This weekend the temps are going up, which means we can get back to sitting on the patio sipping on a glass of our favourite wine! This year why not pour a glass of organic or biodynamic wine. Biodynamic on the label means the wine was holistically produced with consideration for the local ecosystem, soil, [...]

Earth month is almost over but why stop being green? Take it a step further and get hooked on planet-positive beauty tools. These tools work as well as or better than conventional. Buying high-quality beauty tools that last a lifetime means less waste in the end. Help the environment by incorporating sustainable supplies such as [...]

This one’s for the all the dog owners. What do use to stoop and scoop? A plastic grocery bag? I know you think you are being less waste full by finding a way to reuse plastic bags but…but the reality is that you are only preserving your dog’s poop. Plastic bags can take 1,000’s of [...]

The Ontario government introduced legislation on Tuesday (Earth Day) to ban the sale and cosmetic use of pesticides on lawns and gardens. An important day for our environment. Good news is that there are effective alternatives This is slug season with all the flowers trying to pop up, slugs think it’s an all you can [...]

Tuesday was Earth Day and on my way to work I saw a lady watering her garden and then washing the dirt off the sidewalk in front of her house. I was horrified because as I stood and waited for the bus she did this for close to 15min!!! On Earth day of all days. [...]

What’s all the hype? Organic this and organic that. Why is it better? Well first, we know that organic fruit and veggie farmers don’t use pesticides and organic produce always has a lot more flavor and vitamins! Fruit is full of cell-protecting and renewing antioxidants. If you really want some serious antioxidant power certain dried [...]

Happy Earth Day! Here are some more simple ways to be GREEN Kick the Bottled Water Habit Every year, 1.5 mil barrels of oil go to making plastic water bottles used in North America, and less than a quarter of those bottles are recycled, so choose a reusable bottle instead. Climb Your Way to Green. [...]

April is Earth Month and over the weekend communities and schools all over Toronto celebrated with GREEN activities and community clean up festivities. Tomorrow is Earth Day, so why not get everyone in your office involved with the GREEN program! Office buildings account for 28% of commercial energy demand, but with a few easy changes [...]

April is Earth Month and Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 is Earth Day. The GTA is hosting GREEN activities all weekend to bring about awareness and to help the environment. Here are some of this weekends events; WalMart is hosting a community clean up at North Park Saturday from 11-2pm Celebrate Earth Day at Toronto’s Botanical [...]

Brighten your whites without harming the environment. Laundry detergents contain petroleum, ammonia and chlorine. Each year in North America, 25,000-plus kids “are exposed to” and have accidents involving chlorine bleach. Also fragrances and harsh solvents like ammonia contained in some typical detergents and fabric softeners can trigger your allergies and asthma, and cause skin irritation. [...]