Whether you’re planning a menu for a graduation party or a Memorial Day barbecue, or if you’re simply getting ready for summer entertaining, ’tis the season for salads! Serve them up in sustainable style in Bambu’s Hand-Coiled Bamboo Salad Bowl. The stunning serving bowl is made from, you guessed it, 100% organically-grown bamboo–a super fast growing and therefore highly renewable material. Even better, like all of Bambu’s products, the bowl is hand-shaped and coiled in Vietnam under fair labor conditions.

Stick with the eco theme and fill your salad bowl with organic vegetables or stock up on produce from your farmer’s market to ensure you’re serving locally grown fare. If you want to go even more local, start a vegetable garden of your own so you always have tomatoes and greens on hand. Click here to read more

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One of the most eco-friendly fitness activities around is running outside and this is the season to do it. The gym and all of the cardio equipment inside require a lot of energy to keep it going, while hitting the trail takes advantage of natural lighting and offers plenty of mileage to cover.

When you’re running, the right eco products can make your workout even more green. Lighten up your carbon footprint with a pair of eco-friendly sneakers. Brooks Glycerin 7 running shoes have laces that are made from 100 percent recycled products. What’s even more impressive is the biodegradable midsole BioMoGo. Traditional midsoles are made from ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), which can last up to 1,000 years in a landfill! So Brooks added a compound to the new midsole that makes it biodegrade up to 50 times faster.

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How green is your green thumb? Traditionally, gardening is viewed as a pretty eco-friendly activity. You’re planting life that can offset carbon and if you’re growing vegetables or herbs in your backyard, you really can’t eat any more local than that, right? However, there are a couple of not-so-eco-friendly aspects to consider about gardening.

First of all, when bugs or other garden pests arrive, what do you do? If you reach for a chemical pesticide, somethings gotta change! Leave the toxins out of your garden and try a natural solution instead like Flower Pharm Organic Ready to Use Inscecticidal Soap. The natural remedy calls on pure cinnamon oil to keep intruders out of your garden. It promises to control insects and prevent fungal spores from causing trouble. Plus, if you have kids and pets running around near your garden, you won’t have to worry.

Similarly, chemical fertilizer is a big eco no-no. If your garden needs a nudge to grow, sprinkle used coffee grounds or compost over the soil–they’re both effective natural fertilizers. And don’t let water conservation go to the wayside when it comes to your garden. Rely on nature to wet the soil with rainfall. If you don’t want to wait for the weather to change, keep a rain bucket nearby to collect water during showers that you can use days later.

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Daily Greenz #142

Eco-conscious consumers will delight in Greenopia’s new “Guide to Green Living” for New Yorkers.  Originally released in L.A. and San Francisco in 2006 and 2007, respectively, Greenopia’s book quickly became the go-to guide for those seeking green businesses and services in their local area.  Due to popular demand, the New York City version was released on Earth Day this year and contains over 1,300 listings of bona fide green businesses and services in all five boroughs, offering New Yorkers the resource to make greener, healthier purchasing choices every day.

What was the behind-the-scenes selection process, you ask?  Greenopia’s team of highly-qualified researchers was sent out to test thousands of businesses systematically – from restaurants to stores, to salons, to hotels – and only those meeting the Greenopia Distinguished Business standards were included in the guide.  Each business was rated 1-4 leaves (their unique grading system) based on its performance of eco-friendly products or services.  No biased ratings here, as businesses can’t pay to be in the guide and advertising is not accepted.

Printed on FSC-certified recycled paper, the guide also offers additional green living tips and is supplemented by an online Greenopia resource.  If your New Year’s resolution was to live greener this year, Greenopia just made your mission that much easier.  Pick up a copy for $17.95 at www.greenopia.com or at your local Barnes & Noble, Whole Foods, or Macy’s.

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