Contest-Friendly Weekly Topic Inspiration: Going Green with Groceries

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   Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

   Making more sustainable food choices at the supermarket can help the environment, your health, and your finances, but getting started can be tough. What tips can you give to people who are interested in going green at the grocery store? Share them as part of this week’s Weekly Topic Inspiration theme!
   
   Hub Answers you give to this week’s Question count as contest entries, so by participating, you’re also entering the chance to win anywhere between $50 and $500 in prizes! Choosing one of the search-friendly titles below might also help you when it comes to the judging-based prizes, since search-friendly titles are part of our judging criteria.
   
   I hope you’ll join in on the fun!
   
   Search-Friendly Titles Up for Grabs
   A Beginner’s Guide to Selecting Sustainable Food
   Five Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption & Save Money
   How Reducing Meat Consumption Can Help the Environment
   Is Organic Meat Delivery Worth It?
   What Makes Organic Grass Fed Beef Different?
   Organic Eggs vs. Free Range and Cage Free Alternatives
   When to Go Organic: Organic Meats with the Highest Impact
   How to Tell If Your Local Grocery Supports Sustainable Agriculture
   A Beginner’s Guide to Purchasing Vegetables in Season
   The Five Most Eco-Friendly Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
   The Reusable Shopping Bag Test: Woven Bags vs. Non Woven Bags
   Which Eco-Friendly Products Make the Biggest Difference?
   How to Never Forget Your Reusable Shopping Bags
   The Five Best Grocery Stores for Earth Friendly Products
   The Five Best Natural Food Stores for Cash-Strapped Shoppers
   Five Creative Uses for Plastic Shopping Bags
   How to Make Sure Your Plastic Shopping Bags are Recycled
   How to Avoid Plastic Grocery Bags
   The Most Durable Reusable Shopping Bags
   
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      tsmogposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      My cheese was moved last week. Missed posting to the Parenting theme. Great information with that one. I wish I had jumped into writing on a theme months ago. What a great learning experience for all hubbers. I know a little more on this one, so booking it for sometime this week. Maybe it will be on . . .

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         Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Well, you can still post Hub Answers to that Question. They're still counted as entries in the contest

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            tsmogposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Well dag-nab it. I better start reading the rules. I tend to jump first at times. Thanks for sharing that with me. I just may do that

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         FloraBreenRobisonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Oh, I know the feeling, tsmog.  This would be a great topic this week for me.

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      summerberrieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Here is my attempt.
      
      http://summerberrie.hubpages.com/hub/Gu … -in-season
      
      In my haste, I did not hit the green answer button to start the new hub. I just went straight to "make a new Hub". Hope this is okay? If not, it was fun to write anyways.

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      kelleywardposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Here is mine! Hope you like it.
      http://kelleyward.hubpages.com/_3u47dtk … -Groceries

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   homesteadboundposted 13 years ago

   growing healthy kids in the garden
   http://homesteadbound.hubpages.com/hub/ … h-Children
   
   and
   
   10 tips for gardening with kids
   http://homesteadbound.hubpages.com/hub/ … h-Children

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      homesteadboundposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Sorry Simone, I just now saw that you changed the topic. I should have published these yesterday. You can delete if you wish!

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      Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Oh, these are lovely! Besides, they kind of work within this week's theme, too. I mean, what "groceries" are greener than veggies grown in your own garden?

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         lobobrandonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         That's true
         
         I'm off to write a hub on this weeks topic now.

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   Shanna11posted 13 years ago

   AHH! I love this topic-- I just started going green in my shopping this week and I love it!
   
   But this is an extremely busy week for me.... D: I hope I can get this Hub in!

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      Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      That's fabulous! I hope you do find some time to Hub on this!

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   AEvansposted 13 years ago

   I have picked 2 and will write them tomorrow. They will be # 20 and #21.

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      Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Splendid! I look forward to reading them.

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   lobobrandonposted 13 years ago

   Here's my hub on Creative uses of Plastic shopping bags
   
   http://lobobrandon.hubpages.com/hub/Ten … pping-Bags

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      lobobrandonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Oh cool, Simone these topics have really been researched well. I'm already ranking #5 for creative uses for plastic shopping bags.
      Thanks

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         Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Huzzah!! I can see why- it's quite the good Hub! You surprised me with quite a few of those creative uses... and I like to think I'm pretty creative when it comes to repurposing stuff!

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            lobobrandonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Oh and the best part is that I already got a few views from Google - This is amazing especially for a topic I'd never think of writing on
            Thanks again for the great idea - I'll try getting one more in within the week about woven and non woven bags

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   AEvansposted 13 years ago

   Here is my hub on creative use of shopping bags http://aevans.hubpages.com/hub/Five-Cre … pping-Bags

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      lobobrandonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Haha you're the one who took that title I actually tried for it and it was gone, so I did it on ten uses Off to read yours

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      Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Hahaa, I totally want to make a plastic bag kite now!

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   stephhicks68posted 13 years ago

   As a shopper who is always looking for a place to purchase green, eco-friendly groceries, I loved this topic!
   
   http://stephhicks68.hubpages.com/hub/Th … y-Products

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      Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      And I love this Hub! I learned quite a few surprising things from it. And I totally want to check out Amazon Green now!

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   homesteadboundposted 13 years ago

   Starting in the beginning, What is Sustainable Agriculture?
   http://homesteadbound.hubpages.com/hub/ … griculture

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   Turtlewomanposted 13 years ago

   I love this topic! Wow, some of these hubs are great! Can I link them to my hub?
   Here is my hub-a-dub-dub:
   http://turtlewoman.hubpages.com/hub/A-B … -in-Season

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      lobobrandonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yes you can link them but link only if they go along with your hub

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    donnaisabellaposted 13 years ago

    I loved doing this, I hope you love and learn something from it too!
    
    http://donnaisabella.hubpages.com/hub/A … od-Choices

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    lobobrandonposted 13 years ago

    Here's my hub on Woven and Non-Woven bags
    
    http://lobobrandon.hubpages.com/hub/Wov … Woven-Bags

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    Arlene V. Pomaposted 13 years ago

    Here's my Hub on creatively using plastic shopping bags to do a little more than double duty once you get them home:
    
    http://arlenevpoma.hubpages.com/hub/8-C … pping-Bags

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    stephhicks68posted 13 years ago

    One more entry for me this week on the difference between grass-fed and grain-fed beef (believe me, I am now even more convinced that its worth the extra cost):
    
    http://stephhicks68.hubpages.com/hub/Wh … -Different

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    lobobrandonposted 13 years ago

    My 3rd Entry:
    
    It's about Reusable Grocery Shopping Bags
    http://lobobrandon.hubpages.com/hub/Reu … pping-Bags

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    Arlene V. Pomaposted 13 years ago

    Finally!  I now have tote bags in my truck--ready to roll when it comes to shopping.
    
    http://arlenevpoma.hubpages.com/hub/How … ocery-Bags

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    Mrs. Menagerieposted 13 years ago

    I love reusable shopping bags!!!
    
    http://mrsmenagerie.hubpages.com/hub/Te … pping-Bags

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    Lindy's Worldposted 13 years ago

    Here is my contribution to this topic.  Green Grocery Getting.  http://lindysworld.hubpages.com/t/2ea42e.  Hope you enjoy.

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    Global-Chicaposted 13 years ago

    Here's my contribution to the weekly topic - "Which Eco-Friendly Products Make the Biggest Difference?". I published this a couple of days ago but forgot to post it here. So here it is!
    http://global-chica.hubpages.com/hub/Wh … Difference

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    nifwlseirffposted 13 years ago

    As I had poked around an egg topic before, my interest in egg production methods was piqued, especially to find out if there were any nutrition/health impacts. The  Organic eggs vs free-range and cage-free alternatives hub answer was the result of my curiosity.

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       stephhicks68posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I agree - it was an excellent hub!

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    cameciobposted 13 years ago

    It took me almost a week to write this hub but I am glad I managed to meet the deadline.
    It is a hub about dirty dozen fruits and veggies
    Shortened Hub link:
    http://cameciob.hubpages.com/t/2ec8c3

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    GoodLadyposted 13 years ago

    http://goodlady.hubpages.com/hub/Five-E … Save-Money
    
    hope I posted this in time.
    thought i'd posted yesterday but must have made a mistake!

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    lobobrandonposted 13 years ago

    I was so happy to find out I had 4 guest comments on my new weekly hubs but had to deny them all as they just did it to get backlinks! Never happened on my hubs before - always had true comments not just for the sake of links

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       That's a bummer, but it's good that you deleted them. It's important to not reinforce that kind of behavior, heheh!

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          lobobrandonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Ya I returned from a boring day at University to check my stats and stuff and found that! I guess it was from the same person or I could say I'm sure as they were linking to the same blog. He/She did it on all three of my weekly hubs as well as my other going green hub!

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    hush4444posted 13 years ago

    Here's my offering about eating locally with a picture of our all local feast: http://hush4444.hubpages.com/hub/An-Eas … nvironment

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    Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

    Hi everyone! Props on the AMAZING green grocery Hubs you made this week. I'm overwhelmed!
    
    In keeping with the green theme, I've made our latest Weekly Topic Inspiration theme all about gardening. Stop by our new thread and check out the search-friendly title list... perhaps you'd like to make a Hub using one of 'em

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