Last weeks farmers markets post was so popular, I decided to post again. Yay to the girls who went to the farmers market this week or had their produce delivered by local farmers ;) 
This week I picked up some cherries, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, eggplant, chard, corn, nectarines and a loaf of flax bread, it was amazing! Can't wait for next week!
My green philosophy is to always be consciously thinking and questioning my actions and lifestyle choices. Is this necessary? How will it benefit me, and the world around me? And how can I push my self further?
Pushing myself to think about the bigger picture helps me to always think green, even in making small choices. I find a balance that works for me and hopefully this balance will always be questioned and re-evaluated. Being green has a snowball effect, the more green ideas you apply to your life, the more you question other aspects of your ways.
One example of my green "balance" is my nail polish. I am a girly girl at heart and I like to be pretty and that includes pink painted toes poking out of my peep toe sandals. Since nail polish is not really green, due to the chemicals in it, I try to limit the amount of nail polish in my life, but it's summer time now and I like my toes painted. No Miss is a cruelty free nail polish brand and is a balance for me to still try to be green without totally giving up my nail painting ways. The nail polish remover is completely organic and contains no acetone, and ethyl acetate and the nail polishes contain no formaldehyde, toluene, dibutyl-pthalate and camphor. You can find these at your local Whole Foods. Click here for more information on No Miss's products.
So as I mentioned this morning I had to pick up some cat food for my kitty. While I was at the health food store (which is on my exact route home, love that) picking up cat food and some glucosamine treats for him, I also picked up a few other green items as well. I picked up some cashew butter, a bottle of Dr. Bronner's Sal Sud (the uses for this are endless so it is always great to have on hand),a few bottles of Bossa Nova (so I saved a few rain forest trees with that purchase), and I picked up some Pheylonian Beeswax candles. The Pheylonian Beeswax candles have lots of eco/health benefits, they produce negative ions, which cleanse the air of dust, odors, toxins, pollen, mold, dust mite feces, chem-trail residues and viruses, and they are completely non-toxic, non-allergenic and non-carcinogenic(which most candles are not). Of course all these items were packed up nicely in my canvas tote ;)
Here is My kitty Oragnie, he is green as well. He is and indoor/outdoor kitty which means no litter box or plastic kitty box liners. Woot! We always make sure his diet is on track as well because we want Orangie to be as healthy as possible =) We feed Orangie Natures variety and Avoderm, click here for healthy cat food info and what Pet food brands to avoid. Reminds me I need to stop by the health food store today to pick up some cat food today....
Just wanted to give a shout out to Mandi, Erynn, Shana, Amanda, Jessica and all my other Green Queens! I love seeing your green ways! What better way to say cheers than with some Washington Apple Wine ;) Seeing all your green posts really inspires me and my green ways plus it makes me so happy! Live green!
This week I bought some organic skincare from the line Eminence Organics after a recommendation from my friend Lindsey. This company makes their items in a solar and wind power factory and all their packaging is made from recycled paper, woods and plastics. I love supporting companies like the this! I cannot wait to try out this grape antioxidant serum! Thanks again Lindsey!
I also bought this bamboo tank top from shopbop. It was listed as being imported and I researched all over the web and found no answer of where it was imported from and just decided to order. When I came home I checked my other Torn tank top (which I love) to find out it was imported from China, boo. I tried, at least it's bamboo right??
Mrs. Meyers an eco-friendly cleaner is always on hand.
My plastic bag drawer. Although I hate that my bread and pita's come in plastic bags I try to make the best of it by reusing these bags. I use them to bag my fruits and veggies at the store and farmers markets. I also use them instead of ziploc bags and instead of buying saran wrap.
This next picture is of my bamboo kitchen tools and bamboo towel. Bamboo is great! It renews itself and grows much quicker then tress. It also requires little water to grow.
This last picture is of my cloth towels and cloth napkins. I never use paper towels or paper napkins anymore. Not only do paper towels and napkins require plastic to package but unless you buy recycled paper towels or napkins, regular paper towels are made from virgin trees =(
"If every household in the U.S. replaced just one six roll pack of 120 sheet virgin fiber paper towels with 100% recycled ones, we could save:
* 6,100,000 trees
* 15,751,000 cubic feet of landfill space, equal to over 3,800 full garbage truck
* 2.2 billion gallons of water, a year's supply for 17,200families of four
* And avoid 231,000 tons of emissions"
Plus cloth napkins are just so charming!
