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Social Media Week, Whole Foods, and a TwEat Up *Giveaway*

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This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. The winners are Martina and Lisa. Congrats!

As an eco-minded mom to a child with food allergies, I find that shopping at natural markets such as Whole Foods makes it easy for me to pick out foods and products that are healthy and fitting for our family.  If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you’ll likely see me “checking in” about once a week!

You may not be aware of the fact that Whole Foods Market is not only committed to providing healthy, sustainable foods and products…they’re also committed to engaging with you and I through social media.  Next week, Whole Foods Market is participating in Social Media Week LA, who’s goal is to “[connect] people, content and conversations around emerging trends in social media.”

Next week, Whole Foods Market will host twEat ups at locations across Los Angeles and Orange County.  Stores will offer a variety of activities for moms and their children including a store scavenger hunt, healthy snack samples, and free yoga classes.  This is a great opportunity to go through the store to find out what’s offered and learn how you and your family can eat healthier and live greener.

Here are the scheduled twEat ups in Los Angeles and Orange County (note that they are each from 3-5 pm):

If you happen to attend the twEat up in West Hollywood on the 20th, you may recognize a familiar face! I’ll be sharing some easy, attainable tips on going green!

The organizers of Social Media Week are also hosting a “Twelethon” to raise funds for Inner-City Art programs. You can read more about the effort here.

Win It! I have two reusable FEED bags (proceeds from their sales go towards providing food for hungry children), each with a $10 gift card to Whole Foods to giveaway.  Simply leave me a comment with a question you have about going green.  Comments will close on September 30th, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST.  Duplicates and comments not including the above information will be disqualified. Comments are moderated. If you don’t see your comment in a reasonable amount of time, send me an email. Bloggers and non-bloggers may enter. If you don’t want to leave your email address, please be sure to check back for my announcement on the winner. Please note that winners must respond within 48 hours of being announced/contacted or another winner will be drawn.Want an extra entry? Do any or all of the following and receive an extra entry for each one.

Be sure to leave me a separate comment for each additional entry.

Follow me on Twitter AND tweet about the contest.

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Blog about this giveaway. It doesn’t have to be a separate post. Just include a blurb about it when you blog about other giveaways.

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No compensation was received for this post.  Products for giveaway were supplied by Whole Foods Market.

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  17. my biggest question about going green is what green cleaners do not need to be rinsed with water near food areas. i want one that dissinfects but doesn’t have the rinse warning. i recently bought one that needs a rinse after use..ugh!
    nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net

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  21. Don’t you think it would be better for the milk to be in glass bottles rather than the plastic cartons that they come in?

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  22. What is more important in terms of “going green” – eating organic food or eating locally grown/produced food? Sometimes I can find food that is both, but often I need to make the decision between one or the other.

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  29. How to persuade your neighbors to compost their yard trimmings, instead of tossing them into a trashcan?

    I compost everything possible with the aid of domesticated earthworms.

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  30. Have greened all my cleaning products except toilet bowl cleaner. Have tried all brands I know of and nothing cleans well enough for me. Any suggestions?
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

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  35. This might be a super small thing, but it’s been bugging me for a while– when I reach for a tissue, is it better to use boxed tissues like kleenex or to tear off a few squares of toilet paper? Which is more environmentally friendly, or are they the same? And can I recycle used tissues? I apologize for the weird question.

    hmcnaron at gmail

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  36. I want to capture/harvest rainwater but need to use a French Drain to do so. Do you have any contacts with any experience in this area? Or any suggestions (beyond researching on internet)?

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  38. How can I encourage small sellers, etsy and such, to use less packaging? There is so much waste with plastic bags wrapped around cling wrapped items, it drives me nuts!

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  43. When I clean my house, everything is green…either Method products or household products like vinegar and baking soda.
    However, when it comes to toilets, I use bleach…is there a better alternative? Is ammonia greener? Vinegar just doesn’t do it.

    thanks!

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  47. we tried to plan an organic garden this year and we had a horrible time with the bugs eating our produce. do you have any green fixes for this? thanks clallen at ntin dot net

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  51. I use the plastic grocery bags I get at the supermarket as kitchen trash can liners instead of purchasing liners. Is this okay? Is there a better way to line my trash cans?
    smchester at gmail dot com

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  52. I’ve been trying to find green cleaning products that really work, so far I haven’t been totally successful, so I’d like suggestions?

    nblexp at gmail dot com

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  54. If Atlantans are so concerned about going green why don’t they expand mass transit instead of expanding highways?
    rmartinclarke at gmail dot com

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  56. How can you tell which products are more eco friendly and just which ones claim to be? Are these claims monitored by the EPA?

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  57. I’ve always wondered why the houses in the US are often so badly insulated, compared with e.g. Germany. Why isn’t there some incentive for people to get really good insulation?

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  60. Why aren’t more companies reducing their packaging of products? I’d love to see cereal in one package, preferably recycled. The list goes on… Thanks!

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  64. I would like to know how you find a balance when going green. Where do you draw the line with too much effort or too much money. In other words, if you can’t do everything, which ones give the least return to the environment, so I know which things I should stop trying to do first. For example, one of the things the electric company wants me to do is bake at the same time I’m cooking dinner so I only have to heat the oven up once. That is just not practical – I rarely bake at the same temperature I’m cooking at.

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  67. What is the most effective green cleaners to clean bathrooms? toilets?showers? Vinegar just does not get them clean enough for me.

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  71. I really wish solar panels where cheaper and easier to buy Why does it still cost some much to convert a house to solar energy?

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  79. Thanks for the giveaway…when are manufacturers going to realize that most products are “over-packaged” i.e. too much paper-cardboard-plastic packaging per product !

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  83. A few small things… like take the reusable bags to the grocery store, we use reusable bags for snacks instead of ziplocs, have energy efficient light bulbs.

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  89. How can I recycle all my pill bottles? I order my mail and don’t have a pharmacy I go to. What about all my info on them?

    Thanks for the contest.

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