Yesterday a bag of very expensive organic chia seeds made its way into my grocery cart. I’m not sure what compelled me to buy them right then and there since I’ve been walking right by them and ignoring them at least twice a week for a long time. I’m not talking about those ch-ch-ch-chia pets,…
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Update on My Disney Petition and More
Disney please stop using toxic chemicals in your lunch boxes As many of you know, I started a PETITION asking Disney to be a leader for children’s health and to stop using dangerous chemicals in their Spiderman and princess lunch boxes. The Disney petition was launched about 10 days ago and has exploded. I am humbled by the…
{Recipe} Five Minute Vegan Strawberry Sorbet
The combination of heat and humidity have been draining over the past few days. To keep everyone cool and happy we have ramped our smoothie addiction up a notch. We are now experimenting with different flavors of sorbet, which are just as easy to make (if not easier) than a smoothie. This week we tested…
5 Tips for Your Visit to the Farmer’s Market
It’s almost summer and farmer’s markets are popping up everywhere. They range from large to small, but they all have one thing in common: farmers selling directly to consumers without a middle man. It’s really a win-win situation. Typically farmer’s markets have a great selection of fruits, vegetables, flowers, soaps, breads and other local specialty…
2 Apps for Eating Local
Have you noticed? We, as a culture, have lost sight of seasonal, local food. When we head to the supermarket we are fortunate to have apples available year round, strawberries ready to eat in the middle of winter and tomatoes ripe at all times. The food sometimes comes to us from far off lands and…
Global Warming Leads to Death of Chocolate?
Chocolate Crisis Chocolate lovers you are officially placed on high alert: a chocolate crisis is coming. Chocolate is something many of us take for granted. I know I do. The shelves at the grocery store are filled with chocolate choices, restaurants menus are lined with chocolate desserts. It’s hard to imagine life without chocolate. But…
What is Baking Soda?
Lately I’ve been receiving oodles of amazing green questions from Groovy Green Livin readers through Facebook, Twitter and email. I love that so many of you are reaching out. While I try to answer each and every question individually, there are times when it’s impossible. There are also many times when your fabulous questions…
