The Green Room

Marnie & Darren share thoughts on green living:

We both worked at Royal Roads University in Victoria, which is very green and my husband and I are trying to do our part.

We clean mainly with microfiber – which I’ve been using for 8 years. We have our own business called Enviro Gem. We are consultants and distributors of natural and organic cleaners. We recycle and only garden with nature. I have a bird feeder and love what sounds like a million birds in the trees in our backyard (my favorite is the Steller Jay).

What I also want to say is, instead of the government banning wood stoves when so many people need them to keep their families warm in the wintertime, why not fine the vehicles that spew out black toxic smoke? They are out driving around all year long. I walk a lot and the smell of the exhaust is really bad. It’s almost worst for your health to go for a walk!

Lindsay Queen of Green has had a bunch of people comment that they’re in love with their microfiber cloths. She says: if you’ve seen them you’ll know that you only need water to do surface cleaning of your home. Great. Farewell toxic cleaning products!

Well, there’s a catch. Microfiber cloths are made from petroleum-based fabrics. That’s right, a non-renewable resource. But one could argue that the life span of such a cloth and its ability to reduce toxic cleaning products in your home — plus the fact that you’re not using paper products — still makes microfiber cloths a desirable choice. And that’s the best part — you have a choice!