Our city is going green and last Saturday was Green Sacramento’s 2^nd Anniversary Party.

It was beautifully catered by Dad’s Sandwich Shop. Several small businesses tabled the event from the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op to Emily’s Wildflower Boutique on Alhambra and H diagonal to McKinley Park. She’s literally in the corner of the same plaza as Shanghai Garden and Pulp Papery.

To celebrate, we asked this bonus question: What’s the greenest activity in your home/office? We discovered that many of you are as green and eco-friendly as it gets and several of you have quite the sense of humor. Both were pleasant surprises to see in our neighbors.

O for Organic:
I don’t know what the greenest activity is, but I shop organically, I am a member of food Co-Op and make every effort to eat naturally grown non preserved foods at home. I recycle and stay away from plastics. I make a conscious effort to buy organically made clothing and products to support the environment wherever I am. Besides, I think they are made with more thought and love…

I recycle 100% of my trash; I compost all my “wet garbage” kitchen waste. I got rid of my car four years ago to help global warming. I ride my bike, walk and use RT for all my transit needs. When I go out of town I take Amtrak. I carpool with friends and help increase the productivity of their gas burning cars by hopping along with them on rides instead of driving a car of my own. I practice Zero Population Growth and my contribution to a cleaner environment is not having kids. All my used computer paper - I reuse on the backside of the page for further use in my computer printer. My mattress is organic cotton. I only use “green” cleaning supplies. My groceries are 100% certified organically grown and I only shop at the coop. I recycle all my used batteries. I unplug my computer, TV and electronics in my house when they are not in use because a plugged in device still “drains” energy from the plug……….it all adds up. When I see recyclable trash on the street I pick it up and take it home and put it in my home recycling bin.

Temporary Home Called Earth:

And I will be there in all my “interior-design”-esque-ness. Yay!

I am moving into a SOLAR home as of Tuesday!! My home office energy bills will be minuscule, and I will help to be a good steward of my temporary home called Earth.

We have started a composting station in our kitchen area at work and our building which was recently modernized has been awarded a LEED Certification for Interiors by the USGBC for the water conservation fixtures we use and the recycled carpets, natural daylighting which helps reduce our electricity demands and provides a great working environment.

Recycled Transportation:

Recycling and riding my bike to work!

Let There Be Light:

Greenest activity in my house is the halogen bulbs I removed and replaced in all the rooms.

Geographic Waiting Rooms:

Recycling old magazines, i.e. never throwing them away! The waiting room is a history of National Geographic for the past five years.

Sweet Vinegar:

What’s the greenest activity in your home/office? My home: I use cleaning products from the Natural Foods Co-op and vinegar rather than all the harsh Pine-Sol kind of stuff which is so toxic!!

Sacramento County Green Team:

I work for the County of Sacramento and have a recycling program for not only the usual paper products and cans/bottles, but we also have a recycle bin for used CDs and batteries.

Also, County employees only pay $20 per month for a monthly RT bus pass (a $65 savings). It encourages many employees to keep their cars parked at home and take public transit to work.

PDF’s and Air Pollution:

I try to reduce paper usage by using PDF documents that I can email in lieu of printing and faxing (and making more copies!). I recycle. Oh..and try not to fart (air pollution)…

The 5th:
haha…lets just say….I plead the 5th!

Home Counts:

sadly but truly recycling is as green as my work is.

we eat organic at home.

Sage Advice:

This last weekend we painted our family room sage green. Does that count?

Bin to the Office Lately:
our Huge recycling bins in the office

Seeding the Office and Hopping around the House:

Office…my plant that started off as a seedling, but is not a bush and growing by the day. The leaves are dark green in the middle and lime green on the outer parts of the leaves. HOUSE - the left over green beer from St.Paddy’s day pre-pub crawl party!