In our four-family household, second only to our house payment expense is the cost of our food, including meals out. Outside dining represents about 15%-20% of our monthly food expenditures. In doing some research, I found that our household falls into the minority for how the average American home spends its food dollars. Most people assume that it will require… (more…)
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Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Earth Hour on March 26, 2011
Saturday, March 26th at 8:30 PM local time is Earth Hour. Sixty minutes of lights out circling the globe. A worldwide collective display of commitment to protect the one thing that unites us all–the planet! The following comes from earthhour.org. “Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights… (more…)
Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Women and Conscious Consumerism
Tuesday, March 8th, was the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. During Women’s History Month, we continue to celebrate and acknowledge women–past, present, and future–and our power to make a difference in our world. One way we have the opportunity to have an impact is as conscious consumers. Did you know that more than 80% of what is purchased in… (more…)
Footprint Friday–The Bellisima Green Challenge: Collaborative Consumption
TIME Magazine named collaborative consumption one of the top 10 green stories of 2010, calling it “one of the most heartening environmental trends.” This video gives you a quick overview of exactly what collaborative consumption is: WHAT’S MINE IS YOURS from rachel botsman on Vimeo. The days of knocking on your neighbor’s door to borrow a cup of sugar may… (more…)
Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: A Rainforest Action Network Call to Action
I received an email this week about the continuing rainforest destruction in Indonesia. One of the big contributors to its destruction is the printing of children’s books. To explain the issue and provide ways you can help, I am posting here information from RAN’s website. This information was published in 2010 prior to the holiday season and is still just… (more…)
Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Call President Obama Today!
Yesterday, the USDA approved Monsanto’s genetically engineered alfalfa seed. It will be planted this spring unless we take action to convince President Obama to stop this. Yesterday, I received two emails from Food & Water Watch urging action–to send a letter and to make a call to President Obama. President Obama is the only one who can stop the widespread… (more…)
Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Are You Acting Unconsciously?
A few days ago, someone else’s actions got me thinking about how often I act unconsciously as I go about my day-to-day activities. I watched someone who was visiting us take a tissue, wad it up, step into the bathroom, and flush it down the toilet. I hadn’t seen anyone do that in a very long time! I was horrified… (more…)
Footprint Friday: Bellisima Green Challenge–The Non-GMO Project
I received an email today from the Non-GMO Project. I’m sharing this with you because GMOs are a growing concern in the United States. As stated in the email which follows, “The Grocery Manufacturers Association estimates that GMOs currently are in approximately 80% of conventional processed foods in the United States, but they are not labeled. This is in sharp… (more…)
Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Smile at Fear
Creating a greener lifestyle can feel overwhelming at times. That feeling makes many people give up before they ever start. Thoughts like, “It’ll take too much effort!” “It’ll take too much money!” “I’m too busy already!” “I just can’t take time to think about one more thing!” “It’s not really my problem!” or “The problems are just too big, and… (more…)
Footprint Friday: Bellisima Green Challenge: Start An Inspirational Movie Night!
Last night, Bellisima Living teamed up with Collage to show another thought-provoking film–our third in our summer movie series. We had a circle of women in attendance who all found the movie full of powerful and insightful messages. The film, How To Cook Your Life, by German filmmaker Doris Dörrie, documents a summer in the life of renowned Zen practitioner… (more…)
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