From the monthly archives:

August 2007

Sierra Pine’s Medite II and Medex, Excellent Eco-Friendly Plywood Alternatives

August 31, 2007

Photo courtesy of SierraPine

This is the third installment of my top ten list of green building products contained on ThisNext. As I indicated in my prior posts, I would only recommend products that I used to build my house a couple of years ago. There are some great eco-friendly products that exist today that did [...]

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A Recycled Content Countertop That Looks like Granite

August 29, 2007

Photo from Environ Biocomposites’ website of a Product called Sunset

Just to give you a recap, ThisNext, a shopping network where people list their recommendations for products that they like, asked me to give them a top ten list. (See, “What’s Next in Green Internet Shopping?”) I provided them with a list of my favorite products that I used when I built [...]

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A Paint Primer Like No Other

August 27, 2007

Photo courtesy of AMF Safecoat

When I was asked by “ThisNext” to list my favorite green products, a lot of products started running through my head. There are a lot of great products out there, but I only wanted to provide ThisNext’s readers with ones that I had personally used. A couple of years ago, I [...]

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What’s Next In Internet Green Shopping?

August 23, 2007

Photo courtesy of ThisNext.com
The other day I received an email from Kristopher Dukes asking if I would post my top ten shopping choices on a website, “ThisNext.” Who is Kristopher Dukes, I thought? Or for that matter what is “ThisNext?” Had someone big discovered me? (Stop dreaming, I reminded myself.)
Who is Kristopher Dukes? Is Kristopher [...]

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Rethinking the Use of Plastic

August 20, 2007

Photo by Zainub Razvi by permission under the Creative Commons License Attribution 2.0

I was recently surfing the web and found this really interesting website, Fake Plastic Fish, which will make you rethink your use of plastic. Why start a blog about plastics? The author, Beth Terry, wrote in an email to me the following:

“I was at home recovering from [...]

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Name that Plant If You Can

August 16, 2007

We are going to play a game called Name that Plant. I am not sure what type of plant this is in the above picture. So, I need some help from my readers. Here is the history behind the mysterious plant.

I bought seeds from Heirloom Seeds a couple of years ago when I started my [...]

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Stroll Over To Ruby Lane, If Vintage is Your Game

August 14, 2007

Photo of Vintage Fabric by Lebonbonmulticolore, used by permission under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
I recently visited a website that I think Green Talk readers would enjoy. It is called Ruby Lane. On this site are many vintage items including fabric, drapes, clothing, collectibles, jewelry, and purses. In addition there are antiques and fine [...]

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The Journey to the Green Kingdom–How did I Get Here???

August 11, 2007

Photo by Az~Kate, used by permission under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license
Do you ever get up in the morning, and know you need to take care of something? Last night, I was on some people’s blogs and admiring how I was able to get to know them through their posts. It was so easy for them to [...]

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Terra Cabinets, A Socially Responsible Company where Greening Your Closets is a Priority

August 9, 2007

Photo courtesy of Terra Cabinets
(Note: this is part three of a series on Do You Get A Headache When You Walk Into Your Closet?)
Terra Cabinets located in New Jersey was started by a brother and sister team combining twenty five years of experience in the cabinetmaking field. They pride themselves on their social and environmental [...]

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California Closets–Even the Big Storage Boys are Going Green

August 5, 2007

Photo courtesy of California Closets
(Note this is Part 2 of a series on “Do You Get A Headache When You Walk Into Your Closet?“)
I was recently reading an article in Good Housekeeping about a NYC architect, who remodeled his townhouse using many green materials. What caught my eye is that the family used California Closets to create and [...]

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