Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Easy Vocal To Go, No wait, Stay Eco, No That's Not It...
If you're a fan on Facebook or follow me on Twitter then you probably already know that Alex from Stay Vocal (an amazing reuse apparel company) came for a visit this weekend to talk about a Stay Vocal/Easy Eco To Go project. If you aren't well, you should be, no wait, I mean you know now. Hehe
I met Alex in the Spring at the Chico farmers market and wrote my first review about his “What do you do to make the world better” t-shirts. Then just a few months ago he invited me to participate in his cereal t-shirt, prize box giveaway. I absolutely love his slogan "Reuse! Because you can't recycle the planet!" Yeah, I'm a fan. So when he said he had an idea I was very excited.
Alex got here a little before lunch and since he's a vegan and my house is crazy on the weekends with everyone home, I took him to The Cozmic Cafe & Pub in downtown Placerville. They've got a lot of vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options and nearly everything is organic and good for you. I hadn't had a chance to go before so this was the perfect opportunity.
The cafe connects to an old mining tunnel and Alex was super excited about the whole reuse aspect of the cafe. 
The food was wonderful and the conversation, while slightly disjointed, was still just as good. Another thing we have in common besides being green, the ability to carry on 5 different conversations at the same time.
After lunch we headed out to some nearby thrift stores, that's one of the places Alex gets shirts for Stay Vocal. I learned what he looks for in a t-shirt to make a great reused design and I also learned that he's a fan of white pants, who knew.
We ended the day with a trip to Noah's Ark Natural Food so he could get some vegan jerky for the ride home. I also needed a couple of things but didn't have any bags with me (shock!), so Alex helped carry my stuff. You know someone's a real friend when they'll carry your toilet paper.
So what was this great, amazing, incredible idea that Alex had for Stay Vocal and Easy Eco To Go? Well, I can't tell you, not yet anyways. But let me tell you, I am very excited about it!
Wanna keep up with what's going on with Stay Vocal, read the Stay Vocal blog, become a fan on Facebook or follow along on Twitter.
And The PeopleTowels Winner Is....
Wow, you guys really liked those PeopleTowels! I can't blame you, they are pretty awesome.
Dylan helped once again in picking the winner of the PeopleTowels giveaway.
He really wanted to throw them up in the air so he could grab one while it was falling.
I won't say if it hit the bed or if he grabbed it out of the air, but either way he was pretty happy.
But possibly not as happy as the winner.....
Congratulations Chanda! A big huge thanks to PeopleTowles for hosting this giveaway and to everyone who entered!
Don't forget to enter the comments
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Take a Bite Out Of Plastic Bag Waste With Bite Bags {Review & Giveaway}
Feelin' alive with giveaway number 5!
As you may know I absolutely love my reusable shopping bags. I think it's by far one of the easiest green choices you can make. I have quite a few to make sure I never end up at the store without one. I am a total nut about using them.
However, I buy a lot of bulk foods that need to go into they're own little bag. And so what do I end up coming home with that I'm so desperately trying to avoid, that's right, plastic bags.
My fruits and veggies I can leave loose in the cart, or throw into a big reusable after they're weighed at the farmers market. But things like seeds, nuts, brown rice and quinoa I have to put into something and a big canvas bag just isn't going to work.
So what's a girl to do? Well, if she's me she starts looking for some produce sized reusable bags.
Seeing as this problem started months ago I've tried a few varieties, but hadn't found anything that was “just right”. Yeah, just call me Goldilocks.
And then came Bite bags.
Bite bags have a mesh body and a patterned fabric top with a drawstring and cord lock.
They're a good size so they can be used for anything from raisins to apples. I was able to fit almost 6 pounds of apples in one bag and still close it. Very cool in my green book.
Which brings me to my favorite part, well one of my favorite parts; the lock cord. Because Bite bags can stay closed on their own I don't have to get those little twist ties that you right the bin number on. Instead I just type the number in the notes section of my phone and let the cashier know what the number is when I get up there. Love it!
The other thing I just love is that they're made in Boston, MA. I grew up outside of Boston so this just makes me all proud and nostalgic for the east coast.
Some other great features are that the bags are machine washable, light weight and super durable.
They also fold up nice and small, I kept them in my purse so I would be sure not to forget them when I went to the store.
I just love these bags and think they're wonderful, but you don't have to take my word for it, Bite bags wants to give one of you a set of 3 bags!
For the main entry go to Bite bags and leave a comment here about your favorite bag pattern. This one must be done before any additional entries will count.
For additional entries:
Separate comments must be left here for each additional entry!!
Also, please include your email with comments or if you’d rather, after you leave your main entry comment, email me at easyecotogo(at)gmail(dot)com so I will have a way of contacting you if you win.
The contest will run from Monday February 8, 2010 thru Monday February 15, 2010 at 11:59 PST. Sorry, but the contest is only open to US residents.
And as always the boys will help me pick a winner which will be announced Tuesday the 16th.
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