Sarah Mills Consulting

05/31/2012

Stamp + Scraps of anything = Awesome eco business cards

05/07/2012

Catalog Choice is an amazing resource to help stop junk mail from ending up in your mail box. Thanks to Eco-Cycle and their Stop Junk Mail for GOOD campaign, Boulder County, CO residents can sign up for the MailStop Shield service for free!

Stop junk mail for good. Get off mailing lists and catalogs to reduce clutter, save time and help the environment. Eliminate junk mail by opting out with this free service.

04/23/2012

Excited to see these cool and innovative garden containers installed

At Casey Middle School on Friday, the nonprofit arm of The Kitchen restaurants planted its first official "learning garden" in the Boulder Valley School District.

04/17/2012

"The plants attracted insects, which attracted birds, which attracted students, who, fascinated by the nature unfolding before them, learned so much that their test scores in science rose sixfold."

Biological diversity does not come easily near the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Hoover Street.

04/17/2012

Bring Earth Day into the life of a child with these 7 Awesome Eco Books for Kids

04/16/2012

A large-scale day of action on April 20 in which San Franciscans order lunch in their own, reusable containers in a way that attracts attention and inspires others to do the same. It's called the Lunchbox Project - join us!

03/27/2012

So proud of the Hughes Goes Green Green Team and their awesome student-created PSA about the negative impact of urban run-off. Enjoy the video...and please "like" it on YouTube to cast your vote for Hughes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ4o7RZBBXk&feature=colike

Hughes Middle school students challenge YOU to understand the impact of URBAN RUNOFF.

03/20/2012

I love yard sales (a great "re-use" activity!) Here's some tips to make yours awesome...just make sure you remember to take down your neighborhood signs and recycle them.

http://lifehacker.com/5894794/how-to-throw-a-killer-garage-sale

Spring is here and with that comes spring cleaning followed by that horrible thought, "where did all this junk come from?" That's a question we can't answer, but we can tell you what to do with it:

03/11/2012

Took the self guided tour of the Alliance For Sustainable Colorado LEED Gold EB historic building in and am totally inspired!

http://sustainablecolorado.org/alliance-center/building-features-tour

Successful collaboration and change requires input from everyone. Tell us what resources we're missing and share your ideas, organizations, and resources with us!

02/13/2012

Awesome! Using the Google Maps model to map America's rivers, and their pollution levels.

Two surfers embark on a five-year Internet project to document the state of the nation's rivers with a view from the waters. One aim is to show pollution levels.

02/13/2012

No yard, no problem. Here's some fun inspiration for gardening in tight and teeny spaces. My favorite is the dog house green roof ( #8)...can't wait for spring!

Surprising small-space gardening: See how to grow flowers, plants, and vegetables in the middle of the driveway, in the parking strip, on the roof, in a chair, between pavers, on a doghouse, and more unexpected places.

02/02/2012

New blog post from The Natural Nest...

Cloth diapering is good for your pocketbook and great for the planet. While a bit of an investment up front, cloth diapering can save your family over $1,000 per kiddo in comparison to buying dis...