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Holiday Guide to Reuse & Recycling

Sheryl — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:00:08 +0000

After the holidays, we’re often left with the problem of what to do with all the waste — from the platters of uneaten food to the Christmas tree to the old things that the shiny new gifts replaced. The answer: reuse or recycle them. See my new “Holiday Guide to Reuse & Recycling” for practical, [...]

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Green Giving for the Holidays

Sheryl — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:53:51 +0000

I still remember virtually every gift I received in childhood, not because the gifts were so special, but because they were so few. Though I was a comfortable child of the post-war boom, the times were thrifty compared to today. I never had more than a few dolls, games, crayons, records, books, a bike and [...]

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Green Gifts and Entertaining for Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s

Sheryl — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:15:37 +0000

Interested in having a high-spirited, low-impact holiday celebration, but stymied by the culture around you — maybe even within your own family? You can make it happen! Just do the usual things — from gift-giving to feasting — sustainably. For instance, buy durable gifts that will last, avoid overly packaged products, use real plates and [...]

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Green Holiday Entertaining — and a Recipe for Vegan Latkes

Sheryl — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:19:00 +0000

When you throw a dinner or party for the holidays — whether for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or New Year’s — you use a lot more of the earth’s resources than you do in day-to-day life. How can you reduce the ecological footprint of your feast without compromising on hospitality? Follow the game plan in Holiday [...]

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A Different Approach to Holiday Giving

Sheryl — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:59:00 +0000

In our family we celebrate Hanukkah with very little gift-giving except to the kids. We’ve even cut way back on their gifts in recent years — to things they’ll love but can also really use. Gift-giving at Hanukkah parties is more difficult to control. At our annual celebration with my brother’s family, we have tried [...]

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Organic Thanksgiving: what you get for your money

Sheryl — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:45:00 +0000

I just came across a less-than-shocking exposé on the “true” cost of an organic Thanksgiving dinner in Smart Money, revealing that you could pay 75% more for your organic feast. The slant of the piece (in a column called “Rip-offs”) is that conventional and organic food are essentially the same — just different lifestyle choices. [...]

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