Green living

Ethical Eating Series

Submitted by Gina on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 12:11pm

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Newark's Green Sanctuary Committee and Newark Natural Foods Co-op have teamed up to present an Ethical Eating Series on the first Saturday of each month through April. This 3-part series will explore the concept of ethical eating in regard to consumer awareness, responsibility and choice. Local experts will speak on a variety of topics including the local food movement, organic farming, fair trade principles, and vegetarianism.

Energize Delaware: Homeowner rebates up to $8250 to make your home more energy efficient

Submitted by Gina on Wed, 09/29/2010 - 3:35pm

Energize Delaware

Energize Delaware is offering Delaware homeowners rebates up to $8250 to make their homes more energy efficient through December 31st of this year. Learn about Energize Delaware program details and schedule a certified energy audit with Advantage Diagnostics to begin the process (Energize Delaware is rebating $250 of energy audit cost).

Newark Transitions Toward Sustainable Future

Submitted by Gina on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 4:10pm

Newark Transitions Toward Sustainable Future

Transition Culture

Hostess Gifts

Submitted by Gina on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 4:16pm

It's always nice to bring a little gift when you are invited to someone's house.  A local market had a large selection of homemade mixes sold in colorful fabric bags and I was inspired. It would be really simple to make a small drawstring bag from fabric scraps and use it to hold a bag of homemade mix.  Just mix a recipe with dry ingredients only and place in a plastic bag.  Put the plastic bag into the cloth bag and enclose a small card with directions.

Socially Responsible Shopping

Submitted by Gina on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 2:02pm

It's getting easier to be green! If you are interested in socially responsible buying and investing, you may want to check out this web-site:

http://www.greenamericatoday.org/

Co-op America is a non-profit organization that operates with these goals in mind:

From their website...

• Empowering individuals to make purchasing and investing choices that promote social justice and environmental sustainability;

An Easy Green Thing to Do

Submitted by Gina on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 1:58pm

I have started keeping a tote bag in my car with several sizes of containers. When I go to a restaurant, I take my tote with me and then I can take my leftovers home in my reusable containers. If you use stackable containers, the tote won’t take up much room in the trunk.

It also helps to have someone in the family who is willing to go out to the car and get the containers when you forget to bring them in!

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