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You are here: Home / Archives for environment

10 Simple Ways To Go Greener Without Breaking the Bank

April 19, 2017 by Alicia Dakins Leave a Comment

Trying to make the transition to Eco-friendly can seem daunting at times—and not to mention, pricey. However, it’s a lot easier and cheaper than you think to make the switch (and in some of our examples, you could actually save yourself some money). So, in honour of Earth Day this Saturday 22, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: earth day, easy, easy swaps, eco-friendly, environment, go green, green

Planting a Seed

April 15, 2013 by Samantha 4 Comments

"From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow."  - Aeschylus Welcome to She's So Green! With this blog, I am hoping to plant seeds in you, my readers. Seeds of inspiration on how to live a greener life, on how to live lightly and leave behind a planet rich with life and beauty for our children's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Tagged With: eco-friendly, environment, green, living green

How beauty is not wasted & some DIY fun!

March 28, 2013 by Sonya

I was at a great event yesterday that was held at the Canadian head office for TerraCycle - a company that is passionate about "eliminating the idea of waste". Everything at the office from doors, chairs, decor was made either by repurposed or upcycled or recycled materials.  It's urban, cool and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Style & Beauty Tagged With: Beauty, DIY, environment, Garnier Canada, green, recycle, TerraCycle, Tom Szaky

It’s Easy Being Green.

November 21, 2011 by Cayla Leave a Comment

Last week, I was honoured to host an Eco-schools demonstration classroom.  This meant that teachers from other schools came to watch me teach, talk about my program, and learn how they can have their schools and students become more eco-literate.  In other words, go green."Huh?" Eco- … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: education, environment, recycling

David Suzuki on UrbanMoms

June 10, 2011 by Racheal

There's 2 problems with interviewing David Suzuki when you're at a big media bash: a) it's really, really loud and b) waiters keep thrusting trays of food in your face begging you to eat.So as we started chatting, grilled cheese, mini sliders and the perennial favourite, meat on a stick, were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cocktails & Curtain Calls, David Suzuki, environment, parenting, Racheal McCaig, Richard Louv, The Nature of Things

Earth Day in Earnest

April 22, 2011 by Alice

Today may be Earth Day - but this book will provide talking points for a whole year.E is for the Environmentby Ian James CorlettSimon & SchusterISBN: 978 1 439 19455 3This book contains a handful of stories about a pair of children who begin to learn about ways they can help the earth, and how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: earth day, environment, teaching

3 Sprouts

December 15, 2009 by amreen

I was wandering through Pistachio (Heather Reisman's fabulous store that features only eco-friendly stationery and gift items) when I came upon these amazing baby products from 3 Sprouts.  One of the co-founders of 3 Sprouts is Banu Khurana, a friend of mine from university.  She's a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: 3 Sprouts, Banu Khurana, design, eco-friendly, environment, hooded towels, mompreneur, organic baby products, smocks, Springboarders, storage bins

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