If you aren’t up to making your own jerky, berry, seed, nut mix the way I do then maybe you want to try Dick Steven’s Nuts for free. Get a small caveman snack (aka. Paleo food) for free plus a coupon. Supplies may be limited or everlasting because they keep changing their mind.

…at least I am particular about the ones I choose to click. Out of 3 clicks I have found 2 great places. My first find was the online trading post and my newest one is a site dedicated to offering all kinds of green deals and giveaways. When I visited Ecobunga, the green giveaway and coupon site, there were about 60 different sweepstakes and a ton of organic and green coupon deals. The only problem for me is that the coupons are all printable ones and my grocery store doesn’t accept printed coupons. (irked).

I did spend a bit of time entering some sweepstakes. Namely the ones for road bikes and a GORE cycling jacket. How cool would it be if I was the winner of a new bike considering I have committed to my first triathlon ever this June 2010 and my good friend Robin and her husband Wayne are letting me train and race on their road bike because I don’t have one. I will be checking back at Ecobungaoften for new green giveaways, sweepstakes and organic coupons.

Barleans is giving away 8oz. bottles of Fish and Flax seed oil for just the cost of shipping. Shipping is $5.95 but the bottle is valued at over $20. The Omega Swirl sample is sent out at no cost which makes me think it is most likely a one-use sample. I went ahead and ordered both samples to be sent to me. I will let you know what I think once I get them and try it out. If you have already used Barleans organic products or receive a free sample through the link provided here let us know what your experience was like.

Update: 4/6/10 – Just received a UPS tracking number for my fish oil that is now being delivered to me. Thankful for sweet deals!

National Resource Defense Council, otherwise known as “The Earth’s Best Defense” has one of my favorite online newsletters. NRDC discusses the most up-to-date environmental issues and informs you about actions you can take. But I personally love the information about sustainable living, gardening and other things that are close to home.

Check out the latest NRDC newsletter.

Do you have some tee shirts or tank tops that are too big, too small or maybe you just don’t really like them anymore? Turning them into baby pants or toddler shorts is really quick and simple. I was able to do it quickly and I’m not even that crafty!

A friend had pointed me in the direction of Rookiemoms.com where I found her post  ‘How to Make Baby Pants or Toddlers Shorts from Tee Shirts.’ Of course I loved the idea but I didn’t jump on the opportunity right away but I did collect some t-shirts and tank tops for a couple of weeks and then I hopped on the sewing machine.

This is super quick and easy tutorial. Repurposing t-shirts into baby pants or toddler shorts is a smart and simple way to save money and recycle material that you already have on hand. You don’t even need anything fancy or much sewing experience at all.

I took some pics of the first shorts I made for Annie but Sammy ran off with the camera for his evening mountain biking ride. I’ll post them soon.

Here are the pictures of my first pair of shorts. Sorry for the color variations…I started cutting early in the day and finished the pants later after dinner. All in a day’s work.