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Natural Cleaning Tip: Kitchen Sink

Did you know that your kitchen sink and faucet is crawling with more bacteria than your garbage bin or toilet? You can be pretty effective removing bacteria from these areas with hot water and an environmentally friendly soap. For added protection, clean the sink and faucet with a vinegar solution several times per week. I use either TraceyClean All-Purpose Cleaner, T3, or spray Scouring Powder with straight white distilled vinegar.

 

(Remember to avoid using vinegar on marble surfaces). 

TraceyClean article on Green.Indy.com

Check out the TraceyClean article on Green.Indy.com, Green Cleaners Are A Local Hit. 

February Delivery Schedule

Delivery of products is available to the following areas: Indianapolis, Fishers, Geist, Carmel, & Zionsville.

Fishers & Geist - Tuesdays 2/2, 2/9, 2/16

Downtown & Broad Ripple - Thursday 2/4

Carmel & Zionsville - Thursday 2/11

 

Additional dates will be added as the need arises.

Home Tissue Products

The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has a great guide that ranks tissue-grade paper products on their percentage of recycled content, post-consumer recycled content, and bleaching process.

· If every household replaced just one 500-sheet roll of virgin fiber toilet paper with a 100 percent recycled fiber roll, 423,900 trees would be saved annually.

· If every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin fiber paper towels (70 sheets) with 100% recycled ones, we could save 544,000 trees.

· If every household in the United States replaced just one package of virgin fiber napkins (250 count) with 100% recycled ones, we could save 1 million trees.

For the complete guide click here NRDC Shopper’s Guide to Home Tissue Products.

Recycled TP?

No, I am not saying you should recycle your toilet paper. But, I would like you to think about using toilet paper made with recycled paper instead of virgin wood. According to some estimates, approximately seven million trees are used each year to make up the U.S.’s toilet paper supply. The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) estimates that if every household replaced just one 500-sheet roll of virgin fiber toilet paper with a 100 percent recycled fiber roll, 423,900 trees would be saved annually.

Greenpeace’s Recycled Tissue and Toilet Paper Guide – Greenpeace has created a guide as well as an iPhone application to help consumers find recycled and responsible paper products. The pocket guide ranks 18 popular toilet paper, paper towel, facial tissue and napkin brands on their use of recycled content, post-consumer recycled content and non-toxic chlorine compounds in the bleaching process.

Source: Earth 911

Recycling Tip: Belt from Soda Can Tabs

Recycling fashion statement! Check out how to make this belt by clicking Soda Cab Tab Belt.

 

January Delivery Schedule

 

Fishers & Geist - Tuesdays 1/5, 1/12, 1/19

Downtown & Broad Ripple - Thursday 1/7

Carmel & Zionsville - Thursday 1/14

 

Additional dates will be added as the need arises.

The Ultimate Plastic Breakdown

For some great information on plastics, what each type is used for, and recycling information click on Earth 911.

TraceyClean 2009 Indy Winter Farmer's Market Schedule

November: 14, 21, 28   

December:      5, 12, 19  

January:  9, 16
February:    6, 20        

March:    6, 20, 27  

April: 10, 17

 

Where: The Chatham Center, 901 N. East St.

(Parking on both sides of East Street, in the parking lot just south of the Chatham Center @ 9^th & East, and in the parking lot of the Church of Christ @ Park & 10^th St. Bicycle/stroller parking on rack at the front door.)

When: Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

November 14, 2009 – April 24, 2010 (closed Dec. 26^th)

Indy Winter Farmer's Market website

 

Green Business Spotlight: Harvest Fresh Market

There is another TraceyClean retailer and this one is located in Carmel!

 

Harvest Fresh Market is a family owned market with a fresh perspective:

 

We support local farmers and producers that care for their land, the animals they raise, and the food they grow. Because we deal directly with local family farms, we are able to offer naturally healthy, incredibly fresh quality goods at an exceptional value.

 

We practice slow food methods that promote "good food" from healthy plants and animals, "clean food" that is grown and harvested using green, environmentally sound practices and "fair food" that provides for the food producers with fair compensation for their work.

 

We value resources and intend to significantly reduce waste by donating to community kitchens all perishable food that does not meet our exacting freshness standards.

 

We are focused on providing friendly, personable service which includes a knowledgeable and helpful staff.

 

Conveniently located in the Village of WestClay, we are committed to offering a wide variety of products available seven days a week including:

• Hand-cut grass-fed beef, free-range chicken, pork and lamb in our butcher case
• Absolutely fresh, never frozen, wild-caught fish in our seafood case
• Freshly baked savory artisan breads and home-made fresh fruit pies and cobblers from our bakery
• Each seasons' best vegetables, fruits and herbs
• Award winning, organic dairy products
• Locally grown and freshly cut flowers
• Carefully selected Indiana, domestic and international wines and beers
• Indiana Artisans' foods, arts and crafts

At HARVEST, we are proud to offer you and your family a wide selection of fresh, healthy foods. We hope you will visit us; we also hope you will appreciate the HARVEST difference.

 

Information from Harvest Fresh Market website. To learn more click here.