Yum - Fruit!

In 2010, the twelve fruits and vegetables that had the highest pesticide levels—even after peeling and washing included celery, peaches, strawberries, apples, blueberries, nectarines, bell peppers, spinach, kale, cherries, potatoes, and imported grapes. Buying organic versions of this produce is safer for you and the environment.

recycle/re-purpose your flipflops!!! - and then get some new ones.

From April 22nd to May 21st Old Navy Stores within the continental US will collect used, dirty and broken flip-flops. Each store will have a box located near the entrance where you can drop off your flip-flops. TerraCycle will repurpose the flip-flops into playgrounds that Old Navy will give away to a few lucky schools or community organizations.

Enjoy some fresh air - Bike to Work

San Diego Regional Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 20, 2011. Here is a link if you would like to register or check out the location the 75 pit stops planned for this year. http://www.icommutesd.com/Events/BikeToWorkDay.aspx

Celebrate Earth Day

Sunday, April 17th at Balboa Park is the largest Earth Day environmental fair in the world (as far as we know)! Come join the fun and find out ways to help protect and preserve the world we live in. (http://earthdayweb.org/EarthFair.html)

A life without plasic

There is growing evidence that plastic is not only bad for our planet, it is bad for our health as well. Why not try giving up plastic on a trial basis for the rest of Lent for a start (or at least reducing your use of plastic). check out this website
learning to live without plastics

Water less

In honor of World Water Day (which was on March 22nd): You can support companies that are trying to reduce their water footprint when you need to buy new clothes. Levi's WaterLess™ jeans reduce water usage (normally about 42 liters per pair) by an average of 28% per pair--and up to 96% for some styles. It's a step in the right direction.

Green Bargins

Here is a way to get a good daily coupon emailed to you and to support businesses that focus entirely on green bargains while giving a percentage of sales to designated non profits. Sign up at:Green Box Top