In recognition of Earth Day, which is April 22, 2010, the Garden Bloggers Sustainable Living project was created to share ways that garden bloggers are actively practicing a greener lifestyle and contributing to protecting our environment. In that same spirit, I'm having a Give Away!
*The Grand Prize:
Author, syndicated columnist, media host of Growing A Greener World, Joe Lampl has arranged for a Fiskars Rain Barrel donation, which will serve as the Grand Prize for the Garden Bloggers Sustainability project that I am hosting. Click Here to watch Joe demonstrate how to install a Fiskars Rain Barrel.
Additional Give Away items include:
West County Gardener has kindly donated 3 pairs of their gloves for this give away--including their Work glove and Rose glove.
"The snug yet comfortable fit, the stylish design and attractive colors really make wearing these tough duty garden gloves something to look forward to. And with the new eco-friendly design, each pair keeps one 8 oz. plastic bottle from the landfill." $20 West County Gardener
The generous folks at CobraHead are donating TWO of their earth friendly handtools, the CobraHead weeders:
Garden Shoes Online (many of you know Teresa from her garden blog, Gardening With Soule), is donating a jar of GreenCure with a spray bottle:
"GreenCure fungicide, for control of powdery mildew, black spot and otherplant diseases". $20.95 at Garden Shoes Online.
Suzy, from Hip Mountain Mama, is donating a reusable stainless steel water bottle, that appropriately spells out Love the Earth:
"Go green with these earth friendly reuseable water bottles! Help reduce unneccessary environmental waste caused by plastic water bottles and look cool doing it". $16 at Hip Mountain Mama.
Lastly, I am giving away a new, reusable and earth-friendly tote/grocery bag with my Maine wildflower photograph and the words 'Earth day is every day'.
Directions:
1. Create a *new post, on your active garden blog, sharing what you are doing in your yard/garden and/or plan to start doing, to contribute to a sustainable lifestyle. *If you have written a previous post about Earth Day or 'being green', and you think it's relevant, you can use it, but please re-post it with the current date and name of this project, proper links, etc.
2. In your your post, refer to this project and include the badge either in your post or your sidebar. Add a reciprocal link back to This Page.
3. Mention in your post that Earth Day is on April 22, 2010. The EPA website has a section to give you some information: Earthday
4. Come back and attach the link to YOUR post in a comment, either on this post, or the original post announcing the project, NLT April 15, 2010, by 11:59 pm. I will then add it to the list of participants posts. *(When you come back to leave your link please also tell me your glove size in case you get chosen to receive a pair. I was given two women's medium and one men's large).
Determining winners:
I will read all posts to be sure the steps outlined were followed, and that something of some substance has been written. It need not be a Pulitzer-winning-essay and is not a 'competition'. A paragraph is fine (more if you wish) or at least a list of things you do, or plan to do--and please, not just a few sentences about why you want the rain barrel. All qualifying entries will be placed in a drawing. The names will be drawn at random and winners will be announced in a separate post on or before April 20, 2010.
NOTE: Gifts can be sent to Canada and the US, only. However, many bloggers from other countries have submitted posts!
I came up with this idea while visiting Dee, at Red Dirt Ramblings as I read through comments left to her describing some of the ways many of you bloggers are actively practicing a greener lifestyle, and I was inspired! If you haven't visited her recently SHE is having a CONTEST for a 'Fiskars Momentum reel mower' to get us thinking more about (and practicing) greener living! *Her Contest Has Ended.
I made a commitment to make some personal contributions to this lifestyle myself this year, and I am going to write about them in some upcoming posts. I can't wait to read your posts and share our ideas announcing to the blogging world that Earth Day is not just ONE day but EVERY day! Let's share how we all contribute to giving Thanks to Mother Earth!
*View the participants posts HERE and check back as they are continually being added.
*View the prize winners (randomly chosen) HERE.
--Today I am thankful for gardeners who care about the earth.
Text and photos ©Thanks For 2 Day, by Jan Huston Doble
*All products being offered are donations. A product review was not requested nor was monetary compensation offered or requested by the author.
*This post was previously published on January 27, 2010.
"The CobraHead is the king of the hill as far as we’re concerned when it comes to the best tool for getting out those deep tap-rooted weeds. This tool feels great in your hand, is fun to use and is even designed for precision weeding around tender plants." $24.95 short handle $59.95 long handle www.cobrahead.com
Garden Shoes Online (many of you know Teresa from her garden blog, Gardening With Soule), is donating a jar of GreenCure with a spray bottle:
"GreenCure fungicide, for control of powdery mildew, black spot and otherplant diseases". $20.95 at Garden Shoes Online.
Suzy, from Hip Mountain Mama, is donating a reusable stainless steel water bottle, that appropriately spells out Love the Earth:
"Go green with these earth friendly reuseable water bottles! Help reduce unneccessary environmental waste caused by plastic water bottles and look cool doing it". $16 at Hip Mountain Mama.
Lastly, I am giving away a new, reusable and earth-friendly tote/grocery bag with my Maine wildflower photograph and the words 'Earth day is every day'.
*See details.
Directions:
1. Create a *new post, on your active garden blog, sharing what you are doing in your yard/garden and/or plan to start doing, to contribute to a sustainable lifestyle. *If you have written a previous post about Earth Day or 'being green', and you think it's relevant, you can use it, but please re-post it with the current date and name of this project, proper links, etc.
2. In your your post, refer to this project and include the badge either in your post or your sidebar. Add a reciprocal link back to This Page.
3. Mention in your post that Earth Day is on April 22, 2010. The EPA website has a section to give you some information: Earthday
4. Come back and attach the link to YOUR post in a comment, either on this post, or the original post announcing the project, NLT April 15, 2010, by 11:59 pm. I will then add it to the list of participants posts. *(When you come back to leave your link please also tell me your glove size in case you get chosen to receive a pair. I was given two women's medium and one men's large).
Determining winners:
I will read all posts to be sure the steps outlined were followed, and that something of some substance has been written. It need not be a Pulitzer-winning-essay and is not a 'competition'. A paragraph is fine (more if you wish) or at least a list of things you do, or plan to do--and please, not just a few sentences about why you want the rain barrel. All qualifying entries will be placed in a drawing. The names will be drawn at random and winners will be announced in a separate post on or before April 20, 2010.
NOTE: Gifts can be sent to Canada and the US, only. However, many bloggers from other countries have submitted posts!
I came up with this idea while visiting Dee, at Red Dirt Ramblings as I read through comments left to her describing some of the ways many of you bloggers are actively practicing a greener lifestyle, and I was inspired! If you haven't visited her recently SHE is having a CONTEST for a 'Fiskars Momentum reel mower' to get us thinking more about (and practicing) greener living! *Her Contest Has Ended.
I made a commitment to make some personal contributions to this lifestyle myself this year, and I am going to write about them in some upcoming posts. I can't wait to read your posts and share our ideas announcing to the blogging world that Earth Day is not just ONE day but EVERY day! Let's share how we all contribute to giving Thanks to Mother Earth!
*View the participants posts HERE and check back as they are continually being added.
*View the prize winners (randomly chosen) HERE.
--Today I am thankful for gardeners who care about the earth.
Text and photos ©Thanks For 2 Day, by Jan Huston Doble
*All products being offered are donations. A product review was not requested nor was monetary compensation offered or requested by the author.
*This post was previously published on January 27, 2010.
