Sunday, October 4, 2009

GREATER GOODS and LUNCHSKINS

I have been loving Greater Goods for their cool reusable bags and extensive collection of green household products since before I became a mama. Now I love them even more. They have increased their children's section to include diapers, clothing, feeding supplies, and toys. You can pick from a large selection of Klean Kanteens, Sigg water bottles, natural teethers, and bamboo forks.

During a recent trip I discovered something new: LunchSkins. If you at all consider yourself hip or green or both, you must rush over to Greater Goods now and buy some for your whole family. Buy a couple of extra for your friends too--they make great gifts!

LunchSkins are reusable canvas pouches that eliminate the need for throwaway sandwich baggies. Made by 3greenmoms from the Bethesda area, these little fabric bags are made of cotton with a food safe polyurethane liner. The fabric is imported by a German manufacturer, but rest of the work is done just beyond the beltway. A small, family owned company cuts, screens, and sews them together.

The brightly colored fabrics are eye catching and fun, and they seal shut with a sturdy velcro. According to their website, LunchSkins have saved an estimated 1.2 million lunch baggies from the landfill. If that number doesn't shock you into a little sustainability, I don't know what will. Join the movement and stop using plastic baggies.


2 comments:

  1. These are amazing, Good Find! I especially like how they are a local company and donate to the C&O Canal Trust! We should totally have a picnic on the canal banks, eating out of these, and do a photo shoot.

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  2. So these are great and I also recently discovered (and kinda love even more ;) .. the Snacktaxi! it is the same kind of idea and I even did the water test and they don't leak and they come in super cool patterns :)
    If you go to http://www.brightandbold.com/snacktaxi.html you can check them out and they have free shipping :) xoxo .. just wanted to share :)

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