lady Angst

Bag-lady Angst

By now, anyone who is paying even a little attention to the world of green, has heard the message to carry your own bags into the store. But, if you’re anything like me, there are times that I forget to either bring them into the store or put them back into my vehicle. When that [...]