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December 2009
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Many thanks to all who entered
with their tips and recipes!
May 2008 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Cindy F., TX!
We have been planting our own garden in the backyard for a few years. It is great to just go outside and choose your menu. It is also a fun and educational experience for the kids. It is helping the planet by not buying produce that is shipped from who really knows where and it cuts back on gas $$$$$ for your own car.
January through April 2008 Winners
Due to lack of entries no winners were chosen.
Archive of Past Winners
May 2009 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Cassandra W. !
Wash your pets with Murphy's Oil Soap. It is environmentally friendly and it is 100% natural for your pet. The natural oil repells fleas and ticks!!
June 2008 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Judy B., MI!
My green tip is to help others go green. For gifts I've been giving energy efficient light bulbs, natural cleaning products and those great bags you take to the grocery store so you don't have to answer the question, "paper or plastic?"
July 2008 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Susan L., WA!
I bake my own breads, etc. and freeze them. I have made simple cloth bags with velcro closure, they keep the bread better. NO MORE PLASTIC BAGS!!!
August 2008 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Sarah Z. !
My biggest green tip is to stuff folded-up canvas shopping bags by every door, in my car, and near my shoes so that I remember to use them when I shop! If I keep several of them nearby, I am more apt to remember to grab them!
September 2008 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Barbara C. !
DO NOT SPEED!!! DrIve the speed limit and conserve gas.
October 2008 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Jean H. !
Use reusable containers when packing school lunches and put them in reusable lunch bags.
November 2008 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Sandra K. !
Try to keep pizza boxes clean so that they can be recycled.
December 2008 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Peggy G. !
Always keep a cloth shopping bag in your car. This way you will not forget when you go shopping.
February 2009 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Sally S., WI !
My green tip is that I always reuse paper. Especially in the age of computers. I use the backs of paper for phone messages, and I keep a recycle box at my office and recommend to people to use from that box for any scratch paper or notes that they need. They have dubbed me the official Tree Hugger in our office, but they use my suggestions and we've made it fun!
January 2009 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Paula F., IL !
I have my three different containers for each of my recycles, plastic, aluminum cans, and paper close by. This way I am more inclined to toss them in the recycles than in the trash.
March 2009 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Teresa S. !
Use cold water to wash clothes.
April 2009 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Katherine B. !
When shopping for household products (like cleaning supplies) choose the concentrated varieties so you're getting more product per package, thus cutting down on waste.
November 2009 Winner's Tip
Congratulations
Kerri R.,
Council Bluffs, IA!
While waiting for
your shower water
to warm up, put a bucket in there to save the water for your plants or
other things.
June 2009 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Benita G., New York!
Walk everywhere you can; rely on yourself rather than public transportation. You will get stronger and discourage pollution.
July 2009 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Don S., CA!
Start out with a simple one my father taught us before there was such a thing as green: turn the lights out in the rooms you're not in.
August 2009 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Judith M.!
Bake multiple items at one time.
September 2009 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Sherrie T.!
When you are finished with those old jeans cut them into 2 inch wide strips and sew end to end. You can braid them and sew in a circle for place mats, rugs or chair covers and sell them to raise money for environmental projects.
October 2009 Winner's Recipe
Congratulations Judy B. !
Natural Laundry Detergent
2.5 gallons Water (hot)
1 Bar soap (grated)
3/4 cup Washing Soda
3/4 cup Borax
2 TBS Glycerin
* Melt bar soap over medium-low heat topped with water, stir until soap is melted.
* In a large pail, pour 2.5 gallons of hot water, add melted soap mixture, washing soda, borax and glycerin. Mix well.
* Use 1/2 cup per full load.
December 2009 Winner's Tip
Congratulations Chandra K. !
Wrap your Christmas presents in Sunday comics or old maps!
