Welcome to the June 22nd, 2009 edition of All Things Eco.

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I hope all the dad's out there had a great Father's Day, and that everyone's first day of summer was great as well. After you browse through today's carnival, be sure to check out our current giveaway, for a Sustainable Youth skincare kit. If you enter, please please please make sure to read the required entry rule carefully, there's been a number of people not following directions!

Today's carnival isn't as big as normal, did the new categories idea scare everyone away? Or is everyone busy enjoying summer outside? I don't know! Just remember that if you submissions doesn't fit into the categories I've included in the submission form, don't worry about it, just choose "other." I'm still refining categories and don't want to lose out on any submissions because of it!

Gardening & Food

Jennifer Heigl presents The Side Dish: Know Your Food Sources posted at Daily Blender. Jennifer presents a few sources to help with food awareness.

Julian Pollock presents Chamomile and Lavender: Fragrance and Health in Your Organic Herb Garden posted at Organic Family Circle. Julian says, "Our mini series on healthy eating with organic herbs is finished. Here are fresh ideas for encouraging growing and using fresh herbs as healthy tonics (e.g. Lavender freshens the breath - did you know that!). Lavender and chamomile have natural healing qualities that naturally protect our own eco-systems against - well - anything undesirable that inadvertently slips through our net!"

Naomi Stevens presents Queen Unveils Organic Vegetable Garden at Buckingham Palace posted at Diary From England.

Vegetables are now growing alongside ornamental plants in the royal gardens, for the first time since the Second World War.

Carrie presents Food Matters: A Review posted at It's Frugal Being Green. Carrie reviews Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes and shares some of the book's tips.

Health & Beauty

Aparna presents Beauty and Personality Grooming: Home-made face wash posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming. A natural face wash recipe for dry skin.

Frugality

Tyler presents Are You More Frugal or Green?: Balancing Multiple Goals posted at Frugally Green. Tyler says, "It can be hard trying to balance all your goals. If you don't look for opportunities to reach them together, you may find yourself excelling toward one while hindering another."

Jim presents Poor Man’s Guide to Rain Barrels posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents 55 Best Ways To Save Money: Frugal Ideas From Our Readers posted at The Digerati Life. Many of these tips show that being frugal can also help with being eco.

The Smarter Wallet presents Budget Your Money and Control Your Spending Using This Simple System posted at The Smarter Wallet. I personally found The Smarter Wallet's submission very helpful for creating a budget and will be using this idea myself.

Alternative Energy

Kerry Fletcher presents DIY Solar Panels posted at Houston Interior Decorating Examiner. Kathy provides a few resources for DIY alternative energy.

Crafts

RecycleCindy presents Flower Power Plarn Tote Bag posted at My Recycled Bags.com. RecycleCindy says, "Add a little flower power to your recycled bag project to spice up the otherwise plain white bags that I use to make plarn (plastic bag yarn). I include the free crochet pattern to create this cute reusable tote bag!"

Home & Family

00FF00 presents Get Kids Outdoors posted at ooffoo. Eco-community host 'ooffoo' has launched its latest competition to find out your tips and secrets for getting kids outdoors and into nature. There’s a chance to win £500 worth of prizes, and inspiring entries are rolling in thick and fast, so head over there either to submit your own ideas or to fill up on top tips as the summer break rolls closer.

Heather Levin presents Snack Taxi Reusable Sandwich Bags Product Review posted at The Greenest Dollar. Heather says, "Learn why these reusable sandwich bags are so eco friendly, and will help you save money in the long run."

paystolivegreen presents Green Countertop Options posted at Pays to Live Green. paystolivegreen compares a few eco-friendly countertop options.

Michal presents A Bright Idea: Save Energy With LED Bulbs posted at Energy Saving Gadgets. Michal says, "Energy Star qualified LED lighting uses at least 75% less energy than incandescent lighting which means you can expect to reduce your energy bill just by changing out your light bulbs."

Reduce Reuse Recycle

MBB presents Stop Junk Mail and Save Trees posted at Money Blue Book Blog. MBB provides an extensive list of sources to help reduce your junk mail.

Nature

travelcat4 presents Local Bees Need Your Help To Make Onions! posted at Eco Friendly House And Garden. travelcat4 explains why it's important to help bees and what you can do.

Thank you for reading!

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