Mother Earth from an airplane

Wanted to share a little something my son penned while we were flying to New York. ==================================== Clouds. They are like icebergs floating in a sea of pollution. I feel like I’m floating in the saturated water leaving smoke clouds behind in a swirl of hate toward our environment, toward our ecosystem, toward our world …

Happy Earth Day!

Well, it’s our special day… That is, all us folk involved with making the world a bit more eco-friendly. I never would have thought during my childhood that we would actually need such a day to think about our environment. A recent survey in Mother Jones magazine cites that kids today are more afraid of …

Your “stuff” has a story….

I received an email from CREDO Mobile – the greenest mobile phone company in America. As Earth Day approaches — just two more days! — we’ve been talking to our local customers about how our organic comfort products incorporate the 3 Rs: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. Having products made from renewable and sustainable resources is so …

EcoFair Eco-Tips (with Senator Northam) Norfolk, VA

My son and I had the opportunity to ask a few Norfolk residents about quick tips for a more eco-friendly lifestyle. I was fortunate to have Senator Ralph Northam stop by our table and he contributed in answering the question, too. I’m glad we had the chance to meet with our community…. It was great …

We Love New York

Our weekend in New York for the Go Green Expo was unexpectedly overwhelming! Wow it was great to see such a BIG crowd visiting the show and we ran out of catalogs by mid-afternoon the first day. Yikes! Guess we weren’t prepared for the huge interest, although in hindsight we should have been since New …

Hampton Roads Green List

Yippee! I made the annual top-twenty green list for the seven cities of Hampton Roads, at least according to Portfolio Weekly newspaper. Thanks for the vote Portfolio… a newspaper we’ve been featured in before and that covers more progressive news. .. .. For the full article, click here. -cheryl

Reduce Your Body Pollution

We’re gearing up for our Grand Opening this weekend at our new location…. We’ll feature the many benefits of organic and untreated natural materials, with hands-on comparisons so folks can feel the differences. We’ll also focus on “body pollution” based on the popular “body burden” studies which show the average American has atleast 90 industrial …

THE CRYING TREE

The following fun tidbit is from the CozyPure® website and catalog: It is said that an Indian woman once stumbled across a tree that had white teardrops. She believed that the tree was crying — but we know today that those tears were simply the natural sap seeping from the bark of the Rubber Tree. …