http://ecocoach.wordpress.com Green your life at home, work & play Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:40:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A shoe is a shoe is a shoe, right? Not necessarily. We all need shoes. But, we don't have to be pedestrian adj. COMMONPLACE, UNIMAGINATIVE pedestrians. There are a growing number of footwear companies that are offering environmentally friendly footwear. Some of those companies along ... http://ecocoach.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/green-your-sole-eco-friendly-footwear/ There are few things in the world that are better than taking a big bite of a freshly picked home grown vegetable salad. The taste of a tomato that has been ripening on the vine up until only minutes before you eat it is worlds beyond anything that you ... http://ecocoach.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/balcony-gardening-have-your-green-space-and-eat-it-too/ For anyone who has ever worked in a typical office setting, you know that office supplies and products tend to pile up and conservation doesn’t tend to be an important issue. Office products frequently come with enormous amounts of packaging, aren’t made of the most environmentally safe materials, and a ... http://ecocoach.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/make-your-office-product-purchases-wisely/ Shopping for a new television? There are several things to look for when incorporating green practices into your television purchase. Things to Consider: Size: Broadly speaking, the larger the TV, the more power it consumes. Regardless of the kind of TV you have (plasma, LCD etc..) If you're really looking for giant ... http://ecocoach.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/eco-friendly-televisions/ At work and at home there are easy things to do to save papers! Instead of writing lists on sheets of paper, invest in a blackboard (you can write with a chalk and just erase your list with a rag; moreover it is vintage so it is fashionable!) ... http://ecocoach.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/some-steps-to-save-paper%e2%80%a6/ Cooking your own meals at home, instead of always going out to eat, is considered an effective strategy for reducing your own personal environmental impact, as well as creates healthier meals for you and your family. So once someone has decided to make the effort to begin cooking at home ... http://ecocoach.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/kitchen-gadgets-for-the-home-chef/ Is your thumb in need of some greening? Get in touch with your inner green by designing a small and simple garden for your home or office. Consider growing a few herbs and vegetables in that small plot in the yard or on the roof-top of your office building. Such ... http://ecocoach.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/home-and-office-gardens-and-a-little-compost-too/ I think that we can all agree that food is a pretty big part of our lives. Because food plays such a large role in our existence, it’s not hard to imagine that the production and transport of our food is a big contributor to our overall carbon footprint. Being ... http://ecocoach.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/making-your-food-purchase-a-little-greener/ There are so many business conferences being held every day around the world. They are a great way for people to network, share ideas, and educate themselves about the latest and greatest going on in their fields of interest. Generally attendees come away from the conferences feeling like they have ... http://ecocoach.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/an-entirely-different-concept-for-business-conferences/ As spring approaches and the ground thaws, people around the country are starting to dust off the grills, put out the patio furniture, and some of us are starting to think about what delicious things will soon fill our summer gardens. For those of us that are not planning on ... http://ecocoach.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/saving-the-world-one-meal-at-a-time/