One of the best things to come out of Memphis, TN is Ugly Mug Coffee. Well, that’s reason number one I’m blogging this, but there are a few other cool reasons as well.
Silent Night Elvis Signature Coffee is Fair Trade and organic.
Plus, with Ugly Mug decaf, you can’t go wrong. I know many of you, including Jennifer, are shaking your heads, saying decaf isn’t real coffee. But, please trust me on this. Ugly Mug makes real decaf, and they aren’t paying me to say that. It’s what I drink whenever I have coffee. Well, not the Elvis blend. I …read more

At 1 a.m. this fine morning I’m munching on animal crackers*, trying to keep the cat off of my keyboard and sipping hot tea. That’s when I decided I’d share some green links with you. They are too good to keep to myself.
*Our restaurant server tonight thought it would be cute to give everyone animal crackers because they had no birthday cake at the famous BBQ joint. No, it’s not my birthday. It’s a friend’s birthday, and he chose the BBQ joint. And his plastic knife broke, thereby flinging baked beans all over his pants. See the evil that is …read more

In case you missed something great; here’s what was happening during the first week of February 2008, here at Tree Hugging Family.
Of course the biggest news was that we added co-blogger Peggy to Tree Hugging Family – which has been great so far.
We worked on our trash audit all week. We looked at Trash Control, What Can’t be Recycled, Aerosol Product Recycling, then we wrapped it all up.

A special guest post from Fast Growing Trees Nursery about planting trees for energy savings.
The newer and useful Organic Guide.
Flip & Tumble: Earth-Friendly Bags and reusable bags for men.
Sustainable Valentine Day Gifts!
One …read more

Yesterday I posted about EVO. I’ve hung out a little more at their site and they have great gift ideas for everyone on your list. To prove it, I made my own list. Click on the photo for more product information:
My holiday list:
For Cedar the coolest kid in town: A slick wooden marble maze. He really want one of these.

For Cedar’s dad: — because we do try to get along and this is his favorite line of body care.

For my not so green, yet cool anyway sister: Something that will make her go organic.

For Bella, my best girlfriend’s baby: This …read more

Little Moon Essentials is one cool place to shop for great green holiday gifts. Everything about them is hippie chic right down to their swell logo-product-like design:

How neat is their ring of bath products! I love it.
Little Moon Essentials sells the following:

Bath Salts
Bathing Club
CALENDAR!!
Custom
First Aid Kit
Gift Packaging
Happy Feet
Lips and Lotions
Mists and Splashes
NEW PRODUCTS
Oils and Salves
Ritual Bathing Kits
Save Hahn’s Peak
SHRINES
Sporting Cures
Sugar Scrubs

And check this out; the products that are sold by this company are 100% natural – with only pure essential oils, completely natural colors and superior organic and wildcrafted ingredients.
Plus listen to this clip from the Little Moon Essentials bio, …read more