Hey folkies, and welcome to the first post on The Green Daisy! I thought I'd start the site off with a bang, and share this list of tips on making your next party, whether it's a fancypants dinner party, a low-key shindig or an all-out kegger, a greener one. It's from an environmental-themed magazine, which I forget the name of, but will credit when I find it.
Tally-ho!!!
1. Making paper - recycled or not - uses fossil fuel energy, so skip hard-copy invitations. Instead, pick up the phone, use the 'create event' function on facebook, or use online invitation sites, like www.evite.com and www.regards.com.
2. Try to serve some local food and drink that hasn't been trucked in from afar - not always an easy task in Canada in December, but some good local ingredients could be cranberries, honey, cheeses, maple syrup, apples, wild rice, cider, lentils, breads, and local meats n' produce. Introduce your guests to local wines and microbrews!
3. Disposable utensils and plates are conveneint but an energy drain and a big waste - use your own, or rent/borrow extra dishes, cups and cutlery. (If you rent from a supplier or caterer, they take care of the washing!) [Hey people, an extra butt-in tip from Jennie - ask people to remember to bring their own cup/glass! It helps to tell them apart, and it's fun. And don't forget, random vessels, like measuring cups, make hilarious drinking glasses once you've had a few...]
4. Don't forget to include details on taking public transportation to and from your pad. Try to help your guests arrange carpools if driving.
5. Buy munchies in bulk to cut down on packaging - it just adds to shipping weight and fuel use. Aim to get all your goods in one trip (make a list!). If you're going by bike or on foot, plan in advance so you can bring things home in the days leading up to the party.
6. Once people start arriving, turn the furnace down - extra bodies will raise the room temperature.
7. It's the perfect chance to dim the lights, too! The author of "Simply Green Parties", Danny Seo, suggests winding 4 or 5 strings of LED lights around eachother to form a cool light ball. Make a few to hang from the ceiling or pile in a glass bowl on the hall table.
Alright, that's about it for the first post! Share your comments, ideas and feedback, and check back often for more good stuff. THANKS for coming!
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3 comments:
Great tips Miss. Lane!
I would also suggest making punch to cut down on the bottles of al-ke-hol and beer. We all know how they can pile up at a good party! Also, for those of you who drink Corona beer, make sure to tell your guest to fish out their limes. If you don't think there motor skills are up to par on such a festive night, just remember to pull them out yourself the next day when cleaning up. If you send you bottles to the local beer store with the limes still in the bottles, they get thrown out! Imagine how many thousands of bottles are already waiting to decompose over the next hundred years just becaue of a simple lack of info. Well, that's my 2 cents! ta-ta for now
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Shanna Lyse
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Yeahh thanks for commenting guys! I'd like to update this thing at least once every couple of days. Does anyone know if people can comment if they don't have a google/blogger identity? Hmmm.
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