***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
This week’s prize is doubly exciting for us: it’s 100% eco-friendly and comes from a local Virginia business (just up the road from Richmond in Culpeper, VA). Green Nest‘s got such a broad smorgasbord of kind-to-the-earth gifts that we’re psyched that this week’s winner will score such stylish loot. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get to it.
First off, the winner gets their choice of any 3 x 5 or 4 x 6 Fab Habitat recycled rug (woven from recycled polypropylene straws). Here’s a sampling of some of 50+ designs you get to pick from.
Then there’s a soy candle that comes in a decorative silk-screen glass. There are 19 designs to choose from and after the 90 hours of candle burning time you can reuse the glass (and even drink out of it).
But you won’t necessarily need that glass for drinking because the prize pack includes your choice of recycled soda/beer bottle tumbler set (you know I’m jealous of whoever wins this one since I failed miserably at my own DIY attempt). There are four in a set and 5 styles to choose from.
Last but not least, a green prize pack wouldn’t be complete without a little greenery. The winner can choose two of these Garden-in-a-Bag kits for growing some herbs without even having to get your hands dirty.
So that’s the prize. Stay tuned for a discount on Thursday, but for now let’s get to the entry details:
- PRIZE: A green prize pack as described above from Green Nest.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “GREEN ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …let’s use this a chance to share some eco-friendly tips. Have you started taking any extra steps to be green lately? Or do you have an especially easy tip to share with everyone? Or, as we witnessed in Ithaca, have you seen any especially green locations recently?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 22nd at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The Lower 48 United States
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Green Nest.
Lindsay says
Green Me!
My husband and I have been riding our bikes to work for a few months now and we love it. Also, I recently brought a Brita filter to my office so I can have fresh filtered water all the time without using wasteful water bottles. :-)
Julie @SavvyEats says
GREEN ME!
Since I live in Ithaca, I see some pretty “green” places all the time!
Tavia says
Green Me!
Meg says
GREEN ME!
As far as being green goes, energy efficiency is important and the BEST thing you can do for that isn’t something like solar panels or turning off lightbulbs; it’s having a well insulated house! Just think about it. :)
Jennifer says
Green me!
We just bought a house! I am recaulking all the windows and putting in weather stripping as well… my attempt to keep out undesired temperatures.
adrienne says
GREEN ME
Reusable grocery bags and cold water only in the washer…
amyb says
GREEN ME
We go green when we can, i drive a hybrid, make some of my own household cleaners, reusable shopping bags….and i buy used books and toys!
Angie says
Green me! We’re trying to get rid of plastics and nasty chemicals!
Katie says
GREEN ME!
I clean with vinegar and washable towels instead of lots of chemicals and a roll of paper towels! :)
Michele says
Green me, please!
Diana says
GREEN ME!
I have started a compost bin, it’s just hard to keep it going…
Kristi says
GREEN ME
We’ve converted to using all cloth napkins – I cut up some Ikea dishtowels, hemmed them, and now we have a big stack of cloth napkins for less than $10. I just throw them in with the regular wash (unless they’re seen a dinnertime horror so bad that they go in with my every-few-months bleachy washcloth/dishtowel/rag load) so they don’t use any extra wash water. I was a wasteful wasteful napkin user before the conversion, so this saves us tons of napkin money.
Aleisha says
Green Me!
Well, being poor often leads to more eco friendly practices. I ride the train to work, grow much of my own food, compost, insulated the house like crazy, use a push mower, don’t eat meat(too expensive), wear second hand clothes. Nothing creative or glamorous, but all very practical. I am so glad that the green movement is now cool!
Natalie @ Chadwell Chronicles says
GREEN ME!!! I can’t claim this as my own, but husband stopped us from buying paper towels. We now use cheapo rags from WalMart for anything we previously used paper towels for. And when it’s just us we use them as napkins. Shhh. Haha.
Ashlie L. says
GREEN ME! I run the dishwasher in the middle of the night when it takes less energy, switched all of our lightbulbs, and use reusable shopping bags!
Betty says
GREEN ME!!
Brianne Pitts says
GREEN ME! So cute. Well, I use old baby wipe dispensers (you know the hard plastic box) to hold plastic grocery bags that I can then use later.
Stephanie says
GREEN ME
I do use public transportation almost exclusively. :) And I am an active member in my local Freecycle groups!
Leslie C says
GREEN ME!
I have been making the switch to green cleaners! It makes me feel better knowing that I’m not adding additional toxins to my home or the environment.
Tina says
GREEN ME!!! we recycle and reuse everything possible.
Savannah Wallace says
GREEN ME!!!!!
Small but probably known tip – To save money and preserve your power, my new husband and I will turn off our AC and all power before we leave for our full time jobs. We’ve been able to cut a huge amount off of our power bill!
Thanks Young House Love!
-Savannah & Jon (The Newlyweds)
Emily says
GREEN ME…
I use ecofriendly cleaning products from Melaleuca.
Juliana says
GREEN ME!!!! we compost and recycle everything we can!
Katy says
GREEN ME! We recently committed to using cloth wipes in addition to our cloth diapers. And we’re trying to not use paper towels anymore, though this one is a tough habit to change.
Aimee says
Green Me!
We recently switched over to using cloth napkins. Since it’s just the two of us, it doesn’t create much more laundry and every meal feels a bit more fancy, even if it’s just mac and cheese!
beth says
Green me!
As a family we recycle; try and use our reuasble bags; and my girls love shopping at second hand stores.
Christine says
GREEN ME!
We recently bought an organic mattress and no voc paint for our little one’s nursery and are buying furniture exclusively from craigslist. (Except the crib)
Karli says
We try to rip our paper towels in half as we grab them so that we only use a half a paper towel for every job which is all we need usually.
GREEN ME!
Larissa says
I try ro reuse plastic bags and recycle the ones I can’t use. We don’t buy a lot of pre-packaged food and store things in re-usable containers
Sarah K says
Green me!
I don’t use a car–I borrow other’s when I have to but I can get by on carpooling 90% of the time. (I’m at college with an on-campus job so it works.)
rekha says
Green Me!
Because 1)I started to cut down on paper towels and started to use reusable towels.2)We have big reusable shopping bags.
3)I have shifted to all green cleaning products.
Becky S says
GREEN ME!
Wow, what a cool site. I love that where we live plastic grocery bags are banned.
miriam says
GREEN ME!
My tip: I keep my compostable vegetable scraps in a ziploc bag in the freezer to avoid having a smelly bin on my counter. When the bag is full, I dump it in the compost pile and start again.
Jennifer Beck says
GREEN ME!
I love using my reusable bags for grocery shopping and more! We are also try to make our home more of a green home by only using chemical free cleaning products:-)
Stephanie H. says
GREEN ME!
We always try to use green bags for shopping. I can’t believe some people don’t use them because those bags hold so much more than regular plastic bags anyway!
EvY says
GREEN ME
If we know we’re just peeing, we save water by not flushing the toilet. There is flushing when a deuce is dropped but not ’til then.
I always keep three small foldable reusable bags in my purse otherwise I’ll get to the cash register and go “OH DANGIT I FORGOT THE BAGS IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR!”
Emma says
GREEN ME!
I keep my reusable grocery bags in my car so that I always have them whenever I stop at the store. It took far too long for me to get in that habit.
Christine P says
GREEN ME!
We recycle weekly and grow our own organic vegetables. Homemade salsa…yum!
Christina says
GREEN ME!
I’ve started making my own homemade cleaning solutions and we’re working on getting our recycling sorted out. Plus we reuse a lot of our “trash” for crafts with the kids.
RobynO says
GREEN ME!
I have started composting and the best side benefit is our trash never smells anymore. Keeping the food scraps out along with recycling means we only have to take the house trash out once ever two weeks!
Amara says
GREEN ME!
I participate in a local organic produce co-op….getting organic produce at a great price!
Lissa says
GREEN ME
I’m starting to clean with vinegar and water to try and start being more green.
Nuha A. says
agh! i love this!! green me babyyyyyyyyy!! My university ( the university of memphis) has planted a garden behind one of the buildings and it is absolutely amazing. It’s all organic and open to the public! Organic food can get expensive so for them to supply the community with TONS of fresh fruits and vegetables (tomatoes, watermelons, sweet peppers, jalepenos, okra, eggplant, white eggplant, squash, basil, oregano, cinnamon basil, lemon balm, the list goes on and on) is awesome!
Lindsay M. says
Green me!!!
We buy local as much as possible!
Emily P. says
Green me: doing my best to bring my own reusable shopping bag every time I go to the store!
Angela Schnobrich says
Green Me please! We use a rain barrel in our back yard for all of our outdoor watering. The barrel holds a ton of water so we never have to use the hose.
Stephanie D says
GREEN ME!
Though it’s not too green, I decided at the beginning of this year that I wouldn’t buy any bath/beauty products until I had finished all of the ones I had on hand — and I still haven’t bought anything!
Amy B says
GREEN ME!
No specific tips to share, but a great blog by a good friend that offers great green tips and natural ways of raising kiddos:
http://www.homemademothering.com/
Enjoy!
Melinda says
GREEN ME!!
I just want to encourage everybody to read “Cradle to Cradle” by William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Even if we can reach the ultimate goal right now, it’s important that we all try to make a sustainable Earth!
Kate says
Green me.
I put the paper towels in the room adjoining the kitchen… so if I really want one I have to work for it!