| In This Issue |
| The Month of June |
| And The Good News Is |
| What's Going On At RGG? |
| Plastic Update |
| Cool and Green Articles |
| Cool and Green Websites |
| Get Involved |
| Green Tip |
Need an earth friendly non plastic salad spinner? One of our customers who pops in from St. John's, (yes the Island in the Caribbean) told us to put clean wet lettuce in one of our netted cotton produce bags and then go outside to swing it around. The best green tip (at least the most fun) we've ever heard!
Netted Produce Sack
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| RGG Events |
June 6th RGG will be in Brattleboro, VT, 9-3, for Strolling of the Heifers. Crazy things happen in Brattleboro, so come and visit. We promise it will be mooch fun!
June 13th RGG will be in Portsmouth, NH, 9-5, for their annual Market Square Day with over 100 vendors and artists. This is a biggie, 60,000 plus folks typically attend. And who wouldn't want to? Portsmouth is a seacoast treasure.
Market Square Day
June 20th RGG will be in Canterbury Shaker Village, NH 10-5, where you'll find the First Annual Strawberry Jamboree. Shaker Village is a fascinating place, so come visit and eat some strawberries.
Strawberry Jamboree
July 27 & 28th, Concord, NH, the Velo Swap. What the heck is that? Started in Denver, CO, it's where folks can trade (swap), buy, or sell their bicycles and/or bike parts. And a lot of fun socializing goes on too. The ultimate in reusing bike parts. Located across from
S&W Sports
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| New At RGG! |
- Many new styles of Organic Cottonfield clothing, dresses, shirts, skirts...
- Organic Wool pet toy balls
Online store
- New certified organic bamboo dish sized for snacks or children.
Also available in a "disposable" density, perfect for camping, picnics or parties!
Online Store
- New larger size of our popular stainless steel Kitchen Compost Pail
Online Store
- New larger size of the popular Lobster Float Rope mats
Online Store
- Baskets from Rwanda, exquisite works of art
- New styles of bags made from recycled burlap sacks MochaTote
- Latex Binkies now online
Baby pacifiers, non-allergenic
Online Store
- $10 off instant coupon available in-store, for NH residence on Smart Power Strip energy saving device
Online Store
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Save 20% To continue on with all the celebrations this month we are offering 20% OFF all Veneerware products. These disposable plates and utensils are made of organically grown bamboo and are perfect for any parties occasion. Durable and Compostable!
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The Month of June
Glorify, Protect, and Celebrate...
Happy June and how glorious it is! This is the month of solstice, before the dog days of summer set in, when the colors of flowers dance across the landscape and the enthusiasm for tending the garden has yet to wane. And let's not forget bugs! If it weren't for those nasty little blood suckers, it's possible that New England would suffer from population over growth because this has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth. Now that's making lemonade from lemons!
June also recognizes Father's Day, the third Sunday of every June. While much focus is given to mothers and their connection to Earth, let us remember the other half of the creator of life. Fathers have traditionally been protectors of the family unit and it is with this in mind we hope that same energy will help protect the environment and its future generations.
And then there are weddings in June, lots of them. Weddings are one of those very special times of gift giving and yes, wedding gifts can be green too. What better time to purchase a quality, long lasting, sustainable gift? (And we do have Wedding Registries at RGG) Gift Registry
Lastly, June is the season for graduations. Like spring, graduation is a time to celebrate new beginnings, a time to wish the graduate farewell and good luck for their future. It is also an opportunity to share wisdom and hope for the graduate on their journey into adulthood. With this in mind, we suggest listening to this inspirational UNH Commencement Speech by our locally grown, world renowned, CEYO of Stonyfield Farm...Gary Hirshberg. Click the Video part 2, UNH Commencement If you have never had the privilege of listening to Gary, this is his best environmental speech to date, in our humble opinion.
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And The Good News Is...
Yes we do have good news! UNH, our locally grown place of higher education, made the top 11 of the Greenest Colleges in the entire country with five of the colleges being from New England.
Princeton Review
Part of the reason for their top rating is the recent launch of the "trash to gas" program that uses methane from a land fill in Rochester which is piped to Durham for fuel. Now that's sustainability commitment.
NHPR
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What's Going On At RGG?
Glad us asked!
- Real Green Goods 2nd Anniversary Celebration will be Saturday July 11th, from 11-3. We will be having invited vendors like Cottonfield and Pear Tree, and giving away bars of Vermont Soap and Stonyfield Yogurt, plus music, discounts to help celebrate being in business for 2 years. Stay tuned...!
- Rhubarb Weekend - June 20th and 21st, Sharing Rhubarb at Real Green Goods. RGG will be giving away bundles of Rhubarb and handing out recipes for this unusual plant. Do you have too much rhubarb yourself? Then bring it on down. Never pick more than a third of the plant, pull the stock out instead of cutting. And yes, there is a website devoted to rhubarb.
Email us your favorite rhubarb recipes.
Real Green Goods
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Plastic Update
Hot or Cold?
Polycarbonates do leach with cold liquids, and more...
Enviro Blog
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Cool and Green Articles
Environmental Book Worth Reading - Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects our Health.
The Globe and Mail
Montreal Launches Most Ambitious Bike Sharing Program. At least it's on this continent! Tres bon!Green Inc.
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Cool and Green Websites
Earth Clock - Fascinating but sure makes your heart ticks faster.
Pood Waddle
Breathing Earth - Watch the world "live" minute by minute.
Breathing Earth
We Can Solve It - New activist website. Okay, maybe not so cool, but very green.
We Can Solve It
Story of Stuff - Repeat customer request because it's just so very good.
Story of Stuff
Another customer suggestion - are you companion gardening? (this doesn't mean having a buddy pull your weeds) This is a great "What is it - How to" guide. Fascinating advice on what plant to plant next to another plant.
How To Garden Advice
Are the birds waking you up at 4:30 a.m.? Turn up the volume on your computer to find out which ones they are. Local Bird Songs. Learn Bird Songs
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Need Some Action
Capitol Corridor and Green Drinks
From the Sierra Club NH Global Warming Action Project
"New Hampshire has the opportunity to bring high speed passenger rail to Nashua, Manchester, and Concord. This "Capitol Corridor" line will connect through Lowell, MA into Boston. Imagine no driving, no traffic, no delays, and less global warming pollution!"
Take action today
Food Inc. - A new movie coming to a theater near you. Learn about the movie and sign a petition supporting Healthy Food choices in schools.
Food Inc. Movie
Green Drinks is an International organization, promoting folks getting together (yes and drinking, organic beer we hope), talking green and connecting face to face. Locally, Concord, NH has had two successful meetings thus far. Gatherings are every second Thursday of the month, from 5:30-7:30 at the Red Blazer.
Event Information
Check out Green drinks events in your location:
City Search
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OPEN HOURS REMINDER
- Monday through Wednesday: 10 am to 6 pm
- Thursday through Saturday: 10 am to 7 pm
- Sunday hours remain the same: Noon to 5 pm
Make sure you check out our next newsletter. We are anticipating some really great, new products.
Thank you for reading and for caring about the environment. And, as we say at Real Green Goods, Have a Green Day!™
Sincerely,
All of us from Real Green Goods |
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