Did you know that if you take a portabello mushroom and marinate it for DAYS, that it’s exceptional grilled? I tried it, and sure enough. It was just superb. I have recently experimented with cast iron stovetop grilling and found that I liked that too! An even better trick is to create salad-centric meals and apply [...]
Tag Archives: Green
Green Your Garage!
June 18, 2010 – 6:44 am
I had the opportunity to write an article for a sassy organizer who wanted to tuck in a bit of green into her newsletter, what a fun writing project ! In writing the piece below we wanted clients not to feel overwhelmed. There is certainly enough of that in the world already Greening your garage requires organizing too By Karen Hanrahan If [...]
Day In The Life Of Best Of Mother Earth
June 17, 2010 – 6:01 am
This post is for this month’s Green Mom’s Carnival. When our host Beth Terry of Fake Plastic Fish, someone devoted to living a life with less plastic suggested the topic, I found myself thinking — shoot — what am I possibly going to say? When I think of my day to day. I don ‘t [...]
The Sun Damages Your Skin Protect It
June 1, 2010 – 6:56 am
The sun causes damage to your skin – would you agree? The only thing that ages or damages the skin more than the sun is exposure to the sun PLUS exposure to environmental pollutants. Do we all get exposed to environmental pollutants ? Do you ever go outside? These pollutants turn into free radicals on our [...]
Iris Without A Beard!
May 23, 2010 – 11:07 am
photo by karen hanrahan this stunning smaller variety of iris popped open yesterday in the back yard note that it doesn’t have a beard. who knew!!
When Was The Last Time You Offset Your Personal Carbon?
April 28, 2010 – 7:03 am
If it’s been awhile perhaps it’s time to offset your personal carbon! This is the carbon calculator that I use It looks at your emission sources things like electricity and natural gas it can look at your annual usage personally or for your entire family it looks at your household waste and other things like [...]
Does Your Organization Have A Green Fundraiser?
April 15, 2010 – 7:19 am
This fundraising idea is my own green diddy diddy idea It’s an idea that has been used very successfully in fundraising past It’s a grass roots idea in that it fosters community involvement, involves some rallying, some educating and some enrolling the organization has to really want to create change I supply the product, the information and the strategies I [...]
Never Clean Soap Scum Again!
April 14, 2010 – 8:49 am
In the days of yore when I used chemical bathroom cleaners, typical soaps and shampoo’s from the grocery store, I constantly battled with ring around the bathtub, slimy tile walls and an absolutely discusting shower curtain. How about you ? While I felt it was a never ending battle, I also struggled with how ill [...]
Scour That Toilet Naturally
April 14, 2010 – 7:28 am
I remember once I was cleaning the toilet using a typical scouring powder. Somehow I got some in my nose and about lost my mind with how much it burned. I thought to myself how much damage did I just do to myself? When I decided to go green, one of the things that really [...]
