Green Is Not Always What It Seems...

Lady Gaga Arrived in Japan today...headlines read, Lady Gaga goes Green! What???

ONLY Fair Trade Chocolate will do!

On June 8th, filling up both sides of Broadway in Times Square in 97 degree weather people showed up for "Raise the Bar, Hershey" ...activism at its best. Right in front of the Hershey headquarters!

These were students from all across New York and across the country saying "What do we want? Fair Trade! When do we want it? NOW!" Calls, responses, and posters up and down the streets letting everyone know what Hershey needs to do.

You know what a supporter of fair trade chocolate I am! I take my chocolate very seriously!

Get involved along with Green America and the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.

Help us keep the heat on Hershey by taking action this summer:

1. Take part in our We Want More from our S'mores action
2. Host a movie night and show the Dark Side of Chocolate
3. Collect petition signatures in your community

Now I think I will go eat some more fair trade chocolate.

e.

RECYCLED BOTTLES = GRADUATION GIFTS!

Celery Street has some brilliant and useful graduation gifts made of recycled bottles, recycled paper, gum wrappers, potato chip bags.....

Messenger Bags

Shoulder Travel Bags

Eco Friendly Wallets

Unique Journals

HAPPY GRADUATION TO ALL OF YOU!
-e

RECYCLED BOTTLES = GRADUATION GOWNS

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES OF 2011 GOWNS

Graduates of high schools and Universities are sharp, ready for their future, AND looking out for mother earth! According to the Huffington Post bamboo graduation gowns get wrinkled easily but the gowns made of 23 recycled soda bottles are the "green" gown that makes the statement and looks great!

For more on this you can go to: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/03/green-graduation-gowns-non560579.html

Also, Fox News spoke with a Sierra Club spokesperson, who loved the green gowns but also encouraged those entrepreneurs out there to launch a loan or rental business to reuse graduation gowns with an eco friendly dry cleaning process. Unlike wedding gowns that live in the attic, graduation gowns usually slum it in the landfills.

To read more of this article: http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/graduation-gowns-made-from-recycled-plastic-water-bottles-052410

Earth Day Savings

In Honor of Earth Day, Celery Street is celebrating the work done by the Jane Goodall Institute by donating 5% of all sales April 17-24, 2011.

Founded renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, The Jane Goodall institute is a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things. The Jane Goodall Institute's work extends to many areas including, the best known, Gombe Stream Research Center that is a hub of scientific inquiry for researcher from all over the world.

Jane also started the TACARE program in Kigoma which is helping communties create sustainable livelihoods while promoting conservation goals.

Jane's work especially apeals to young people. They respond not only to her passion for animals but to her courage and steadfast hope for a better world. with her Roots and Shoots Youth Global Program, Jane is helping to create the leaders of tomorrow. Every day Roots and Shoots groups are taking action to improve their local environments, and making the world a better place for people and animals.

So lets do our part this Earth Day and try and make our world a better place for everyone! So for all Celery Street shoppers with all orders of $100 or more, you will receive this FREE 16 0z eco-usable water bottle while supplies last. (through April 24th).

USE CODE: EARTH2011

Spring Break Adventures!

It's that time of year again where many sojourners head to grandma and grandpas, aunts and uncles, the beach, the mountains, the sea, the highway, the golf course, the airport, the outlet mall, local museums, another continent or just curl up on the couch with a good book.

Where are you going??? ~ What is Green about your spring break???

National Geographic has some entertaining and educational quizzes to find out how green you are when you travel.....

a road trip quiz...
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/green-guide/quizzes/road-trip/

and a green travel quiz....
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/green-guide/quizzes/travel/

I didn't score so well! i need to green up a little!!

the Go Green Travel Green website http://www.gogreentravelgreen.com/ also has clever ideas to be more earthwise while traveling. I love thoughts entitled: Everything I needed to know about wildlife I learned in Kindergarten...Keep your hands to yourself....don't feed the animals...be mindful of personal space.....

http://gogreentravelgreen.com/green-recreation/everything-i-need-to-know-about-watching-wildlife-i-learned-in-kindergarten-25-days-to-green-travel-day-21/

These little guys didn't catch the part about "personal space"!!!!!

So, wherever your spring break takes you, enjoy and remember to stay "Green"!

-e.

Spring Break Savings!

To all you looking forward to Spring Break and fun in the sun!!! we have a great 20% savings for some must have items to take along with you! see below for the code to get your savings and have a great spring break! -e

Cute Overnight Bags

Shoulder Travel Bags

Large Eco Tote Bag

Insulated Lunch Totes

Cute Rain Umbrella

The Promotion Code is: SPRINGB20
(customer is required to enter the code during checkout to receive the discount)
* Code is good until 3/21/11
* Code is only one use per person
* Code is only for the items listed above

The Perfect Gift for Your Eco Conscious Valentine!

This Valentines Day spread your love even farther. Give to the Jane Goodall Institute, women and children in Nepal, small farm fair trade cocoa producers, chimpanzees, organic farming communities…it is a complete rippling effect Valentine with a rattan bow! What wife, mother, grandmother, girlfriend, sister, or best friend wouldn’t be touched by this perfect gift that gives back so much!

Four different gift options are available with Organic, Free Trade Milk or Dark Chocolate that gives to the Jane Goodall Institute partnered with either a Nepalese girl felt cosmetic or coin purse made free trade in Nepal supporting communities in Central Asia. Each option is ribboned with a rattan bow and backed with stamped recycled cardboard for support.