Happy Earth Day: J'taime Mother Earth

Hearts are everywhere...just look...

Heart Nature

Mmmm, let's go!

Heart Island. I'd really love to myself...

Love Mother Earth like you should every day today. Make it a habit and stick to it. Recycle like you said you would. Turn off the lights more like you know you should and purchase products that are reusable, made from renewable sources and most of all keep the planet spinning with their business practices!

What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day today? Follow me on twitter @EcoMamaLindsay for cool tips, retweets of eco-related sales and other fun tid bits.

Earth Day err Week of Sales Continues!

Swirl, Daily Candy's flash sale website has a few amazing eco-friendly finds at the moment. Here are some of my favorites!

Baggu reusable bags, Loomstate clothing and Edun! Get to it folks.

Use my invite and I get $25 bucks credit (love this!)

Up to 20% off at Beautorium a great site for natural and organic beauty products. They sell the likes of John Masters, Juice Beauty, Scotch Naturals (I've reviewed them on Urban Branches!), Weleda and lots more!

Earth Day Fun Abound!

Now's the time to stock up and save some green. Earth Day is April 22nd, just a few days away. What are you planning? Juliette and I have some crafts on the menu for our Earth Day celebrations. We are going to color and decorate pictures of the planet. All materials are going to be things I find around the house like old magazine pages, fun grains/seeds from the kitchen to use as decoration and anything else we can utilize.

We're going to make sure that day we eat as local as possible, organically of course and avoid any unnecessary waste (we do this as often as possible anyways, but on Earth Day it's important to reinforce and revive!)

Here are some great things from around the web to get you saving some cash on your earth friendly products as well as fun things to create and do to kick start your brand new eco friendly you!

I've blogged about this recently, a must this April. Pick up your beauty essentials from Pangea at 25% all month!

Save on a ton of earth friendly products at Diapers.com here are some codes for you to use:
* save $3 bucks on Earth's Best Diapers with code EBSAVE3
* save on 'Green' clothes with code DRESSGREEN
* save on all Plan Toys with code APRILPLAN
and my favorite, save on this great picnic kit complete with hand wipes, snacks, spoons, bowls and reusable napkins!

A sweet little guide to going green, all things you can do yourself, cheaply. No solar panel installation, I promise.

Love etsy as much as I do? Well here's an eco decor guide with all items found on etsy. lovely.

Free organic socks for your kiddo when you purchase these shoes from See Kai Run.

Hit up Starbucks for your morning brew? If so bring your own coffee tumbler or mug on Earth Day and score a free brewed coffee or tea (hot or cold). Nice.

Save on your home care products at Soap.com with their Earth Day Bundles!

Sweet little vegan ballet flats from etsy. Found via one of my favorite eco blogs Fig and Sage

13 Green Lifestyle Experts tell us their Earth Day Plans! via Tree Hugger

Free shipping on all Mrs. Meyer's products through the 22nd. Get shopping!

Sign up NOW for flash eco sales (just think, guilt free shopping!) with this invite code at Pure Citizen. Right now they've got Sigg and Revolution Organics! Sweet.

Naturopathica for Lovely Skin + Huge Giveaway!

Naturopathica is a leading organic and natural skincare brand, with products for both body and face including moisturizers, serums, body lotion and cleansers. Naturopathica was founded in 1995 and has since been producing great products all while maintaining their support for sustainability, small farm sourcing, natural and organic ingredients and 100% post consumer waste containers. Certified by ECOCERT too!)
This month ( in celebration of Earth Day) they are giving away 10 of their products, all you have to do is submit your tip for living a more sustainable life. Easy enough! I submitted, have you? Here's the link to enter. 

Participation in the Sustainable April competition is ongoing through the end of April 2011. A winner will be randomly selected from the entrants at the beginning of May 2011. For more information about the competition, ECOCERT or Naturopathica, please visit the website: www.naturopathica.com or contact Sarah Falcon: sarah@naturopathica.com

Happy Earth Day!

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day there are many ways you can celebrate. Companies all over the world are getting into the act themselves and here are some happenings, sales and fun ideas for you to get into the earthy vibe yourself.

-Send out free (and paperless) Earth Day cards tomorrow with free e-cards from The World Wildlife Fund. Click here

-Drugstore.com is offering up to 40% of in their 'green & natural' store. Click to find out more

-Earth 911 put together a global look at some Earth Day events that are a must check out. Click here

-Shop Kiehl's! They support lots of great causes, like the Rainforest Alliance!

-Super cute video about how Earth Day can be a holiday for ALL! Here

-The Green Depot is an amazing spot to stock up on all of your earth friendly houseware needs (including cleaning products, paints, baby items and lots more). To celebrate Earth Day they're offering 15% off when you spend $75, 25% off when you spend $100 and 30% when you spend $150 or more. No time to waste getting all that's on your list! Only have a few things you need? Ask a few friends if you can go in on it together to get the discount...oh I've got tons of great ideas

Where will I be?
Checking out the Earth Day events in Greenpoint of course! Gotta stay local! Check out the NY parks website for more info on the MacCarren Park event. by clicking here, followed by a dinner out with the hubs where we'll be dining on grass-fed burgers and fresh cocktails. Yum!

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Celebrate Earth Day with Free Shipping from Mrs. Meyer's

In honor of Earth Day tomorrow the lovely Mrs.Meyer's is offering free shipping, so it's time to stock up on all of your favs, maybe it's even time to try something new! Click Here!

What Mrs. Meyer's products do I use?

*Lavender dish soap
*Lavender shower cleaner
*Geranium powder Cleaner
*Lavender candles
*Window Cleaner

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Stewart + Brown 30% off!

Earth Day Deal Time:

Stewart + Brown, known for their super soft and lovely organic cotton tops, skirts, dresses and sweaters is offering 30% off, I found out via Daily Candy. Get it while it lasts. Enter DAILYCANDY in the promo code box.

Ohhh, if only I could still fit into regular clothing I might need to stock up myself, too bad they don't make baby or maternity! :)

Click here to shop

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Happy Earth Day!!!

Some background:

From Wikipedia: Earth Day, celebrated April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It is held annually during both spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year.

The United Nations celebrates an Earth Day each year on the March equinox, a tradition which was founded by peace activist John McConnell in 1969.

Now that you know the history here are some ways to celebrate today:

- Take a long walk as close to nature as possible, if you're in a city, spend some time in your local park. Enjoy nature's bounty!

- Plan a vegetarian meal for dinner, or hit up your local vegetarian cafe to indulge in some delicious earth friendly bites.

- Turn of your lights and dine by candlelight tonight

- Take the step to help your office recycle better, make sure the bins are being emptied by the right person. Trust me, I've lived through this, a blue recycle bin doesn't always end up where you think!

- Bring your own bag lunch to work today, and make sure you're using reusable containers and bringing your own cutlery. Oh,and obviously you own reusable water container!

- When you pick up your morning coffee make sure you're ordering the fair trade beans and ask for the organic milk. If they don't have it, take yourself to the next cafe!

- Unplug anything you're not using, no literally do it right now! Could be your phone charger (while it's not charging), a light on you don't need or the printer that can be turned on throughout the day when needed.

- Wish someone Happy Earth Day and ask what they are doing to help the environment and honor Mother Nature.

- Rent An Inconvenient Truth, Planet Earth, Earthlings or another eco-minding flick tonight.

- Schedule an organic/local pot luck dinner for friends this coming weekend. Make it a rule that all ingredients must be organic and locally sourced.

- Avoid processed food today, eat only pure ingredients, that means fruits, veggies and whole grains. You'll feel healthier and maybe start a trend.

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As Earth Day Approaches

As Earth Day approaches we MUST look at how what we do effects the planet we live on. One way I think is crucial both in a planetary sense and in an ethical one is the choices of what food we eat. We can choose organic, less packaging and fair trade for sure, but one way I think we need to shine more light on is choosing to eat less meat. And if we do choose to eat meat, that meat needs to be sourced from smaller farms that focus on humane animal care and ethically sound slaughter methods. So if you do one thing this year to celebrate Earth Day, let it be changing how you approach the meat you eat.

Factory Farming has long been a Urban Branches issue. I've explained my obvious disdain for the industry and expressed that I do all I can to avoid purchasing meat from any farm I can't look up online and learn all about myself. It's been years since I've bought meat in the regular grocery store and I limit my meat while eating out to spots I know source locally raised and humanly treated animals. Yes, this is hard, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Some ask if I spend more? Well yes, but no as well. I have cut my red meat to once a week (only that often because I am keeping my iron intake extra high during pregnancy) and have chicken maybe twice. Those are the only 2 meat/poultry I eat anyway. I've long since cut bacon out and never had a taste for the gamier animals anyway. No cold cuts for me either, I like my sandwiches all veggie, packed with buttery avocado and delicious sprouts. So to those who eat meat much more than this per week I beg of you, rethink this, choose meatless meals more often, it's been proven it will be better for your health and your wallet.

We are entering Spring, vegetables are becoming more and more abundant. Pick up a vegetarian cookbook and add some new dishes to your repertoire. Oh, and splurge at the eateries where your favorite dishes are veggie based!

I just watched a documentary on HBO called Death on a Factory Farm, and it was well worth watching. I've done a lot of reading, but there is nothing like seeing something played out visually that puts reality right in your face. It's an undercover look at what working at a factory farm consists of. It's eye opening, especially to those of us who may not know much about this. For more information click the link and check it out.

For more reading pick up a copy of Slaughterhouse by Gail A. Eisnitz, The Ethics of What We Eat by Peter Singer and Jim Mason, Mad Cowboy by Howard F. Lyman or Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser

Also, check out Farm Sanctuary for more information. They've got material on everything from egg farming to the economy.

Another great source is the Animal Welfare Institute!

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Happy Earth Day!!!

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Earth Day Happenings

While Earth Day is NOT about consumerism and should never become a "shopping" holiday, I do believe in supporting companies that do good things for the earth as well as their customers. Regardless of the day people still need clothing and cleaning products, so don't feel too bad shopping on Earth Day, as long as what you're purchasing supports a good cause and helps you change your daily outlook on going green.

Here are some Earth Day goings-on that I've found:

www.Drugstore.com is offering up to 40% off their green & natural product lines, so now's the time to stock up on the cleaning products and skincare you've been meaning to pick up. The sale ends April 25th.

Home Depot is giving away free reusable tote bags

www.Patagonia.com and www.usoutdoor.com are offering 10% off their awesome product lines when you type in earthday08 upon checkout

If you hear of anymore great deals, events or fun things concerning Earth Day, please comment so we can all read!

Earth Day Resolutions Begin at Sunrise

I am so excited to have been able to share with you my favorite Earth Day products, ideas and websites in the Earth Day 22 countdown. I am finding myself making Eco-Resolutions today to put into place, not unlike New Year's I think we all have resolutions worth sticking to. I urge you to take up just 1 resolution. It WILL make the difference. Here are 5 more ideas that you may not be doing already that you can start tomorrow to undertake, see how it goes, it could become your new way of life.

1. Consider composting, take a few minutes to do some online research about how easy it can be, especially if you don't live in a tiny apartment like me. If composting isn't your cup of tea, consider donating your kitchen scraps to a community compost. I'm looking into that myself and hopefully in the next few weeks I will be donating my kitchen scraps to a neighborhood compost pile.

2. Speak up at work about the amount of wasted paper you see daily tossed. Even if it's going into the recycle bin. Sometimes it's hard to take action but it's important to be a voice.

3. Make the vow: it can be anything really, to buy only grass-fed beef, recycled paper towels, organic skin & hair care, soy-based printer ink, rechargeable batteries, whatever it may be, make the vow and stick to it, whatever the annoyance factor may be of seeking the item out!

4. If you're not finding what you are looking for at your favorite restaurants or grocery store, ASK, speak up and say, "why don't you sell grass-fed beef" or "where does this milk come from" the more you ask, the more likely the light bulb will go off in their minds that maybe it matters!

5. Tell a friend about Urban Branches, hey it may help change their outlook. (Shameless, but eco-friendly paperless advertising right there!)

Earth Day Events: Old T-Shirt = 20% off Loomstate Clothing

Recycle your old T-shirt for 20% off Loomstate clothing! Now through the 27th at Barneys Nationwide!!
Proceeds from the program go to 1% for the Planet a great organization.

Here's a link to the article for much more information: Check it out!
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/04/16/zooey-deschanel-helps-kick-off-national-t-shirt-recycling-program/

Also check out Loomstate for a look at their clothing: http://www.loomstate.org/

NYC: Caravan Earth Day Event

If you're in NYC this coming weekend, check out Caravan 128 E.91st street for their earth day events, tons of educational experience and things to do...
RSVP to caravan@thinkpublicrelations.com

Thank my Eco-Fashionista for passing this one along....