Cinco de Mayo is all about good company, music, the best food & margaritas. Celebrate this fifth of May with this killer organic Margarita recipe:

Margarita Ingredients:

• 3oz of 4 Copas 100% Agave Organic Tequila (or a similar organic tequila)
• 2oz of freshly squeezed organic lime juice
• 1oz of simple agave syrup
• Topped with some organic sugar and kosher salt for the rim

Margarita Directions:

Step 1:
Prechill your glasses by putting them in a freezer for a few hours prior to the party.

Step 2:
Make the simple syrup by adding 1 part agave nectar, 1 part organic sugar, & 1 part water to a sauce pan and cook over low heat until the sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally.

Step 3:
Next fill your cocktail shaker with the tequila, lime juice, simple syrup & ice.  Shake until mixed and cool.

Step 4:
Mix up 2 parts salt and 1 part sugar and put it in a dish. (You can do this prior to the party.) Dip the rim of your chilled glass in the sugar/salt mix.

Step 5:
Strain the Margarita drink mix into your chilled salted glass, serve & enjoy!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Mother’s Day is almost here. Show your mom & mother earth how much you care with these eco-fabulous gift ideas from Eco Maniac.

There are tons of skins, covers and pouches out there to protect your mobile phone from scuffs, scratches and dings but what protects you from the bacteria just lingering on your phone?

Introducing the ecoskin!
An eco-friendly smart phone cover with antibacterial protection.

The ecoskin is the only recycled mobile phone cover to be infused with Biomaster or silver ions to reduce harmful bacteria levels on the phone. The same material is used as an additive for many medical devices to decrease bacterial levels by up to 99.9%.

Plus the ecoskin is made with 100% recycled high grade plastic and is UV resistant. The packaging used for the ecoskin is also made from recycled materials.

ecoskin’s Key Eco-Features:

• Made with 100% recycled high grade plastic
• Antibacterial Biomaster® – Silver Additive
• Packaging made from recycled materials
• UV resistant

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Want to live off the grid with a generator which creates free electric energy? Seams too good to be true. Well, it is true with Magniwork’s ultimate DIY kit for a free energy generator.

What is the Magniwork DIY Kit?

Magniwork is the ultimate DIY kit for energy independence. Magniwork includes a complete guide of over 50 pages of detailed instructions to help you build your own generator that will supply free energy for your home. No need for fancy solar panels or expensive wind turbines. Plus, Magniwork provides full technical support for each generator DIY kit.

How does the Magniwork Generator work?

Magniwork is a zero point magnetic power generator. It uses magnets, and magnetic force to induce perpetual motion. A perpetual motion device refers to a machine that runs perpetually or indefinitely, and produces a larger amount of energy than it consumes. Thus, it produces energy indefinitely without stopping, runs by itself, and no need for a third-party device or resource (like wind or solar) to power it. As a result, creating a completely free electrical energy which can fully power your home for free.

Say goodbye to big electric power bills and hello to Magniwork’s complete DIY guide for a free energy generator.

It may not be summer yet, but Chicago is heating up this Valentine’s week! And what better then to quench your thirst in this heat wave then with an eco-friendly Steinlager Pure Beer from New Zealand.

Steinlager Pure is smooth and refreshing with no additives, or preservatives made from New Zealand water, malted barley, hops and yeast.

Steinlager Pure is brewed with the highest integrity and follows rigorous sustainability practices in order to maintain the unaffected nature of its surroundings and allow for environmentally friendly brewing. The Pride Brewery uses 10% less energy in the brewing process, low energy lighting and harvests rainwater for non-brewing purposes. Steinlager also has a record of reduced water use and CO2 emissions, as well as recycling, reusing or value-adding to more than 99% of the solid waste generated.

Steinlager Pure is a great gift for any Valentine who loves beer & the earth. Buy yours today!

Credit card companies are always sending me new updated cards to replace my old ones. But what do you do with the old ones? Just trash them? How about making jewelry out of them?

Here is an awesome DIY video on how to make earrings from your old expired credit cards.

Trtlbot is a Los Angeles based company that designs eco-functional iPhone accessories. All of their eco-friendly shells are made in California from reclaimed plastic from recycled bottles.

Their two new iPhone 4 cases, Minimalist 4 & Trtl Stand 4, are more than just cases to protect your precious phone. Minimalist 4 has a slot on the back with enough room for an ID and a credit card, while the Trtl Stand 4 has a kickstand to prop your phone up for watching videos or face to face chatting.

These two cases make it clear that Trtlbot acknowledge the importance of functionality, while not losing anything on the design front and still staying eco-friendly. These cases look amazing – and are available here.

I love this eco-friendly transformer apartment by Hong Kong architect, Gary Chang.

He took a 344 sq. ft. apartment and transformed it into 24 different designs or rooms. The space is able to change designs easily just by sliding panels and walls. It is so simple & extremely eco chic.

Did you know that the average American school-age child throws away 67 pounds of food packaging a year? This includes plastic water bottles, sandwich baggies, and juice boxes. That equates to 18,760 pounds of lunch waste for just one average-size elementary school. That’s a lot of trash!

Next week start reducing those numbers by packing a waste-free lunch for your kids and/or for your day at work. It’s really easy, just follow these simple 5 steps and you’ll cut down your waste in no time.

5 Tips for a Waste-Free Lunch:

1. Pack food in reusable lunch containers, like Kids Konserve
2. Wash & reuse real silverware and cloth napkins when needed
3. Store juice, water or other beverages in a reusable BPA free stainless steel bottles
4. Control food portions to ensure that there are no ‘leftovers’ to dispose of
5. Pack it all in a reusable lunch bag or tote

Did you know…Aluminum is the only material that is endlessly recyclable, without ever breaking down or compromising the quality of the metal.

That’s what makes Eco-Foil the ultimate disposable baking & roasting pan. Eco- Foil pans are made from 100% recycled aluminum, and are 100% recyclable after use, offering consumers a convenient and affordable way to reduce their carbon footprint.

Enter to win an Eco-Foil 100% Recycled Aluminum Pan Prize Pack worth $30!

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