Green Options » fruit trees http://greenoptions.com/tag/fruit-trees Posts tagged 'fruit trees' Thu, 07 May 2009 03:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 5 Last Minute Mother’s Day Ideas http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/06/5-last-minute-mother%e2%80%99s-day-ideas/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/06/5-last-minute-mother%e2%80%99s-day-ideas/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 03:01:52 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/06/5-last-minute-mother%e2%80%99s-day-ideas/ Last minute green gifts for mom

Editor’s note: The following post was originally published on Green and Clean Mom. “Green & Clean Mom can inspire you to try a little harder, be a catalyst for change and to offer you some new tips and news on how to be the green, sexy and sassy mom…I know you are!”

Mother’s Day is only a few days from now and if you’re anything like me – you don’t have a gift for that beloved mom or mother-law. No need to panic. There are some “kinda green” last minute gift ideas to save you from looking foolish.

  1. Tech Savvy Moms and for big spenders you might want to pay extra for two day shipping or overnight shipping (not so green though) and get the new Amazon Kindle. Help mom save some trees if she reads a lot of papers or books. She’ll love this gift and maybe you can even borrow it? Keep in mind the pros and cons to this great gift last minute is the shipping and there is some debate on whether this device or others like it are all that green. Another option is a e-certificate for mom to pick out her own Kindle or maybe she likes Ebooks on her laptop or computer and would enjoy a e-certificate from Ecobrain.
  2. Plant a Fruit Tree. If mom has everything she needs and doesn’t need more junk try giving her something that will help other people. In her honor, plant a fruit tree and support a non-profit organization that gives the gift of fresh fruit and sustainability. Mom is sure to appreciate this!

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/06/5-last-minute-mother%e2%80%99s-day-ideas/feed/ Try Being Veg for 30 Days, Foundation Will Plant a Fruit Tree for Those in Need http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/07/try-being-veg-for-30-days-foundation-will-plant-a-fruit-tree-for-those-in-need/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/07/try-being-veg-for-30-days-foundation-will-plant-a-fruit-tree-for-those-in-need/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:31:16 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/07/try-being-veg-for-30-days-foundation-will-plant-a-fruit-tree-for-those-in-need/

PETA has teamed up with the Experience Project to request that people try being vegetarian for 30 days. In return, PETA will donate to The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, an organization which plants fruit trees in poor villages all over the world.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/07/try-being-veg-for-30-days-foundation-will-plant-a-fruit-tree-for-those-in-need/feed/ Eco Child’s Play Donation: TreePeople Plants Fruit Trees at Urban Schools http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/05/eco-childs-play-donation-treepeople-plants-fruit-trees-at-urban-schools/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/05/eco-childs-play-donation-treepeople-plants-fruit-trees-at-urban-schools/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:34:16 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/05/eco-childs-play-donation-treepeople-plants-fruit-trees-at-urban-schools/ TreePeople plants trees in urban environmentsEvery so often, I like to make a philanthropic donation to an environmental group on behalf of the writers and readers of Eco Child’s Play.  This month, I have selected TreePeople for our small donation.

TreePeople is a nonprofit organization that has been serving the Los Angeles area for over three decades. Simply put, our work is about helping nature heal our cities. We offer sustainable solutions to urban ecosystem problems, focusing on three areas:

1. Training and supporting communities to plant and care for trees
2. Educating school children and adults about the environment
3. Working with government agencies on critical water issues

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/05/eco-childs-play-donation-treepeople-plants-fruit-trees-at-urban-schools/feed/ The Twelve Days of sustainablog: Urban Homesteading, Green Colleges, and Recycling by the Numbers http://sustainablog.org/2008/12/30/the-twelve-days-of-sustainablog-urban-homesteading-green-colleges-and-recycling-by-the-numbers/ http://sustainablog.org/2008/12/30/the-twelve-days-of-sustainablog-urban-homesteading-green-colleges-and-recycling-by-the-numbers/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:44:15 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://sustainablog.org/2008/12/30/the-twelve-days-of-sustainablog-urban-homesteading-green-colleges-and-recycling-by-the-numbers/ bright hot sun on a summer dayDog days of August? Not at sustainablog!

While most people are wondering if the summer heat is ever going to end, we were hitting our stride here: many more posts, and much more variety. Perhaps it was the cool breeze created by fingers flying across the keyboard…

August 2008