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Introducing Sara Bonham

Meet Toronto based, Sara Bonham

 

Armed with her Masters in Chemistry, her day job for years was to analyze material goods & packaging for industry and to find eco-friendly options - eg., making plastic packaging more biodegrable and/or quicker to compost.

However, working in a lab constantly exposed to chemicals took its toll on her despite protective gear:

Even with a respirator on, lab coat, high end safety gloves and goggles, my skin would break out in rashes and go all red around my neck. It was both embarrassing and scary for me. As amazing as the job was, my body just couldn't hack it.

Thus, she started paying more and more attention to living a chemical free lifestyle.

A few years later, she started looking at combining 2 of her passions - chemical free / detox with her favourite past time, Tea - aka 'teatox' 

For instance, Sara developed Varicose Vein tea because:

I found that after long hours travelling abroad and sitting at work, it seemed as though my legs were getting stiff and more prone to veins. A lady in my office developed a blood clot from too much sitting and that was the final straw - thus, Vein Vanish tea was born out of necessity.

The nice thing I like about her tea is that as a food scientist, Sara understands the chemistry of each ingredient that goes into each of her teas.

As an advocate for organic lifestyle, her detox tea has no artificial dyes, flavours and additives that you see in a lot of the tea's on the market today.

I invite you to join me and try Sara's tea

Dihan.

Recycle your electronic waste in Toronto

In her book Ecoholic, Adria Vasil reports that Canadians dump more than 272,000 tons of e-waste each year, and that consumer electronics contribute 40 percent of all the lead found in landfills. Those cell phones, TVs, VCRs, monitors, computers and other pieces of equipment just aren't ordinary garbage. They contain toxins such as lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium and beryllium that pollute soil and water. Even worse is the toxic trade, which is happening on a global scale and has sprung up to cope with escalating volumes of the stuff. Thousands of tons of e-waste gets shipped abroad, most of it illegally, to countries such as China, Nigeria, India and Pakistan, where it piles up, poisoning the residents and the environment. So before you take your timed-out electronics to the curb, get to know the options for e-waste recycling.

Excepted from article on greenlivingonline.com

Our retail partner Ecoexistence is a drop off location for common electronics that will be recycled by Toronto based Inorganic Market. They recycle e-waste instead of disposing to landfill.

The following items are accepted for collection at Ecoexistence:

Desktops, Laptops, Printers and Scanners, Cell phones, Routers (Wired & Wireless), Digital Cameras, Video Game Consoles, Backup Power Supplies (UPS), Monitors (LCD, CRT), ipods and MP3 players, keyboards and mice, wire and cables, fax machines, Speakers, Steroes and receivers, non-leaking batteries.

Learn more and support Inorganic Market.

Laura's Rare, Heirloom and Organic Seeds

Laura, her husband Ryan and their two young children have created a family business to offer rare, heirloom and organic seeds to help customers start their own urban organic gardens.

Born and raised in Toronto, Laura is an author, photographer and chef turned urban gardener, with a passion for ethical food production, organic gardening and local food.

Laura has signed the safe seed pledge, and all of their seeds are 100% GMO, Monsanto and Seminis seed free.

She uses only recycled packaging, non-toxic glues, recycled paper and emphasizes local suppliers.

Another local business Organic Lifestyle is proud to support.

Jump to their organic seeds

About Green Earth Organics

Special promotion to Organic Lifestyle subscribers! Get $5 off your first 3 orders - Applicable to new GEO subscribers only. Don't forget to mention "Referral by Organic Lifestyle"

Green Earth Organics (GEO) is a home and office organic grocery delivery service. GEO strives to provide our customers with the freshest and very best organic products available. We have a wide selection of 100% Certified Organic fruit, vegetables, and other grocery products. We also carry a growing list of environmentally friendly products that make it easier for our customers to tread lighter on our planet.

Why home delivery?

By ordering your Organic groceries through GEO, not only do you save time, but you are also cutting down on car-exhaust emissions and the use of plastic bags. No more looking for parking, waiting in line-ups, or dealing with young children at the grocery store. Shopping with GEO only takes a couple minutes and you are free to do what you want with that extra time. Studies have also shown that the average family spends about 2 hours grocery shopping per week. This adds up to approximately 104 hours per year. I'm sure you will be able to find something else to do with your time!

Click on the following links in case you need a reminder of why you should eat organic Why Eat Organic or you want a few organic facts 10 Reasons to Eat Organic. Eating organic is a wise choice for your health as well as the health of the planet.

We offer weekly or bi-weekly delivery of organic fruit and vegetables and other Organic products to your door. We have 3 bins to choose from or you can Create Your Own Bin. The contents of the bins change on a weekly basis. You can call the weekend hotline at 416-532-2713 (Toronto) or 604-708-5969 (Vancouver) or visit this website to discover what is in your bin ahead of time and make any substitutions necessary. We update our website by 5pm on the Thursday before your delivery, so you can make any changes to your order anytime after 5pm Thursday to 9am the day before your delivery. As well, when you sign up for our service you can indicate items that you never want to receive, and we will make sure you never receive those items.

All deliveries are done on the same day every week. Deliveries take place in the evening between 2pm and 9pm. If you live in an apartment building or require a specific time for your delivery let us know and we will do our best to accommodate. If there is ever a problem with your delivery, please let us know and we will fix that problem Our Guarantee. We support local farmers and local businesses whenever possible. Up to 10% of our profits goes to a variety of local charities and non-profit groups.

Selecting Your Groceries

We have 3 bins: $37 Regular Harvest Box, $47 Family Harvest Box, or the $60 Super Harvest Box to choose from or you can Create Your Own Bin, ensuring that you always get exactly what you want.

The 3 bins are a seasonal selection of organic fruit and vegetables. These bins are ideal for busy people who want to eat well but don't have the time to shop. Substitutions can be made to any of these bins to ensure you only get what you want. If you don't want to make any changes then you don't have to do anything. Any of our 100% Certified Organic grocery items can be added to your bin. If you require a more specific selection of fruit, veggies and groceries you may want to Create Your Own Bin. This option allows you to choose whatever combination of fruit, vegetables and/or any of our grocery products you'd like. The minimum order for this option is $47.

All changes to orders must be made by 9am the day before your delivery.

GEO only sells 100% Certified Organic produce and grocery items. We purchase local produce whenever possible.

How to Order

GEO makes eating healthy easy with a growing selection of 100% Certified Organic products.

• Sign up for the service.
• Login using your customer code and password.
• Choose a bin size or the Create Your Own Bin option and start shopping.
• All products are listed by category. For example, under Dairy you will find all milk products as well as yogurt, cheese, and butter.
• When you find a product that you want to order, choose your quantity, and add to your order by clicking 'buy'.
• When you are satisfied with your selected items, save your order.
• You will be eating fresh organic food the next time we deliver in your area.