Giveaway: Green Holiday Goodness

WISH LIST GIVEAWAY!

Post your favourite healthy holiday tip, eco-friendly decoration or tradition! Include your Greenplease Wishlist below too. We are giving away the winner’s wishlist* & this year a 2nd Bonus wishlist will be given to a kids charity or daycare of the winner’s choice. (*Each Wishlist up to $75). Draw taking place Dec. 16th)

Congrats Stephen, your entry was randomly picked by my son!
Let me know your in-stock item choices and your kids charity of choice too!
Here is my Contact link:
https://greenpleaseforyou.gostorego.com/contacts/?SID=73qm21i8s7lm6ppo7hbcjf50t7

Happy, healthy Holidays!

Celebrate Waste Reduction Week 2013

Wow! Manitobans only recycle 19% of the almost 1 million tonnes of waste each year. That is sad. Good news though, 56% of us compost now!

Celebrate October 21-27th! Let’s conserve resources, reduce waste and promote environmental education!

I discovered where to recycle obsolete electronics…Recycle My Electronics: click here.

The Manitoba Green Action Centre has lots of tips on what can be done. Sign up…

The Canadian Waste Reduction Week has a great photo challenge and suggestions to reduce waste at home, school, business and community. Register at…

Making the world a healthier place for our little ones!

Invite: Belly & Baby Fair 2013

  BOGO 50% off (lesser or equal value)!  Come shop green with us!  Perfect time to pick up all your eco, healthy holiday gifts!

Manitoba Bans Cosmetic Lawn Pesticides!

Yahoo!  On June 28, 2013 the Manitoba Government decided to take a big step forward in helping create better health for all of us, particularly Manitoba Children by banning synthetic cosmetic lawn pesticides!  This will not take effect until December 2014, so there are still 2 summer seasons of pesticides.  Too bad it is not earlier but I guess this is to ease current lawn pesticide users into a new routine.  We are closer to breathing cleaner air all summer long!

Click here for more details in their press release.

Go to the Manitoba Eco-Network Contact info above if you want a Pesticide Free Zone sign too!

Summer Splash Giveaway!

Yahoo!  It is summertime!  What is your favorite green tip for a healthy summer?   Post it below for your chance to win!!  Draw date is June 25th.

Check out this awesome prize: a Summer Splash pack filled with a 3 pack of raw rubber bathing or beach toys; 35 SPF Sport healthy sunscreen (only 5 ingredients, non-nano, biodegradable and it works); a pocket-disc (flies like a frisbee but soft & made of 100% cotton, so no one gets hurt!  It is so easy to throw and catch so my 4 year old can play as well.)

CONGRATS CATHERINE!  (Yes, the sun is awesome at getting out stains!)  Your name/blog post was randomly chosen as the winner of this awesome Splash Pack!  Contact us to come pick up your prize!

Healthy Schools Day Canada

Healthy Schools don’t just happen!  They need your help!

Check out the list of ideas for a healthy school.  Suggest one to your kids’ school principle.

 

Family Fun Fair! Visit us!

This Sunday, May 5th, between 10am and 4 pm, Greenplease will be in the large Gym at Booth #6 with our green living items stocked and ready for you to take home!  Fill all your “greenista” needs!!   Do you need litterless lunch containers for the kids or yourself?  How about health-friendly pillows for a great sleep?  Are you looking for great, birthday gifts?

Come play with our eco-friendly toys too!

Easter Eggs: Fruit & Veggie Dye Recipe!

I hope the Easter Bunny hides health-friendly goodies this year!  I found this awesome recipe in Natural Home & Garden to make beautiful colored eggs without toxic chemicals…just blueberries, coffee grounds and beets!  (Makes sense as those stains do not come out of our clothes!)

 

Ban Chemicals, not Dandelions!

Signs of Spring are here!  I loved the warmth of that sun yesterday!

This Spring, I also would love to see a Manitoba Cosmetic Pesticide Ban too!

Why is the Provincial Government stalling on this one when 6 other Provinces already have a ban?

Why are they considering a “Phased In Approach” only with “newer biological or organic lawn treatments coming onto the marketplace.”?

Does that mean all existing cosmetic pesticides are still fine to use and available and it will only be the new ones in the pipeline trying to enter store shelves that will be halted?  What about all the current chemicals that are harming our children?

Get our Manitoba nature off drugs!!!  So far as I understand, dandelions are not poisonous. They should be considered or “re-branded” a “yellow flower” instead.   I have not seen any studies stating links between dandelions and the major potential illnesses listed below that have been linked to pesticide and herbicide exposure.  The science is there, not just the precautionary principle!   As per the article:  “Some research has shown links between pesticide and herbicide exposure and childhood cancer, birth defects, neurological problems and respiratory illness.

– Click here to see Winnipeg Free Press Article quoting the Manitoba Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship.

Free NON-GMO Shopping Guide!

Bring on the ‘Mama Bears’ and lets keep our kids healthy!
Just finished watching the Genetic Roulette Film all about issues, (such as potential side effects like chronic diseases, allergies, asthma, autism) from eating Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Foods.
Get the Free Non-GMO shopping app or pocket guide :
http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/
In our house, we use the Precautionary Principle and eat non-GMO style as best we can (given lack of food labelling) with organic whole foods; even avoiding any soy, canola, most sugar, all aspertame, corn except for the odd organic corn tortilla. Just as we know kids are more vulnerable to environmental pollutants, the film noted kids are more vulnerable to any issues related to eating GMO foods too.  With kids’ higher metabolic rate and higher cell turnover because they are growing, they are much more susceptible to everything around them and the energy feeding them.  Why not fuel our little whirlwinds with the best food nature has to offer?