Designs from the HeArt

Please check out this link for Designs from the HeArt. This is a wonderful organization that creates “dream rooms” for kids in need. This is very moving. Please attend the fundraiser this Saturday to show your support for this local non profit [...]

Come See Ragaboo at Whole Foods this Thursday.

In honor of Earth Day, Whole Foods is hosting, “Healthy Kids’ Food and Nutrition Cooking Demo” and Ragaboo Bamboo Clothing will be there with our NEW t shirt designs and colors hot off the press! In addition to Ragaboo’s t shirt display, I will be speaking about tips on living green.  Find out what those “try to avoid” ingredients [...]

Who’s your printer?

Ragaboo’s preferred printer is Greenerprinter, they print our business cards (left) and our line sheets.  There are several unique aspects to this company, most importantly they only use recycled paper that contains the highest possible percentages of recycled content and sustainably harvested papers.  It’s all processed without the use of chlorine.  Greenerprinter carries  four paper stock choices: a matte [...]

Earth Day at the Jacksonville Landing

This year marks the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day and the twentieth anniversary of the Earth Day and Ecology Fair at The Jacksonville Landing.  Ragaboo Bamboo Clothing is proud to be a part of this festival and invites you to support EARTH DAY 2010. Ragaboo will host a booth at this event and will be featuring [...]

Removing Pesticides from Produce

By now, most people are aware of the fact that pesticides cover our fruits and vegetables.  And to combat the toxicity of the  fresh food we love, there are several produce/vegetable washing products and cleansers on the market.  However, I’ve come across two great produce washing  recipes you can make at home. They’re natural and they’ll [...]

A sustainable conversation

I had the pleasure of speaking at a wonderful event last year at Christ Episcopal Church, right here in Ponte Vedra Beach. Sustainability was the topic, and I was honored to be included. It was a necessary conversation to have as a community; to take stock of how far we’ve come in our desire [...]

Save money and still stay warm.

With what seems to be a season of endless cold weather up and down the east coast and throughout other parts of the country, I thought a few energy saving tips might be helpful. According to my local energy company, one major energy myth is that changing your thermostat setting just a few small degrees will [...]

Tip 14-paperless

My final green tip is actually two simple switches you can make in your kitchen. The first is: start using cloth napkins for every meal. Initially it seemed a bit well, complicated – paper napkins are just so convenient! However, eating a meal and using a cloth napkins feels old fashioned and seems to make whatever [...]

Tip 13-Clean & Green

This green tip is about choosing healthier personal care items and starting to read their labels.
The government does not require health studies or pre-market testing for cosmetic products such as soaps and shampoos before they are sold, even though our skin absorbs around 60% of whatever we put on it. Additionally, these chemicals are rinsed [...]

Tip 12-Sustainable Fabrics

Of course I have to make this a green tip! Bamboo is the latest, greatest and newest fabric on the market today. It’s super soft, anti-microbial, naturally elastic and durable. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant in earth, it can grow up to 3 meters per day! Also, it’s naturally resistant to pests, so it can [...]