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 [...]

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 [...]

When it comes to looking at your growing green business, one area that you can make a big impact is packaging for your products / shipments. We’re going to take a look at how you can recycle more of your packaging. This applies to both the packaging that you send out as well as the [...]

With less than 2 weeks remaining before Earth Day 2011 we wanted to share a very cool story about Toyota’s recent history making milestone and a quick photo essay showing the evolution of the Toyota Prius; March 10, 2011 was a special day for Toyota – it was the day the company announced that more [...]

Although there are still a lot of drivers who staunchly support petroleum-based locomotion, complaining of the many shortcomings of hybrid or fully electric automobiles, it cannot be denied that there are many benefits to owning an eco-friendly vehicle.  In this day and age, with civil unrest in the petroleum-heavy Middle East causing gas prices to [...]

With Earth Day 2011 fast approaching (22nd April) we wanted to share another fabulous green giveaway; One lucky contestant will receive a five day supply of PeopleTowels, the newest concept in sustainability “PeopleTowels are an on-the-go alternative to paper towels. Reusable personal hand towels that make going green as easy as drying your hands. Made [...]

Today we are posing the question, what is a green office? I trust, you the reader, will agree with the following: in my opinion, and, by my standards a green office must be environmentally, and socially, responsible. Why it’s Important to Maintain a Green Office; The U.S. is competing with India (population 1.15 billion), China [...]

Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from participating in nature’s rebirth? ~Edward Giobbi Happy Spring everyone!  How I love this time of year. In the last installment I confessed to “flying by the seat of my pants” to start Essential Sage Weddings and Events. While this is true, that [...]

With the countdown to Earth Day 2011 underway we are excited to announce an amazing giveaway for March sponsored by TreeBeginnings.com. One lucky contestant will receive fifty, yes fifty, eco friendly tree seedlings from our friends at Tree Beginnings; Simply leave a comment against this post to enter These “green” tree seedlings are created 100% [...]

We visited the Funky Finds Indie Craft Show over the weekend and found some great handcrafted creations. One of our favorites were the handcrafted designs by Ape-Gear, these wonderful, wearable pieces of art are from Austin, Texas. Ape-Gear was created by an artist who was tired of having other peoples visions, designs, or bland corporate [...]

The following article is courtesy of MomsKitchenGadgets.com – a great resource for helpful, honest and in-depth product reviews on the Best Food Processor and KitchenAid Accessories. What if there was as way to make tiny changes in our kitchen that could save a bunch of money and protect the environment? Well there is and anyone [...]

With the world focusing on eco-friendly solutions to every day living, it makes sense that businesses are looking into ways to add a little more green into their production, and the winery business is no exception. Given the very nature of the business of wine making, most would think this would not be much of [...]

It’s a conflict that many people looking into home improvement face. You’re finally investing money in beautifying your home, and you want only the best of the best. However, many of the renovations you’re about to do are going to cost dearly, and not just your pocket, but also the environment. And now for the [...]

Gas Guzzlers Ban in City Cores: A Chance for the Electric If you saw a big shiny SUV on the streets of, let’s say Los Angeles, or any other North American or European city 25 years ago you would definitely turn your head to the expensive extravaganza that these heavy, four wheel drive vehicles then [...]