Articles tagged with: Green Challenge
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What’s A Vegan Girl Scout To Do?
[Mar 22, 12 by
My daughter is a Girl Scout. I love the organization, her troop leader, the girls in her troop, and the opportunities Scouting gives her. What I don’t love are the hydrogenated, unsustainable palm oil-laden, non-vegan girl scout cookies she must sell.
So to keep balance in the universe, I want to share these Vegan alternative recipes for two Girl Scout Classics. No, they are not the healthiest things to eat, but they are certainly better for the planet (palm oil plantations are destroying orangutan habitats at a FAST pace), and better …
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Secrets of a Package-hating Locavore to Survive the Winter
[Aug 5, 11 by
Eating local is easy to do in the summer with the bounty of fruits and vegetables available, but here are some ways to extend the harvest to last throughout the winter.
Freeze. Keep a bag or container in the freezer and throw in veggie scraps- like carrot tops, kale and broccoli stalks, tomato and onion ends, herbs etc. When the bag is full, cook up a big pot of stock by boiling the vegetables in a few quarts of water until they are colorless. Strain and divide broth in small jars …
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This is Brilliant: Just Add Water
[May 25, 11 by
I love when a super-green product gets even better. Bio-Green Crystals are nutraceutical grade cleaning compounds specifically made not only to be nontoxic- formulated to not trigger reactions such as asthma, allergies, rashes, adhd, and autism as chemical-based cleaners do- but also be zero waste. These little crystal packets are designed to be added to tap water in your own reused bottle to make 32 ounces of a powerful yet safe cleaning solution. That means you can use an empty trigger bottle, or one bought to …
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Weighing in on School Lunch Waste
[Mar 17, 11 by
In preparation for Earth Day, some parents in the Montclair school district are working with the schools to organize Waste-Free Lunch Day extravaganzas. On certain days, parent volunteers will go to the school’s cafeterias and set up bins for dividing trash into recyclables, compostables, liquids, and true trash. The collection bins are then weighed and everyone gets to see how much waste is diverted from the incinerator when it’s properly separated.
In one of the schools of roughly 500 third through fifth graders where …
