We're sad to say it, but summer is nearly over. If you're heading back to school, you may want to think about purchasing green and eco-friendlier school supplies this year.
A number of major retailers (including Home Depot, Wal-Mart, and Amazon) have started stocking "green" merchandise for customers who prefer eco-friendly purchasing options. Office Depot is no exception, with a whole section of their website devoted to a green buying guide.
The Buy Green site includes a description of the criteria Office Depot utilizes for selecting greener products and a a detailed FAQ that breaks down terminology for different levels of recycled content, labeling, and certifications.
Sustainable Harvest International - Stonyfield Yogurt Promotion
Looking for ways to support sustainable farming and rainforest conservation -- all before you've even finished your breakfast? Really Natural reader (and Sustainable Harvest International summer intern Jessica Schessler just wrote in about a promotion from Stonyfield Farm and Sustainable Harvest International that will allow you to do just that.
Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) is a nonprofit organization that works with farmers in Central America to teach alternatives to slash and burn farming.
Since 1997, SHI has worked with nearly 1,000 families and 900 students in Honduras, Panama, Belize and Nicaragua to
* Plant more than 2,000,000 trees.
* Convert 6,000 acres to sustainable uses, thereby saving 30,000 acres from slash-and-burn destruction.
* Improve nutrition through the establishment of more than 200 organic vegetable gardens.
* Increase farm income up to 800%.
* Build165 wood-conserving stoves (saving 1,650 trees per year)
SHI's work saves rainforests; it also leaves the farmers and their families with enough organic crops to feed themselves and sell extra crops for income.
This summer, SHI has joined with Stonyfield Farm yogurt to raise money for their work. Through Stonyfield Farm's Bid with Your Lid program, SHI will receive $20,000 in donations, plus up to $40,000 more based on yogurt-eaters' votes. You can go to the Stonyfield Farm website and receive a coupon for a free yogurt, and at the same time cast a vote for Sustainable Harvest International. You can also redeem yogurt tops and cast one vote for each top you redeem (e.g. 10 tops equals 10 votes, 20 tops equals 20 votes, etc.)
Free Sweater Stone - All Natural Way to Remove Fabric Pills
Your favorite sweater. It's there for you all winter -- your trusty companion through thick and thin. And suddenly, you pull it on one morning and realize it's got more pills than a medicine cabinet.
Don't despair! Instead, introduce your old buddy to the Sweater Stone, an all natural way to get rid of sweater pills. And thanks to the folks at Sweater Stone, you can do it for free (well, actually $4.99 for the shipping and handling).
Ecopad, Meet Ecopod (and Get 10% Off, Courtesy of Grist)
Our friends at Single Serve Coffee have blogged about Ecopad, a refillable coffee filter for the Senseo. The refillable pod allows you to enjoy your single serve coffee maker, without worrying about the waste of disposable coffee pods.
Well, move over, Ecopad. And meet Ecopod, the next generation in trash compaction. Or the first generation in recyclable compaction. Or a really cool gadget for your kitchen. Whatever you call it, it does look pretty cool.
Produced by the unusual partnership of BMW DesignworksUSA, Williams-Sonoma, dwell magazine and musician Jack Johnson, Ecopod has removable storage containers for paper, plastic bags, glass bottles and other recyclables. Insert aluminum cans and plastic bottles and step on the pedal to hear what the website calls "the sweet sound of compaction" as they're flattened into a portable pod for curbside collection.
Enter the coupon code GOGRIST in the Promotion Box and receive 10% when you order online.
Okay, this is stretching the limits of "natural, wholesome and organic" but there are some things we just can't resist. Like these cute little squirrel cookies, sitting on a pile of autumn leaves and acorns. Yep. They are irresistable.
Eleni's of New York City offers these "Fall Foliage" cookies in two varieties - ginger spice and sugar. Squirrels, acorns, and bright colored leaves you don't have to rake. What more could you ask?
Eleni's uses all natural ingredients - you know, sugar, butter, flour. So while the cookies aren't "organic," they should at least get points for "wholesomeness." And after all that raking outside, don't you deserve a little treat?
Eleni's is currently offering a 10% discount on all web orders delivered by October 12th. Enter promotion code FALLFOLIAGE06 at check out. And save us a squirrel!
Last week we blogged about Timberland's new "nutrition label" on all shoes. Well, if you're itching to pick up a pair and see for yourself, now through October 11th, they're offering 20% off and free shipping on all online orders. Enter Promotion Code DMOCT20 at checkout.
Timberland "Pacific Grove" Mary Janes at Half Price
Speaking of Timberland, the company's Pacific Grove Mary Janes, a shoe we can highly recommend, is currently on sale at Amazon for $34.90, more than half off the original price.
Sort of a sneaker, sort of a shoe. Just the right blend of feminine and fabulous, especially in the acid yellow-green color they've got featured. Kick ass, sustainably, in these sweethearts. Get 'em while they're hot.
Throw a Senseo Single Serve Coffee Party with Your Friends
We've gotten a pretty cool opportunity on how to receive a Senseo single serve coffee maker for FREE for readers of KitchenContraptions.com.
Single Serve Coffee (another site from Blogpire Productions) and the folks that make the Senseo coffee pod system are offering you the opportunity to qualify to receive the Senseo machine, share it with friends, and then provide some feedback on the machine. All you need to do to see if you qualify for the FREE Senseo coffee machine, 18 coffee pods, and get FREE shipping is fill out a short questionnaire.
Throw a Senseo Single Serve Coffee Party with Your Friends
We've gotten a pretty cool opportunity on how to receive a Senseo single serve coffee maker for FREE for readers of KitchenContraptions.com.
Single Serve Coffee (another site from Blogpire Productions) and the folks that make the Senseo coffee pod system are offering you the opportunity to qualify to receive the Senseo machine, share it with friends, and then provide some feedback on the machine. All you need to do to see if you qualify for the FREE Senseo coffee machine, 18 coffee pods, and get FREE shipping is fill out a short questionnaire.
Throw a Senseo Single Serve Coffee Party with Your Friends
We've gotten a pretty cool opportunity on how to receive a Senseo single serve coffee maker for FREE for readers of ReallyNatural.com.
Single Serve Coffee (another site from Blogpire Productions) and the folks that make the Senseo coffee pod system are offering you the opportunity to qualify to receive the Senseo machine, share it with friends, and then provide some feedback on the machine. All you need to do to see if you qualify for the FREE Senseo coffee machine, 18 coffee pods, and get FREE shipping is fill out a short questionnaire.
Green Back-to-School Supplies at Office Depot
The green school supplies buying guide includes tips on what products are out there, and ways in which you can minimize the environmental impact of your purchases. Suggestions include 
. Be sure to enter the promotional code ANNIES77 at checkout.
Your favorite sweater. It's there for you all winter -- your trusty companion through thick and thin. And suddenly, you pull it on one morning and realize it's got more pills than a medicine cabinet. 
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