Food

1. Visit a Farmers' Market.
www.sfgate.com/food/farmersmarkets

2. Choose seafood that promotes the health of our oceans.
www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp

3. Serve organic food to your children.
www.planetorganics.com/why

Home and Garden

4. Lower your energy usage.
www.pge.com (PDF)

5. Create a healthy, eco-friendly home without sacrificing style.
www.thegreenhomecenter.net

6. Figure out if a solar power system makes sense for you.
www.oxypower.com/faqs.html

7. Use less toxic pest control techniques.
www.ourwaterourworld.org

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

8. Order a green cart for free residential composting.
      Golden Gate Disposal  415.626.4000
      Sunset Scavenger  415.330.1300
www.sfenvironment.org

9. Use your green, blue and black carts to dispose of waste properly.
www.sfrecycling.com/recycling.htm

10. Find out how to recycle or dispose of just about everything.

11. Pack a zero waste lunch for school or work.
www.wastefreelunches.org

12. Drink filtered tap water instead of buying bottled water.
www.colehardware.com

13. Bring reusable shopping bags to the market.
www.sfenvironment.org

Shopping

14. Support a recognized Green Business.
www.sfgreenbiz.org  (San Francisco)
www.greenbiz.ca.gov  (Bay Area)

15. Shop at a locally owned independent business.
www.globalexchange.org

16. Purchase items made of organic rather than conventially grown cotton.
www.sustainablecotton.org

17. Opt for personal care products that contain fewer harmful ingredients.
www.cosmeticsdatabase.com

Transportation

18. Carpool and drive smarter to improve fuel efficiently.
www.esurance.com/quotes/gas.asp

19. Explore car sharing.
www.zipcar.com/carsharing-greenbenefits

Other Great Ideas

20. Reduce then offset your carbon footprint.
www.nativeenergy.com

21. Tune in to Your TV20's environmental shows to learn how to make a difference.
www.YourTV20.com/greenlife

22.Select Comcast Digital Cable Channel 888 to find Green Scene ON DEMAND.