Showing posts with label Green Business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Business. Show all posts

Friday, March 15, 2013

LVR Eco Company Making Yoga A Hot Fashion


I am a crunchy momma!  I love my whole foods, natural lifestyle, green living, and living stress free with yoga.  My husband jokes that I am always in my yoga gear and I tell him that it's the best clothing ever made!  I was excited to hear that LVR was going to be sending me a pair of Organic Yoga Pants to review and sponsor for our Green Earth Event.  

They sent me pair Organic Fold Over Yoga Pants- French Terry.  I fell in love with them right away.  The extra fabric that folds down over my hips is comfortable and stylish, the pants fit my legs perfectly, and then flare at the ankle.  I am a little short so I just trimmed the bottoms to fit my height.  You never notice that I shorten the pants at all.  They are absolutely comfortable and I have been practically living in them.  

While the yoga pants are stylish, comfortable, and practical, I have more to tell you about them and the company!  
 
Designed and handmade in Los Angeles, so they are made in the USA, they are produced with the highest quality with minimal impact on the environment.  No matter your style you can find bright, relaxed, vintage, and more of the styles you are looking for.  They make tops, wraps, pants, and dresses for casual and active lifestyles.  Did I mention the clothing is organic?  Why is Organic Important!

This ECO friendly company also likes to give back through conservation.  In 2011 LVR partnered with ARCAS, which is an animal rescue center in Guatemala.  Every month the company donates a portion of their revenue to the rescue center for rehabilitation and release of the wild animals.  So each purchase will be helping this cause!  You can check out their Donation Timeline here.  I love when a company cares about conservation and protecting the environment.  You can read more about their earth friendly mission on eco clothing here.  

Personally, I feel really good about wearing clothing that means so much more than comfort and style.  When I wear these pants I know they are helping the environment, better for my skin, and helping to reach out and help with causes I support.  While ARCAS helps with many animals, I want to help them with the sea turtle hatchery below.  Please take the time to watch the short video below, and be happy that this company is helping in this cause through your purchases, WIN WIN!

Where can you find LVR?  Of course on their website, Facebook, and twitter, but also in high -end boutiques and yoga studios across the US, Canada, Japan, UK, and Middle East.  
Check out there Events and Calendar. 
Where have they been Featured in the Press?
Check out their selection of ECO clothing here.
 
Flat Rate Domestic Shipping is $4 and it is ECO Packing!

 We just got done reading Turtle Tide, which you can see my review on Saturday!  I thought it perfect that I am talking to my kids about Sea Turtle and conservation efforts that we can do and I see this piece on LVR's blog site!  Thank YOU, LVR for your compassion and efforts that are helping. 
I personally LOVE that when I buy these awesome organic clothing, I am also helping with these conservation efforts!  You can too!
Follow LVR
 
LVR: Earth Friendly, USA-made, Conservationist, Stylish, and Comfortable!  



Be sure to come back for our Earth Event and enter to win a pair for yourself!




Disclaimer: I am not paid for my announcements, news, or post. These are my opinions and thoughts. I enjoy bringing my readers wonderful Companies, Events, Health News, and Green Living.  

Friday, March 8, 2013

Going Green Living Friday 3/8

Something to think about. "Human health also depends on a well-functioning ecosystems. We cannot live without the goods and services that nature provides to purify our air and fresh water, maintain soil fertility, pollinate plants, break down waste, provide food and fuel and keep diseases in check."~~IUCN 

Green Tip of the Week
Ways to save our water supply.
We need water for a healthy body and healthy environment.
  • Save water by taking showers instead of bath, and have a cheap easy to use time to ring when your time is up.  I have to have an egg timer for when the kids take showers otherwise they would stay in there forever.
  • Try to limit the amount of bubble bath and shampoo you use.  Their chemicals pollute the water and make it harder to clean.  I use Dr. Bronner's Kids Bubble Bath and we use it very sparingly.
  • Never flush your medicines down the drain!!!!  The water filtration sites are not capable of getting Meds out of the water.  Birth control, hormone replacements, antibiotics, steroids, and such have no place in my, your, water.
  • Never pour paint or oil down the drain.  Instead, take them to a local dump to be disposed of correctly.
  • Look into natural approaches to lawn care and skip the chemicals all together.  There are many ways to do this, and I will be giving a few recipes and ideas throughout April, in celebration of Earth Month.
  • Keep our Rivers, Oceans, and Beaches clean.  Take the steps needed to always recycle and throw away waste correctly, and take an extra bag just for cleaning up behind those that need a little help still.
 

Wondering how clean your water is?  You may not have noticed but your water company sends you a report every year around July.  If you want to make sure you are getting this beneficial information contact your water supplier and make sure.  This usually comes by regular mail, but some companies can have it emailed to you!  Great news!  You get it faster and save some natural resources.

Environmental News

TEN WAYS TO OBSERVE NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK
March 3-8, 2013
 
 
Get Kids Involved! 
Here is a Drawing Contest for kids in K-8th grade. 
SHADE POSTER CONTEST
The theme is Sun and Skin Awareness.
 
You can get your school involved by grade or submit on you own.  The poster needs to include a creative way to show:
  • using sunscreen
  • wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses
  • seeking shade when the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is most intense between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
  • covering up with full-length clothing
  • checking the UV Index

  • Instructions for the contest can be found by state in PDF HERE.  Contest entries need to be mailed by April1st.
     


     
    Green Business
     
    Celebrating Woman! 
    You know how much I love my Libre Tea Glasses, and I am very excited to say they have a discount for ALL to use! 
     
    In honor of International Women’s Day, you can use coupon code
    Pads4Girls15% 
    To receive 15% off your order PLUS they will donate $1 to Pads4Girls!
    Valid until March 14th at midnight PST
     
    I wanted to share this because I love doing every bit of my part to limit the amount of waste we create.  Living Green is so much more than recycling, and we can all do small steps in this direction.  LibreTea is a Eco Glass that helps to reduce waste whether you drink coffee, tea, flavored waters, or plain refreshing water.  I think it is great they are supporting Pad4Girls!
    This is a great time to let you know about Lunapads.   
     
    "There is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls. No other
    policy is as likely to raise economic productivity, lower infant and maternal mortality,
    improve nutrition and promote health, including the prevention of HIV/Aids.
     "~~Lunapads


    Conservation News
    Discovery Cove has a new baby Dolphin!
    Picture from Inside Conservation Blog

    "On Monday, February 25, 2013, Discovery Cove welcomed their newest addition to their family - a baby Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. The little guy is now a week old, weighs approximately 44 pounds and is 44 inches long. He is nursing and bonding with his mom, Kendall, both a good indication that he is doing well. This is Kendall’s fourth birth and the 26th dolphin born at Discovery Cove since the park opened in 2000."~~Inside Conservation Blog
    For more information visit DiscoveryCove.com
    This exciting news!  It is a wonderful experience to see these beautiful treasures up close.  We are heading to Sea World in just a few weeks, and I can't wait to share this with the kids.  Teaching kids to love and appreciate nature and all its wonders builds them into conscious adults.  Share Green Living, Conservation, and Awareness with your little ones, they are the future. 

    Disclaimer: I am not paid for my announcements, news, or post. These are my opinions and thoughts. I enjoying bring my readers wonderful Companies, Events, Health News, and Green Living.