9971 Riverwalk Dr Santee
tree planting, river cleanup, music, free healthy food samples, crafts, and more!
Sounds like fun!!
Enjoy ~
Kate
Showing posts with label Earth Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earth Day. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
SanTree Festival ~ Saturday May 1st
9am - noon - Town Center Community Park
9971 Riverwalk Dr Santee
tree planting, river cleanup, music, free healthy food samples, crafts, and more!
Sounds like fun!!
Enjoy ~
Kate
9971 Riverwalk Dr Santee
tree planting, river cleanup, music, free healthy food samples, crafts, and more!
Sounds like fun!!
Enjoy ~
Kate
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Random little Earth Day tips that will save you a bit o cash
I'm gonna be honest, I'm not super green, I mean, I try, don't get me wrong, but I don't shower with a bucket to water my plants, and frankly you probably won't see me riding a bike to save gas - I think people that do are honorable - but I just don't - I hope that nobody out there thinks badly of me for admitting this....
So I think Earth Day gets everyone all excited about doing just a bit more to be 'greener' - here are a couple tips that help reduce our carbon footprint just a bit - AND help us save some cash. Here are a couple easy peasy things.
*bring your own mug to Starbucks (get 10 cents every time and you save a cup).
*notice inside Starbucks they have large bags of coffee grounds you can take home for your garden for free - you can also use your own coffee grounds in your garden - keep it out of a landfill & make everything grow better.
*bring reusable bags to the grocery store - Ralphs, Sprouts, Henrys, Target (do you know others??) all give you 5 cents back for each reusable bag you bring in.
*I fully own that this is RANDOM - but if you 'plant' green onions in a cup of water - they will grow new green onions - for reals - I know green onions are not really hitting anyone that hard in their pocket books, but I always get double out of each bunch I buy.
*If you are gonna try to plant one kind of produce - might I suggest the tomato - take it from a gardenly challenged individual with a VERY limited growing area that doesnt get much sun - you can't kill a tomato plant - we have the same one growing from 1 1/2 years ago - but we killed EVERYTHING else.
*Join Freecycle in your city - you can give away LOTS of stuff that you otherwise would just throw away - likewise you may find something wonderful for yourself that someone else would throw away!
*Always consider Craigslist, Ebay, and good old fashioned 'hand me downs' prior to making a new purchase - we bought our 'sit & stand' stroller used (but in perfect condition) for $30 on Craigslist - it would have been over $100 plus tax at Babies R Us - the awesome part - if I keep it in good condition I will totally get that $30 back when I am done!
*Try out one of those reusable bottles for water at the gym (I totally admit I dont do this every time) - if you do drink bottled water - make sure you recycle it! We have a seperate trash can for water bottles & cans - our kids think it is fun to 'feed' the machine that is behind Ralphs - we dont go very often - but it is cool to get a few bucks to apply to our shopping trip.
*Unplug appliances not in use. We've got a treadmill & a tv in the garage that we unplug except for when we are using them (only a couple hours a week) apparently stuff still sucks power when you aren't using it! We also unplug our living room TV & a couple other appliances at night & more if we leave town for a while - and we have noticed a difference.
*So obvious (but not all our neighbors remember, I'm sure we all forget sometimes) - turn off your sprinklers on rainy days!
Happy Earth Day Everyone ~
Kate
So I think Earth Day gets everyone all excited about doing just a bit more to be 'greener' - here are a couple tips that help reduce our carbon footprint just a bit - AND help us save some cash. Here are a couple easy peasy things.
*bring your own mug to Starbucks (get 10 cents every time and you save a cup).
*notice inside Starbucks they have large bags of coffee grounds you can take home for your garden for free - you can also use your own coffee grounds in your garden - keep it out of a landfill & make everything grow better.
*bring reusable bags to the grocery store - Ralphs, Sprouts, Henrys, Target (do you know others??) all give you 5 cents back for each reusable bag you bring in.
*I fully own that this is RANDOM - but if you 'plant' green onions in a cup of water - they will grow new green onions - for reals - I know green onions are not really hitting anyone that hard in their pocket books, but I always get double out of each bunch I buy.
*If you are gonna try to plant one kind of produce - might I suggest the tomato - take it from a gardenly challenged individual with a VERY limited growing area that doesnt get much sun - you can't kill a tomato plant - we have the same one growing from 1 1/2 years ago - but we killed EVERYTHING else.
*Join Freecycle in your city - you can give away LOTS of stuff that you otherwise would just throw away - likewise you may find something wonderful for yourself that someone else would throw away!
*Always consider Craigslist, Ebay, and good old fashioned 'hand me downs' prior to making a new purchase - we bought our 'sit & stand' stroller used (but in perfect condition) for $30 on Craigslist - it would have been over $100 plus tax at Babies R Us - the awesome part - if I keep it in good condition I will totally get that $30 back when I am done!
*Try out one of those reusable bottles for water at the gym (I totally admit I dont do this every time) - if you do drink bottled water - make sure you recycle it! We have a seperate trash can for water bottles & cans - our kids think it is fun to 'feed' the machine that is behind Ralphs - we dont go very often - but it is cool to get a few bucks to apply to our shopping trip.
*Unplug appliances not in use. We've got a treadmill & a tv in the garage that we unplug except for when we are using them (only a couple hours a week) apparently stuff still sucks power when you aren't using it! We also unplug our living room TV & a couple other appliances at night & more if we leave town for a while - and we have noticed a difference.
*So obvious (but not all our neighbors remember, I'm sure we all forget sometimes) - turn off your sprinklers on rainy days!
Happy Earth Day Everyone ~
Kate
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
FREE Origins Full Sized Cleanser ~ for one of yours Thursday 4/22/10
Click here to view the facebook invitation from Origins to bring in a bottle (full or empty) of your cleanser to exchange for a full sized bottle of their cleanser! Nice! This event is happening all day at Origin stores (several in San Diego County) April 22 in honor of Earth Day.
Right now I have some Target brand cleanser that was maybe $2 I think I might have to trade in!
Enjoy ~
Kate
Right now I have some Target brand cleanser that was maybe $2 I think I might have to trade in!
Enjoy ~
Kate
Save your cans & bottles ~ Free Cap at the Disney Store for Earth day!
REPOST - remember this is tomorrow!
Click here to see an awesome posting by 'Miami Money Savings' - bring in 6 plastic bottles or aluminum cans to The Disney Store on Earth Day (April 22nd) and get a free baseball cap (this is of course while supplies last!)
I need to double check our Disney Store is participating, I always suggest you double check your store to make sure they are participating in an advertised special before making a special trip.
Mark your calendars & save your bottles!
Enjoy ~
Kate
Click here to see an awesome posting by 'Miami Money Savings' - bring in 6 plastic bottles or aluminum cans to The Disney Store on Earth Day (April 22nd) and get a free baseball cap (this is of course while supplies last!)
I need to double check our Disney Store is participating, I always suggest you double check your store to make sure they are participating in an advertised special before making a special trip.
Mark your calendars & save your bottles!
Enjoy ~
Kate
FREE CAMPING ~ Earth Day April 22nd
LAST CHANCE!
Like Camping? Check out this link for information on FREE CAMPING on Earth Day April 22nd at 8 different San Diego area camp sites - very cool! Reserve your spot today!
Enjoy ~
Kate
Like Camping? Check out this link for information on FREE CAMPING on Earth Day April 22nd at 8 different San Diego area camp sites - very cool! Reserve your spot today!
Enjoy ~
Kate
Monday, April 19, 2010
FREE Shade Trees ~ check out the link
Thank you to Angela for sending me this great link!
Click here to get more information on how to get your own FREE shade trees - nice! Nice way to save a little energy & beautify your home!
Thanks again to Angela!
Enjoy ~
Kate
Click here to get more information on how to get your own FREE shade trees - nice! Nice way to save a little energy & beautify your home!
Thanks again to Angela!
Enjoy ~
Kate
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Earth Fair ~ Balboa Park Sunday April 18th 10 am - 5pm
Click here for more information about Earth Fair 2010 which will take place from 10am - 5pm in Balboa Park Sunday April 18th . This is a family friendly street fair where there will be lots of hands on activities, entertainment, and information about making your world a little greener.
Enjoy ~
Kate
Enjoy ~
Kate
Monday, April 12, 2010
Hallelujah ~ Free Starbucks - yes, you heard me right - free Starbucks!
Are you ready for this? Starbucks is giving away FREE coffee! On April 15th you can go into any Starbucks with a reusable mug (MUST HAVE A REUSABLE MUG) and they will fill it for free with some crazy expensive & addictive deliciousness. It is their effort to stop wasting paper cups. Earth day is great for freebies! And of course for the Earth too. Keep checking back as I am sure there will be more!
Also - remember that if you bring a reusable mug any other day they will always give you 10 cents off your drink. We don't frequent Starbucks very often any more & when we did I honestly RARELY remembered to bring my reusable mug - but I thought I should point out the option.
*Also for Earth Day - remember to search this blog (use the search bar tool) for Targets free bag & The Disney Store's free Eco friendly cap - and there will be more!
Enjoy ~
Kate
Also - remember that if you bring a reusable mug any other day they will always give you 10 cents off your drink. We don't frequent Starbucks very often any more & when we did I honestly RARELY remembered to bring my reusable mug - but I thought I should point out the option.
*Also for Earth Day - remember to search this blog (use the search bar tool) for Targets free bag & The Disney Store's free Eco friendly cap - and there will be more!
Enjoy ~
Kate
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