***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.
Alice says
GREEN ME!!
We’ve made the switch to eco-friendly and/or organic products one category at a time (a category being “produce” or “cleaning products”) instead of all at once, to reduce sticker-shock. MUCH easier to gradually adjust your budget or buying habits this way! Next up is laundry detergent – the last category of products we buy that was non-eco-friendly. :)
Melissa says
GREEN ME!
I recycle ALL of the paper & junk mail from my home by taking it to work where they collect mixed paper.
Melissa says
GREEN ME!
My easiest and best green tip is to work your hardest to conserve electricity and energy in your home. An added bonus: for two months in the spring, my electric company actually owed ME money, and not the other way around!
Juli D. says
GREEN ME! We joined an organic CSA this summer – so supporting locally grown food seemed like a good way to “go green”.
Jewels says
GREEN ME!
We use reusable grocery bags- lots of stores are giving a $.05 credit for doing so. And if I’m buying only a single item or two- I simply ask to carry my items out- with the receipt clearly held in my hand!
Monica says
Green me!
I bring grocery bags to the store to eliminite plastic bags, recycle all of our household paper and magazines and use natureal cleaner in the house!
Allie says
GREEN ME!
I was just in San Francisco and really noticed how green it was there. I noticed a lot of green roofing happening or in the works, recycling on most street corners, and very limited use of offering bags (no plastic!) it was inspiring!
Sam says
GREEN ME!
Unfortunately our apartment does not have recycling but we have a funky laundry size hamper that fills 3 times as fast as the trash, and my work is fine with me taking it into our recycling bins.
My fiance and I craig’s listed and thrift shopped a lot of our apartment, even buying gently used furniture off friends. I love to get my hands dirty so I refinished the vanity and dresser of similar style with matching stain and paint (the dresser ended up being press board by my Fiance loved it so we adjusted the plan) I built more shelves and painted them to match his entertainment center giving us handy storage and better use of space on his cavernous ec.
Autumn Tao says
GREEN ME!
This giveaway is so me!! (crossing fingers)
I try to be a green as possible, and I pass that on to my HS English students. Conserving paper, recycling our bottles, using my Nalgene (everyday, for years on end), my reusable lunch bag with cloth napkins and silverwear in tow, and much more.
Catherine says
Green me!
Reusable grocery bags and water bottles. Those two things alone greatly decreased the amount of trash we generate.
Minnie says
GREEN ME!
I’ve been vegan for over 3 years now. Best way to be good to the environment, hands down. My money isn’t funding the factory farming industry, the single worst polluter in the world (worse than all the world’s transportation emissions, combined).
Erin K. says
GREEN ME! I use cloth bags and mesh produce bags. I air dry dishes and 1/2 of our clothes. Among other things…
chrystie says
GREEN ME
I try to be green, as John Mayer would say, I’m light green, haha.
I make my own house cleaning products and have been for a few years now. They clean just as well and save the environment!
Amber says
Green me!
My husband and I have either been walking or riding our bikes to work.
Becky S. says
Green Me!
We cancelled our magazine subscriptions because you can check them out FOR FREE from your local library (and since I work at a library I get first dibs!)
Katherine M. says
GREEN ME!
I don’t buy water bottles anymore and try to reuse coffee cups and anything I can. It’s not only green but it’s cheaper!!
Jennifer Finley says
GREEN ME!
We recycle everything, even if the city won’t take it, we find a place that will recycle it rather than make more garbage.
Cait says
Green me! We reduce, reuse, and recycle!
Christina says
GREEN ME!!!!
We use reusable bags for our grocery shopping (at least when we remember to bring them in to the store from our trunk, but our intentions are always there!). We recycle everything that is approved by the City of Phoenix (we even earn points for every week we put our recycle bin out for pick-up!). We have been swtiching to ‘green’ cleaning products and have switched to the long-lasting, energy efficient light bulbs. Nothing too crazy, but I figure every little bit helps!
Ilana says
Green me!
I bring my own bags to the grocery store and recycle all of our household paper and plastic products.
Daniel says
Green me!
Erin says
GREEN ME!!!
We’ve just been trying to grow our own vegetables and herbs. Also, we bring our own shopping bags.
Lizzie says
REEN ME!
I’ve picked up lots of great green tips from y’alls site. We’ve been making the switch to eco-friendly cleaning products, recycling more, and letting the dishes dry overnight instead of using the heated cycle in the dishwasher (love that one).
My favorite lately has been using freecyle to find homes for items we no longer need, and score some great thing for our own house, as well. It feels great to help out a neighbor while keeping still usable items out of the landfill!
Laurie M. says
GREEN ME!
I’ve been using my homemade compost bin for everything I can.
Monica says
We are about to redo our kitchen on a small budget ala YHL (painting cabinets, etc) so winning some colorful and green accessories would make us so happy!
Laura says
GREEN ME!
I’m transferring over to green cleaning options and we always bring reusable bags to the grocery store.
Kate C says
Green me!
I recycle as much as I can :)
Daniel says
Green me!
I re-use plastic cutlery. I’ve been using the same plastic knife at work for months.
Heather says
GREEN ME! I’ve starting composting lately and it makes me feel like I am something so good
stacy says
Green Me!
I turn off and unplug appliances and electronics and I made my own reusable snack bags. I also use cloths instead of paper towels 99% of the time.
Stacy S. says
Green Me!
I put my lunch in a reusable lunch bag every day.
Marisa A. says
GREEN ME… i’ve FINALLY started recycling at our house. sad, but true. we recycle using a a bin in our hallway closet. i’ve also started to cut up old t-shirts to use as kitchen/bathroom rags, so that i’m not constantly using paper towels for minor cleanups/wiping my hands dry.
Faith says
GREEN ME!
I have started my going paperless on all my bills and slowly I am switching over to more green appliances.
Gretchen T says
Green me!!!
I ALWAYS recycle. Everything that’s possible.