Monday Give Away: UrthBag!
Monica Ralli, founder of UrthBags, has sent us this beautiful “Angelina” recycled magazine handbag for our Monday give away! UrthBags are the Eco-Chic handbags made with the health of the planet in mind. I have one of these little beauties sitting on the kitchen table, and believe me, it is fantastic.
Monica has always tried to live a sustainable life by recycling everything possible, shopping locally at farmers markets, avoiding toxic chemicals by choosing organic, etc. Looking in her closet one evening filled with handbags, purses, totes, gym bags, etc., She thought to herself, why couldn’t these same, stylish designs be made from salvaged, recycled & discarded materials? After much researching, sourcing materials, locating and organizing women’s groups, she created UrthBags Eco-Chic Handbags.
Monica also follows a predominantly raw diet and has for over 20 years. She strongly advocate consuming sustainable, fresh food diet that is as close to its natural state as possible. Sisterhood!
This beautiful bag’s retail value is 72.00. Thank you Monica!
To enter: Leave a quick comment in the comment section and tell us your favorite way to be more green (I am composting, and love it). Comment entries will be closed on Tuesday, October 19th at midnight. The winner will be announced on Wednesday.
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*Please note: to be eligible for the drawing, you must put your comment in the comment section for THIS post.
Wind wrote on October 18, 2010
It’s hard to say what I could do to be more green. My life has been in deep alignment with these principles for so long. Paying attention to moments when I control or criticize is how I am trying to be at peace, to green myself from the inside out. Taking what is no longer needed and using it to create fertile inner space for new growth.
McKenna wrote on October 18, 2010
I’m a new mommy and my little guy is 8 months old who has been wearing cloth diapers! That is one of my ways of being earth friendly by not contributing to the tons of diapers and plastics in land fills!
Patti wrote on October 18, 2010
My husband and I pick up plastic bottles and cans from the street as we ytake our walks, and recycle…my kids are embarrassed, but they are learning from us !!
SKR wrote on October 18, 2010
I have used reusable grocery bags for many years and gave them to everyone I know for little gifts years ago. I walk and ride my bicycle, use my own coffee mug and I don’t but packaged food.
Shannon wrote on October 18, 2010
My family eats raw so we buy and dispose of far less packaging, we compost as well as raise rats who eat much of our compost. We use cloth bags for all of our grocery shopping and walk to the grocery store. We grow a lot of our own food and food for our pets, taking “eat local” to heart. 🙂
Neven wrote on October 18, 2010
That is one beautiful bag! Susan you are so generous to do these Monday giveaways. I live more green by turning out the lights during the day and using natural light whenever possible.
Ivy wrote on October 18, 2010
I rarely buy anything green from the grocery store- I get it locally! There’s a small farm about 5 minutes away from my house, and every year I buy a “Farm share”. They give you a box, and each week I drive up with the box and they fill it with the food they grow. Not only that, but often times the food is something I’ve neverheard of or never thought to try. The farm also raises FREE RANGE chickens, and they give the eggs away,too. Most eggs from the grocery store are from chickens who live in a shoebox-sized cage their whole lives. There are literally thousands of these chickens stacked on top of eachother, and they’re fed food full of steroids. The meat and the eggs from these chickens is much less healthy. Free range chicken eggs are muchmore humane, too.
The best part of this farm share is at the end of the seasn, they have “Gleaner Day”, where anyone who owned a share can come and pick whatever food is left. They have sweet potatoes, eggs (which you can actually gather yourself), kale, edamame, turnips, radishes, pumpkins, spaghetti squash, and much more. It’s an infinitely more green way to feed yourself and your family!
DonnaMarie wrote on October 18, 2010
I purchased Trader Joe’s resuable bags to use for all my shopping. I stopped supplying styrofoam cups in my office in an effort to get every to bring in their own coffee mugs. I also make my own ant spray with dishsoap, water, orange oil and clove oil.
Coleen wrote on October 18, 2010
A couple of the ways my kids and I are green is by recycling and buying as much of our clothing as we can second hand.