04/01/12

Clipping coupons from Sunday circulars can be a waste of time becuase organic and healthy brands are rarely advertised. Instead, "clip" coupons online for organic brands you and your family actually buy. Wholefoodmarket.com/coupons has more than $50 worth of downloadable coupons each month. The eco-living community Recyclebank.com rewards members with huge deals for learning how to go green, including money-saving coupons on healthy and organic groceries. And joining a brand's website, Facebook page or Twitter feed can reap rewards: Joining Stonyfield.com gives you downloadable coupons for up to $1 off their products. Use your coupons on your supermarket's double coupon days and you can get organic yogurt ... for free!

03/31/12

The greenest option when using a printer at work or in your home office is simple -- don't. But there are times when not printing isn't an option, so do the next-best thing: Decrease the margin sizes. Setting a 0.75-inch margin allows you to fit more content on each sheet of paper. Taking it one step further and decreasing the font size will save even more trees.

03/30/12

Be sure that the next time you buy milk, you choose organic in paper cartons. Recently, Dr. Oz rated dairy a "Must Buy Organic" food. Organic milk comes from cows that aren't fed genetically modified food or injected with antibiotics. To make your milk work even harder for you, be sure to get paper cartons -- light destroys vitamin A and riboflavin. Pricey national brands and generic brands of organic milk must meet the same standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, so no matter which way you go, you'll be sure you're getting the same benefits.