http://newlygreens.com Walking Green for a Sustainable Garden State Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:30:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://newlygreens.com/feed/ Stories of green living from the early adopters walking the walk. Produced in NJ just outside New York City the show gives an East Coast flavor to implementing more balanced choices. Hosts Greg and Connie, "newlygreens" and not so newlywed, try take the stories to heart and and bring practical change into their own lives. It may not be about being the ideal, but it is definitely about finding inspiration and working toward something better. Kaizen Productions LLC clean Kaizen Productions LLC info@newlygreens.com info@newlygreens.com (Kaizen Productions LLC) 2010 Kaizen Productions LLC Eco Friendly Tales of Going Green from the Northeast sustainable, environmental, earth, nature, solar, wind, recycle, organic, green, eco, eco-friendly http://newlygreens.com/_content/_images/powered_by_podpress_small.jpg http://newlygreens.com http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/green-sprouts-oct-29th-fair-trade/ http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/green-sprouts-oct-29th-fair-trade/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:20:23 +0000 Greg http://newlygreens.com/?p=1863 HOW TO REVERSE TRICK-OR-TREAT! • Go trick-or-treating door-to-door in your neighborhood, as you normally would. • At each household you visit, after the kids receive candy from the adult at the doorstep, one of the children with your group gives one of the informational cards/chocolates to the household [...]]]> http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/green-sprouts-oct-29th-fair-trade/feed/ 0 chocolate,Fair Trade,Halloween,Reverse Trick-or-Treat HOW TO REVERSE TRICK-OR-TREAT! • Go trick-or-treating door-to-door in your neighborhood, as you normally would. • At each household you visit, after the kids receive candy from the adult at the doorstep, one of the children with HOW TO REVERSE TRICK-OR-TREAT! • Go trick-or-treating door-to-door in your neighborhood, as you normally would. • At each household you visit, after the kids receive candy from the adult at the doorstep, one of the children with your group gives one of the informational cards/chocolates to the household while saying one of the lines on the page for kids that follows. Help your kids practice handing an informational card/chocolate to an adult and what they will say, especially if your kids are young. Here are some possibilities: o Thank you' Here is a piece of Fair Trade chocolate for you o Here is a card about how to end child slavery on cocoa farms o Here is a card on how you can help end poverty for cocoa farming families o Here is a card about how you can help cocoa farmers afford school for their kids 3. Read the Fair Trade Cocoa Book to your kids (at www.reversetrickottreating.org), to help your kids understand social justice and environmental issues in the cocoa industry, and the significance of what they are doing when Reverse Trick-or-Treating. A list of frequently asked questions for adults is also available on the website. 4. Optional: Print out Reverse Trick-or-Treating bag label at www.reversetrickortreating.org. The label is designed to be attached to a grocery bag, so you can carry the Reverse Trick-or-Treating cards. Card_Text Kaizen Productions LLC clean 11:28 http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/green-sprouts-oct-22-halloween/ http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/green-sprouts-oct-22-halloween/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:51 +0000 Greg http://newlygreens.com/?p=1790 More tips for the spookiest of all Green-ness Back to basics with some reminders from the folks at GreenHalloween.org More Meaning Less Stuff: Decorate with natural things rather than cheap plastic dollar store junk – haybails, cornstalks, pumkins Before you buy decorations find a place to store them [...]]]> http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/green-sprouts-oct-22-halloween/feed/ 0 Green Halloween,Halloween,Unicef More tips for the spookiest of all Green-ness Back to basics with some reminders from the folks at GreenHalloween.org More Meaning Less Stuff: Decorate with natural things rather than cheap plastic dollar store junk - haybails, cornstalks, pumkins More tips for the spookiest of all Green-ness Back to basics with some reminders from the folks at GreenHalloween.org More Meaning Less Stuff: Decorate with natural things rather than cheap plastic dollar store junk - haybails, cornstalks, pumkins Before you buy decorations find a place to store them for next year Trade decorations with neighbors Trick or Treat for Unicef Kaizen Productions LLC clean 8:15 http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/ideas-for-greening-halloween-wp887-fm/ http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/ideas-for-greening-halloween-wp887-fm/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:59:55 +0000 Greg http://newlygreens.com/?p=1321 In part 2 of our spot on greening Halloween Greg brainstorms with Risa and Kevin about what to include in your “treats and treasures” offerings.]]> http://newlygreens.com/podcasts/ideas-for-greening-halloween-wp887-fm/feed/ 2 Halloween In part 2 of our spot on greening Halloween Greg brainstorms with Risa and Kevin about what to include in your "treats and treasures" offerings. In part 2 of our spot on greening Halloween Greg brainstorms with Risa and Kevin about what to include in your "treats and treasures" offerings. Kaizen Productions LLC clean 25:00