Thinking green

M and I are passively protective of the environment. We have a high efficiency, low water use clothes washer -- it saves us money and does better by the environment than a top loader. We trend toward electronics with Energy Star symbols, when we get the choice, and try not to leave the lights on when we leave the room. We recycle, thanks to our Big Blue Bin, and make noises about starting a compost pile when we get the yard a bit more organized. The new door is energy efficient, but all our windows aren't (we've not gotten that far in renovating, yet).

We're clearly not Eco-Warriors, by anyone's standards. All this being said, we're bouncing around an idea for wedding favors that may seem down right tree-hugging liberal. I'm not really fond of giving people things with my wedding date or name or monogram to treasure (read: dispose of at their next garage sale), so I've been thinking about consumable favors (edibles are common) or charitable ones (nothing to resell at a later date, complimentary warm fuzzy feelings instead).

Our idea is to make a donation to The Arbor Day Foundation to have a tree planted for each of our guests. Right now, the National Forest Service is planting trees in Plumas National Forest here in California.

If you were one of our guests, would you feel gypped out of some Jordan Almonds or happy with your tree?