Made from 100% natural products, Celestial Seasonings Green Tea is made of all that is good. Great flavor for good health, this Green Tea is smooth and satisfying. No strings, tags or staples, Celestial Seasonings’ unique pillow-style tea bag is made for the environmentally conscious and is not packaged in individual wrappers saving over 3.5 million pounds of waste from entering our landfills every year.

Serving over 1.6 billion cups of tea every year, Celestial Seasonings has been harvesting all-natural herbal teas since 1969.  All ingredients are grown around the world utilizing the philosophy of ethical trade practice, assuring fair market prices which spur local businesses, creating more jobs, empowering farmers and their communities.

Steeped in hot water (not boiling), you will experience the mild, delicately balanced taste and the healthy goodness that Celestial Seasonings aspires to create. For a special cold treat, try the iced tea recipe on the inside flap of the box, it is delicious.

• Water Efficiency
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• Sustainable Furnishings and Building Materials
• Sustainable Food
• Energy
• Disposables
• Chemical and Pollution Reduction

The GRA also rates on new builds and renovation projects and events with required minimum points to earn a certificate. The GRA website gives you several ways that you, as a consumer, can green your dining experience. You can also sign up for their newsletter to get updated information on all Green Restaurant Association news.

By Dena Fritz

Buy your products in bulk and you can help save our earth! The landfills are being loaded up with consumer packaging and we can do something to put a stop to it. Wasteful packaging, for products like toilet paper, paper towels, napkins… buy a product in bulk and it is wrapped one time compared to buying it every week and in the end, you have thrown away several wrappers. You may even pay higher prices by buying food and produce in fancy excessive packaging. They look nice but when unwrapped, the quality is not better, just prettier. Buy your meat in larger quantities and break up, place in reusable containers to freeze. That means less Styrofoam, which NEVER breaks down in a landfill.

The same goes with many products that are boxed needlessly. Deodorant now comes without fancy boxes, who needs them? They go in the trash and kill trees anyway. Look at these things when shopping and try to buy things that go package free. Many manufacturers are looking at ways to display their products without all the needless dump fillers. You can do your part by shopping smart and avoiding all the over-done packaging that are most times just marketing ploys.

During this holiday season, and all year round, make sure to let your food cool down to room temperature before putting leftovers in the refrigerator. This will actually cut down on the usage of electricity to cool your fridge down. Being green is the best gift you could give mother Earth, so enjoy your wonderful home-cooked food and your holiday season!

Yellow & Blue 2008 Torrontes

Wine made from organically grown grapes are a growing trend. It makes us thrilled to know that even the drinks we imbibe are becoming greener, and it makes us want to open a bottle and enjoy a glass of great wine. Yellow & Blue is a great wine maker that has mastered the fruit of the vine.

Their 2008 Torrontes is an incredible white wine, that compliments cheese, smoked meats, and seafood. It has a medium body, and has a fresh flavor. One of the neatest things about this wine is the packaging. Yellow & Blue uses tetra pak containers, which means it contains more in each bottle. It also means that it makes less of an impact when shipping, and is recyclable as well. Don’t worry about it not fitting in your wine rach, as it easily slides in just like a regular bottle. So twist off the top, and enjoy a glass with your best girls or honey!

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Gorgeously Green by Sohpie Uliano

We think that author of Gorgeously Green, Sophie Uliano, is both gorgeous and green! She has effortlessly created the bridge between being a normal girl to tree hugger. In this easy read she gives girls a breakdown of 8 steps to follow for a more eco-friendly existence. The steps and subjects are as follows: Explore Your Life, Beauty Regime, Yoga Practice, Shopping Green, Home, Green Cuisine, Transportation, and World.

Each of these areas touch on ways, big or small, you can positively impact your life. Sophie has made being green glamorous, because she knows that being green IS glamorous. This book is a fun way for women, of any age, to learn what they can do to chip in. You will use it as reference for each step of the way, and find yourself relating to Uliano’s experiences. From the moment you pick it up, you won’t be able to stop your self from thinking greener!

Take a look at Gorgeously Green now!