5 Reasons to Use Equinox Maple Flakes

Top 5 reasons to use Maple Flakes as part of a well balanced diet:

1. Provide texture and flavor along with sweetness so you use less (a plus), but get more taste (also a plus).
2. Contain important minerals like manganese and iron.
3. Have half the calories of a teaspoon of sugar.
4. Allow you to buy natural, unsweetened products and add just enough sweetness.
5. All natural and pesticide- and allergen- free, so they are safe for the whole family to use.
   
   

Tomorrow (June 17) we will Tweet quick Recipes all day that use Canada's Equinox Maple Flakes.

Host an Green Book Party

Earth Friendly Books Do you ever find yourself walking endlessly through the local book shop wondering what's good a read? Below is a list of some environmental books that are on my current favourites list:
The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan
Silent Spring - Rachel CarsonThe Sacred Balance - David Suzuki
Stupid to the Last Drop - William Marsden
Garbage Land, On The Secret Trail of Trash - Elizabeth Royte
Ecoholic - Adria Vasiland
the book I've just started into: The Hundred-Year Lie - Randall Fitzgerald

Why not host an Enviro-Book Club for friends, family co-workers or neighbours? You’ll get to spend time with like-minded people who and they'll always be somethingto talk about! Remember to obtain your books sustainably - your local library, used bookstore or online at www.Abebooks.com are all great places to start looking.You can even start your own 'lending library' at your place of work too!I know there are plenty more great environmental books out there so please let me know if there are any that you think are outstanding! I'm happy to add them to my list of 'must reads'. Until next week, live well, eat well and love one another! Cheers,Kerri

More Green Tips for World Environment Day

Reusable grocery bags, they are stronger, bigger, and insulated. People are still using plastic! And double bagging! – Mike

Car Pool; Buy Local; Use environmentally friendly cleaning supplies – Clay

PatsyPie says:
Don’t use bottled water.
Take your own cup to coffee shops
Turn the water off while brushing your teeth. Turn back on for rinsing.
Compost
Buy organic when possible.
Buy locally grown products
Walk more, drive less
Use the dishwasher after 9PM at night.
Wash clothes in cold water
Use non-phosphate detergents.
Turn lights off when not necessary.
Check the best fish to buy so we don’t endanger certain ones.
Eat more vegetarian.

Green Tips For World Environment Day - June 5th

1) "Ride your bike to work" ~ Keith
2) "Recycle, take short shower instead off taking baths, and shut off your furnace when your not home." ~ Jesse
3) "Did you know that milk containers have a recycling fee now. 25 cents for the big ones. 4 of them make a dollar....
My recycling tip was using milk containers for starting plants in the house...like grandma used to do." ~ Shelly's Mom
4) "Always use a travel mug for your morning cup of coffee/tea instead of disposable cups." ~ Greg
5) "Use a cloth’s line instead of the dryer." ~ Greg
6) "Used Coffee grounds are considered a brown for your compost bin." ~ Shelly