Mother Earth’s Garden is hosting a theme day for the Lifestyles channel — Bloom. And since “bloom” is open to interpretation, I’m going to talk about growing green habits, of course.
How to Help Green Habits Bloom
1. Spray down your procrastination with a nice organic herbicide (like the bag challenge).
2. Don’t let small weeds distract you. Conquer one green habit at a time.
3. Remember why you’re growing your garden — for the kids, animals and even trees.
4. Allow yourself to make mistakes, but keep reaching for your goals.
5. Proudly carry your bouquet shopping.
6. Recycle decaying blooms.
7. Reuse your blooms in …read more

zeroOout is an inspiring group of four Connecticut teens who are raising awareness about global warming through fashion.
They sell some cool shirts with the line, WARM is not COOL. Several retailers in Connecticut sell the shirts, and they’re also available online.
The group uses part of the dough from sales to help fund school environmental clubs and for other green awareness goals.
Contact zeroOout and let them know you support their green goals.

Image via zeroOout.

Ah, it’s that time of year again; time to start thinking about your New Years resolutions. Hopefully this year you’ve got some green resolutions in mind. Of course there are many but here are ten simple resolution ideas to get you going.
Buy boxed food items items in recycled packaging: For almost every boxed food item that comes in packaging there are variables. One such variable is recycled (or not) packaging. Lots of recycled packaging is easy to spot because the package will say so, such as, “100% recycled packaging.” Some will have the little recycled label on it. However, even …read more