Historic Preservation: recycling on a grander scale…

June 9, 2008

I have been a National Trust member ever since I went to Charleston over ten years ago and learned of an incredible group of women who stood in front of a historic building to save it from the wrecking ball. Both the National Society of Colonial Dames and its sister organization, the Daughters of the […]

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Update on the no-new-purchase pledge!

June 6, 2008

2008 purchases: 1 bionicle2 dishwasher3 baseball glove for hubby These three have been previously blogged about. The next three are the only new purchases we chose to make to a one-week, badly-needed family vacation to the beach, which I was pretty pleased about (having two young boys and all). 4 casting net for catching (and […]

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Friendlier alternatives to traditional dry-cleaning aplenty!

June 4, 2008

I was sorry to miss the grand opening of Eco-Dry Cleaners, a new dry cleaning business conveniently located in the heart of downtown Charlottesville, which is a earth-friendlier choice than the traditional method of many of the dry cleaners in the Ville. I know personally the owners of this business – good people! It’s conveniently […]

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Betty has a new friend at the green picnic table!

June 3, 2008

Spread out the red and white checkered, reusable table cloth… Betty has a new friend at the picnic table: Cville Weekly’s Abode! I am excited to announce that Better World Betty and Abode have joined together in an effort to connect our beautiful and fast-growing green community here in Charlottesville and the surrounding area. Better […]

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New Forest Lakes Farmer’s Market Big Opening Tomorrow!

June 3, 2008

Greetings! I hope you north side Betty users will come out and support the exciting new Farmer’s Market at Forest Lakes tomorrow from 4-7pm. I will be there for the opening (late – swim practice calls) with the Better World Beagle, Mugsy, and my two sons. I hope to see you there! I know the […]

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End-of-the-year Teacher Gift Ideas

June 1, 2008

I know some of you have kids who are already out of school and some who have already made their yearly gift purchases or donations to teachers, but for those of you like me who may be scrambling these last three days, here are some green gift ideas from myself and other Betty users (keeping […]

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Car-less and carefree!

May 31, 2008

Here’s my challenge for you: commit to a car-free day at least once a month (more if you can) this summer. We started having car free days about a year ago. We chose to buy a home 5 miles outside the city, in Albemarle County, so we wanted to intentionally set aside days where we […]

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Crozet kids bridge green and global with Peace by Piece

May 29, 2008

Seven years ago Margie Shepherd was teaching world geography and loving it. Then the state mandated physics. What’s a teacher as passionate as Ms. Shepherd to do? Turning lemons to lemonade, she began an end-of-the-year project celebrating world culture known as Peace by Piece. A post SOL, end of the year project, Peace by Piece […]

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Second Life for Smelly Socks

May 28, 2008

As you are going through your sock drawer (or if you’re like me and you keep stray pairs hoping to find the match one day), wait no longer to give a second life to those socks. Here are some creative uses for those orphaned socks… *Make a hand puppet. Add yarn or string for hair, […]

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Community Spotlight: Echo

May 15, 2008

Over the past year of doing research for my website Better World Betty, I’ve appreciated the friendly embrace of the seasoned earth-lovers among us, who have been living green long before it was 2008 and hip to be green and headlined almost daily in mainstream media. I have found these activists, farmers, citizens, writers, and […]

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