holidays

Today marks the beginning of "Lent" for Christians, the 40 days of the liturgical year leading up to Easter - where Christians make a 'sacrifice' for Jesus. I suggest everyone (Christians and non) can adopt this calendar for 40 days and going forward. (Traditionally, Christians celebrate the end of lent by indulging in what they gave up - Don't start wasting electricity & gas once Easter hits!) Here's the Lenten Carbon Fast calendar courtesy of Popluteran:

Happy Valentine's day! We're recycling this post, originally published on February 9, 2009 to help those last minute procrastinators (or check out how to green your post-vday activities: It may be a contrived, made-up “hallmark holiday” – but who doesn’t like an excuse to give and get? This Valentine’s Day you can do that and show love to the planet at the same time. Here’s some tips to green your Valentine’s Day:

The hours to Christmas are ticking away... So what last minute gift ideas can you get for everyone on your list? For those Traveling to/from the Holidays, (find out more, after the jump!)

I have a modest ‘Charlie Brown’ esque tree this year.  It’s not the most impressive fern but it’s enough to make it feel like the holidays are here. If you don’t mind sacrificing a little size a small tree can...

Happy Hanukkah! While our Jewish friends began celebrating, we wanted to give some tips to green your festivities of all 8 nights:

It's holiday and party season! Entertaining guests can get hectic when everyone has cups, cans and glasses. Here's a couple of ideas to reduce water & waste when entertaining & imbibing:

As those who know me can vouch, I'm pretty budget-savvy. I balance the saves with spending money when it counts (which for me normally equals vacation, friends & an occasional shopping spree.) I compete in coupon-clipping contests with my retired Dad and love the Groupon Deals or PhillyHalfOff promotions that arrive in my inbox. Yet, this Thanksgiving, I offered to buy the turkey. A free-range, local, organic turkey from Koch Farms that will set me back approximately … $50. I (briefly) debated canceling my offer to buy the bird (Read more, after the jump!)

Thanksgiving is all about two things: 1. Giving thanks, being grateful , reflecting on all we have. 2. The food! Let's focus on the latter for a moment, and talk about how we can celebrate this Thanksgiving's feast in truly green fashion. Here's 4 simple ways:

Halloween is around the corner... It's the one time of the year you should pretend someone whom you're not! But don't give up your green habits in the meantime. Here's some ways to Green Your Halloween, whether you're dressing up, dressing up the kids or giving out treats: