Green Apps Unite!

I just started receiving E Magazine, The Environmental Magazine, and I am in LOVE! Everyone that cares about the condition of our health and our planet should subscribe to this magazine, I learn so much each and every issue! I would like to share an article titled App Happy by Lindsey Blomberg from the May/June 2011 issue. I talk all the time about the importance of voting with your dollars and the 4 apps I will mention can make that so much easier for us when we shop or educate ourselves on how and where to shop!
My favorite and have used it for a while is the
 Good Guide App- www.GoodGuide.com using your phones camera you can scan the bar code of whatever item you plan to purchase, and through a database covering everything from apparel to household cleaners to appliances, Good Guide will rank the product on measures of health, environment and social responsibility.
Animal-Free App - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animalfree/id357422989?mt=8  Animal products and byproducts are found in more than just the meat isle. Skin lotions can contain proteins from cow's neck ligaments, for example, listed simply as "elastin." This app will snuff out all the hidden animal products in the items you purchase and even list alternative animal-free products comparable to the one you are buying.
Fooducate App - www.Fooducate.com   If you want a better handle on ingredients, nutrition labels, marketing hype and health claims, this is the App for you! Currently only available for IPhones. Scan bar codes in the supermarket isles and they'll be matched to a list of more than 200,000 unique food products, allowing you to instantly assess real nutritional value.
Find Green App - www.3rdwhale.com/apps - If you are looking for a nearby organic coffee shop or restaurant- Find Green, a GPS enabled app available in the Android Market can point you in the right direction. Once you choose your category Find Green will pull up a map with directions to get your there, as well as detailed description of the business, including address and phone number.

So now it is time to get h(APP)y.
Sherry

Me & My BHAG

Do you have a BHAG? You know...a Big Hairy Audacious Goal or Goals! I have always thought outside of the box since a very young age, mom always told me that I was great and could do anything and be anything. Did your parents tell you the same thing? Did you believe them? When I told friends, family and other aquaintances that I wanted to open an Organic Lifestyle store where anyone that wanted to purchase eco-friendly products could come, shop, learn and stay a while to visit, sip coffee or tea and feel like they are part of a family, I got mixed reviews. You don't have retail experience! What if it doesn't work? Do you have a background in business? An Organic store in Houston????? I kept an eye on my BHAG because one thing I know for sure is that DOUBT is a dream killer and I was not about to let that 5 letter word get in my way, no matter what people threw at me! It has been over a year since we opened our doors at One Green Street and I am already focusing on my next BHAG...bringing environmentally friendly goods to the masses! I would love it if you would share your BHAG with me....if you don't have one...get one.. remember you are either in the bleachers or on the field it is your choice!!!!