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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.
annie says
GREEN ME!!
We have been making our own detergents and cleansers. We are raising our own eggs and veggies and working toward becoming as sustainable as possible.
Miranda G says
GREEN ME!
Love, Love, Love all these green items! What a cool giveaway! My husband and I have recently become vegetarians. It’s amazing, I didn’t know a veggie life could be so good, both for us and the environment! It’s a lot easier to convert than most people think ;-)
Bethany Kerr says
“GREEN ME”
I live in a little mountain village in Peru (South America) and here recycling really means, go through your neighbor’s trash and make use of anything that you didn’t already have! :)
Sarah says
Green me! I recently spent a long weekend in Decorah, IA which is a model of sustainability.
leslie says
Green me!
We recently moved into a house, and now we are able to really recycle almost everything.
Aaron says
Green Me! Reuse, garage sale shop, carpool….
Allison says
Green Me! My fiance is in school for windpower engineering. We are a very green household!
Austin says
GREEN ME!
Melinda says
Green Me!
YHL has actually inspired me to cut back on the chemicals in my house and go green as much as possible. I’ve noticed since I’ve cut back on using toxic cleansers, and switched to more eco-friendly, and chemical free ones, I’ve had fewer and fewer migraines. Hmmm…coincidence?
Jaysa says
GREEN ME!
Courtney says
Green me!
We started to compost this year and all of our kids are really into it! We’ve learned to think a lot more about all the waste we create and how to cut that back.
Katherine says
GREEN ME!
SarahS says
GREEN ME.
I like to wash and reuse ziploc bags. They can last quite awhile!
Shauna says
GREEN ME! I save all of my kids stained clothes and then cut them up and use them for various projects. Like making rice bean bags.
Beth - BTW says
GREEN ME!
Kristen {a little ditty} says
Green Me! I am excited about all the things in this giveaway!
Mandy says
GREEN ME!
We started composting and we also just built a garden for veggies in our small yard
Kristina says
GREEN ME!
Becky C says
Green me!
We recycle everything possible.
Margaret D says
GREEN ME!
I live in the north east and we have not turned our heat on yet. Instead we just throw on an extra blanket at night and cuddle.
Also I’m pretty proud of that fact that I turned my boss into an uber recycler. She never recycled anything before and having hounding her to do it and told her how easy it was she started and now raves about how much she loves it!
Melissa C. says
GREEN ME!
:D
Hope says
GREEN ME!
We take our Kleen Kanteen water bottles to work every day and fill them up instead of using multiple plastic water bottles which will 1)be in a landfill and 2)contain harmful chemicals such as BPA.
Cara says
GREEN ME!
I make my own cleaning products and have said goodbye to plastic water bottles!
Sheena Schleicher says
Green Me!!! :) We try to just do little acts of “going green.” Whether it’s recycling every chance we get, using reusable napkins, water, bottles, and grocery bags, or picking up trash from the beach as we come in from surfing. We love enjoying all of nature, so we have to protect it. :)
Kerry says
Green me! What a great prize! I mostly walk to the bus and then to my office in NYC (unless my hubby’s home to give me a ride on the other end). I try to keep things unplugged if we aren’t using them and and I carry my lunch in an insulated tote bag instead of using paper bags every day.
Rachael Rockwell says
GREEN ME! thanks for the chance!
margot says
GREEN ME!
Tiffany says
‘GREEN ME’
I use Green cleaning products and household products, so I don’t use chemicals. I also never leave anything plugged in.
Clarissa says
GREEN ME!!! I live in Vermont, which like Ithaca is a known eco friendly hotspot! I also participate in community supported agriculture, where I work 3 hours a week to get a huge share of vegetables!
Lisa says
GREEN ME!!
To be greener at work, I keep a plate, bowl and utensils, so I never need to waste a paper plate in the cafeteria!
Rachel E says
GREEN ME!
I participated in Power IT Down–a nationwide effort to get employees to power down electronics at work before heading home for the weekend!
Diana says
GREEN ME!
I became a LEED Accredited Professional so I can work on architecture projects that are officially green, from building power-saving buildings to recycling from a demolition before re-building to including showers for biking commuters.
Nicole says
GREEN ME!
We’ve been making the effot to buy as local as possible not only for the local economy boost, but also in an effort to be as green as possible. Even if I have to pay a little more for clothing, I try to buy from a local designer. I find the care and craft is typically much better, anyway.
Hope says
Green me!
Carrie says
Green me, Sherry and John! I work in the green building industry as a color specialist. My job leaves me with lots of leftover beautifully colored clay, which I take home and save for art projects (sort of clay “paintings”) rather than throw it in the trash (which is what typically happens if I don’t keep it).
JourneyBeyondSurvival says
GREEN ME!
We use green cleaning products, have eco shopping bags, and we grind our food for our littlest Chickadee.
Elsa says
GREEN ME!
Started composting last year and started a small garden this year. Will expand the garden next year.
kathy from ct says
green me
love you kids……sack lunch daily in reusable containers, no bottled water, homemade household cleaners, grocery totes always, turn off lights and computers and tvs, full loads of laundry and dishwasher, hang laundry to dry. we’re trying everything we can.
Emily says
GREEN ME!
I keep my re-usable shopping bags in the trunk at all times to guarantee I use them whenever I go to the store.
macy dawn says
GREEN ME!
We’ve been slow to get on board the Green train, but we’ve been very conscious of our electricity usage this past year. We’ve been looking at ways to cut back on cooling our house with central air by keeping blinds and drapes closed in every room while we’re away at work. We come home to a much cooler house now.
Samantha says
GREEN ME!
At home we use green cleaning products, drink the filtered water from our fridge instead of using bottled and use Nalgene bottles for trips. At work we just recently started composting!
cresse says
GREEN ME!
I recycle everywhere, try not to use plastic bags, conserve water whenever possible (catch shower water when it is warming up with a dishpan to water plants…
Lauren says
GREEN ME!
We’ve started using only cold water in our laundry, and have replaced all of the lightbulbs in our house with the CFL bulbs. In addition, I’ve been preparing food on the weekend to use all week – beans, grains, salads, etc – so that we’re greener by going out to eat less. Crockpots are especially green – they don’t heat your kitchen up as much, and cost just cents to use.
Jennilee says
GREEN ME!
This is one of my favorite freebies to date! A couple of new (to me) things that I have done lately to be more green is using vinegar for cleaning and laundry supplies, making my own vanilla extract, and a couple of days ago, I finally bought a (used!) bicycle.
machelle anderson says
GREEN ME!
We built a house last year and tried to take every “green” step that we felt was economical and truly beneficial. My favortie thing was our home is heated by a geo thermal heat pump that uses a nearby lake. It worked like a charm in one of the worst winters we have seen in a long time! The bamboo floors are also very pretty.
Blair says
GREEN ME!
I recently installed carpet in my house made of recycled plastic water bottles!
Ashley says
GREEN ME!
We recently bought a mattress that used organic materials for the cover and we now use Sigg bottles to carry instead of purchasing plastic water bottles
Jenny says
GREEN ME!
We are big recyclers at my house and the waste companies make it so easy and cheap to leave by the curb every week.
Andrea says
GREEN ME!
My tip- Save those Gerber and other brand baby food Puff containers for your local kindergarten teacher. I plan on having my students make them into snowmen for holiday gifts.Think of things in different ways and more often than not your favorite kindergarten teacher can find a way to re-use them!
Keri says
GREEN ME!
Every year I try to include more “green” into my life. By bringing my own coffee mug every day, growing a vegetable garden, using a syphone to make my own seltzer, etc.