Happy Earth Day and Happy Birthday to Focus Organic!

Happy Earth Day to everyone! Happy Birthday to Focus Organic! Call me a geek, but I combined the two... to Happy Bearthday! Maybe I've been thinking about this too much

We'd like to thank everyone for sticking with us for the last year. We've come pretty far, from the site being just me to now being me and Joie, with our 3rd writer signing on soon (welcome Ashley! I will be updating the site with her info soon!). Our blog carnival, all things eco has had 47 editions, while Eco-Friendly Friday has had 43. We've had some great guest posts, learned of some great green products, and made lots of new friends (new link page coming soon!).

While we continue to improve the site and update the site, we hope that you continue to learn and share with us as we share with you. We write here to not only share what we know, but to learn more, as there is always something new to learn!

This bearthday, we've decided to celebrate with you by hosting a number of giveaways (as you probably noticed if we overloaded your feedreader!), with a grand total value of over $3000! We hope you enjoy, have fun, and be sure to enter each one and share them with others who might be interested!

Happy Bearthday Giveaways, in alphabetical order

• Ball Fresh Preserving Kit
  U.S. only - $59.99 value
• Blue Avocado Shopping Bags Starter Kit
  U.S. only - $29.99 value
• Books - Chakra Foods for Optimum Health, Attitudes of Gratitude, A Better Brain at Any Age
  U.S. only - 2 winners - total value approx. $93
• Book - Sammy & Sue Go Green Too!
  U.S. only - $16.95 value
• dai Living Eco-Friendly Rug
  Worldwide - $1000 value
• EcoSmart Insect Repellent
  U.S. only - 5 winners - total value $35
• Green Toys Indoor Gardening Kit
  U.S. only - $30 value
• Intelligent Design T-shirts
  U.S. only - 3 winners - total value approx. $78
• Madsen Bucket Cargo Bike
  U.S. only - $1299 value
• Niagara Conservation Eco Kits
  U.S. or Canada - 3 winners - total value up to approx. $150
• Steamboy T1 Steam Mop
  Continental U.S. and Canada - $99 value
• Twisted Limb Paperworks $150 Gift Certificate Plus
  U.S. only - $150+ value

We would also like to thank all the companies who have sponsored these giveaways, as well as all of the public relations representatives who got in touch with us to set up the giveaways! We couldn't do it without you!