Giving thanks for green goodness

EnviroMom is part of this fantastic group of green mom bloggers, and each month someone hosts a carnival about a specific topic and everyone blogs about it. (Well, actually this is the first month we EnviroMoms have gotten our act together to participate!) The theme of this month's carnival is our "favorite green things" hosted by Best of Mother Earth. Hmm. It's a toughy. I mean, there's so much good green stuff happening every day! I feel like every tiny baby step I take is a giant leap forward, and I embrace it. Right now I'm feelin' the love for these three:

1) Our GreenGroup! Renee and I formed this group of moms almost two years ago when we launched EnviroMom. We just wanted to be able to sit and talk and share our struggles and victories with like-minded moms from our community. We meet every month as a group, and often more than that at the grocery store or community center or soccer field. So I'm feelin' the love for Renee, Christy, Erin, Jen, Betty, Tracy and Darla! These women are my inspiration!

2) Michael Pollan! His books, The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, really opened my eyes and inspired me to change my thinking about food. His writing style is easy on the brain, yet it makes me feel smarter and better-equipped to tackle tough food choices. He's the one who got me thinking about 'whole foods' and inspired Renee and I to share a CSA subscription. Thanks, Michael. (And I totally plan on reading The Botany of Desire soon!)

3) My microfiber dusting cloths! I know. I KNOW. It's so lame. But really, these cloths represent the disposable lifestyle that I left behind not that long ago. Growing up we always used old t-shirts and socks for dusting. But in my adult years it was all about the Swiffer. Now I've come full circle, and I love my dusting cloths. Microfiber may not be a 'green' fabric, and they were probably manufactured in some distant land, but that's not the point. They are there when I need them, time and time again, and they do a darn good job on the dust.

Really, I could probably list hundreds of green things I love, but who has the time?

What are some of yours?