It is SO not easy being green, even if it’s your job.
Today, I’m researching the health and ecological benefits of eating grass-fed beef as well as which Snohomish County farmers are selling it and how the heck to cook it once you get it home. You’ll find out more about that when my grass-fed beef story hits the Web site Dec. 26 in the Food section.
Today, however, I’ve got a tasty eco-niblit for you check out by way of my eco-friendly sister, Emily, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
It’s “The Better World Shopping Guide: Every Dollar Makes a Difference” by Ellis Jones, a paperback by the founder of the Better World Network and a sociology teacher at University of California, Davis.
Why is this good?
Here’s how one Amazon.com reviewer put it: “This is an invaluable quick-reference guide for ethical and eco-friendly shopping. It’s comprehensive, listing popular national brands, regional brands and smaller organics, among others. It’s fantastic for shopping, as it’s small and portable, but packed with info and easy to use, with simple A-through-F grades. I do try to be an educated, careful consumer, but when shopping without time for researching first, it’s great to be able to look the item up and get a quick answer. I bought a few extra for Christmas gifts!”
My sister said: “We have it and love it. It doesn’t have EVERYTHING but is so awesome. It is empowering to us to know that we are knowledgeable about the dirt-ball things companies are doing and can say: ‘No. We aren’t going to buy your stuff!’”
It must be pretty good. It’s temporarily out of stock at Amazon.com.
Good luck and happy holiday shopping, eco-fans.
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