12.31.07
Posted in ecotravel, recycling at 10:44 am by greengirl
If you watch even a little television, you’ve probably seen those silly cartoon videos for esurance.com. I don’t know how good their insurance is since I insure my car through another company. But, one of their recent commercials attracted my attention more than usual. Apparently, they’re making big efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.
According to the environmental page on their website, their claims vehicles are hybrids, and they do most of their communication with customers online to reduce paper use. They store all their records using document imaging, which I think is pretty cool, since what’s the point in having a computer if everything gets printed? According to the page on what they do, their reduction in paper in 2006 saved 649 trees. And what they can’t eliminate thru paper reduction and hybrid vehicles, they offset in partnership with Carbonfund.org.
Because of moving to a new state, I may have to switch insurance carriers. If that happens and I switch to esurance, I’ll make sure to keep everyone updating on the quality of their customer service and product. I checked an automobile insurance review site, and while esurance definitely had its share of bad reviews, most of the other companies had similarly low or lower ratings. Bad news travels faster than good, I guess. Regardless, if you’re considering switching, do your research and see what others have experienced with the agent in your area.
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12.29.07
Posted in home & garden, organic, shopping at 6:04 pm by greengirl
We’ve recently moved to a new place, city and state. In our previous tiny town, there were no CSAs to support, but I’m hoping there will be some in our new place. What is a CSA? CSA - Community Supported Agriculture - is a program that allows individuals to support their local farms. Usually it involves buying a share (or more) in a local farm. With the purchase of a share, you get some of the farm’s produce. The CSAs I’ve seen usually involve getting a box each week of whatever is ripe, usually lasting for a growing season. I’ve also heard of flower CSAs, dairy and cheese CSAs and meat CSAs.
Usually CSAs request that you pay for the season in advance, so now is a good time to be looking into signing up, since farms can usually only support a certain number of members. The USDA has a list of CSA databases, searchable by zip code. I had the best luck with the Eat Well Guide, since it went beyond CSAs (which are sadly absent in Louisiana) and listed other healthy food sources.
When I belonged to a CSA several years ago, I found it was a painless way of increasing my vegetable consumption. You get these little morsels in a box and have to figure out some way to cook them. I never would have seen or eaten garlic scapes, had it not been for my CSA box.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 5:44 pm by greengirl
I could give you a litany of rather valid excuses as to why I haven’t updated. But, really, do you care? Probably not. The end result has been no updates. And why? Above and beyond the excuses, it’s a question of priorities. Making the blog a priority is my way of making the environment a priority, so it’s something I need to do a better job of. I’ll likely be posting more about eco-weddings in the months to come, as I’m currently writing a book for Tynan’s Independent Media, publisher of the Wisconsin Beer Guide.
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