Don’t miss Bare Root Designs trunk show on Saturday, Feb 13th, in the Green Goods for the Home shop in Des Moines East Village.
Bare Root Designs was conceived and created by coworkers and friends Courtney Wagler and Kelcee Murphy. Courtney and Kelcee’s careers involve caring for others all day long. The two friends began learning about jewelry design and then making jewelry together as a way to care for themselves and nurture their creativity. After receiving many compliments and much encouragement from family and friends, Bare Root Design was born. The term and concept of bare root embodies the spirit of their work and the intention of their business: simple, natural, nourishing, connectedness.
You may visit their website at www.barerootdesigns.com or on facebook!
Green Goods for the Home is proud to be a vendor for the entire season at the Four Mile market at 3711 Easton Blvd., on Des Moines’ east side. The season kicked off with Jazz in July, and an environmental night, but the summer is just heating up at this market! Check out the great schedule of events yet to come….
July 15
Hot Air Balloon Ascension – Hope in for a ride in a hot air balloon, check out the produce vendors, and enoy the crafts and merchandise showing off their wares. Of course…stop by Green Goods to see what’s new.
July 22
Cool Cars - Souped up cars, race cars, and more will be on display. Stop by and check it out!
July 29
Crazy Contests – for kids of ALL ages
August 5
Iowa/National Farmers Market Week . Show our local vendors how much we appreciate them.
August 12
Back to School – Green Goods for the Home promises to have some back to school specials!
August 19
Closed (State Fair)
August 26
Flea Market - What treasures will you find?
September 2, 9 and 16: More fun events will be announced!
Greenwashing is a term used to describe the practice of companies spinning their products and policies as environmentally friendly, when in fact it is a just a deceptive use of green PR or green marketing.
Consumers and companies need to be aware of this practice and be able to recognize what products, services and/or practices are truly safe, effective, and environmentally friendly. Education is key.
The following comment comes from Keith Miller, Manager of Environmental Initiatives and Sustainability at 3M, based in St. Paul, Minnesota. He spoke at a Conference Board’s annual Business and Sustainability Conference in DC recently and answered a question about greenwashing. Good information!
“Firstly, there are no blanket statements that ‘this product is green’. We avoid using broad environmental claims such as “safe for the environment” or environmentally friendly”. Claims must be specific and be clear to customers or the general public.
Secondly, claims must be relevant to the product. For example, claiming that a product is cadmium free, when the product has never contained cadmium, and nor have any of its competitors, is not relevant.
Thirdly, that there must be compelling data to substantiate the claim. We need to know the claim is technically accurate. “
Green Goods for the Home will be a vendor at the Four-Mile Community Center at 3711 Easton Blvd on Des Moines east side, beginning July 1st, 4-7 p.m. Come join this fun for the first night of the market for the season.
The opening night will feature the dedication of the new skate park, Jazz in July featuring Fuzion Jazz with Saxman Jones (starting at 6 pm) and of course the Market ! Produce vendors, arts, eco-friendly products, home made crafts, foods and more.
Stop by the Green Goods for the Home booth and pick up your FREE sample of our new cleaning line!
You might want to think before you press “send” on your next e-mail. Sending, receiving and storing e-mail does have an impact on the environment. All that information and data has to be stored somewhere. And it is – in giant computer server “farms” and data center facilities. Not only are they numerous, but they are electrically intensive. In 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency estimated that servers and data centers represented 1.5 percent of total electricity usage in the country for that year – and that equals 61 billion kilowatt hours. How much energy is that? Just 10 billion kilowatt hours of electricity powers 1 million U.S. households each year.
If things continue as they are, the amount of electricity servers and data centers use is projected to grow to about 120 billion kilowatt hours in 2011. The U.S. Department of Energy’s current goal is to improve overall energy efficiency in data centers by 10 percent, which would save 10 billion kilowatt hours.
So, the next time you need to send an e-mail to your co-worker in the cubical next door or down the hall, it might be better for the environment – and your health – if you delivered the message in person.
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Green Goods for the Home is mentioned in the Des Moines Register’s Juice publication! Our silver market bag is featured item # 7. Check it out! (It is also on newstands in the Des Moines metro)
OPEN HOUSE
Sneak Preview
Everything baggish! Shopping bags, purses, and more…all eco-friendly, of course!
Wednesday—March 11th
6:30—8:00 p.m.
Village Bean (400 E Locust), in Des Moines’ East Village
Come browse our spring collection of NEW bags and some of our classics.
Mingle, visit, enjoy the Village Bean Coffee and Beverages. And maybe leave will a cool bag or two!
Green your holidays with these eco-friendly products and gift ideas! Cards, wrapping paper and more…..
Green Goods for the Home – Holiday products and gift ideas
We are so excited to be sharing space in Claude’s Living Well Loft 107 at 333 East Grand in Des Moines’ East Village! Claude Claude promotes healthy homes and total wellness which complements the Green Goods mission.
Green Goods for the Home will have regular store hours from 10:30-5:30 on Friday and Saturday with expanded hours coming soon. Stop by Loft #107 at 333 E. Grand and say hello. What a great way to see, touch, smell and try some of our eco-friendly products. While you are here, ask about a healthy home/total wellness demonstration so you can experience the difference!
Of course, Green Goods still loves home shows, but are pleased to offer a store front for your shopping convenience and exposure to a wellness home.
Mention this blog and receive a 10% discount on your first purchase!
