If you are going to plant anything this year, I suggest chceking out one of the Master Gardening Classes being held by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.  Classes are held on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm, at Bartley Ranch.  They are FREE!  You might have missed a few – but there are plenty left including Dale Carlon talking [...]

One of my favorite things to do is be clever – kind of like MacGyver.  Okay, so I have no need to blow open a door or untie myself with a paper clip, but I do like reusing. Hey, it is part of the recycled, REUSE, refuse mantra. So I decided that I would pick [...]

Someone loves you.  And you love someone. Valentine’s day is right around the corner on Sunday February 14th. Why not a GREEN gift? Here are some suggestions. And as always, we are here to help!
Bamboo Heart Shaped Cutting Board. It was even ‘Made with Love.”

Heart print reusable shopping bag.  You could even put more goodies inside!

Bubble Bath. [...]

As we are quickly approaching Christmas, here is a list of 12 gift ideas.
Bamboo Utensil Set: Held in a convenient case made from recycled PET material, this set includes a fork, spoon, knife and chopsticks.  $12.29

Wallets:  We have two varieties in stock currently. Wallets made from billboards and some made from inter tubes. Stylish an [...]

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and Christmas is right around the corner.  Holiday music is filling the airwaves and retailers have their trees up – including EcoReno’s Wine Bottle Tree!  How GREEN is your tree?  What is the best environmental choice for a holiday tree?
Artificial trees seemed like a good response. You buy it once and use [...]

Wanna green your Halloween?  Some tips:

Plastic pumpkins aren’t necessary to bring in all that candy – use a pillowcase or other reusable bag (we’ve got Chico bags in some nice fall colors, they’re the perfect size for trick-or-treating and great for groceries the rest of the year).
Don’t go out and buy a cheap plastic made-in-China [...]

Just wanted to thanks to all of you who turned out for our festivities on Saturday!  We had a great time celebrating our first year in business with you all.  We might have to have a celebration like that more often!
Congratulations to Ryan E., winner of our framed Clean Energy for America poster.  Thanks to [...]

Tomorrow is our One Year Anniversary and Grand Opening Celebration!  Don’t miss it. Snacks, games, sales and more!
Raffle for the Clean Energy for America framed poster. All raffle procceds will go to Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful.  Reno Lawn and Landscape is matching all of their donations right now too – so an even better time [...]

First, we’d like to thank all our friends, customers, and supporters in the community who voted us BEST GREEN STORE in the 2009 Best of Reno poll in the Reno News and Review!  If you’ve only seen the print edition, be sure to check out the online, where we’re also 2nd in the Best New [...]

If you frequent this site and our associated communications, you may already know about our plans for next Saturday, to celebrate our first year in business and our new location.  Part of the plans involve some learning opportunities, such as a cloth diapering, composting, and building a solar oven out of a cardboard box.
The whole [...]