Green Winter

Five 2011 Eco-Challenges for More Experienced Green Families

December 30, 2010

In the last post I listed 5 insanely easy New Year’s goals for families who are newer to green living. However, I know plenty of you are not new to green living. If you’ve got some eco-experience, as a family, then you’re ready for some harder challenges during the upcoming year. Now to make these [...]

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Five Insanely Easy New Year’s Goals for Families New to Green Living

December 30, 2010

If you’re looking to go green this year, without a ton of fuss, you can! Many green goals take time, skill and willpower. However, there are also plenty of green New Year’s goals you can make that seriously take almost no effort, few funds and use up very little time. Following are some of the [...]

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Grinch & Angel Awards of the Week

December 20, 2010

This week I’ve got a round up of Grinch-minded rants and also some people who deserve angel awards for their good holiday deeds. The Grinch awards go to… 1. Parents who act like dopes and make the holidays all about money and stuff – I’ve seen a lot of lame parent behavior this season, but [...]

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Where to order green & last minute Christmas gifts

December 19, 2010

So, Christmas is almost here, and hopefully you’ve already got your gifts in order. However, if you haven’t, then as of today (Sunday, December 19, 2010) you’d better get cracking. Your options are whittling down and trust me most stores are madhouses. Case in point; my boyfriend Dave had to hit the mall to get [...]

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DIY Less Expensive & Eco-Friendly Day Before Gift Baskets

December 15, 2010

Green gift baskets make excellent holiday gifts. I think it’s better to shop early (if you do give gifts) because early shoppers tend to be more savvy about green criteria and price. Anytime people are crunched for time and hit the stores, it seems like they buy more than they mean to. However, sometimes you [...]

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Can You Have a $250 Eco-Friendly Christmas?

December 14, 2010

Currently I’m running an experiment here at Growing a Green Family. Can the average family of four save $50,000 in five years simply by living green? With this in mind, I decided to see how much you can save by celebrating a less consumer Christmas. Can you really spend just $250 on Christmas? That’s a [...]

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Organic & Natural Stocking Stuffer Treats

December 12, 2010

The other day when I was talking about chemical food dyes, it made me realize that we haven’t looked at edible (safe) stocking stuffers yet this year. If you’re looking for decent companies to buy holiday edible treats from, the list below can help. Remember, if it’s organic, there’s zero fake food dye in it. [...]

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Easy Homemade Organic Gingerbread Cookies

December 11, 2010

UPDATE DECEMBER 2011: If you got here looking for gingerbread, the recipe below is outdated. It’s just too iffy. If you want a much better gingerbread recipe, read Homemade Soft Organic Gingerbread Cookies. We usually have a cookie baking and decorating day during December, with the main event being gingerbread. This year I asked the kids if [...]

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Green holiday gifts with a bit more bling

December 9, 2010

I think it’s insane to spend a lot of cash on green holiday gifts, mainly because you don’t have to. Also, it kind of takes away from the whole, buy less, spend time not money attitude I think families should embrace. With this in mind, I recently posted some gift guides with many very nice [...]

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The Best Green Gift for the 2010 Holiday Season…

December 9, 2010

If you’re going to spend more $ on a holiday gift, then an eco-friendly skateboard is your best bet for fun and value. It’ll cost you about $80 – $200 for a decent eco-friendly skateboard set-up, however, a good board will last you years. Everyone at my house has a skateboard and we get hours [...]