***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
This week’s prize is doubly exciting for us: it’s 100% eco-friendly and comes from a local Virginia business (just up the road from Richmond in Culpeper, VA). Green Nest‘s got such a broad smorgasbord of kind-to-the-earth gifts that we’re psyched that this week’s winner will score such stylish loot. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get to it.
First off, the winner gets their choice of any 3 x 5 or 4 x 6 Fab Habitat recycled rug (woven from recycled polypropylene straws). Here’s a sampling of some of 50+ designs you get to pick from.
Then there’s a soy candle that comes in a decorative silk-screen glass. There are 19 designs to choose from and after the 90 hours of candle burning time you can reuse the glass (and even drink out of it).
But you won’t necessarily need that glass for drinking because the prize pack includes your choice of recycled soda/beer bottle tumbler set (you know I’m jealous of whoever wins this one since I failed miserably at my own DIY attempt). There are four in a set and 5 styles to choose from.
Last but not least, a green prize pack wouldn’t be complete without a little greenery. The winner can choose two of these Garden-in-a-Bag kits for growing some herbs without even having to get your hands dirty.
So that’s the prize. Stay tuned for a discount on Thursday, but for now let’s get to the entry details:
- PRIZE: A green prize pack as described above from Green Nest.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “GREEN ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …let’s use this a chance to share some eco-friendly tips. Have you started taking any extra steps to be green lately? Or do you have an especially easy tip to share with everyone? Or, as we witnessed in Ithaca, have you seen any especially green locations recently?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 22nd at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The Lower 48 United States
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Green Nest.
Melissa says
GREEN ME!
Every year I purge my closet and donate all of my old clothes to “Things Of My Very Own” (an organization that helps Foster Children)
Zoe says
GREEN ME!
I just bought reusable produce bags from the Daily Grommet. They are made by a company called “Wonder Thunder”
Stephanie says
GREEN ME!
I am excited to be in a new neighborhood that offers curbside recycling. I am now setting aside glass, plastic, and my newspapers. Baby steps people, baby steps.
Cason says
GREEN ME!
I’ve been a fan of reusable shopping bags for several years now, but I’ve always been bothered by the amount of plastic produce bags we accumulated. So this spring, I bought some reusable bags for our produce and bulk items! A friend chipped in with a foldable bag I keep in my purse that’s great for using on trips to a Target, the pharmacy, and even Lowe’s. We have almost zero plastic bags now!
Corinne says
GREEN ME! I have recycyle bins set up and filled up regularly in my basement, I try hard to remember my cloth shopping bags, and I use green cleaning supplies/laundry detergents/soaps. Bozeman, Montana is a great little spot to find all kinds of eco-friendly finds!
jennifer says
GREEN ME! I recently started getting produce every week from a CSA. It’s local, mostly-organic, and delicious. I LOVE it, and my family is eating a better variety of veggies just because we have them in the house!
Michaela Jahnke says
GREEN ME! I use cloth towels instead of paper towels in the kitchen and for cleaning.
Ellen says
Green Me! Those rugs are so pretty — can’t believe they are made of straws!
I have been trying hard to incorporate more green cleaning products into my routine. Luckily I can find lots of tips right here at YHL. Glad costco sells vinegar and baking soda in bulk. :)
Tiffini S. says
GREEN ME!
Through reading this particular blog, I’ve seen the wisdom of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. So thanks, YHL, for guiding me hence. I’ve started with trying to reduce the toxins in my life. Namely, the ones I use on my body. First thing to go: Hair dye. Ergh. Tough one. I have been gray since my mid-twenties, and at shlempferty-eight years old, there is A LOT more! I quit dying in June, and we’re talking two inches of brown streaked with silver. I thought of trying some natural henna dyes, but that would elude the point of reducing. So, screw it. I call them Mother Nature’s Highlights and move on with my life.
Then I quit painting my nails. HELLO! Toes looking a little manky, but when I have a nice grow out to get rid of all the yellowing, I’m sure they’ll be fine. Thank goodness sandal season is coming to a close.
I’ve moved on to several more in that arena, started recycling, and hope to have one of those nifty little compost thingers soon.
Thanks (again), YHL, for helping me to save the Earth for my son!
Mary says
Green Me!
I got a steam floor cleaner that uses water and said goodbye to harsh chemical floor cleaners (not to mention back pain from dust mopping)!
Alexis C says
GREEN ME! We live in Portland, OR and the green scene is fairly huge here, curbside recycling, reusable shopping bags, rain barrels, biking, not watering your lawn to conserve water. It’s all part of the gig when you live here ;)
Chrissy says
Green Me! I make all my own cleaning products (baking soda, vinegar, and such). We also love our water barrels and compost bin!
Alison says
GREEN ME! I offer a tip: While it’s a pain to haul around your own coffee cup, as an added incentive many coffee shops, such as Starbucks, give you discounts on your drinks for bringing your own cup.
Kristen DelMastro says
GREEN ME! I live in Salt Lake City and just this morning the city dropped off a big gray bin at our house. Now we have a bin for composting yard waste and veggie/fruit scraps! Way to go SLC :)
Alexandra says
GREEN ME! Red River Gorge outside Lexington, KY is one of the prettiest (greenest) places I have ever been! I don’t think I ever feel more green than when I am hiking and appreciating natural beauty.
Kristin says
GREEN ME!
I work in the commercial real estate industry, and an organization I’m involved with had their annual Development of Excellence Awards. They definitely awarded a lot of “green” buildings, but the most notable was the Sustainability Award Winner – Southface Campus in Atlanta(http://www.southface.org/). Everything from solar panels to using non-potable water for toilet flushing and irrigation to window louvers that adjust throughout the year with the sun to minimize sun (and heat) in the summer and maximize it in the winter. It’s truly inspiring!
amy says
Green Me! Switching out lightbulbs to the more efficient one’s and hitting the library and recycling clothes with friends.
nicole says
GREEN ME! We’ve using GreenWorks at home, so far I love it much more than the non-eco-friendly cleaners we were using!
Beth C says
Green me!
I’ve been eating more organic foods (and growing some of my own), using “green” cleaning products around the house, and avoiding makeup and other products that are tested on animals.
Jill says
GREEN ME! I absolutely love those rugs! We’ve been trying to eat “green” lately: no chemicals, preservatives, HCFS, etc. You can read about our attempts here: http://nokoikonomia.blogspot.com/search/label/organic%20plunge
Therese Totten says
Green Me! (please)
We have been growing herbs, and are taking initiative to start a community garden.
Michelle says
Green me! Our community finally caught on to recycling on the big scale so we’ve really been in to it. I’ve been known to get things out of the trash that the hubs threw away without thinking! And the kids get a HUGE kick out of taking the small recycling basket in our kitchen and dumping it in the huge green trash can.
Beylah says
GREEN ME! At my house we’ve recently started a compost bin and small backyard garden! It is great to see our waste reduce dramatically as we turn our scraps into something for the yard. I’ve also recently switched our kitty litter to one that is corn based and biodegradable. We’ve even ditched the plastic litter box liners too. Even the kitties are happier, I swear!
Joanne says
GREEN ME
I love to use my own cloth bags when grocery shopping. I’m also vegan so I feel that helps the world and animals :)
malibou says
GREEN ME! I have been riding my bike to run errands a lot more lately and have even started riding my bike to the gym.
Carissa says
GREEN ME, youngsters!
We’ve been total copycats with your DIY composter. I love it. We’ve used it to create pounds and pounds of gorgeous compost for the garden, including enough to blend into the soil when we leveled and reseeded our front lawn (fingers crossed this grass grows in, by the way)!
Monica Licher says
GREEN ME! My husband and I try very hard to follow the three R’s in order: reduce, reuse, and then recycle. However, we are looking for a rug for our spare room and this giveaway would be perfect.
Nikki says
GREEN ME!
I have been using reuseable containers to carry my bag lunch instead of the bags you use once and toss…it’s always nice to finish lunch and not have a pile of garbage!
Susan says
GREEN ME! I recycle…everything!
Leslie says
“GREEN ME”
I don’t have anything new to share.
Alysha Lacey says
We use cloth diapers, recycle everything that we can, compost, garden, use homemade household cleaners, try try try to remember our canvas bags everywhere we go (not just to the grocery store), walk or bike as much as possible… hmmm, those are the first that come to mind. I am sure there are more! Great giveaway opportunity!
Crista says
Green me!
We move a lot (military) and one of our great moving tips is to put small things/things you want together and not all jumbled in the bottom of the box into ziplock bags. After our last move 2 months ago I decided to keep all these bags (probably 50?) and use them for the next move instead of throwing them away each time…..
Charli says
GREEN ME!
We have really gotten in to using our reusable bags at the grocery store, going to the farmer’s market and walking EVERYWHERE. Healthy for us and the earth! :)
Lynn says
Green me!
I religiously use my canvas grocery bags and recently bought some reuseable produce bags as well that I’m really liking!
Tyleet says
GREEN ME!
I have started a collection of my husband’s and my cherished cast-off clothing. They will one day be Upcycled into baby clothes and blankets when we have children. I kept several of his work shirts in order to make this darling dress.
Anna says
GREEN ME!!!
Tiffany says
GREEN ME
I was using plastic silverware almost everyday at lunch but I recently bought myself a cute purse friendly silverware set that I wash and re-use everyday.
Adria says
GREEN ME!
steph says
GREEN ME!
We are down to very little garbage, thanks to our city-sponsored food waste collection. We throw in our food and paper waste with our yard waste and it hits the road. We only put out actual garbage 1-2 times a month (still the small can we have is VERY far from full) for pick up now instead of every week. :)
Katie says
GREEN ME! Lately, I’ve been focusing on eating locally and organically as much as possible. I’m a vegetarian and my husband has greatly reduced his meat intake, too!
Erica says
Green Me! We’ve been buying large tubs of yogurt, hummus, salsa, cottage cheese, etc, and making our own individual containers, rather than buying lots of small containers. Hopefully this means we are using less plastic. And of course we recycle them!
jody says
GREEN ME! I’ve been biking and composting more.
Alison says
GREEN ME!
I really felt awful about all of the organic waste we had been throwing out, but I wasn’t able to have a traditional compost pile since I live on the 4th floor of a condo building in a large city. SO I recently took a class at a local conservatory and started my own worm compost box! I have to say… It was a big jump for me. The worms stay indoors (um, actually are in our family room!) and I was so nervous that they’d smell, I’d get bugs, or I’d kill the worms. But guess what, none of those things have happened. Instead, I’m starting to see the first signs of the rich compost that I can’t wait to use on our plants! And we have reduced the amount of waste we throw out significantly. My one worm bin cannot accommodate ALL of our organic waste, but it does take a significant amount of it.
Shannon says
GREEN ME!
jenn says
GREEN ME!
Michelle says
GREEN ME!!!
We keep a bucket in our shower – it catches all the cold water that comes out while we are waiting for the water to warm up – and then we use it to water the plants!
Kerri A. says
Green Me!!
Liz says
GREEN ME! I’ve always been pretty good at recycling and conserving energy in my home. I don’t have solar panels or do any composting (yet) so I guess there’s always room for improvement!
Megan says
GREEN ME!
I have stopped using paper towels to clean up around the house.
Jessie B. says
GREEN ME!!!