It’s a new season for the Living Green column. No, its not yet spring, even though it felt like it last week. This new season is bringing a new face to offer eco-insights for the Grand Strand, and I am lucky enough to be that new face – so, you might ask, who am I? Let me introduce myself. I’ve [...]
In sharing my blog with new friends, I was invited to go shopping with one of my newest friends, Karen. The first stop was Twice As Nice Consignment, which I blogged about already. The second stop in our shopping day was Moozie’s Closet – a second-hand store in our area that I have always considered to be a gem. Moozie’s [...]
While wasting time before our flight home from Colorado, we stumbled upon one of the named experimental “green” Wal-Marts in the United States. Apparently, there were only two Wal-Mart Experimental Sustainable Supercenters, one in Aurora, CO and one in McKinney, TX. The 200,000-square-foot store, located at 3301 North Tower Road, in Aurora, CO opened in 2005 and was supposed to be [...]
We are saturated with terms like, sustainability, climate change, global warming, fracking, etc. It’s overwhelming when you don’t know how you can help make a difference in your own life. So how does the average person add a little green into their life? We all have responsibilities, work, dinners, kids, errands, chores, classes, etc. Some people think that going green takes [...]
So the other day I heard a statement from a colleague, “organic is a loaded term.” It was an interesting perspective from someone who works in the agriculture industry. He said that just because it is labeled as ‘organic’ doesn’t necessarilymean it’s a better choice. It made me wonder more. Has the word organic been lost in translation? What truly defines [...]
Life is different in South Carolina. It’s more relaxed, you actually say “hey” and chat with people at the local grocery store, and the sweet tea is unbelievable. However, even though life seems dandy in the South, one thing is not. Being green. The South constantly sees in influx of new residents relocating from the North. Thus the complaints roll [...]