| In This Issue |
| Happy Mothers Day! |
| More In May |
| Get Involved |
| Reading and Viewing Pleasures |
| Plastic Update |
| Australia Update |
| RGG Events |
May 9th: Portsmouth Citywide Sustainability Fair, from 10-2pm, to bring residents together and build pride and a sense connectedness in the community
Fosters Events
June 6th: Strolling of the Heifers Parade, Dairy Festival & Green Expo, from 9am-3pm in Brattleboro, VT, Featuring the Miss VerMOOnt heifer judging, food vendors, exhibits, demonstrations, petting farm, fiddlers tent, Vermont cheese pavilion, celebrity milking contest, and much more! At the Green Expo, learn about green living techniques: energy conservation, recycling, sustainable building methods, and more!
Strolling Of The Heifers
June 13th: Market Square Day, from 9am-5pm in Portsmouth NH. On average, 100+ vendor applications are approved/accepted for inclusion in the festival. Three performance stages feature local and regional musicians. The day 'kicks off' with the Market Square Day 10K Road Race.
Market Square Day
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| New At RGG! |
Lunch Bots
Stainless Steel Sandwich containers, finally!
Online Store
Erba Organics
Our line of safe baby soaps, lotions and creams
Chico Reusable Bags Repeats, made from seven recycled soda bottles
Online Store
Eco-Friendly Hammock
Made from recycled soda bottles and FSC wood, first of its kind
Door Mats
Made locally from recycled fishermen's ropes - coolest story - support your local economy!
Online Store
Carrying Case
for To-Go Ware Tiffins
Recycled cotton
100% Latex Binkies
Baby Pacifiers, non-allergic
Kill-A-Watt EZ
Program utility rates to get the true cost of each appliance on the spot
Shower Curtains
Made from Reclaimed Sails
Garden Dibbles
Do you dibble? Made locally from reclaimed wood, these are great tools for calculating the depth for your seeds.
Online Store
If you can't find it online ... call us about the product. We love to chat.
We are expecting more and exciting new products in June - Stay Tuned.
Bamboo Gloves and Socks are BACK in stock!
Online Store
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| Green Tip |
Vinegar can be used as an ant deterrent by spraying in the area where
they are entering your house.
For More Vinegar Tips
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Dear Reader,
This month's news letter will be short and sweet. We have a tendency to get carried away with our favorite month, April - Hope you had a joyous Earth Month (April). If you missed Earth Day, join Oprah: Oprah.com
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Happy Mothers Day!
Love your mother... our mother...
May is also right up there in our favorites - Mother's Day. We take the liberty to extend thanks beyond all the wonderful Moms out there and pay tribute to the original giver of life - our Earth. (okay, we'll be honest, we're capitalizing on this) Just as ancient humans revered and respected life around them, we still have that wonder for the magic that surrounds us. We hope on this Mother's Day, May 10th, you'll honor not only your own mother, but all mothers of the world. (and what Mother wouldn't just love one of our luxury Arghand soaps?)
REAL GREEN GOODS WILL BE CLOSED FOR MOTHER'S DAY.
 Express Yourself!
Available FREE on Saturday May 9th, in store and online shopping, with purchase.
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More in May
National Bike to Work Week
BIKE! Are you a biker? (no - not that kind) Are you a wanna be biker? Here's your chance. May 11-15 is National Bike to Work Week. Bike To Work Week is also Bike Month so you have a choice. Bike League
Green Commute Week
Locally, PATH-NH (Program for Alternative Transportation and Health) is sponsoring this awareness campaign, with daily activities to encourage you to NOT use your car. Great time of year to consider ditching your CO2 producer for healthy alternatives. A win - win for all. Path-NH.org
Clean Air Month
Learn about air pollution and its affects on your health at CDC
National Vinegar Month
May is also a month to celebrate the endless possible uses for Vinegar and all of its cleaning abilities. Tips for using Vinegar
Memorial Day
May 25th - RGG will be closed. We hope you enjoy this observance day with special friends and family at local ceremonies honoring those who served our country.
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Get Involved
Green Drinks
Have you heard of Green Drinks? Now you have! Green Drinks is an International organization, Green Drinks, promoting folks getting together (yes and drinking, organic beer we hope), talking green and connecting face to face. Locally, Concord, NH will have its first Green Drinks on Thursday May 14th, at 5:30 at the Red Blazer Event Information
Check out Green drinks events in your location:
City Search
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Reading and Viewing Pleasures
~ Think your land is too small for farming? Think again. Here is an amazingly inspirational website, rich with information about a family on 1/10th of an acre and what they have done; truly jaw dropping. Path of Freedom or see the video from Oprah: Living Green
~ Are you a responsible shopper? (we know you are when you shop at RGG!) Try this quick challenge and find out: Green America
~ Latest FOOD GUIDE for PESTICIDES - FoodNews.org
~ Good Housekeeping Seal goes Green. Yes that's right. There will be a new Green Seal of Approval. Someone has to do it!
The Daily Green
~ Just how bad are phthalates? Well the SC Johnson giant is voluntarily phasing them out if that is any indication. And they are also going to disclose their ingredients on cleaning products as well. A win for consumers. Press Release
~ Frontline: Poisoned Waters - A must see! Watch the full program online
~ Power of Community - How Cuba survived peak oil and transformed their food source to a mostly organic example for all. Available for a free rental at our store. PowerofCommunity.org
~ Earth - Produced by Disney in collaboration with Emmy award winning documentary, "Planet Earth". Now playing in your local theaters. Just spectacular! Disney
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Plastic Update
Is Bottled Water Safe?
New research suggests more studies needs to be done on bottled water plastic, PET, for its safety to human health. (we knew that) We just don't know enough.
Read Article
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Australia Update
A year ago we did an article about the climate in Australia. Since then they have had the worst fire in history, largely due to lack of rain. Here is an update on the future of Australia:
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OPEN HOURS REMINDER
- Monday through Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
- Sunday hours remain the same: Noon to 5 pm
Thursday nights: Open until 7 pm For Downtown Shopping
Real Green Goods will be CLOSED Mothers Day and Memorial Day!
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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