Holiday Gift Idea

Ornaments made from recycled materials;

like the ones below made from recycled tin.

image from Crate & Barrel's website

They are on sale at Crate & Barrel right now, under $4.  

They make a nice Hostess Gift.

I might have to stop in this weekend and get some myself!

I want one!!!

image from windowfarms.org

 Maybe this will be a series where I give you ideas for Eco friendly gifts to give this Holiday season (or shortly thereafter) .... or maybe I'm just here to tell you about this one cool new thing:

Windowfarms - Vertical Food Gardens!!!

I heard about this through a friend of a friend and while it's out of my budget right now I thought some of you might enjoy it.  Here is a little bit about the product:

Windowfarms let you grow fresh vegetables at home by taking advantage of natural light and climate control indoors. The roots are bathed in nutrients from the sea, preventing food plants from getting root bound (as they do in traditional soil filled containers). You get healthier roots, and fresher, more nutritious vegetables without dirt in small spaces. (Kickstarter website)

Still not convinced?  Check out this cool video!



Let me know if you end up purchasing one, or if you simply make a donation!

Water Conservation

Do you remember this?

I think about it EVERY time I wash my hands, brush my teeth or wash something in the sink.  That's a lot!  It's stuck with me for many many years.  Thought of it just now as I was washing my spoon in the sink.  

Took just a few minutes to find it on YouTube.  Enjoy! 

Have a Happy Thanksgiving while you're at it!!!

~ GGG

3 months.... really?

Has it really been over 3 months since I've blogged?  My, time flies when you are busy kissing this face...

I digress.  What brought me back to GGG is an e-friend's new business, Terra Vino Wines a wine shop "focus[ed] on wines that are organic, bio dynamic and locally sourced" (e-mail from owner Chris Carbone.)  When I know more (and have a chance to see the place when it opens) I'll post about it.  For now, I'm just putting it on your radars!

Since I'm here I might as well blog for real.  Here's one small way the GGG household is going green with bottle cleaning:

1. Dis-assemble bottle parts (do we really need so many parts?!)
2. Squirt dish soap in a bowl and fill with hot water
3. Toss parts in, swish it around and give a good scrub with my hands
4. Let parts soak while I cover Zoey in kisses
5. Rinse

I can't imagine how much water I'd waste if I washed each piece under the faucet.  Not only is it green, but more importantly, it saves time!

~ GGG

Ahhh, wine

One of the best things about not being pregnant (aside from getting to cover Zoey in kisses) is being able to drink wine again.  I've had an amazing bottle of zinfandel that I have been saving for a special occasion.  I bought it way back when Urban Grape had their sneak preview for bloggers and T.J told me this was one I couldn't leave the store without.  So it's been sitting in my wine rack for over a year!  Today, I finally popped the cork and savored it.  One of my B/f/f's came over with her baby and while we talked about burping, poop and bedtime routines we drank this fantastic wine.  My first sip was just ok.  I was concerned that maybe I had let it sit in my wine rack for too long but then I remembered I had just brushed my teeth (ha, silly me.)  The more I sipped the more the flavor opened up.  It was truly delicious.  So, what is this wine and what makes it so special?  Well for starters it's organic.  Yay for pesticide free wine!!  If you shop at Urban Grape (and if you live in the area and don't you are a fool) it's an 8R on the wall-o-wine.  It hails from Napa and the Storybook Mountain Vineyards.  It sounds so whimsical!  It was a splurge at $36, but for my B/f/f who is about to return to work after her maternity leave, it was the perfect celebratory beverage.

Zoey couldn't have a glass of wine but she reminded us how important it is to drink organic wine by wearing the Go Green onesie she got from her uncle Matty!!!!

 Ok, back to staring at my gorgeous baby... stay green!

My Girly Girl

Last Wednesday, June 29, 2011, Zoey arrived.  So for the past week this is what I've been staring at ALL day:

Sorry Readers, I'm on hiatus until further notice!

~GGG

Snippets

~  We got our Earth Machine set up in the backyard.  Next year we won't have to buy compost for the garden, sweet!

~  Composting is coming along slowly but surely, still hard to remember not to throw scraps in the trash but we're re-learning.

~  Our next goal is a rain barrel!  As soon as we get one summer will officially hit and there will be no more week-long downpours; you're welcome in advance.

~  Still pregnant and getting pretty darn anxious to meet Miss Zoey.  Forgive the sporadic blog posts.

~  Warning: blog posting may get worse (no, it definitely will) before it gets better.

~ GGG