My son is a nut for suckers I can pretty much get him to be an angel for an extended period of time just by offering him a sucker at the end of the day. So when I found YummyEarth Organic Lollipops I was super excited. These lollipops taste wonderful, are the perfect size for preschoolers, and are made with all natural ingredients. They were also invented by two dads that wanted something better for their kids. Nothing artificial here just all natural ingredients and wonderful flavor. They also offer hard candy drops and gummy bears. You can check them out here.

So what can I do: (This is a new part of my posts where I’m going to highlight different little green steps that you can make.)

You can give out YummyEarth lollipops this Halloween verses traditional candy. Amazon is running a special 150 suckers for only $16.15.

If your like me you can’t resist the call of the chocolate treats of our youth but there is even organic chocolate that taste great for the more adult taste buds. The flavor combinations may not be what you remember the taste is smooth and indulgent. Another bonus is that 10% of the proceeds go to help endangered animals. Who can resist chocolate with a purpose. You can check them out here. If you needing a fix now you can just go to your local Walgreens that also carry the full line of bars.

So what are some of the things that my family is working towards?
-Growing our own produce (or at least as much as we can) We will be documenting our raised garden beds this coming spring and summer.
-Eating locally and organically raised meat
-Cooking and eating at home for 90% of our meals. (This one is going to be difficult a we like to go out to eat)
-Increasing our outdoor activity
-Embracing Re-economy for most of our needs (I’ll post on this topic later)
-Making bi-weekly trips to recycling plant
-Buy a hybrid vehicle (This one will take awhile)
-Make as many of my own cleaning products as I can (I’ll be posting my reviews as I use these)

I’m sure there are more but I think this is a good list. Some of these we have already started doing and others are plans for the future. I’m looking forward to sharing the good the bad and the don’t bother with you as we move forward along this path. If you have green things that you are doing please feel free to share them with me. I know not everything will work for everyone but sharing ideas always helps to gain perspective. Even small steps are still steps in the right direction.