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Eco pup
Reduce Fido’s carbon paw print with these tips from Camp Bow Wow, a Boulder, Colorado-based doggy day care.
Decrease landfill accumulation by picking up after your dog with biodegradable bags derived from non-GMO cornhusks. Try: BioBag Certified Compostable Dog Waste Bags
Choose a pet care product free of irritating parabens, sulfates, and artificial dyes. Look for skin- and coat-nourishing ingredients such as shea butter, colloidal oatmeal, and aloe vera. When visiting the groomer, request plant-based rather than chemical shampoo. Try: Earthbath Waterless Hypo-Allergenic Grooming Foam for Dogs
Feed your pup organic dog food, which has little-to-no fillers so your pooch will absorb more nutrients. Added bonus: These products are often free from common allergens and are gentler on dogs’ stomachs and the environment. Try: Natural Planet Organics All Life Stages Dog Formula
Adopt a pet from a shelter to help offset the 6 million to 8 million cats and dogs that enter U.S. pounds each year. Make sure to have your pet spayed or neutered as well. Try:
Petfinder.com
–Jenna Blumenfeld
Bee healthy Though you might not be familiar with Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), it’s a buzz-worthy topic with far-reaching effects. This puzzling condition causes droves of seemingly healthy bees, responsible for pollinating up to one-third of all produce we eat, to abandon their hives. Theories suggest pesticides or pathogens may be to blame, but little is known about the condition. What can you do? Purchase products from philanthropic, honey-centric companies that support honeybee health and CCD research. Try: Häagen-Dazs; Henry’s Humdingers; Honeydrop Beverages
–J.B.
“We need to engage in the profound work of rewriting our story on Earth—from dominator to collaborator, from destroyer to sustainer.”
22 deliciousliving | april 2012
–Urban Homesteading by Rachel Kaplan and K. Ruby Blume (Skyhorse, 2011)
PHOTO: M. RUTZ / CORBIS, ILLUSTRATION: EVAN HOFFBUH
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