Comments on: small measures with ashley: happy hallow-green

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:59:46 +0000

This is a fun article, and I like the idea of thinking of any festival in a green way – you can then embrace it in a much more individual way. The thing that made me post was the idea of using soy and palm oil candles. Growing soy and palm are significant causes of rainforest loss, and as such are not necessarily a greener solution, unless you look carefully at where the products have come from. See for example, this article in the UK’s Independent newspaper on palm oil: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/the-guilty-secrets-of-palm-oil-are-you-unwittingly-contributing-to-the-devastation-of-the-rain-forests-1676218.html

or the UK’s Observer newspaper on Soya: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/21/ethical-living-soya

By: rae

rae — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:47:45 +0000

daughter of a former pentecostal minister here. no trick or treating for me until i was 16. i, too, dressed as a nun later in life- when i was very pregnant with my first! hubby was the guilty priest. too fun! i so relish making my kids costumes now and enjoying the holiday through their eyes. and yes, it is the one time that i allow some intake of the forbidden toxins, though most of it is left for the candy fairies who leave lovely little handmade tokens and some mama approved chocolates! ;)

By: paula

paula — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:07:37 +0000

lovely colors!!! :)

By: Glenn

Glenn — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:47:53 +0000

Great post, full of wonderful ideas. To be honest, it seems like Beth must not have actually read the article, because I found it to be full of sensible, creative ideas, and I certainly didn’t think Ashley was twisting anybody’s arm to live beyond their means.

By: paige anderson appel

paige anderson appel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:15:11 +0000

go ashley! right up my alley… we are actually giving out fairy crystals, seashells, felt pumpkins to the trick or treaters this year. oh and yes, yummy earth lollies. xoxo

By: ashley english

ashley english — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:47:45 +0000

Beth-I hear ya on the homemade treats. If you’re having a party, that’s the way to go, without question. For passing out to trick-or-treaters, though, it can be difficult to get parents to accept such items as “safe,” no matter how much you know them to be.
I do know, also, that some organic candy can be pricey, especially if you are visited by lots of trick-or-treaters. A mixture of organic/natural and traditional candy is the best of both worlds, then. Like I said in the post, I’m not advocating giving up anything-I enjoy a Reese’s cup or two myself-only suggesting mindfulness about other Halloween options.
For more green “creative” Halloween ideas, check out this video of Danny Seo on CBS’s Early Show from last year: http://www.dailydanny.com/?cat=14.