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Little steps do make a difference. My GREEN PHILOSOPHY.

I've found that the general consensus of green discussions with those that new to this, find that they think that they have to jump in with both feet or don't know enough to even start.  

This is not true unless you just won the lottery and can afford to switch everything all at once and starting small grows to knowledge.

My GREEN PHILOSOPHY:

• Take little steps – as you run out of a product, replace it with a green(er) product. 
• You do not need to break the bank switching things over.  As you try new things you'll just might find that you like the 'greener' one much better.  Remember that headache you used to get?
• Recycle, recycle, recycle – I can not stress this enough.  
• Again you do not need to break the bank - use the blue plastic bags from the grocery store (yes these are recyclable too) and hang it somewhere convenient to put your recycle items in.  You might just surprise yourself once you start doing this how much you really can recycle. 
• Support biodegradable (but be watchful of 'green washing') - we will cover this later in this blog.
• Go organic as much as possible.
• Support your local organic farmers.
• Reuse/renew.  
• Check out this blog for a way to reuse newspaper and make a gift bag out of it.
• Donate.
• Try www.freecycle.org.

Last but not least - I'm here to help anyone that has questions!  I'm a firm believer that there are NO stupid questions.

Karen :)

The excitement begins!!!

MIDNIGHT ~ GRAND OPENING OF GOING4GREEN WEB STORE!!

https://shopopensky.com/going4green

Can you help? Ideas needed!

Eco/environmental/sustainable websites are a dime a dozen right now - I should know, I follow a plethora of them.  

Given these facts my dear friends, I want to give you some value added content, something that YOU can use!!  My vision is for this to be exciting, useful, something you go to for questions and to obtain answers! 

When I first thought of the name going4green back in 2007, the blog initially started out listing all of the green links... shortly after starting this idea, I realized that the Internet highway was getting jammed with 'green' information, so much so that I became overwhelmed and I put a halt to my idea.  I'm was excited that the basics of 'green' were becoming so main stream.  I loved it!!   

Given that - I'm asking for your help!

What would you like to see out of this blog?

What could help you be greener that other sites don't cover?

What questions do you have that haven't been answered?

Please feel free to add your comments/ideas - I'd be truly grateful!

Karen

Welcome to Going 4 Green!!

Going4Green is a blog that I have created in order to share my love for and dedication to the environment.  

I will be listing “green” websites and will include a brief review of these links. 
I will also periodically add product information – including my own testimonials for items that I’ve used and assessed within my own home.
 
My philosophy with green:

• Take little steps – as you run out of a product, replace it with a green product.  You do not need to break the bank switching things over.
• Recycle, recycle, recycle – I can not stress this enough.
• Support biodegradable (but be watchful of 'green washing') - we will cover this later in this blog.
• Go organic as much as possible.
• Reuse/renew.
• Donate.
• and lastly – questions are encouraged!!  I’ve been doing this for a very long time (before ‘green’ was in) and have a wealth of knowledge to share.

Please, if you have any questions or topics you’d like me to cover I’d love to hear from you.
Karen