Say it Green! Blog

Live Green SLC! Festival May 8th 10am-6pm

2010-05-04T22:37:00.000-07:00

Live music, face painting, delicious organic food, a climbing wall, and most of our inventory for $5 and $10!!!

Come visit our booth at the 7th annual Live Green SLC! Festival this Saturday at Downtown Library Square (210 East 400 South) from 10am-6pm. We'll have our "I Heart SLC" tees and handmade women's and children's clothing from cooperatives from around the world.

See you Saturday!

New Song Bazaar & Boutique Dec. 5th

2009-11-30T22:09:00.000-08:00

This Saturday, Say it Green! will feature it's "I Heart SLC" t-shirts at New Song's 2nd Annual Bazaar & Boutique.

Buy local and find unique gift ideas. Featuring an eclectic mix of handcrafted and homemade items by 20+ local crafters & Etsy artists.

December 5th, 2009
10 am-3 pm

FREE hot apple cider! New Song Presbyterian Church~ 859 South 800 East ~Salt Lake City
See the New Song Bazaar & Boutique facebook page for more details.

Free CD with purchases over $100

2009-11-22T22:46:00.000-08:00

Our holiday designs this season are from San Francisco-based artist Sonya Cotton. These designs were hand drawn by Sonya, and are offered exclusively at Say it Green! We are thrilled to feature Sonya's talented artwork on our site. In addition, we are excited to offer Sonya's new CD Red River as a free "Thank You" gift to our customers with orders totalling over $100.

And if you are looking for your own custom, hand-drawn designs by Sonya, you can contact her at http://www.sonyacotton.com/contact.html.

Our plea to you

2009-09-30T22:07:00.000-07:00

Hello,

Let's take a step back from t-shirts for a second. This is a "big picture" sort of post.

Because of my (Andy's) work as an environmental consultant over the past several years, I have read lots of reports about climate change/global warming. One recent report was particularly striking and I felt morally compelled to pass it on and add my summary of the most important points. If you don't understand why some people are all concerned about the effects of "climate change" and "global warming" - or if you would like to understand better - then hopefully the information I have outlined below will help bring some clarity to the situation.

The report linked to below was distributed by the UN Environment Programme, and it details the most recent updates to the scientific community's understanding of climate change and its impacts, collected over the last two years.

Here is my summary of some of the key points laid out in the report:

-- Even if the US commits to 73% GHG reductions from 2005 levels by 2050 (which it hasn't actually committed to) and the EU sticks to its 80% GHG reduction from 1990 levels by 2050 commitment, global average temperature is projected to rise 6.3 degrees F (that is a lot and is very bad).

-- The growth in GHG emissions from energy production and industry has exceeded even the most fossil-fuel intensive (i.e. worst case) estimates developed by the IPCC at the end of the 1990s. Global GHG emissions were growing by 1.1% per year from 1990-1999. This accelerated to 3.5% per year from 2000-2007.

-- Existing GHG emissions have already committed us to the following consequences:

Global average temperature rise of roughly 4.3 degrees F (that is if all human GHG emissions stopped in 2006, which obviously didn't happen).
Losses of mountain glaciers that supply fresh drinking water (as well as irrigation water and hydro power) to 20-25% of global population.
Sea level rise of 1 meter by the end of this century – 100 million people currently live within 1 meter of sea level (significant levels of infrastructure are located there as well - think "big port cities"). Additionally, areas near sea level will be exposed to higher risk of storm surges, flooding, and erosion.
Sea level rise of 5 to 10 meters during the following centuries – consequences similar to the 1 meter sea level rise, but worse.
Ocean acidification (from absorption of CO2 by the oceans and formation of carbonic acid) that will certainly damage and possibly destroy our coral reefs and the many species that inhabit or depend on them.
Shifts in Earth's precipitation cycle, with the basic result of "wet places get wetter" (i.e. more frequent, more intense storm/hurricane activity) and "dry places get drier" (i.e. more intense droughts).
Shifts in the precipitation cycle that will result in the disappearance of regional climates with associated ecosystem destruction and species extinction as drylands shift poleward.

I know that sounds pretty terrible. But if we don't do anything, the consequences will only be worse. If you are wondering what you can do to help, here are three simple ideas:

1) Call/email your senators and representatives (http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml) and tell them you want strong and swift action on climate change, because the consequences we are already facing are very bad, and the consequences of doing nothing (or too little) are even worse. This is one of the most important things you can do. And don't take any "we're working on it" or "we're worried about the economy" or "we're worried about what other countries will do" or "we don't believe in climate change" types of responses. Be firm. (Don't be surprised if you hear some of those responses from both political parties.) [By the way, about the economy - the ecomomic effects of doing nothing will be *far worse* than the economic effects of acting now.]

2) Use less energy. If you own a home, get an energy audit (many states and/or utilities have rebates so you can get them for free or reduced price - see http://www.dsireusa.org/), then take the auditor's recommendations (you will save money at the same time). If you don't own a home or don't get an energy audit, then consider: increase insulation, set thermostat higher in the summer (wear short sleeves inside and use less A/C) and lower in the winter (wear a sweater inside and use less heating), insulate your hot water heater, install CFLs, turn off lights, drive less (bike/walk more - you will be surprised how helpful it is for staying in shape and hooray for spending less money on gas!).

3) Tell your friends. Tell your friends about the consequences we are facing regarding climate change, and give them some ideas on how they can make a difference. Feel free to forward this as an email or link to it from your blog/facebook page, if you'd like. Tell them what you are doing; not in a "I'm better than you way" but in a "hey this is a great idea and you should give it a try" way.

To those of you who made it through this post, thanks. I appreciate it and I hope it was helpful.

Peace,

Andy

--
Say it Green!
Your clothes. Your voice. Say it Green!
www.sayitgreen.com
801-368-9602

Report: http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=596&ArticleID=6326&l=en

Washington Post article about the report: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/24/AR2009092402602.html?hpid=topnews

Reuseable bags

2009-09-28T21:07:00.000-07:00

Did you know there is an island of plastic trash twice the size of the state of Texas, floating around in the Pacific Ocean? I don't know about you, but I find that to be astounding.

Eco friendly reusable grocery bags have seen their popularity surge in the past few years. They have a dramatically reduced environmental impact. So far this year over 325 billion disposable paper and plastic bags have been wasted and are piling up in landfills (and our oceans). Many countries across the globe are passing laws to tax or ban plastic bag usage and people are starting to act on the Earth's behalf. Together we can help save this planet with every bag we reuse. Seattle's bill for taxing plastic bags was just voted down, but it is just the beginning and a sign of change. Communities need to continue to strive towards a solution and be proactive about setting an example for others.

Support Bidder 70 Tim DeChristopher

2009-05-18T14:02:00.001-07:00

To help support Tim DeChristopher and the organization Peaceful Uprising, Say it Green! is selling a limited edition run of Bidder 70 shirts. We will donate 20% of proceeds to Tim DeChristopher's legal defense fund with the hope that his trial raises awareness to the serious and immediate impacts of global warming.

To order please email us at orders@sayitgreen.com with size (s, m, l, xl) and style (mens or womens) info. We'll email you back a PayPal button for $15 plus shipping. Thanks!

Hosting Shake Your Peace! for Mestizos

2009-05-05T22:37:00.000-07:00

Pedal-Powered Benefit Concert for West SLC Youth
7:30 - 9:30pm Friday, May 8th

Mestizo Coffeehouse

631 West North Temple, Suite 700

Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Starting at 6am everyday, when no one else will give them room, Mestizo Coffeehouse opens its doors for the West Salt Lake borderland youth to have a space for expression and inclusion.
Mestizo Coffeehouse which also houses the non-profit public art gallery, Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts (MICA), was started in 2003 by Terry and Ruby Chacon with the goal of building community and advancing cross-cultural dialogue through art. Ruby is the artist-in-resident who also mentors students from age eight to young adult. The gallery houses artwork her students have done as well as communal art projects such as murals that go into public art spaces when finished. Terry does creative and screen writing workshops for the youth that filter into the coffee house. But whether it is through writing or visual arts, both Ruby and Terry believe that each person has a story to tell and its worth being heard.

Friday May 8, 2009 from 7:30-9:30pm, Mestizo can become part of your story. We at Say it Green! are hosting a benefit concert for Mestizo, at Mestizo. There will be coffee, art, ideas, t-shirts, posters, and of course music. Donations will be accepted at the door or go online and give through Mestizo's website: www.mestizoarts.org/donate.html. Get a limited-edition Mestizo poster or t-shirt for $5 and $15 donations. The artwork for these posters and t-shirts was done by MICA youth.

But, lest you think your donation will only be monetary, the music and ideas can only be heard if you provide the power for the song and the word. This benefit concert is one stop that the bicycle touring sustainable rock-n-roll band Shake Your Peace! (http://www.shakeyourpeace.com/) and supporting act Utahpia 2009 will make on their tour through Utah. The band powers their sound equipment by having an audience member pedal their bikes in-place (made stationary with special kickstands) at the shows, creating electricity by harnessing the momentum of the free-spinning back wheel.

So whether you are donating money to Mestizo, riding the bike for Shake Your Peace, dialoging with the various Utah community leaders that make up Utahpia 2009, or getting to know the artistic youth at Mestizo, you will be agitating for a sustainable Salt Lake City, one that includes space for everyone's story.

Earth Day '09

2009-04-23T10:53:00.000-07:00

Say It Green! had the privilege of participating in the U of U's Jewish Community Center's first Earth Day event which was yesterday and ran from 7:00 pm to 9:30pm.

Say It Green set up a booth that had Earth Day shirts and coupons, and the event provided from some great networking as well. However, the highlight of the event had to be the showing of "Who killed the Electric Car" which showed the sudden rise and just as sudden fall of the Electric Car EV1 that GM created in the 90's. The movie does a great job showing how sustainable initiatives need more than just consumer support to succeed, citing the Federal Government, lobbying groups, and anti-capitalism as guilty members of those who killed the electric car.

A panel discussion was held afterward and it looks like Say It Green! may be looking into building their own electric car soon as we talked to some local Utah business men and women that would be willing to help with the relatively simple conversion.

Either way, I would highly recommend the film to anyone interested wanting to learn how the Electric car rose and crumbled in less then 10 years. It also has some great "what not to do's" in it from a marketing standpoint which caught my attention.

Anyways, I hope you all had a great Earth Day and were able to celebrate it outside.

Peace and remember to Say It Green!

Organic vs Non-organic Cotton: Who wins?

2009-04-16T08:41:00.001-07:00

Andrew Hultgren, Co-Founder of Say It Green!, just completed his carbon footprint comparison of organic cotton versus non-organic cotton t-shirts and the results are conclusive! By purchasing organic cotton t-shirts you can reduce your carbon footprint for your purchase by 15%, reminding us that even little things can have a big impact on our lives and our planet!

For the full press release and how the study was conducted, continue reading below.

Released 4/16/2009:

Looking for simple ways to reduce your carbon footprint this year? When buying your next cotton t-shirt, buy organic and cut the carbon footprint of your purchase by over 15%.

Say it Green! (www.sayitgreen.com), provider of organic, fair trade apparel custom printed with eco-friendly inks, has calculated that, all other things being equal, the carbon footprint of apparel made from organic cotton is 16% lower than that of apparel made from conventional cotton. Organic cotton is grown pesticide free, lowering the carbon footprint of organic cotton apparel by not having to process and distribute the toxic pesticides used in farming conventional cotton.

"The toxic pesticides used to grow conventional cotton contaminate our soil, water, air, and even remain in our food and clothing. We knew that, which is why we chose to offer clothing made exclusively from organic cotton. What we didn't know was that the manufacture and distribution of these pesticides leads to such a high level of greenhouse gases being emitted into our atmosphere," says Kira Dominguez-Hultgren, Say it Green! co-founder and Operational Manager.

Carbon footprinting is one tool used to track the level of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions associated with a product or business. There is broad consensus that man-made greenhouse gases (GHGs) cause global climate change. The scientific community has indicated that global climate change is already occurring, making it imperative that we start reducing greenhouse gas emissions now.

Eliminating our use of cotton pesticides is one easy way we can do this. Cotton pesticides are manufactured by big chemical companies and distributed to cotton farmers worldwide, and cotton requires a much higher pesticide level than the average crop. Even though it only makes up 5% of crop acreage in America, cotton crops account for 10% of all US farm pesticide use. In addition, worldwide cotton production accounts for 25% of all worldwide insecticide use (insecticides are a type of pesticide). Organic cotton does not require the use of these toxic pesticides.

Just how toxic are these pesticides? According to a 2001 EPA study, the EPA considers seven of the top fifteen cotton pesticides used in the US to be "possible," "likely," "probable," or "known" human cancer-causing chemicals.

The research for this study was done by Andy Hultgren, co-founder of Say it Green! and Kira's husband. Andy currently works for the sustainability consultancy Environmental Performance Group and is the company's technical expert in carbon footprinting. Andy has conducted numerous carbon footprint studies for a wide range of businesses and government organizations, and has served on a technical expert panel for The Climate Registry, North America's leading provider of carbon footprint standards and data reporting.

"This carbon footprint study was actually quite limited in the potential GHG-reduction benefits of organic cotton that were considered," says Hultgren. "For example, organic cotton farmers use environmentally friendly fertilizers, often from very local sources. That means they are often not buying their fertilizers from big chemical companies, who produce them in factories and have them shipped all over the world. And organic cotton farmers typically use better soil management practices, leading to increased soil health and potentially less need for GHG emitting farmland expansion. So really, the potential GHG reducing benefits of organic cotton could be much higher than the 16% we calculated as resulting solely from the elimination of toxic pesticides. Pesticide elimination was just the easiest aspect to look at."

Data for the study was sourced from the US Department of Agriculture and from the Carnegie Mellon University Green Design Institute Industry Benchmark model.

For more information regarding Andy's assumptions and calculations, feel free to read the detailed Organic vs. Conventional cotton GHG calculations and assumptions.

Your clothes. Your voice. Say it Green!

Additional Information:

"Conventional cotton has any number of problems associated with it," says Hultgren. "For example, the fertilizers used by conventional cotton growers typically run off into our water ways, contaminating them and contributing to massive algae growths that kill off other aquatic plant and animal species. And as for our carbon footprint study, it really was a limited study of the potential GHG reduction benefits of organic cotton."

According to records held by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, in 1999 a work crew started work in a cotton field five hours after it has been treated with pesticides. Seven members of that work crew sought medical treatment and five continue to face health problems.

Vegetarian Recipe of the Month - COOKIES!

2009-02-27T19:30:00.000-08:00

Blue Ribbon Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies - We make these *all* the time and with the oats they are a nice, filling snack. I like to double the recipe.

Note: Vegan options

1 1/4 cups flour (I mix whole wheat and pastry flours)
1/2 TSP baking soda
1 cup packed brown sugar (I use evaporated cane juice which works just fine)
3/4 cup margarine (we use Earth Balance)
Egg Replacer - 2 eggs worth
1 TSP vanilla
2 1/2 cups rolled oats, uncooked
6 oz. semi sweet chocolate chips (use carob chips to make these cookies vegan)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (I like to skip the walnuts but Kira likes them)

In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well. At the same time, prepare your egg replacer. In a large bowl, beat together sugar and margarine until light and fluffy. Blend in egg replacer and vanilla. Add flour mixture; mix well. Stir in oats, then add chocolate chips and walnuts.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets (grease with olive oil). Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool on rack.

Makes about 2 dozen 2-3 inch cookies.

Wear your heart on your sleeve (Literally)

2009-02-02T12:17:00.000-08:00

Welcome everyone to February 2009!

It's a new month and we all know what is coming. Whether you call it "V-Day", "Singles Awareness Day" or something else, it's hard to avoid the commotion surrounding Valentine's Day. So in honor of February 14th, here are some very interestingly funny facts about the holiday that you may not have known:

- St. Valentine's Day was first made an official holiday in England and by none other than the King of Romance himself, Henry the XIII. Forget the issues with bearing male heirs, you know wives one through six probably forgot to get him a card on V-day.

- National survey's suggest that up to 64% of men do not make plans in advance for a romantic Valentine's Day with their sweetheart. Now, Say It Green's printers can print pretty quickly, but not THAT quickly...give us a couple days warning at least.

- Roughly 1 BILLION (evil finger to the side of the mouth expression here) Valentine's Day cards will be exchanged. Also, about 300 million "Maybe's" and 500 million "NO's" will be checked in response to the question "Will you go out with me? :)"

- While men may not be too good at planning ahead, roughly 15% of women will see it coming and will order themselves flowers to be delivered on...you guessed, February 14th.

- During the 1800's, a drop in postage rates and an increase in "obscene" Valentine's day cards lead to Chicago's post office rejecting more than 25,000 cards on the grounds that they "were too indecent and were not fit to be carried through the U.S. Mail". While direct correlations are hard to substantiate, it is widely believed that the lack of love showed by the Chicago Post Office is what most likely lead to Chicago becoming a hot bed for Mobs in the 1920's & 30's.

- And lastly, if you think you've got the best Valentine's Day gift, read this first and consider: The Taj Mahal in India, built under Emperor Shahjahan as a memorial to his wife and stands as the emblem of the eternal love story. It also took 22 years and approximately 20,00 Laborers. Now, think of this; you can get one comfortable, one of a kind shirt, tote bag or baby onesie from Say It Green! and it will only take 2-3 days and about 1/20,000 of the amount of labor. And the best part, you will not only be showing your love for your significant other/yourself but also for everyone's mother, planet Earth. We've also made it easier than ever so check out the design section of the site and create your own little piece of love today.

Have a happy V-Day, Singles Awareness Day, or whatever you call it and remember. Don't hide you're heart this year, wear it on your sleeve. Literally.

Vegetarian Recipe of the Month

2009-01-26T21:16:00.000-08:00

Spinach Lentil Soup (Vegan)

Cheap, easy, and sooo good!

1 package dried lentils (red or brown, rinsed)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic
2 tbsp cumin seeds (or dried cumin)
1 tsp salt (or more, to taste)
1 (10 oz.) package of frozen spinach (thawed and coursely chopped)
5-10 carrots (peeled and coursely chopped)
8 cups water

Serves 6-8, and we like to serve in a bowl over brown rice. Can also be served with pita bread.

Sautee garlic and onions in olive oil over medium heat, stirring occasionally for ~4 min. We like to do this in a 2 gallon pot and just add everything else to it as we go.

Stir in lentils, cumin, salt, spinach, and carrots. Add water and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. About 10 min before soup is done, add more cumin or salt to taste.

If you want it spicy, add Patak curry paste and/or Tabasco sauce. Enjoy!

Obama's Big Day

2009-01-07T08:59:00.001-08:00

For many of us, Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20th, 2009 is the end of the election journey and the beginning of many other journeys; whether it be fixing our economy, the promise of a change in our foreign policy, or for me, a hope that the U.S. will begin to embrace Green tech and Sustainable organizations. And while many of us have already begun looking towards the future, we must not forget the historic event of this January 20th.

In fact, if not for the 20th Amendment of the Constitution, first put into effect with FDR's second election in 1937, we would have had to wait until March 4th in order to celebrate the President's entrance into the Oval office. Fortunately for us, we only have to wait until January 20th to start the party and welcome our new President into office...and who said the government doesn't know how to have some fun?

So whatever Hope you place in President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, be sure to recognize the importance of January 20th for what is and what it can. It's not only Obama's day of celebration but also ours, realizing that when we unite, accepting our differences, we can bring Hope for not only our sake but for all those that will come after us worldwide.

If you would like to commemorate January 20th with a personalized Obama shirt, please take a look at our limited time offer of Obama designs. Just go to www.SayItGreen.com and click on "Create It" in the top menu. Follow the prompts and you'll find that we added three Obama designs in the upper right hand corner to help get you started in creating your one-of-a-kind shirt, baby onesie, or tote bag.

What ever changes you wish to see first with Obama's election, I think we can all agree that January 20th marks the seed of Hope's first sprouting. It will be up to not just this new administration but also us to make sure we see this through so that Hope may flourish and branch out into all the areas of need.

Happy 2009 from Say it Green!

Simple Living Tip of the Month

2008-07-09T14:47:00.000-07:00

Everyone knows Americans eat way too much red meat; but the consequences of this kind of diet do not just impact our own bodies. It costs the planet a lot to produce. In an article from April 2008 in the American Chemical Society Journal, "Food-Miles and the Relative Climate Impacts of Food Choices in the United States," the research shows that red meat produces 150% more greenhouse gas emissions than chicken or fish. "Shifting less than one day per week’s worth of calories from red meat and dairy products to chicken, fish, eggs, or a vegetable-based diet achieves more greenhouse gas reduction than buying all locally sourced food." If you want to read an abstract or the full article, it is published online at http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/esthag/2008/42/i10/abs/es702969f.html. It's a bit heady but valuable information!

P.S. Still buy locally grown food! :)

Vegan Recipe of the Month

2008-03-30T21:24:00.000-07:00

Lentil Nut Cranberry Loaf

3 cups lentils
1 ½ cups bulgur wheat
12 cups water
1 cup raw oats
1 cup raw ground cashews
½ cup raw wheat germ
½ cup ground flax
½ cup cream of spelt
2 medium onions
3 cloves garlic
4 carrots
3 celery sticks
2 c. cranberry sauce
thyme
oregano
rosemary
salt and pepper
olive oil

Bring lentils and 9 cups of water to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about an hour until water is absorbed. Bring bulgar wheat and 3 cups water to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes until water is absorbed.

Chop onions, garlic, carrots, and celery.

In a very large bowl mix cooked lentils, bulgar wheat, oats, cashews, chopped veggies, and cranberry sauce. Add spices to taste. You want to be able to make this into a loaf so now start adding the wheat germ, ground flax, cream of spelt until mixture looks thick enough to hold its shape.

Oil 2-3 baking dishes and divide mixture between them. Form into loaves.

Bake at 375 for 30-40 minutes depending on your oven and loaf size.

Serves 12

Notes:

Use whatever grains, flours, or nuts you have in your cupboards to substitute for the bulgur wheat, cashews, wheat germ, ground flax, and cream of spelt.

Add more or different veggies. Bell peppers work great.

Wrap in filo dough for a crispy twist! Take loaves out of the oven 10 minutes early and wrap in about 4-5 filo sheets with generous amounts of olive oil between sheets and on loaf. Bake another 10-20 minutes until golden brown.

No Country for Old Men

2008-03-16T23:43:00.000-07:00

As I sit here on my 28th birthday, I question are we all old men, resigned in our lives and lifestyle, resigned to the evil and corruption that exists in our country, resigned to our inability to do anything about it? The old man sheriff in the Coen Brothers latest movie, “No Country for Old Men,” faces this question of helplessness along with the audience: will you fight the evil or are you complicit in it? The killer in the movie is determined, maniacal in his determination to kill, without apology and in fact with witticism. Are we prepared to fight with equal determination for good, for peace? Can we wage maniacal peace? Recognizing that evil is not just the killer who holds the air gun to people’s foreheads but the killer that holds the air gun to the cow’s head, that forces children and adults to work to death for wages that are immoral, that sends unwitting kids to war for oil? Simply put, are we willing to change our own lives? To limit our consumption because we have to when we only buy things that are ethically made, sustainably grown, and owned by the workers rather than by corporate businesses? At 28, will I continue to fight against a shop-for-meaning culture and stand for peace, or will I grow old, resigned, before my time?

Pro-Stewardship

2007-02-16T21:25:00.000-08:00

Would educating ourselves about the "real" cost of a product (including the environmental, social, material) cause us to question our spending more earnestly? I know of two businesses that encourage a pro-stewardship model of business, where instead of charging prices they hope that through educating their customers about the real cost of their products, their customers will give them what they think is fair for that item. So far, these businesses have thrived with customers that now have a vision for their life that is so much greater than just being a consumer.

This is a scary proposition for most businesses to even consider. You are putting yourself at the mercy of the consumer. Are people willing to pay fairly if not forced to? Are people willing to take the extra time to consider how much a product is worth? Our economy is based on lifestyle convenience - what's cheapest, what's fastest - in the short-term. This assumed lack of consideration on the part of the consumer is probably the most destructive element in our economy. It causes people to be a slave to material things in their life without considering what more it's costing them than the price tag. For instance, are they considering the pollution they or children will have to live with because of their purchase? Are they considering the cost of time they will have to spend away from family, working in a cubicle, or in their car because of this purchase? Are they considering what it cost the people they will never meet to make the product they are about to consume?

Ironically for a country based on a democratic government and rugged individualism, American capitalism begins to sound a lot like 1984, an oppressive regime sedating the thoughtless masses. So the question is, how is Say it Green! or any business with similar ideals going to be different? How will Say it Green! spur its customers toward consideration; how will it spur its customers toward freedom in knowing the "real" costs of a product, and so give its customers a greater vision for their life than consumption?

Aprons have arrived!

2006-10-28T22:55:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to announce that our new line of aprons have arrived in-stock and are ready for the holiday season. They feature a d-ring neck adjuster and two front pockets. We've already had great feedback from customers on them and are expecting them to be a top seller, especially among organic grocery stores who are interested in merchandise, as well as for individuals looking for the perfect customizable gift!