Celebrate Green Blog

Celebrate the back to school season with these easy, green tips for zero waste lunches, cost-free clothing, recycled school supplies and ways to get your school involved in the green school revolution.

by Lynn Last summer, Corey and I enjoyed a delightful weekend at Purple Haze lavender farm in Sequim WA. Sequim, if not the lavender capital of the world, certainly is one of the top lavender growing areas in the U.S. Every year they host a festival which actually was started by Mike, our host at [...]

by Lynn If you love candy and you’ve never heard of Sjaaks, get yourself over to their website as soon as you finish reading this post. That’s an order! Seriously, Sjaaks is one of the first organic chocolate companies we came across when we wrote Celebrate Green! and have been mad for their products and [...]

by Alicia Bravo I love community events.  They’re a fun way to expose children to new things and people.  And I can’t think of a better way to celebrate community than with an annual Pie Day. My favorite local store, M.O.M., makes the most adorable handmade items, and recently hosted their “Third Annual Pie Day.” [...]

by Amy Love When we got home from the farm with our fresh eggs (see yesterday’s post), I decided to make a frittata for lunch. I’d picked up some organic herbs earlier in the week and had some nice cheese from the farm. So out came the mixing bowl and about 30 minutes later, we [...]

by Amy Love After a long (long) New England winter, Spring is finally upon us. We are coming out of our cozy cocoons and moving into the light of warmer days. Spring is such a fresh season, full of promises and new beginnings. There are opportunities to celebrate and enjoy the renewing world at every [...]

On scene at Expo West, Corey reveals 2011′s hottest trends in natural food.

Corey & Lynn highlight the hottest trends in natural products from 2011′s Natural Products Expo – Expo West.

by Lynn and Corey We’re potato pancake lovers from way back, but making them with sweet potatoes brings a unique, delightful taste. Get ready for spring with this delicious recipe from our book, Celebrate Green!, by Seattle based certified nutritionist and registered dietitian, Mary Purdy. These would be a wonderful choice for your Easter brunch. [...]

Today’s recipe isn’t really a specific, follow the directions recipe. It’s more of a jumping off point for you to be able to create a delicious, frugal, nutritious meal that will taste like you ordered it off of the sandwich menu of your favorite restaurant that specializes in local foods. Go look in your vegetable [...]

Part 3 of our 4 part series on hosting a Blessingway celebration for a mom-to-be. Today’s topic? Food and decor.

Host a meaningfully green celebration welcoming a soon-to-be mom to motherhood. (Part 1 of a 4 part series)

With summer fast approaching (at least that’s what we hear–we live in Seattle where summer is always “on the way”), we’re excited to offer $50 off on the awesome Sun Oven. We fell in love with this oven last July 4th and couldn’t wait to get it in our OpenSky Shop. By the way, if [...]

Last week I paid a visit to Denver. Among things that made it a terrific trip was getting to meet in person, Bob Minkus, owner of my favorite cookie company, Beautiful Sweets. Bob is one of the first business owners we “met,” when we launched Celebrate Green! I love sugar cookies and enjoy buying decorated [...]