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Around the Web with Peggy & Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:15:05 +0000

So, it’s been awhile since we did one of these round-ups. We’re due. Here’s the green we’ve been writing elsewhere that may interest Tree Hugging Family Readers.

Building, buying, or remodeling your own green home:

Home & Living:

Architecture:

Baby:

Eco friendly baby shirts
Easy ways to go green with your baby
Organic baby clothing
Sweet organic baby tees
Happy summer organic baby finds
Cutest baby babble story ever – note that this is not so green, or even really useful for human parents, but it’s so darn cute I keep spreading it around. Sorry.

Work related:

Miscellaneous stuff:

Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going on at Tree Hugging Family in May 2008

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Count Down to Earth Day With b5media – Offbeat Homes Talks Green Structures

Jennifer — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:01:33 +0000

As promised, Peggy and I have an Earth Day event running all month. We were trying to come up with what to do here for Earth Day, and that’s a tough one for us. We could blog green – but frankly we always blog green. How we could blog greener seemed to be pushing it.

That said, we put a call out to our b5media friends and asked them to write about green topics, from the perspective of their blog for a day. This is cool on many levels. You’re going to get to know some of our pals blogs, and we all get to learn about some new earth-friendly topics from another blog’s point of view.

Starting today we’ll be counting down to Earth Day by featuring different b5 bloggers and their green posts each day. We’ve got all kinds of cool blogs playing along; blogs about, cooking, sports, parenting, business, gardening, music, health, and more. It’ll be great to see what these blogs offer up all month. Each of our Earth Day posts will have the earth photo at the top, so they’ll be easy to spot.

We’re kicking off this event with a blogger you already know – me

You may know (or not) that I also blog at Offbeat Homes, a blog covering unusual structures. I also tend to cover many a green structure though (it is me) so since no one seemed to want to volunteer for the 1st, I did. Here are a few of my favorite green posts from Offbeat Homes.

If you’re looking for super tiny homes then you have to check out the earth friendly Tumbleweed Homes. There’s also a Tumbleweed follow up.

Possibly my most favorite reclaimed home on the planet. Or maybe it’s this green home that’s my fave.

Last up: Four Great Examples of Eco-Architecture

Tomorrow we’ve got a great health blogger you won’t want to miss, so stay tuned.

[photo via stock.exchange]

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Tree Hugging Family Week in Review

Jennifer — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:45 +0000

Let’s see what you you may have missed this week…

Instead of a green audit, this week we looked at green yard renovations. We checked out: Composting for Soil Health, Greening Your Lawn, and Choosing the Right Plants.

Make Your Own Dowel Vase Cover

Recycled kitchenware in amazing colors.

How to test your dishes for lead

Bake a greener birthday cake plus some great cake recipes.

Where to get used coffee grounds for your garden – and why in the heck you would want to.

14 Ways You Can Love the Earth

Great green architecture links

Free Green Home Poster

We hugged (and learned about) the Cheetah and met his non-toxic stuffed version.

Homemade Organic Facial Toner

Two stellar green youth programs: Journey North and IslandWood at Bainbridge Island.

We saw two green videos – one a wee sarcastic and the other good for little ones.

A great book for kids.

Reusable Bags as Wrap

Lastly, we started our Green School Audit.

As always we appreciate all of you tree hugging families (and singles, couples, etc.) who visit and leave great comments. See you next week!

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This Valentine’s Day: Think About Green Architecture

Jennifer — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:00:50 +0000

I have a nasty flu. Nice Valentine’s Day surprise, huh? I’m not feeling very lovable but green architecture almost always makes me happy – so let’s go there.

Besides this blog, I also write Offbeat Homes for b5media. I write a lot of green architecture posts there that I’m torn about – i.e. should I post it here or at Offbeat. It’s hard when you write something sustainable and have two blogs the post would fit. That said, if it’s about a house, Offbeat almost always wins. Except today. I thought for Valentine’s Day, I’d round up a good bunch of green home posts and bring them here.

Sustainable architecture and design is a key factor in leading a greener life so if you buy, build, or remodel you should absolutely consider the supplies and methods you use. Also, what I hear a lot is that sustainable design is unattractive. Oh no! Green design is almost always beautiful. Plus sustainable design is one of the longest lasting green gifts you can give the planet.

Here are some great posts that focus on green architecture and design:

The Alphabet of Sustainable Building

Grow Your Garden Higher, (Literally) – the advantages of green roof systems

Green Is The New Black

The Solar Decathlon Homes

Amazing Woodland Homes: Not Just for Elves and Gnomes Anymore – a different kind of green home

The Poop House – more for extreme greens

The Honey House

Residential LEED & the mkSolaire – has the new res LEED info you need to be certified green

The Totally Recycled Home

Can You Build A Green McMansion?

Eco-Architecture: Four Great Examples

And a few of my most favorite sustainable homes…

The Remainder House

The Mushroom House

Seriously Lust Worthy Lundberg Design House

I hope everyone has a great Valentine’s Day!

Don’t forget to check out Peggy’s Valentine Day post, 14 Ways You Can Love the Earth.

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