Green Grounded
Blog URL http://www.greengrounded.com
Located Asheville, North Carolina USA
Tags green, eco, environment, conservancy, conservation, sustainability, recycling, health, society
Ashley Sue Allen of Green Grounded focuses on sustainability issues and eco-adventures in her quest for a better environment, economy, and society!
Latest Blog Posts
- Earth Fare’s Economy-Boost Giveaway on Nov 10, 2009 in ...gifts NC consumerism cooking corporate economy fair trade food and beverage grocers health organic food 2009 Earth Fare gift card giveaway Green Grounded
A little while back, Earth Fare asked if I wanted to give a $50 Earth Fare gift card to one lucky (Green)Grounded reader. With a landslide of holidays coming, a $50 gift card is exactly the stimulus package we each could use! A happy Earth Fare gi...
- Catch & Release Hummingbird, 90 Miles a Day on Nov 5, 2009 in NC creatures banding conservancy HDR Hickory Hickory Daily Record hummingbird protect Texas
My hometown newspaper covered a hummingbird catch-and-release story back in August, talking about how hummingbirds are being banded for research, adopted by general public individuals, and released. What fascinated me is that these tiny little creatu...
- Triangle Job Open with Local Rockstars on Nov 4, 2009 in ...label reading ...organic goods The Triangle fair trade food and beverage organic food Beans coffee FT full-time job raleigh
Not literal rockstars, but Larry’s Beans Coffee is pretty close to stardom, and they are a crown jewel in the Triangle’s hip and green market. Yesterday, I noticed a full-time job opening at Larry’s Beans as an Account Manager.
- Kick It with TOMS One for One Movement on Nov 2, 2009 in ...fashionably green ...organic goods health other videos canvas children movement One for One organic shoes TOMS
You know how I have difficultly finding shoes I like, but TOMS makes finding a shoe company I want to support easier with their One for One Movement. You buy a pair of organic canvas or such shoes from TOMS, and they give a pair away to a child nee...
- Wax On, Wax Off on Oct 28, 2009 in ...beauty reviews ...label reading ...packaging Forest Stewardship Council FSC green Green Grounded hot wax Parissa review salon wax wax kit
Sorry guys, this is not an homage to The Karate Kid, so you may want to tune out while I address body waxing to my female audience. Parissa at-home Salon Hot Wax kit scored well with me, so I thought I would share the details. I stumbled across Par...
- Green Jobs Czar: Steve Trash! on Oct 26, 2009 in NC influences other videos play reduce reuse recycle comedian eco enviro green job czar magic magician N.C. State Fair recycled State Fair Steve Trash vote
At the 2009 N.C. State Fair, I had the completely, unabashed, enchanting pleasure during the Deep-Fried Tweetup to meet Steve Trash, who needs our vote for President Obama’s Green Job Czar. Steve Trash is my new Enviro-hero in addition to being...
- That Receipt Will Kill You! on Oct 21, 2009 in ...baby ...label reading ...packaging consumerism food and beverage health influences paper products plastic water bpa Gaiam green media receipts scare Sigg toxic toxin
After the SIGG debacle, which turned into the GAIAM debacle, it has turned to the war of bisphenol A-laden receipts. Yes, according to articles in the last month, receipts are a primary BPA source that all Americans are exposed to (as well as canne...
