Eco Travel - Choosing a Green Hotel
The idea of greener vacations is becoming more and more possible these days and thanks to growing awareness and concern for the environment, it is also becoming very popular. Hotel visits are one of the easier more obvious ways to “green” your vacation. Here are several simple things you might want to consider to help make your hotel stay a little more earth friendly. More »
Shop Green
Shopping for eco-friendly items? Visit our directory of green online retailers. More »
Our Story and Why We Eat to Fight Cancer- Part 1: Berries
This is the first in a series of posts on eating to fight cancer, a topic that is very close to our family’s heart. We will be featuring ten foods that have cancer fighting properties with an explanation of what those properties are and a favourite recipe of ours that includes cancer fighting ingredients. More »
Homemade Bird Food
n some parts of North America there is a shortage of fruit and nuts during the winter months. This means a lot of wild birds will be very hungry this time of year. You can help feed them. Save money by eliminating store bought bird feed and decrease your waste by using kitchen scraps to make homemade bird feed. More »
Raising a Child to be a Minimalist
There is a growing trend toward raising children in a minimalist, non-materialistic way. It is an uphill climb when you choose to raise your children in a frugal, non-consumerism sort of way, you are up against powerful advertising media and outside influences that you have no control over. More »
Just in Time For Spring Cleaning – Green Works Giveaway
Spring is in the air and that means so is spring cleaning. Spring cleaning is so much more enjoyable than Fall cleaning. You’re getting ready to let the sunshine and warmth of summer in, i
nstead of preparing to close the house up against the cold and dark of winter.
One of the issues we’ve faced over the past few months is that of which cleaning products to use. I’m all for making my own cleaning products but unfortunately my husband doesn’t feel like things are clean unless he’s taken a few chemical cleaners to them. This has been an ongoing battle for us but I won the paper towel war and there was no way I was going to give in on this one especially considering that it is also a health issue. Most commercial cleaners have some very nasty, very unhealthy chemicals in them.
Our battle took a turn for the better when Green Works offered me a chance to try some of their products for free. So despite the fact that my husband regularly turns up his nose at all supposedly non-toxic cleaners he was willing to try these, his big incentive being that they wouldn’t cost him anything, of course.
With all the greenwashing that’s been going on it’s sometimes hard to believe all the claims that products make so I decided to do a little research using a website called the Good Guide to find out how they were rated. I wasn’t disappointed, it turns out they have excellent ratings for all of their products including a 10/10 in the health category. I love that these products are rated so highly and actually work. I especially like that they are healthy enough that I don’t have to worry about my daughter wanting to help me clean, she really really loves those wipes!
The Giveaway
Green Works has generously offered me three sets of full-size cleaning products to giveaway to three lucky winners just in time for spring cleaning.
To Enter:
1- Leave a comment below telling us which room you start your spring cleaning in.
2- Follow us on Twitter
3- Follow Green Works on Facebook (Canada) or (U.S) for the chance to win prizes - leave a comment below
4- Tweet about the contest and leave a comment (can be done daily)
Contest ends Sunday April 10th at midnight EST. Open to residents of Canada and the U.S.
