So Meg calls me one day and says, "Jen, I got this amazing crate of fresh fruit to try from The FruitGuys." "There's so much here—more than my family can eat. I'm going to drop off a box for you."

There are a couple of good reasons to switch to an eco-friendly, green cleaning service. Conventional cleaning practices utilize . . .

Here in the Northeast, it has been cold and dry for many weeks now. This can create problems for the sinuses. I find that the key is keeping them moist and free of dust and irritants.

Sitting here toe-tapping and grooving to christmas music, surrounded by the many holiday craft projects the girls and I have started (but not exactly completed yet), I am inspired to finally sit and write the post I’ve been promising . . . the one with some ideas for greener gift giving.

Okay. This recipe may not be the healthiest most sustainable, seasonal, vegan dessert or even what most people would consider traditional holiday fare. However, it has become a regular Christmas staple in our household and like most traditions, it has a story attached to it.

I drink two fluids—water and tea, which is mostly water. We all need water and safe, healthy, convenient water doesn’t come in a plastic bottle.

Over the past few years many new products have emerged touting antibacterial and antimicrobial properties—liquid hand soaps, bar soaps, disposable wipes, laundry detergents, even floor cleaners!

I’ve always been thoroughly fascinated with this fruit. The texture and cool demeanor of these seeds makes it almost impossible not to want to pinch them between your fingers and find ways to play with them.

“Baa-ram-ewe, baa-ram-ewe.
To your breed, your fleece, your clan be true.
Sheep be true. Baa-ram-ewe”
-Sheep, Babe (1995)

This quote from one of our family-cult-classics sprang to mind as soon as I read the press release about this very clever company in New Zealand. Icebreaker is an innovative sustainable clothing company that is serious about maintaining ethical manufacturing and environmental standards.

I got this English Retreads bag from one of my favorite green cyber-shopping spots, BuyGreen.com.

It was a happy day that the package arrived at our front door with our Soup to Nuts lunch kit from Citizen PIP.

We had a chance to put together a Way Basics shelf recently. It really was as easy as they represented – at least it was for Woody the wonder dog and my two daughters Mary and Jessie.

It was an interesting week to say the least. By the time the Lexus pick-up team arrived to retrieve their prototype, I was clear that I would likely measure all hybrid vehicle test drives by this first one.

On day four, I was inspired to actually lift the hood (or bonnet, depending on what type of english you speak) to see if the engine was as new and space-age as the interior of the vehicle and to see what a 187 horsepowered hybrid engine looked like.

Day 3 was painful because I had to go to work and my ability to drive was severely limited for most of the day.
Still loved the ride.

Day 2 was Sunday. It was a gorgeous day—a good day to have the sunroof open as I found more reasons to drive around and play with this new shiny eco toy.

I don't do this "green diva" thing for the financial rewards (slim pickins these days), but there are times when a special event or product review opportunity comes along and I experience a sense of purpose and well, it is just flat out fun!

I always try to keep a healthy crop of lavender in the garden along with nasturtiums and other notoriously delicious flowers to add color and surprise to summer food platters.

The fresh berry season is upon us—yipppeeee!

This is a picture of my "day job" desk. Among the clutter of items, you will see my two favorite fluids and their favored respective containers—my tea mug with a caption that reads "tips for dieting: if you can’t lose it, decorate it!" I find this strangely encouraging.

Our family has made this an annual tradition for many years and we’ve never been disappointed.

What is a CSA? CSA stands for community supported agriculture, and there are some great ones in NJ!

Wayne and I have been going to Princeton, NJ, one Sunday a month for a couple of months to a unique, healthy dinner club.

Green Diva’s Jen and Meg will be heading up the ‘Green Media’ panel at this year’s Green Ventures conference at Fairleigh Dickenson University.

This week, The Green Divas Radio Show will feature in-studio musical guest, Lara Gonzalez of Marafanyi Drum, Dance and Song.

TerraCycle has done it again . . . Tom Szaky and his talented wife, Soyeon Lee have managed to make used Frito Lay bags into CD covers for Soyeon’s latest release, Reinvented.