A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.
Today’s giveaway’s a copy of Practically Green: Your Guide to Ecofriendly Decision-Making, a new book by Micaela Preston, a.k.a. Mindful Momma, which comes out Oct. 23!
Practically Green promises to take a “practical approach to green living” for those overwhelmed by green info, claiming that the book “takes the guesswork out of green decision making by helping you make smart, healthy choices for your family without spending tedious hours researching all of the products available on the market today.”
I remain skeptical that any book can actually eliminate guesswork when it comes to green decisions, since we live in an era of incomplete product life cycle analyses and obfuscating green messaging. But having met Micaela at BlogHer ’09, I’m sure Practical Green will help eco-newbies ask better questions — and make more eco-friendly decisions — than they would have otherwise.
DIYers will love that the book has more than 30 hands-on projects — plus some healthy recipes! Practically Green‘s $14.99 — or free for one lucky green LA girl reader who comments by Tuesday to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Wednesday (more info on freebies here). US addresses only.
This would be a prefect gift for a friend of mine.
Comment by Kim Woodbridge — October 21, 2009 @ 9:25 am
Sounds like a great book!
Comment by Patrick McGlone — October 21, 2009 @ 11:08 am
I love it!
Comment by Tracey Muldaur — October 21, 2009 @ 11:24 am
This sounds like a great idea. And I would probably give it to my mom, who has a lot less time on her hands to do research and find out how to live more greenly.
(Is that a word?!)
Comment by Melonie — October 21, 2009 @ 8:52 pm
i’ve heard good things about this book!
Comment by Jordan — October 22, 2009 @ 12:05 am
This book sounds like just the thing to start me off right in my new home. It has, GASP, a YARD! I’m so excited to start some sustainable gardening.
Comment by Elizabeth — October 22, 2009 @ 7:20 pm
You can never go wrong w/ a book. Very cool.
Comment by Jeffry S. P. — October 22, 2009 @ 8:01 pm
Could be good for my students..
Comment by matthew — October 23, 2009 @ 6:35 am
saw this book at the bookstore and i would love to get my hands on one.
Comment by Cathy — October 25, 2009 @ 3:07 pm
This sounds like a very interesting read, would love to win the book!
Comment by Pam — October 26, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
I just got done reading “the green book”, and got lots of good ideas, so this would be a super sequel!
Comment by Mae — October 26, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
Patrick McGlone is the lucky winner :)
Comment by Siel — November 2, 2009 @ 3:25 pm