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You would have to be living on another planet if you haven’t felt bombarded with all of the messages of late about going green, eco-living, lowering your carbon footprint, etc…the message is important but I have to say, it has felt very overwhelming at times. As a mom, there are enough things to worry about and take care of! But, I do feel that I should play a part in it all and am trying to make small and necessary changes here and there. And I’ve learned that it doesn’t always have to feel like a sacrifice. Case in point – check out all of the fabulous items below – gone are the days of burlap, drab organic fabrics. These mom-owned businesses are doing their part by offering {stylish} green and organic products for you and your family.

To help you get started in your quest to green-ify and in celebration of Earth Day, on April 22nd, we are hosting a Ginormous Green Giveaway! You’re not going to believe all the green goodies we’ve grabbed for you! {Alright, alright…enough with the alliteration of G’s…can you tell I’m excited?} Over $400 worth of goods to one winner! Here goes…

Classic Bohmo Root Onesie. Available in sizes from 3 months to 24 months. Retail Value $18.00

This unisex organic onesie is perfect for the little eco-conscious one in your life {well, maybe not yet, but you can plant the seed early}.

Bohmo is a green boutique sprouting organic, sustainable and designer items for men, women, baby + home. Bohmo is not only green in name…they donate a portion of all sales to environmental organizations worldwide and have a list of admirable businesses practices, all in the name of the earth.

My Stroller is a Hybrid Onesie from Flying Peas.

Available in White or Pink. From 3 months to 18 months. Retail Value $20.00

Flying Peas is an adorable online children’s boutique offering unique items for babies + kids, even mom and dad! From skincare, toys and apparel to keepsakes, books and…well, I could go on, but I’ll let you see for yourself. Check them out!!

One Fish, Two Fish, Green World…I Wish Onesie. Available in 3 months to 18 months. Retail Value $24
Contrast Stitch Organic Pink Onesie. Available in 3 months to 18 months. Retail Value $24
Organic Cocoa Yoga Pants. Available in 3 months to 24 months. Retail Value $27

All three items above are from OBLI Organics. OBLI Organics is owned by two sisters, who have coined the term Ecolectual and have stayed true to their company mission to involve all aspects of the business, including gift boxes, hang tags and stationary. With just one visit to OBLI Organics, it is clear going green is not a fad to these mom business owners! *OBLI also offers organic dog tees. So cute!

2 Natursutten Phthalates, BPA-A free Pacifiers from Zoe B Online. Retail Value $13.

There is controversy surrounding the safety of BPA, read here. But when it comes to your baby, it’s best to play it safe. Natursutten pacifiers are made from pure, natural rubber from the tree Hevea brasiliensi. No artificial color. No chemicals softener; parabens, PVC, phtalates and BPA (bisphenol-A) free.Zoe B Online is a great online source offering eco-diaper bags, BPA free bottles, organic nursing pillows + more. Check out their downtime organic sleepy hat - oh so cute!

Kaloo Natural Large Sable Bear Organic Plush from Petit Baby. Retail Value $59.99

Naturel, new organic collection from Kaloo. All the plush toys from this eco-friendly line are made from 100% organic cotton fibers. No pesticides, harmful chemicals nor GMO are present in the cotton fibers. Each item is presented in a beautiful round box made with 100% recycled paper.

Petit Baby’s toy collection is extensive. You’ll find wooden toys, organic toys and european toys from companies such as Kaloo, Haba, Vilac and more. If you are looking for a baby gift, this is the place!

Short Organic Baby Kimono from The Polkadot Platypus. Retail Value $21.

This baby kimono is made from certified 100% organic cotton … good for baby, good for the environment. Fits size 0-6 months. Wraps around baby instead of going over the head. Fits loosely to protect the sensitive umbilical cord area. Seams and tags on outside to protect baby’s sensitive skin. Allows easy access for diaper changes.

There isn’t enough room here to tell you how much I love The Polkadot Platypus – where cuteness abounds. You’ll find stylish maternity clothes, cute accessories that help you keep your sense of style as a mama + adorable items for babies and kids, including bedding, diaper caddies…see? Not enough room. Go there today and see for yourself!

Green Label Organic “Save What’s Left” Onesie from Twilite Moon. Eco-Consciousness & Style meet up in green label’s organic onesie. Recycle symbol with the words “save what’s left” grace the front.

At Twilite Moon, you will find a hand-picked selection from the world’s finest baby products. They embrace the fact that your life and style don’t come to an end when your baby enters the world. I love that!

Still going…what about me, you say?

Spring has Sprung SIGG bottle from Our Greenhouse. Retail Value $18.99

SIGG Bottles are innovative, functional and suited for leisure activities. They feature a non-toxic baked-on inner-lining that does not impart odors or tastes and are as good to look at as they are to drink from. Sigg bottles are pure aluminum and recyclable when they finally require replacement.

ur Greenhouse is a leader in organic living and they offer a huge selection of green + organic products, especially products for the home {cleaning products, mattresses, towels, even building supplies!}

Branch Tote Bag from Little Lark

. Retail Value $28

Take this simple bag with you anywhere… Perfect for a lovely trip to the beach or farmers market.

Little Lark just added their summer designs to their website this week and they are absolutely fetching. What I love about Little Lark is that not only do they make sure your little one is in style {too cute for words}, they’ve got mom and dad covered, too! They also offer beautiful letterpress cards!

Motherlove Nipple Cream from Motherlove Herbal Company. Retail Value $15.95

The only nipple cream USDA Certified Organic. All ingredients are safe for ingestion, so it does not need to be washed off prior to nursing.

I cannot say enough good things about this product – I have told so many mama’s about it. If you are breastfeeding, you know you need a product like this, because you are bound to have some sore moments. My sister turned me on to this product, because she used it on her son’s chapped cheeks. So, I have continued to use this product for diaper rash and it works so well – very healing.

Body By Baby Maternity Organic Supima Tee from MollyAnna. Comes in Three Colors: Fuschia, Shell Pink + Midday Blue. Retail Value $38.00

I Can Grow People Maternity Organic Supima Tee from MollyAnna. Comes in Two Colors: Grass, Fuschia. Retail Value $38.00

MollyAnna carries tees, tanks, long sleeve tees and raglans for Moms + Dads and baby – with a variety of bold slogans to choose from. They’ll make you laugh out loud! And I love their collection of hand-tailored stroller bags.

Whew! Can you believe this giveaway? So many great things – all from stellar mom-owned businesses. Thank you to all who are participating!HOW TO ENTER: Post a comment ON THIS POST. In the spirit of Earth Day, it would be great if you left a green tip, or just say anything at all! Enter by Wednesday, April 23rd at 10:00 pm (pst). If your contact information is not linked to your google account, don’t forget to leave your information in your comment. We have had to disqualify winners as of late, because we don’t have contact information to let you know if you won! (If winner does not come forward within one week, a new winner will be randomly selected.) Or you can check back on Thursday, April 24th to see if you won! Anonymous comments will be ignored/removed. One entry per person, please. Good luck!!

containers and jars can be reused to organize art supplies. Thanks for a spectacular giveaway! katebeth45ATgmailDOTcom

What an AMAZING giveaway! This would be a great way to help me become more green. THANKS! twodarlingdaughtersATgmailDOTcom
My best tip is to reuse one reusable water bottle instead of buying and throwing away a new one all the time.

Thanks bringing my attention to the upcoming earth day. I love the water bottle and the bag. Idea for an activity with your kids: Take some of your recycling and make something useful. My daughter and I are using a granola bar box (Costco size), decorating it w/ pictures from magazines, catalogs, etc. and turning it into a backpack for school on earth day. It’s a fun way to show your children how to reuse and recycle.

Use reusable grocery bags at the store!

“WOW!” You are so right about living on another planet if one hasn’t read about going green! Sometimes, I feel overwhelmed by it all. I keep telling
myself, one baby step at a time. We have made the most changes in our home. Whether it is the thermostat, shorter showers, keeping the sun out with our drapes and shades,etc. Another major switch we have made is not using the plastic water bottles. All of us are using reusable water containers. Thanks for sponsoring such a wonderful drawing contest! Thanks,Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

One of my new favorite tips is how to recycle all those free goft makeup bags you probably have stashed in the bathroom— use them in the diaper bag to hold small items! Some are even lined and could hold snacks if washed properly. Cute AND functional as well as saving the planet…no more plastic baggies for me!

I agree, it can be overwhelming sometimes especially if you compare your “greeness” to others. I am trying to stay focused on recycling and carpooling.

What cute green stuff!!! My green tip is to check your sunscreen and beauty products for toxicity levels on the skindeep database at http://www.ewg.org

Our family will be bringing containers from home for leftover resturant food. We are trying cloth diapers instead of disposables. A little extra work, but as they say, The best way to impact our planet is to not do things to impact our planet! This give-a-way comes at a perfect time! My daughter and I just got back from a shopping excursion. She is about to pop! Due date is very soon! I was’nt able to help them as much as I would have liked. What a wonderful way for Lily to begin her life green! We actually saw some of the items featured. Well, either way…we will continue to do our part!

great great great! we use cloth diapers and wipes, and we make blocks out of our old milk cartons – you can add dry pasta inside some to make instruments as well.

I would love to win this for myself and my new little one!

I reuse wipes boxes for crayons, hair clips and art supplies!

What an awesome giveaway! My best tips are to use reusable shopping bags and to walk/bike to nearby locations. Thanks! afsk003ATgmailDOTcom

We use cloth diapers and wipes at home & soon on the go…I need to work up to that one.

mcginnisfamily5(at)gmail(dot)com

What a great giveaway! So many fun prizes. We’re trying to go green by obtaining as much previously used baby gear as we can, and we’re planning on using cloth diapers.

Use public transportation!
Great giveaway.

We have just committed to buy all environmentally-friendly cleaning products. We are also trying to reuse whatever we can–yogurt containers make good Tupperware, and have just bought water bottles for ourselves.

wow every things so cute i think i have a little bit of every thing theres just so much that i love a bt this giveaway we could just talk for hr’s about this any way i realy love to win this and well the onesie one frish 2 fish thats realy cute thanks jenny9675309@yahoo.com

Yeah, Green!

Oh, this is such a great giveaway!
My tip is from a neighbor who has been gathering empty cereal boxes to build a play house for her kids. I think it’s a great idea!
(jeepcutie82(at)msn(dot)com)

compost! eat locally-sourced! walk!

One of my favorite green tips is to use baking soda to eliminate odors, scour, get rid of dried on food, etc. instead of harsh and toxic chemicals. Also, it’s great for cleaning out drains when mixed with vinegar

An Eco-WOW!!! Luckily, we live on planet earth or we wouldn’t be able to enter the giveaway! There are lots of ways to contribute going green into your lifestyle- perhaps one of the easiest ways is to launder your clothes in cold water only and line dry them. A few others- Reuse old tissue boxes to store plastic bags- use cloth grocery totes…cloth diapers and wipes to cut back on waste entering the landfills. Make your own baby food – and buy organic whenever possible. I would love to win these eco-fabulous items you’ve gathered. They would be perfect for my son who was incidently born on Earth Day- he’ll be a year old!!! We could use the other items for an upcoming shower we’re attending!!! :) thanx. Happy Earth Day!!! lamamanaturale@gmail.com

would love to win :)
we recycle our soda cans

Thanks for all the great green resources!! What an awesome giveaway!!

What a great giveaway! My tips are 1) reusable grocery bags are huge must do. Have you ever paid attention to how many bags build up otherwise? Eeek! and 2) you really don’t need any chemical cleaners in the house. There are alternatives for pretty much every purpose, readily available now and not overly expensive. There’s just no reason not to use them!

wiredalive at hotmail dot com

Purchase a carbon offset. Its not that expensive. Happy Earth Day! Great giveaway, thanks so much!

1. refill printer ink cartridges instead of throwing them away and replacing them with new ones (better for the earth and the pocketbook!)
2. washcloths make better wipes for diaper changes because they work better, don’t have chemicals with excitotoxins and abrasive bleach, and they’re cheaper and better for the earth
3. We use rechargable batteries for numerous household items.

I would love to win this prize!!! We use cloth diapers, wipes, and napkins. Also rags for cleaning (old diapers) instead of paper towels. We bring cloth bags to go shopping. We use reusealbe water bottles – Kleen Kanteens. We don’t drive, we use public transport. We don’t buy junky plastic toys. We buy used clothes ,. . .
paulinanpdx@hotmail.com

Eat veggie and organic.

profjeffmcl[at]yahoo.com

My green tip, recycle, recycle, recycle!! Re-use your paper grocery bags.
Thanks for the great give away!

We always use reusable grocery bags at the store, much less waste!

WOW…What a giveaway! Crazy! My best tip would be to use your own grocery bags, recycle, and reuse little things around the house! Thanks so much!
stbaisch[at]yahoo[dot]com

You can use a bucket to catch water as you’re waiting for the bath or shower to warm up. This water can be used to water plants, mop, etc.

Thanks for the opportunity!
bcsbethany at yahoo dot com

Right now, I’m reading Gorgeously Green by Sophie Uliano and learning all of the horrors of not being green. :)

Wow… that is a whole lotta stuff!

My best tip is to give and receive hand me downs! And of course use reusable grocery bags.
taradawnrobertson at hotmail dot com

We try to stay focused by adding one or two new green ideas each month to our routine. Our newest is using recycled plastic garbage bags. It’s a small step, but it’ll all begins with little changes.
jamiekampf@yahoo.com

A great giveaway! My green tip is to think reusable – every time I reach for a ziploc for a takealong snack in the diaper bag, I see if I have a reusable container that would work instead.

What a great giveaway! We get our milk delivered from a local dairy – it’s organic, local (less shipping means less CO2) and in glass bottles that they recycle. We also do a CSA – community supported agriculture – see if there’s one near you!
artsweets@ gmail dot com

We try to do lots of little things: wash clothes in cold water, use dryer balls to shorten drying times, using compact fluorescents in all our light fixtures.

Also, I do most of my children’s clothing shopping in consignment stores, and my husband reuses old reports from his business as our printer paper and drawing paper for our girls.

What a great giveaway. Thank you so much for offering this. It’s so great to see all these companies making everyone more aware of becoming “green”. Not only for our generation, but for our children and their children.
My family and I are trying to be more aware and become more green. We now use cloth bags for grocery shopping. We recently changed all our bulbs to energy efficient and we make sure to turn off lights and just be more aware of whatever we can do to help out.
Thanks again.

Thanks for a great giveaway! My tip would be to support local farmers! You can shop at your local farmers’ market or other establishments that sell local products. There’s no better way to put your “green” into your community than buying local goods. We can’t forget our farmers…they feed all of us!
oneliteratimommy@yahoo.com

This is a great giveaway! I try to do all I can to recycle, reduce, reuse, especially with a 3 week old baby. We are doing cloth diapers, breastfeeding, and natural detergents and cleaners (like baking soda). For years I’ve also kept cloth bags in my trunk to take with me while shopping.

This a great giveaway–thanks! I try to buy more and more things that are used, especially clothing. We also grow a garden in the summer and freeze many things to use in the winter, like tomatoes for tomato sauce, green peppers, etc. We recycle everything we can, and also have a compost pile for leftover scraps. I have read so many great ideas here and am so inspired to continue the quest to Go Green!

I’m drooling, which may be good for the encironment.

Ooh awesome giveaway!! My “green” tip is to compost. It’s so much easier than I ever thought it would be, and it has cut WAY down on my garbage, which means less plastic garbage bags!

dianna_ball(at)hotmail.com

Wow! Great giveaway.
We recycle paper, plastic, cans, etc.
We give old clothing/toys to the homeless shelter.
I use canvas bags for groceries.
digicat@sbcglobal.net

I highly recommend buying local organic produce- it tastes fresher because usually it was just picked!

We’ve been working on “greening” our household. Fingers crossed!
Stephanie V.

This is some amazing products!

Use reusable water bottles instead of throwing away plastic bottles. Use reusable bags at the grocery stores as well.

Can’t wait to learn some more tips.

Sigg & Thesis make great bottles so you can stop buying plastic!

I recently began taking my own storage containers when we go out to eat. I sometimes get funny looks when I start putting our leftovers into them, but the fact that I’m not using all those nasty foam products makes it worth it.

I reuse plastic grocery bags for tote bags and garbage bags.

My green tip: Use cloth diapers!

What a great giveaway! Thank you!! We try to make all of our own bread & baked goods/treats — cuts down on packaging – so less stuff in the landfills!

We have a one cup a day rule. It cuts down on dishwasher space. Thanks for the great giveaway!!

Terrific giveaway! I’m a big re-user. In our house we always use tupperware, not ziplocs. We save our food containers and re-use those for leftovers. And we always use re-usable totes instead of getting plastic grocery sacks.

Thanks!
-Carrie H.

Happy Earth day!, I have a new Grandbaby and have shared many of the “natural” ways I took care of my babies with my daughter (which was her), from cloth diapers; which are much easier today to use; to making my own baby food. My best tip, would be to buy a baby food mill for making baby food. I bought one for my daughter called Kidco, they have a manual one and an electric one. Then cook ahead, and store the baby food in ice cube trays, or grind up what your cooking for dinner. Babies love it and you can control what they eat, and they get use to eating what the whole family is eating. The manual grinder can even be taken to Grandmothers house. I love all the new “Green” products available for our earth and for my new Grandbaby. Please enter me in your Amazing Giveaway.

What a great giveaway and cool site! Being green is easy if you follow the three R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle. The first is easy, but the second is my favorite I love coming up with ways to reuse objects. If you’re a knitter like myself, you can take old plastic bags and actually knit a reuseable tote for groceries or just as a cool handbag. Also, I always hold on to plastic containers from chinese food, butter, etc, and reuse them. However they don’t stand the test of time, but don’t throw them out yet! These are great to start seeds in. The containers keep the humidity in and then you can transfer the seedlings to pots and have a great organic garden.

reinharn85@yahoo.com

this is great! my tip is to start taking navy showers if you want to cut back on water. basically you wet your body and then turn off the water. then you soap up and lather your hair. then turn on the water to rinse and turn it off!

amiramurphy at gmail dot com

I’ve been taking reusable bags to the grocery store. But I’m sure everyones heard that one already!

Cloth diapers all the way! The pocket diapers today are easy, conveinient, and look good. We use BumGenius!

Just the basic things like recycle your soda cans, bring your own cloth tote bag when shopping, etc. Every little thing makes a difference!

i reuse clothes–buy almost everything at consignment

What a great giveaway! I am “green” with envy! My tip would be to put a brick in your toilet tank. You will use less water with each flush.

johannahill26@hotmail.com

i buy used clothing and other items on ebay, i use reusuable totes for groceries. I am also a member of a food co-op. Also check out freecycle.org – a free way to recycle large items like furniture locally rather then throwing it out.

I blogged about this type of thing on my blog at http://uniquelyyoursbyshay.blogspot.com/2008/03/skeeda.html I’m always trying to become more green I recycle just about everything.

I always try to recycle as much stuff as possible, I give my kids old clothes to their cousins or sell it on e-bay or craigslist. Most years I have a garage sale to get rid of things I can’t use anymore and whatever is left over afterwards gets donated to Salvation Army. I’d rather give things away than throw them away.

We teach our daughter to turn the water off when she brushes her teeth. No use wasting the water while the toothbrush is in the mouth.

scblog at hotmail dot com

go green!

This has got to be the most AMAZING giveaway that I have ever seen! The fact that so many people have been rallying around the idea of making our lives “greener” really warms my heart! Here is a green tip for anyone interested — we make our own fabric softner for the washing machine, and we can add any scent we like to it! You can make a lot of it very inexpensively and it makes your clothes unbelievably soft! Search for “make your own fabric softener” to find lots of recipes!

I use cloth diapers as well as cloth wipes with my baby. Its not as difficult as people would think and I love the look of the cute diaper as opposed to a disposable diaper.

I can’t believe these great prizes! Thanks so much!
hellerfam(at)yahoo(dot)com

I think it’s important for people not to be overwhelmed by all the thing we can do to be “green”. If you’re one who is not used to thinking about making environmentally friendly changes, take baby steps and do a little at a time. A small gesture is better than doing nothing.

Use a reusable water bottle and reusable bags at the grocery store! Easy and really helpful things! Thanks!

Awesome giveaway! I’ve learned to unplug chargers when they’re not in use so they don’t keep draining electricity.

jg AT jennaglatzer.com

Another tip: when your husband’s ready to clear out his closet, retrofit his clothing to make cute duds for the kids…often in patterns you wouldn’t think of, especially for little girls.

it’s very hard to decide what i love the best. but i will say i love your infant items.

keep a few bags in your car so when you shop you don’t need store bags and when you don’t need something freecycle it, even if you think no one would want it

I use Freecycle for all my discarded items. I also recycle paper and plastic and cans. And I use the new light bulbs.
allmycrazycats@aol.com

Great giveaway! I use reusable shopping totes when shopping so they won’t have to waste on paper or plastic. Thanks!

Great giveaway!

princessbubbles_18 at yahooDOTcom

I just started using my own bag when grocery shopping.. Great giveaway

Great giveaway!
We always use cloth bags at the grocery store and have recently started brining covered glass dishes to the deli, meat and fish counters instead of having it all wrapped in plastic. You can also ask that your order be wrapped in only butcher paper.
Thank you!
hune37(at)yahoo(dot)com

This is an awesome giveaway, thanks!

What a great giveaway. We do the ‘easier’ green stuff…recycling, carrying our own tote bag to the grocery store and we love planting flowers on earth day at our local park.

Thanks,
liz[at]lizlog.com

Great giveaway! I have reusable water bottles that we use and I also find new purposes for baby food jars and formula cans!

I have switched over to the Method brand of cleaning products. It is very reasonably priced and I feel better about not using so many chemicals around my kids. Fabulous Giveaway!!!!!!!!
beck2jeff@adelphia.net

Some things we do around here to help the earth are recycling, keeping lights off, turning water off when brushing teeth, planting trees and gardens, etc…Not big stuff, but every little bit helps. Great giveaway!

I recycle and turn off lights and go easy on the gas. Everyday is Earth day.

My favorite green tip is really try and not use plastic bottles or disposable diapers!

palmersf(at)comcast(dot)net

I snazzed up my reusable grocery bags with some beading…didn’t want to be green and boring at the same time! Also, instead of buying 50 million spring water bottles, invest in a water cooler for your home, fresh spring water without all the plastic waste…

we have started using glass bowls and cups, instead of plastic. i’ve cut down to only doing laundry on weekends and using laundry tabs instead of bottle detergent. we use soap thats phosphate free.
bwalleshauser AT yahoo DOT com

what a great giveaway. Plant a garden and eat what grows, and always compost.It’s so easy.
stacy
hetz-junk@hotmail.com

My green tip is if you lower your thermostat by 3 or 4 degrees in the winter, you’ll save energy and money. Thanks for the great giveaway!
jliemberger@aol.com

We try to support local farmers by only buying seasonally at our local produce stand! Helps out the farmers, and tastes better, too!

Thanks for the incredible giveaway! ( meg.wilson@gmail.com )

I’m so glad that you signed up with Prizey! You’ve got a great blog and this is a super giveaway. My green tip is to utilize your local consignment shops, garage sale listings and freecycle organizations befor heading to a department store. You’ll spend less, promote waste-reduction and enjoy the thrill of the hunt for that special something to make your house a home!

Use canvas bags when you go grocery shopping instead of plastic and paper bags to cut down on the amount of waste in our landfills. Thanks for the contest.

moonstone53@yahoo.com

We take our own totes when grocery shopping, so no plastic bags for us! We’re also using some natural cleaners instead of traditional petrol based chems. Happy Earth Day!

This is great, what a wonderful prize!

Drop off items like old televisions and computers at special recycling centers instead of throwing them out so that the toxic chemicals inside of them, like lead and mercury, won’t seep into the ground. Thanks.
jnl930@yahoo.com

Almost everything can be recycled,
just think to DO it.

This is a great giveaway

What a great idea, the best way to start is with the baby. Reusing/recycling is one of the best things we can do!

Oh my goodness, this is such an amazing giveaway!! My newest venture in being green is…encouraging my husband to recycle! I use anything reusable that I can, buy organic, save electricity and fuel as much as possible, now if I can just get him to put some things in the recycleable bin! :) Thanks so much!

My plan to go green, and save money, is to make my son some baby clothes out of old t-shirts.
momabr@yahoo.com

I want mine in green!

We like to vegetable garden and can our produce.

This is an amazing giveaway and if I win, I am going to give it to a dear friend of mine who recently had a baby!

My green tips are to ride your bike to work intead of driving, use a reusable water bottle instead of single use ones that go directly to landfills and purchase CFL bulbs! Thanks! (pposwaps AT gmail.com)

Recycle, reuse, reduce!

Happy Green Day!

I am doing my best to recycle, discontinue catalogs, use a Brita filter instead of bottled water, reuse plastic bags, etc. I hope every little bit helps…

hianded[at]earthlink[dot]net

i’m new to the green cleaning products. i noticed i was always sick after cleaning (sore throat, sinus problems) and after i started using more “environmentally safe” cleaners, i haven’t been sick. great giveaway!

What great green items! A green tip I use is reusable grocery bags at the store.

I would love to win! Recycle your junk mail!! So much paper is wasted by companies sending it out. Do your part and recycle it! Don’t throw it away.

This is amazing! I’d love to win! My green tip: *please* recycle!!!

My only green tip is recycle, recycle, recycle. I do think you have the most adorable baby clothes (and mommy clothes) I have ever seen!

No disposable anything- diapers, napkins, paper towels, razors.

Much cheaer to use things over and over.

Thanks@

The biggest change I have made this year is installing a water purification system in my house. I know use a SIGG bottle instead of buying loads of Fiji water! Over time, the money I have saved from buying bottled water will pay for the purifier!

krisindam@mac.com

Awesome website and great giveaway!

One way we’re trying to go green is to stop driving everywhere and walk/ride bikes when possible.

-Christina

Great green giveaway! We use cloth bags at the grocery, are members of community supported agriculture, and have used cloth diapers.

denise(dot)fahl(at)gmail(dot)com

great giveaway.turn water off and on while brushing teeth to conserve water.

Wonderful items!

Switching light when you leave the room, can help a lot!

invest in an eco shower spout. I spent $10 more than a regular one because it was the only spout I could find that used 2 gallons per minute. My water bill has been atleast $5 dollares less every month since.

Sarah
Bloominwild89@yahoo.com

Great contest…thanks. One tip, use plates and silverware when you take your lunch to work — nothing to throw away.

Wow- fantastic! Thank you. I love reading all the green tips… mine is that we changed to cloth napkins to reduce paper towel use in the house. We love them!
laurachilton {at} hotmail {dot} com

This is the greatest giveaway. This would be so great to win, I will be a new mom in September so thse things would sure come in handy! Thanks for a great giveaway!

In the summer hang sheets and towels on a clothes line to dry instead of using an electric dryer.

My tip is to plant a tree to celebrate your child’s birth and then use your home composting practises to show him/her how composting will help the tree thrive.

angelina115@hotmail.com

so cool!!!!

joliexox@hotmail.com

i love it. really.

meza-angel@sbcglobal.net

i use reusable bags, too.

Great giveaway! We try to do a lot to be “greener”…recycle, bring our own bags, compost, carpool, buy local!

Adrianne

What a fabulous mama-business giveaway! We do several “green” things- cloth diapers (which are so cute and easy nowadays!) and reusable grocery bags are just the beginning. We also recently cconverted to all natural cleaning products and love them!

This is an incredible giveaway. I would love any of the products for my new grandson.I buy economy packages of meat and wrap them in my saved vegetable bags. I use jars and margarine containers instead of plastic wrap and I turn all my printer paper over for reuse.

we make all of our snacks, from granola to yogurt instead of snack pacs. we compost everything we can to make our front garden bloom. no plastic bags of any sort or house. we also try to buy as local as we can. great giveaway it is nice to see moms so interested in teaching their families to be more conscience of their choices!!!

Thank you for the amazing giveaway with a great message. I carry a Sigg bottle with filtered tap water around with me all day. It’s great for me and my son, and you don’t have to worry about the kid getting enough fluoride this way.

what an amazing giveaway! please enter me

elkmeese at yahoo.com

thanks for the contest

We are changing all the bulbs in our place to Flourescent!

Great Contest !!

I like using CraigsList or FreeCycle to get rid of old or unwanted electronics and appliances.

OMG! What a great giveaway. We’ve gone so green in our home these last few years (changing light bulbs, we drive a Prius, use dishtowels instead of paper napkins, running full washers after 8pm at night, keeping our vacations localetc), but we are still trying to improve. Thanks to all for the tips!

Thanks for the contest! We’ve started buying glass, paper or other packaging versus plastic and making special trips to the recyling center since our town doesn’t pick the recycling up.

What a great giveaway and all these fabulous green products! My best green tip since having kids is to give modern cloth diapering a try! They are no longer the pins and cloth but lots of fun patterns, velcro and stay-dry fabrics!

We bring our own bags to the grocery store, air dry our clothing, buy items with less packaging.

Thanks for a great contest!

superfizz(at)bust(dot)com

My husband and I recycle, reuse, composte, etc. This would be great for our daughter who is due next month. maybe it will jusmpstart her in environmental issues

Anything at all! Just kidding! We recycle and I work from home, so it cuts down on the gas! Thanks!

bucbratt at hotmail dot com

Our house rules are reuse, recycle, less electricity,avoid plastics, natural is better.

we have always shopped at garage sales for things for ourselves, kids and grandkids. We are trying to be more aware of the little things that we can do and carry our own bags to the store, have put in energy efficient lights, etc.

I make my own cleaner Vinegar and water and sometimes I use baking soda and Lemon. I also reuse the container.

switch from paper bills to online bills, including saying no to atm receipts. save paper!

wonderful stuff!!!

Besides the usual stuff, I like to teach my kids how important it is to take care of the planet God has blessed us with. Since they love Polar Bears, we use it as a reminder phrase whenever they are running the water too long or not turning off the lights when they leave a room. We just say “polar bears.” And they know that they can do their part to conserve energy and maybe even help save a polar bear.

We recycle, bring our own cups for take out coffee, TRY to remember to use our reusable grocery bags.
This is a wonderful contest and I would like to win and give as a gift. TO a mom-to-be in my hometown who is on hard times.

Buying a Brita Water pitcher or water filter keeps thousands of water bottles out of landfills each year! :D We just got one. I think the water tastes thousands times better than bottled water!

Awesome! We use dilute vinegar in a spray bottle for cleaning off the table. My sons can even help!

What an awesome giveaway. I bring my own bags to the grocery store.

We recycle paper, plastic and glass every week. We have also begun to use natural cleaning agents, as it is safer for the environment and family.

rapleylaura@yahoo.com

My sister would love this stuff for my nephew.

buy in bulk it cuts down on refuge

Wow! Great giveaway… We reuse as much as possible to be kind to the earth. We always check Craigslist or Freecycle before buying new!

My favorite green tip is to buy local and boycott China until they stop their reprehensible polluting! They are back in 1880 eco-minds!

The best way to learn to be green is to talk to our family members who lived during the depression. They know how to make something out of nothing and still have a grateful attitude.

Thanks, Martha W
ki4ggs(at)yahoo(dot)com

I TRY NOT TO BUY BOTTLE WATER,I HAVE NOT LEARN EVERY THING, BUT I AM GOING THERE ABOUT GREEN

Wow !What a great giveaway. Love the products.
Elaine R
emrosser@shaw.ca

Hope to win this amazing stuff. Everyday is Earth Day!

compost and recycle everything you can.

Wow, something for everyone in this great prize. I would divvy it up between all my friends!

I am teaching my daughter to recycle. Can’t start too early!

If you can’t compost make a worm farm! They are easy, not smelly and great for houseplants.

Hello, I make sure to offer anything we have that someone might be able to use on our local freecycle. Also just started using reusable grocery bags.
Heather
jandh at myfamilylovesit.com

What an awesome giveaway! I use
reusable grocery bags, and recycle,
also am starting to always use my leftovers.

I use junk mail for grocery lists, newspapers to wrap gifts, and we only drink from reusable nalgene bottles! We try to give everything a “second chance” in our house!

walk around the neighborhood pushing your baby (or babies) in a stroller as a workout rather than driving to a gym.

Buy seven or eight sturdy bags, washable bags and take them with you when you shop!
What a wonderful giveaway!

Holy macarolly, this is an awesome giveaway! My green tip is to use a refillable bottle like the SIGG bottles instead of so many plastic water bottles!

srentzjones(at)gmail(dot)com

My tip? Be thrifty and green!

Most people give up on being eco friendly because they feel that they have to spend entirely too much money to start! Using Vinegar and Baking soda for most of your cleaning needs saves money AND time. Baking your own bread insures that you know EXACTLY what is going into your children’s bodies. Buying cloth diapers saves you hundreds over the long term with infants, they can be reused for subsequent kids and with the new tech in diapers today, is nearly as easy as disposibles!

Buying these things in bulk saves TONS of money so you can put your budget to other things, like organic clothing, and biodiesel and hybrid vehicles, and living debt free!

Always recycle!

This is a great giveaway! I’ve just started using reusable grocery bags and buying into a farm coop. We also have a RO system in our house so that we can trust our water and not have to buy bottled water.

This would be absolutely for my boss who is a brand new eco-mom! We are “Green-Collered” and to reduce our carbon foot print, she figured out how to enable me to work from home. She so deserve this. great bunch of stuff

Start a local veggie garden.

dharmapunx13@hotmail.com

Use frecycle dot org alot

Join a CSA … every other week we get a box of organic fruits & veggies from a local farm. They taste much better than anything you can get at a supermarket, last much longer, and we are helping our local farms stay open.

GREAT giveaway! I think we can all do a little more to help keep our earth better!

This IS a great giveaway! We try to do our part by using cloth diapers and washclothes instead of all that disposable stuff! :)

We recycle as much as possible, reuse containers a lot and reduce our waste. My daughter has her friends over for neighborhood clean up days where they pick up all the trash. Earth day is a BIG day around here.

What awesome products!
One way to recycle is a classic way. Save up your aluminum cans and turn them in for cash.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

Recycle everything you can. There’s probably more that you can be recycling than you think. Re-using is even better. Instead of recycling old magazines, I keep a canvas tote bag in our bedroom behind the door. I put the magazines in there and I grab the bag when I go somewhere where I can leave them (The laundry mat, Doctor’s Office, Used Bookstore at the library…).

Just remember to cut off your address. Plastic bags cannot be recycled curbside here, but many stores will take them and have collection bins for them. I like most people say I use them for everything, but after giving it more thought, I realized I use them to collect trash and then stick the half full bags into a larger trash bag.

Junk mail can also be recycled. Shred first if you’re worried about security. I have heard some places cannot recycle the little plastic windows in the envelopes though, so it’s best to check beforehand.

I hang my wash outside to dry

thank you for recycling

This is an amazing giveaway!! We’ve been going green before it was “cool” to go green :) We recycle, compost, eat vegetarian, use cloth grocery bags, cloth diaper, i use cloth pads, buy cruelty free products, the list goes on..!!

We use cloth bags, compost, energy saver bulbs, drive a Prius

Use reusable grocery bags at the store! Plant a tree!

Egg cartons make great finger paint palettes!

This is a GREAT giveaway!

Heather D.

hmdilorenzo (at) aol (dot) com

My family definately needs to become more “green”…. but here’s what we do, my sons elementary school collects all the plastic bags they can get to raise money for school so I send them all there. Not only are they recycled, the school benefits as well!

Enhance the land around you by planting trees or a veggie garden.
You can spend time in the garden with the children.
dawns_horizen@yahoo.com

Here’s my latest attempt to go green: I’ve been trying to recycle our clothes instead of buying new ones. I’m trying my hand at sewing to “refashion” clothes we already own. Thanks for the giveaway!
claireroach81(at)hotmail(dot)com

i’m over 250 lbs. and have been riding my bike to and from work this month. if a fattie like me can handle this, you can handle whatever you’ve been thinking about changing too.

What a nice giveaway !! Thanks !!!

Wow!!

so cute!!

Wow! i have being trying to “green-ify” my life lately too. these products would be a great addition to my new goal of being greener. i love the darling onesies and the sigg water bottle-i definately think taking reusable bags to shop with is a huge step in reducing plastic waste! i made a bunch of bags out of old t-shirts!
jonathanelton(at)msn(dot)com

Our family uses diluted vinegar water for all our cleaning needs. It is 100% safe, edible, earth friendly and incredibly cheap!! It works great on almost everything; toilets, mirrors, mold, counter tops, sinks, tile floor, etc.
jessicarasmussenATgmailDOTcom

wonderful giveaway! I’m trying real hard to go green, recycle as much as I can, I use my totes at grocery store (no plastic)changed my light bulbs to more efficient ones.

tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com

I use all natural houshold cleaners and we like to make our own beverages in reusable containers man we save alot of money just by doing that one thing. thanks

This site has a lot of great stuff!

I recycle our paper, use those new twisty bulbs and make sure the lights are turned off whenever they’re not in use.

Tarah
fireball351c AT yahoo DOT com

I use freecycle.com a lot

What a great giveaway! We have an old fashioned push lawnmower that using only human power! Also I bring my own bags to the grocery store to cut down the on the plastic bags that are used.

lucycontest at gmail.com

I’ve given my 2 year old the job of being in charge of recycling. He loves to sort the paper and the cans/recyclable containers!
egmsx797@gmail.com

Going Green it tops. I recycle evertying and help my elderly neighbor to recycle too. Thanks for the great contest.

Hi – my green tip is to use those biodegrable dog bags (without the design) for keeping your wet garbage for composting. Keeps it clean and green (and the bugs away).

I love garage sales. It’s the best recycling out there!

amazing prize! my best tip for right now is to simply walk more, it’s fun and feels great. for longer trips take the bus or ride a bike. it becomes habitual very quickly and you may find yourself driving very infrequently. for work you might consider carpooling, it’s a nice way to start the day. driving less is also less stressful. i am w.eberly@yahoo.com

great givaway

please count grandpa in.
causeyland(at)msn(dot)com

Oh my goodness, that is GINORMOUS! I always reuse my bags, and water bottles.

We recycle a lot!

Little things definitely add up; always wash clothes in cold water, push the thermostat up a degree or two (it’s warm here in Florida – but we can survive!) and kick the plastic water bottle habit. Thanks for a great opportunity to win!
guysrose at aol dot com

What a great set of gifts! My number 1 thing to do is remember to carry reusable bags when shopping. Not just to the grocery store, but wherever you’re shopping.

My green tip is don’t turn your water faucets on full blast when you need to wash your hands or what have you… this helps conserve water… every little bit helps!
Thanks for a fantastic giveaway!
Marissa :)
md-sweeps (at) hotmail (d0t) com

My tip is to simplify your life by buying fewer items of higher quality that will not need to be replaced and fill our landfills.

My family is going green by planting a garden this year.

Change all your dimmer switches out so you can use the energy saver bulbs
Davesd33@sbcglobal.net

Oh wow thats one great giveaway.. Id be happy just to get the sigg bottle!!

As for a green tip.. I do not waste any paper.. EVER.. scrap paper becomes mailing labels and notepads.. old packing materials become new packing materials.. even bubble mailers are reused. Its saves me money and it saves the paper at least one more time… then once im done I shread the paper and use it in the compost bin.. so at least those gorgous trees can feed my garden

I do not have any good green tips but I do like the reuse the plastic prescription bottles for sorting beads in my craft room

crctigger@gmail.com

wonderful giveaway. I am doing better on my recycling but getting the rest of the family is tough. Any ideas? Paula

We have purchased reuseable water bottles and carry them everywhere with us. We also bring our own bags to the grocery store to cut down on waste.

anemeyer at verizon dot com

when washing your face, turn down the water pressure, as to use less water!

Please enter me-great giveaway. Tip: honestly, as simple as opening the shades and turning off the lights. :)

This is a great giveaway! My best tip is to take canvas tote bags to the grocery. It’s much easier to carry things home in reusable bags. Oh, and of course – cycle as much as possible!

jamey (dot) fisher (at) gmail (dot) com

We are going to make an effort this year to use vinegar on the weeds in our yard instead of harsh chemicals! It will make our grass safer for children and pets!

Mommy Bee
luvmybabybee at gmail dot com

pnGreat contest really cute

littlelatina
edq143 at yahoo dot com

reuse contaniners for toy storage and also take my own bag to the grocery store for short trips

so many great tips! one easy thing we did was to plug a lot of our appliances into power strips. Any of those instant-on items or anything with a clock on it still uses power even when it is “off” (like the tv or microwave). By cutting the power at the power strip you save energy and MONEY!
elkesten[at]yahoo[dot]com

I am a CPA and I have gone to a paperless office. No more 10 cases of paper each tax season. Loved reading all the great ideas.

I also have started to use the canvas bags for the grocery store. The hold more per bag than the plastic and there is no waste. Thank you for having this giveaway.

This contest is awesome, and so are all the helpful green hints everyone’s posting. I donate old clothes to Goodwill, and use old socks, etc. as dust rags. Coffee grounds are great plant fertilizer, and cardboard (regular, or from food, such as cereal or eggs)can be turned into really fun art projects for kids!
veggiethree@hotmail.com

We don’t use any paper products in our house. We bring our own totes to the grocery store. We shop at small stores and are members of a CSA.

And most importantly, we eat low on the food chain.

Wow! What a fun giveaway!

What a great giveaway! Thank you so much. This willl definitely get me motivated to be greener.

Great giveaway. Flatten and save cardboard boxes and bring them out on a rainy day for your kids to play with. Cardboard boxes are SO MUCH FUN!

We recycle glass, newspaper, plastic in our home, our kids our learning a valuable lesson for years to come.

What great prizes. I’d like to enter if you are allowing Canadians

We buy Teddie peanut butter and use the jars as drinking glasses, food containers & other various storage.

We also use a clothesline in the warm months.

Thanks!

Taryn at newangels dot com

We have been living green for quite a while – not ALL green, mind you, but recycling papers and magazines, buying organic and locally-grown produce, etc. I love the new wave of ‘green-friendly’ products and they don’t break the bank!

Wow – loads of goodies! Thanks for the GREAT giveaway!

Thanks for the great giveaway :)

froggypartyof at aol.com

Wonderful cause. Let’s do our best to care for our planet.

Great giveaway! So many prizes. great way to remind people about the enviornment.

Lova all!
lusizova@rambler.ru

Great products in this giveaway! My tip: the bottle caps on water bottles need to be taken off before the bottle is recycled. Create a fabulous day!

I recycle EVERYTHING, and only buy from companies that use recyclable materials.

Such a wonderful giveaway!

Please enter me! We are trying to do anything we can to go green and not only does it help the environment, it helps us when we reuse to save money!!

cool contest!
To keep green, my house recycles all we can and has monthly green meetings in our neighborhood

I actually know 2 new, 1st time Mom’s (daughter and daughter-in-law) who would love this prize. Thanks! *S*

My green tip?

- Turn off the TV; watch one less show a week. You’ll find that this is more than just a green tip, but a great way to bond with your family.
- Walk or bike for your next trip that is under 2 miles. It may seem far, but it will go so quickly!

i know a mom who would love this

We have reused old shirts, and burp rags as “boogie rags”. We also visit our local goodwill to stock up on cloth napkins. We buy recycled toilet paper and paper towels, slowing down our dependency on paper products.It has cut costs and is great to see my kids offering to make their friends their own “boogie rags”

Try to give usable household stuff away rather than putting them in the trash.

What an amazing giveaway. Someone will be very lucky to win this (hopefully me)!

candykorn1231 (at) aol (dot) com

Happy Earth Day! Thanks for the giveaway!

I’m an obsessive-compulsive recycler. Everything (just about) goes into the green bin. I recycle coffee grounds and fruit/veggie pulp from my juicer into the compost bin.

Great prize! Gee, I guess that our family has been taking care of the planet since the ’70′s, and that’s because we had no money! We always ate leftovers, had our own garden, bought the kids play clothes at the thrift shop, friends loaned each other maternity and baby clothes.Having to be frugal when you’re broke forces you to think twice about where your money goes, and to appreciate all that comes your way. Today, we are even more aware and try to recycle everything that we can.

The onesis are so adorable.
Please enter me.
thank you

The kids love to be green too! They can make toys or craft projects with bottles, cereal boxes, egg cartons, whatever! They are so imaginative. And instead of throwing away their old toys, take them down to a local church or charity.

We love reusable shopping bags and non toxic cleaners!
dansan826 at yahoo.com

Nice. we need more organic prizes.

wonderful giveaway.

I would love to win this for my friend. We recycle cans and bottles, we’re lucky, our town picks them up monthly at the curb which helps a lot. We also reuse grocery bags and plastic containers from stores and restaurants. The plastic containers from Chinese restaurants make great leftover containers.

such a fine contest – thank you for the selection

I really appreciate the contest. I have been trying to recycle more and to use coldwater more in my wash.

vidomich@yahoo.com

We just changed our lightbulbs to culry energy effficient ones and now we’d love to win this prize to keep our baby green!
laureljeana@optonline.net

we have been green for a few years now… it is everyones responsabilty

Great contest. I have been carpooling to my office and trying to promote recycling at work.

Eat organic! Hey, this looks great, thanks.

dangotmail AT yahoo DOT com

Eliminating paper towels, paper napkins, and tissues saves so much, and it’s really easy. Buy inexpensive bar towels for napkins, use old t-shirts for rags, and treat yourself to pretty handkerchiefs.

I utilize thrift stores and donate as much as I can of used clothing and household goods to needy charities.

I recycle at our city center and eat organic. What a wonderful earth friendly prize!

I’m trying to increase my “one step at a time” greening. I already recycle, re-use, and have reduced what I buy. I’m now working on green cleaning products.
TurQ1968@yahoo.com

Great giveaway! We reuse our juice and water bottles to help out both our pocketbook and our environment.

REUSE PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS AS TRASH CAN LINERS

Buy a Britta water filter. Saves the environment from plastic. Please enter me in!
~Shannon

awellsmi@yahoo.com

I make some of my own cleaning products and will now use CFL’s.

Wow! This giveaway has a lot of things that I have been wanting to try, all in one place! Yippee!
I am all about being green these days. I even started a blog about going green to document my progress. My most recent green activity was combining a torn up stuffed animal and an unmatched sock to make a hand puppet.
onlycancan at hotmail dot com

one way I conserve water is when Im in the shower I turn the water off while Im conditioning my hair. It saves a few minutes water that isnt wasted. I only wash clothes on nice windy days that way I can hang them on the line and save energy and whenever possible I open windows so I do not have to use my A/C

Goodness Gracious! I’ve Gotta Get me entered in this Green Giveaway. Gracias!

Wow – what a fantastic giveaway. Thank you for reminding people about going green and especially about Earth Day. I’ve been green for quite awhile now and it’s become habit. I try very hard to recycle whatever I can, bring my own tote bag, pick up litter when I see it, frequent businesses who are green and grow my own veggies. My son saw someone throwing trash down in the parking lot of the mall and he politely told the man, “Please don’t pollute my earth!” The man’s mouth dropped but he did pick his trash up. So it looks like it’s automatic for my son too.

You’ve got to be kidding! This giveaway is HUGE!! I have been hearing a lot about going green, but don’t know much about it, other than living in earthy Seattle. :) I recycle, use energy efficient products, and buy organic produce…but I don’t know much more than that. I’m going to read through your tips!! THANK YOU!

Less is more. I buy more things I can reuse again.

cleaning with natural cleaners like Method is one way to help…

please enter me.

we resuse glass peanut butter jars as food storage & drinking glasses.

We recycle what we can at home, and only wash FULL loads of clothes in COLD water. GREAT giveaway. LOVE that Hybrid Strolle Onesie!!!

buy washable bags and take them with you when you shop!

My tiny 4 month old is napping so I have some time to myself, and lo’ and behold I found this wonderful website and contest! I think this is an amazing “Green” Giveaway!

I am so excited about the recent surge in the green movement. I’ve wanted to participate but now with the information so readily available, I’m finding many more ways to become greener. I love it!
doot65ATcomcast[dot]net

Recycle, recycle, recycle. It is the easiest way to start going green! Use the energy saving lightbulbs!

In our house we make a game of seeing how much we can recyle. We have a compost bin, use reusable shopping bags, use reusable water bottles and use cloth napkins among other things. We also shop thrift stores and yard sale because to us, that is the ultimte way of recycling!

I’m definately going to check out those pacifiers!!! Thanks for posting that!
kvonrotz@earthlink.net

We try to not use disposable items unless it’s unavoidable. Recycling is also important to us so we don’t contribute to the trash in the landfills.

I would so love to win this for my BF. She is expecting another godchild!!!! My family is learning to go green, slowly but surely. Right now, we are working on recycling and saving energy. So far, so good!!!!

What a great website/blog. I just discovered it and will try to give you a link from Kiwimagonline.com

My green tip for the month? I am a sahm but I also wahm 20 hours/week but I decided I am going to be fully present with my daughter at home. No more email, television or distractions. When I work, I work. When I am with her, I am with her. Mommy unplugged.

Thank you!

wow, that’s some generous prize! Please enter me so I can be more “green” too.

Thanks
chris
cme8397@yahoo.com

Great tips everyone! I plug things into power strips and shut off the strip when I’m not using them. Saves a lot of ‘stand by’ electricity! Especially the entertainment center. Thanks for the giveaway!

I recycle whatever I can at the curb. The rest of the stuff gets collected and taken to a recycling center downtown. Even though they don’t recycle all plastics, it still makes me feel good that I am able to take most of my cardboard and mixed paper to be recycled.

recycle and reuse

I am loving the GREEN wave! My best tip is skipping grocery bags and bring your own!! I know it’s nothing new but it’s a great one!

Thank You
Beth

wow wow wow nice giveaway!!! My favorite green activity is to walk as much as possible. Easy since I don’t own a car.

What a great giveaway! I hope I win!!

What a great giveaway! I am just starting to “go green”. My first plan is to buy some reusable grocery bags/sacks so I don’t have to use those plastic ones the markets have! Hate those!

This is a fantastic giveaway! Everything in the prize is so great!
Not everyone can purchase a hybrid…but replacing your lightbulbs is a good start. Recycle your plastic, glass and paper. Don’t use styrofoam. Compost extra food waste.

kglafenhein@yahoo.com

What a great giveaway! My green tip is easy: turn the water off when brushing your teeth!

KristenLJackson at msn dot com

Great for my Grandson!

This is an amazing giveaway. Great items–I want them all! And I’m feeling a little shocked–I never considered pacifiers and what kind of plastic they use. My son is addicted to his, and now I have to go do some research. So I’m thankful just for that little item.

Happy Earth Day! We’re going to celebrate by finally buying some reusable grocery bags. I’ve put it off long enough.

nice

Happy Earth Day!

Thanks for the chance!

I have really been trying to throw away less and find other ways to use things or find someone else who may be able to use them. Freecycle has been such a help for that. I know that even though I don’t need something anymore, someone else might and it won’t end up in a landfill. Building doll houses out of cardboard boxes with my toddler has been fun as well as showing her that things can have a longer life than just for something like holding cereal. Then we recycle them and my older son really sees what an important role he can play in the process as well.
welshjd@student.gvsu.edu

This is a great giveaway! My eco-tip is using cloth diapers. With four kids, that’s a lot of diapers I haven’t thrown away.

phathui5@hotmail.com

This is a good idea. Thank You

This would be a fantastic baby shower gift for my friend who is expecting!!
My favorite eco tips come from the site idealbite.

These are great! Thanks so much for this giveaway. Others have mentioned it too, but reusing grocery bags is a great way to help out just a little…

what a great giveaway! using cloth bags at the grocery store is my best tip!

Great Green Giveaway! Please Enter me.

junkspam03[at]yahoo[dot]com

This is a fabulous giveaway. Thank you! Check out the following link for a how-to on eco-friendly and cheap laundry detergent:
http://luxurystylehappinesshealth.com/make-your-own-eco-friendly-laundry-detergent-its-cheap-too/

I don’t buy my little girl purses. I use the birthday bags you get presents wrapped in for her little purses and bags. I also reuse those bags over and over again for presents as well. I’d love this one!
karic_99@yahoo.com

What a fantastic giveaway!

I love using my baggu reusable grocery bags, and of course biodegradable bags for picking doggie poop! No plastic landfill bags here!

I’d love to give these to my boss for her upcoming baby shower!!

Great giveaway! I try to walk/bike everywhere, and I reuse a lot of items.

We recycle and reuse everything we can… plastic baby food jars are excellent for snacks or art supplies.

Tape whole, dried bay leaves to the bottom of your pantry shelves to keep tiny bugs away!

Earth Day Tip:
Use cloth napkins! They’re cute and don’t produce waste for our landfills.

Shop with reusable shopping bags.

Thanks for such a great giveaway!

Are you kidding me!? what a fantastic giveaway–I want so badly. Oh please, oh please.

The simplest green tip–take your own bags to the grocery store. My store gives back 5 cents for every cloth bag I use-adds up. I can fit so much more in reusable bags so it’s so much easier to carry in groceries too.

Cloth diapers have really come a long way since our mothers had to use them!
And this is a great time to plant something with your family so the little ones can learn about caring for something and help to improve the earth.

I like to dry clothes on the clothes line – saves money too!

wonderful giveaway! My best tip is resusing those sour cream/ cottage cheese containers as travel dog food containers. They work great!

What a great giveaway!! Happy Earth Day!

don’t use anti-bacterial dish soap. it does very little for your dishes and depletes the positive bacteria supply in the water system as well as helping the negative bacteria mutate to the point where anti-bacterial products will not kill them.

if you are worried about germs on your hand, get some anti-bacterial gel which doesn’t require water…

hunkamonkey@gmail.com

What an awesome giveaway

Just starting to “go green” so I don’t have a tip to share. But I certainly enjoyed reading all the others. Thanks for the giveaway.

Farrah
babyloveslings (at) gmail.com

I especially like “save what’s left” – sad but true!

We’re working hard on our community garden plot, getting ready for another growing season. I love the community building part as much as the vegetable growing! We donate the produce we don’t use to our local food bank through a great program called Squash Hunger. And this year, we’re finally starting composting. We’ve decided on a worm bin in the pantry, since we’re in a 2nd-story apartment.

k o m b u at earthlink net

What great prizes! Walk or ride a bike when you can. Reuse what you can. Recycle.
Happy Earth Day!

this is a great giveaway!

My preggo daughter is crafting her own maternity pants, using thrift store purchases. She’s also planning to try her hand at sewing cloth diapers. How ambitious is that? Thanks for the giveaway. You chose some wonderful prizes.

Happy Earth Day!

theyyyguy@yahoo.com

So many great things!

I am in search of a cute used bicycle–save some gas and burn some calories all at the same time!

So cute! I have a newborn nephew (April 19th) that would look darling in all this stuff! Thanks for giving it all away!!
McCall85@gmail.com

the branch tote bag is gorgeous!
I’m big on keeping my old cans and taking them to recycling and then saving the change I get for them.

We spent my sons vacation day with a walk to the beach and snacks in reusable containers

What a great bunch of stuff!

We just bought a diesel car and will be converting it to run on waste veggie oil. I didn’t even think about the fact we bought it just a couple days before Earth Day, but now that seems really cool and I will always remember that. :)

What a great prize!
I love Green! I particularly like the rainwater thing – collecting it in a barrel and using it for watering plants, etc.

Wow! What a fabulous prize! We have continued to work on “greening” our family and this would be a nice boost!

wow like alot

WoW…what a wonderful contest. We have switched from cleaning with paper towels to using old cloths. On windows I use newspaper instead of paper towels.

Great Giveaway! Go Green!

This is such a great giveaway. I’ve read so many great tips here…thanks to all for some great ideas! As for me I’ve recently switched my light bulbs to energy saving.

Take only what you need! Waste not, want not!

Can I just say I need to win this one?! Our third baby is due in exactly 3 mnths…really want the baby to have some new things that are not just hand me downs and organic would be awesome… a little pricier (but so much nicer) so not quite as affordable for us…I’d love the Mom treats too, the two nice tshirts and the nipple cream…we are just starting to use g diapers in our attempt to be a little greener and have been trying to buy as much organic food as we can, esp the top 12 produce items that otherwise have the highest pesticide rankings… Please pick me!!! chiarascari@gmail.com

It can be overwhelming, but I think the little things most of us try to do, such as bringing totes to the market and using less packaging when possible will make a big difference.

Use a laundry line! Not only do you help to curb carbon emissions, but you save yourself money and your clothes will last longer!

Looks great! I definitely need to be more green!
jenniferhuff[at]gmail[dot]com

This is a great giveaway. I am glad to see that so many people are concerned about the Earth.

kathleenyohanna@hotmail.com

I have a huge vegetable garden and many fruit trees. I avoid red meats. I have a massive compost pile which I use for my garden.

i have just gotten back on the eco-train after being thet typical wasteful American for the last couple years. This goodies could help keep me on track. Great prize!

My green tip is to think of the world as a constant source of art and craft supplies.
Books like Simply Green Giving teach you how to make beautiful gifts out of things you would normally throw away.
If you want ideas on crafting with candy wrappers or plastic bags, there are craft websites with tutorials on how to turn them into cool tote bags and wallets.
Turn your crap into one of a kind art.

-Allie

tonylethal@aol.com

use a low floshowerhead

Great contest! I still think simple things like turning off lights when we are not in a room or when we leave the house are important :) Saves energy & money & light bulbs!

what an amazing giveaway! I have to say we are pretty green in this household. Just yesterday we planted organic lettuce and rhubarb using compost from our pile. Now I can’t wait for summer!
page.sarah@gmail.com

please enter me thanks.

What a fab giveaway. I love the water bottle. I never gave into the disposables, so I’m always on the look out for cutie bottles to carry.

We pride ourselves in being a very green household. Of course there’s alway more you can do. Recycling, reusing and reducing are musts! We always bring our own bags to the grocery. This would be a great win for an expectant mom!!!
chrissy(dot)deangelis(at)gmail(dot)com

Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

What a fantastic giveaway!!! My best tip is to use the reuseable grocery bags. They are great at the store and then we use them when traveling. Also, lots of handmedown clothes. They grow out of things sooo quickly, besides my friends all have fantastic taste too…good to share and a greta lesson to teach our kids early. Thanks for all the earth day thoughts!!

Kids is where change starts! Making little changes and getting the kids involved goes a long way! We have started recycling more and wasting less. We use reusable containers instead of zip lock bags,recycle cans and paper, as well using things that do not have harmful chemicals in the yard/home and on the environment in general!

Green cleaning doesn’t have to be expensive – just use water and white vinegar in a spray bottle to clean almost anything.

I use cloth diapers instead of disposable…while we are at home anyway! =)

mccammacks(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

We’ve almost been conscious, but this year we’ve been on Green Overload!!! I LOVE IT!!!

I love using the glass containers from candles as storage for food, pens, jewelry or just about anything else!
I also think that we should all have showers like the do here in Japan (where I am currently living) that you can shut off when you are soaping up or washing your hair/face/body. It saves SO MUCH water!
Good luck to everyone on the Giveaway!
Marina
buffster24@yahoo.com

What a great giveaway. Use only organic pest contro products and lawn care products.

I’m just learning how to go “GREEN”.

This is such a great giveaway! Going green is something that businesses have been encouraged to do for awhile (with EPA regulations and all), but now that individuals are getting involved it is going to make an even bigger impact on the future for our children and grandchildren! This is a great giveaway – thank you for sponsoring all of the wonderful green goodies!!! :)

tiffany[dot]hulbert[at]lmco[dot]com

Wow! This giveaway looks awesome! I have been getting greener and greener over the past few years. My biggest tip is to use cloth diapers! I started using them about a year ago with my now 17 month old and would never go back!

wow! ty! 4the great giveaway!we recylecans,use green cleaning products, and raise a chemical free garden.

SIGG water bottles are great and MUCH SAFER alternative to plastic water bottles.

Stephanie

Stephaniesass@hotmail.com

recycle,recycle,recycle! Don’t fill our landfills with products we can use again.

We are in the process of changing all of our light bulbs over to “green” ones. Thank you for offering this giveaway.

I refill water bottles several times before I throw them away (I recycle them when I can).

Great prize-Please enter me

Count me in

use washable cloths instead of paper towels in the kitchen.

hockiemack@hotmail.com

Awesome!!

My youngest sister is getting ready to become a first-time mommy. I would love to start her out on the right (green) foot. This stuff is really, really cute!!

We have really stepped up our recycling, use CFL’s and are cutting back on meat consumption-

Great giveaway! We really focus on recycling and proper disposal of hazardous waste – I just found out my workplace has battery recycling, so we’ve started a basket for dead batteries that I take into work with me.

Wow, what an exciting giveaway! Most of the tips I know and use have already been mentioned, but thanks for the chance to win :)

nice giveaway- but the page is very hard to see and read.

Great idea on bringing your own containers for restaurant leftovers!

I say, if you can, give cloth diapers a try. We use fuzzi bunz and bumgenius, and find them really easy and awesome (at least for the first year).

I dontate the bags i get to other stores to a resale shop. that means less bags made and the store can use there money for something eles.

I also by used as much as i can less packageing being wasted.

hooray for cloth diapers!

i use coffe groungs in my garden :)

Try cloth diapers! They’re not as hard as one imagines

Shop at farmers’ markets and flea markets!

We never use bottled water.

I’ve switched light bulbs, reduce what I use and take reusable bags to stores.

Please enter me :)

Green is GREAT!!!!!

Great giveaway!

I clean with baking soda and vinegar. I put vinegar in spray bottle and baking soda in an old salt shaker to sprinkle on surfaces. I also use cloth rags and napkins instead of paper.

my green tip is use a drying rack or clothesline if you can. dryers are incredible energy wasters!
fabulous giveaway!
xo-

thank you for the wondeerful giveaway

I’m recycling the plastic bags!! :) Awesome giveaway!!

Please enter me thanks

I like to reuse baby jars for loose buttons/change and those little toy parts.

Angie K
tisaynababae@yahoo.com

I try to incorporate saving energy into my daily routine as much as I can. My fiance and I share a vehicle and walk as much as possible to cut down on fuel useage. Thank you for having this giveaway and spreading the word about living GREEN!
jackiehnj[AT]aol[DOT]com

i use my laundry det bottles for everything!!ahdrad2932@msn.com

We attempt to recycle every chance we get from boxes, to glass, to reusing bags. It’s hard sometimes being a parent to recycle properly because my daughter who is five hasn’t quite got the concept and always being on the go. Thanks for getting the word out!

cmminera@sbcglobal.net

What great prizes. Everything is so cute (I would keep the teddy bear for myself LOL)

Containers and jars can be reused to organize art supplies.

What a great way to celebrate Earth Day! I would love to share the items with my sister-in-law.

renee
penguinchick@comcast.net

More green in ’08! yay

Natural cleansers like vinegar and baking soda do a great job without harming the planet.
Could this be any more fabulous??? Thanks for the chance to win!

Good luck!

Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Reuse old glass jars to mix and store your homemade green cleaning products in.

Love this giveaway and blog!

Lisa
lissaadamsATeastlinkDOTca

I just found this blog and I am VERY excited. I am thinking about having a Natural Night at my house where moms get together and give their ideas about compost, cloth diapers, natural cleaning products, chickens..ect. Get together in your neighborhood and share ideas!!!
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