Valentine’s Day is coming; are you ready? If you’re wracking your brain trying to come up with the perfect gift, we’ve got the perfect solution: put a “green” spin on traditional gifts. While you can find all sorts of fancy options when it comes to green gift giving, why not keep it simple and stick [...]

When faced with an outbreak of head lice in your home, the wellness of the planet might not be the first thing on your mind. You might be more likely to panic, and use whatever methods necessary to rid your home of these tiny beasts with the giant reputation. But the truth is, not only [...]

Are you trying to find the perfect electric blanket to stay warm during the winter months? Do you want something that is eco-friendly and safe to use? There are a few different options that are available for you to choose from before making your next purchase. Each one of the eco-friendly blankets will have different [...]

Ecological transportation and the sporting nature of motorcycling may seem to be at odds with each other, but these bikes prove green doesn’t have to be boring. Mavizen TTX02 Electric classes are the latest thing in motorcycle racing, and the TTX02 offers a turn-key package to get into the sport. Mavizen takes KTM’s RC8 frame [...]

This is a story of a successfully performed green renovation in Toronto’s Riverdale neighborhood that should serve as an example to all builders and communities around the world. Riverdale sprung up as a small rural community of Ontario’s early settlers. Back then, it was called Riverside. But after it was annexed to the City of [...]

We recently found an excellent online source for LED light bulbs, SuperBrightLEDs.com. The company is based in St. Louis, Missouri and their internet bulb ordering site has a huge variety of LED lights ranging from home, auto, RV, security and accent lighting all the way through to industrial LED light products! We had been searching [...]

We wanted to share a local Texas based companies excellent product with our readers, Andersen Windows’ in Garland, Texas are making the greenest windows around by using recycled wood and glass to make beautiful and eco friendly replacement windows. They even have a blog similar to ours which discusses sustainable practices, check it out here; [...]

There are plenty of ways a business can become “green” and reduce that foot print. Listed below are five of those ways and explanations of each method.

Every summer, noted childhood development authority, Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D. (aka Dr. Toy) recognizes the best toys of the season with the prestigious Dr. Toy Best Vacation Products Awards. This year, six of the recipients are eco-friendly – proving that green toys can compete in the mainstream market. (Eco-friendly toys exclusively compete in the Dr. Toy [...]

Reducing our carbon footprint has become very popular lately and holiday tours are finally catching up. When planning your next holiday / vacation, why not book an eco-tour?! All-inclusive eco-tours are not only cost-effective but they reduce your travelling carbon footprint at the same time. Some popular all inclusive holiday deals eco-tours are: Gecko Adventures [...]

We’re excited to announce the winner of our May green giveaway. We had lots of entries and some great comments, unfortunately there can be only one winner. The winner was picked at random using random.org. Congratulations to Angela Morgan, she will be receiving the 50 Sunflower Seed Kits for her summer wedding courtesy of TreeBeginnings.com. [...]

This is a guest post By Carrie Brown, Author of Eco Enthusiast More and more people are using reusable shopping bags these days, and that is great. If you are interested in taking another step forward then, would you consider bringing reusable produce bags to the grocery store or farmers market? Produce bags are also [...]

Every choice that you make, whether buying organic food or organic cotton clothing, impacts the environment. When choosing t-shirts for summer, you will definitely want to check out new water-based inks on organic cotton tees. Organic cotton is soft and luxurious, and water based ink is totally safe for the environment when manufacturing a t [...]

Summer is almost here and we are excited to announce an amazing giveaway for May sponsored by TreeBeginnings.com. One lucky contestant will receive fifty wonderful sunflower seed kits from our friends at Tree Beginnings; Simply leave a comment against this post to enter The 50 sunflower seed kits include: Sunflower seeds in packet (2 x [...]

Part 4 of 6 in the Growing a Green Business With Essential Sage is titled “Girls Gone Green!” Because of the importance of this portion of the “Growing a Green Business Blog”, this topic will be divided into two segments. In the first segment, we’ll focus on office supplies. In the next segment (June) we’ll [...]

Last week we featured a fabulous giveaway of six pairs of Maggie’s Organics socks courtesy of Blissmo.com. We are pleased to announce that the lucky winner was picked at random using Random.org as Eveline Sipe. Eveline said; Man, these socks look extra fluffy on the picture would love to try them Congratulations to Eveline and [...]

Arbor Day will be here soon and to celebrate we wanted to offer our readers the chance to win six pairs of wonderful organic socks from Maggie’s Organics courtesy of Blissmo.com. What better way to explore the beauty of our forests than putting on a pair of Maggie’s Organic socks a pair of sturdy boots [...]

Happy Earth Day 2011 to all of our readers! This month we had two fantastic giveaway contests both counting down to Earth Day 2011. We selected the contest winners completely at random using Random.org and are finally ready to announce our lucky winners…. Contest #1: Fifty Tree Seedlings Courtesy of TreeBeginnings.com The lucky winner of [...]

I know, speak to anyone who owns an Android phone and they will tell you which applications work for them. Which they can’t live without and which they insist YOU simply can’t live without! It would seem there truly is an app for all occasions, and in a marketplace where Android occupies 25% of the [...]

It might not be the trendiest topic to talk about or even read BUT a subject that every homeowner can relate to is how to clean rugs and carpets. Let’s be honest, no matter how careful and cautious you may be everyone has experienced the sheer panic when spilling wine on a freshly laid rug [...]