{"id":15056,"date":"2012-10-31T14:41:14","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T20:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=15056"},"modified":"2012-10-31T14:41:14","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T20:41:14","slug":"join-us-to-discuss-greening-your-holidays-while-still-having-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/join-us-to-discuss-greening-your-holidays-while-still-having-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us to Discuss Greening Your Holidays (While Still Having Fun)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/holiday-celebration.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15057\" title=\"holiday celebration\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/holiday-celebration.jpg\" alt=\"holiday celebration\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/holiday-celebration.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/holiday-celebration-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Halloween, and that means many of us are thinking about the ghosts and goblins that will be knocking on our doors tonight. It&#8217;s also the unofficial start of the winter holiday season: Thanksgiving,\u00a0Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa are just around the corner. Are you ready?<\/p>\n<p>Probably not&#8230; and if I asked if you&#8217;re ready to host these holidays in a manner consistent with your values, the pit of your stomach might start to clench a bit. We don&#8217;t want that, though: rather, we&#8217;d like you to <em>enjoy<\/em> a holiday season that&#8217;s also green and healthy.<\/p>\n<p>At our <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/b\/105772048264855627134\/events\/c8qpl2a1oucg42665cseih08amc\">Important Ideas Hangout on Air this week<\/a>, we&#8217;ll be discussing ways to keep the holidays green, healthy&#8230; and fun! I&#8217;ll be joined by Tanya Sitton of Eat.Drink.Better, Becky Striepe of Crafting a Green World, and other members of the Important Media team, and you&#8217;re welcome to join us either as a participant in the discussion, or an audience member.<\/p>\n<p>We start at 3pm Central time at <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/b\/105772048264855627134\/105772048264855627134\">IM&#8217;s Google Plus page<\/a>, and go until we&#8217;ve discussed all there is to discuss&#8230; we&#8217;d love to have you join us!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Image credit: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/williumbillium\/2065069850\/\">williumbillium<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/photopin.com\">photopin<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.0\/\">cc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready for the holidays? Need some help figuring out how to keep your celebrations green, healthy&#8230; and fun? 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