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9 Eco-Friendly Dates

  • 9 Eco-Friendly Dates
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  • 9 Eco-Friendly Dates
    By YourTangoMore and more restaurants these days are jumping on board the green trend. Check out your neighborhood restaurant listings to see which ones offer menus with local foods, green energy preparation, organic wines and a little romance.
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  • 9 Eco-Friendly Dates
    Get together with a few couples, make a themed list of items, and pick a color (green, perhaps?).Then go out on foot with a digital camera to take pictures with each item found in the chosen hue. The couple finishing first wins.
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  • 9 Eco-Friendly Dates
    Learning together is a great way to get those endorphins flowing. Check out your community center, community college or local shops to find classes on sustainable cooking, paper-making or even oyster farming.RELATED ON YOURTANGO: Eco Sex Tips
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  • 9 Eco-Friendly Dates
    Get your hands dirty together, and then spend the spring and summer watching your garden grow. Harvest the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor as they mature, and feast on the food of love. RELATED ON YOURTANGO: 10 Relationship Rules
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  • 9 Eco-Friendly Dates
    Strawberries are in season, as are many other berries. Pick a bucket or two together; then go home and turn them into something sweet. Don't have berry-picking locations near you? Check out your local farmers' market instead.
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  • 9 Eco-Friendly Dates
    Look online for local bus, subway, or light rail maps for your city, or pick up maps from the mass transit authority in your area; then choose a destination. It might be the last stop on a particular bus line or a cute town just an hour away.
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  • 9 Eco-Friendly Dates
    Whether it's an afternoon in your local botanical garden, kayaking a waterway, or visiting an earth-friendly resort, eco-tourism is a great way to spend some time together, and maybe even learn a little something about the planet.
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  • 9 Eco-Friendly Dates
    Our grandparents did it. Their grandparents did it. For much of the history of the planet, it was the chosen way to have a date night. Choose a park, the woods, or a local beach. Or simply stroll around your downtown area and do some people watching.RELATED ON YOURTANGO: Does He Really Like You?
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  • 9 Eco-Friendly Dates
    Is a casual stroll too casual for you? Try walking for a cause instead. Whether you're walking dogs for the local shelter or participating in a walkathon, walking for others will warm your hearts without warming the planet.RELATED ON YOURTANGO: 4 Signs of a Great Date
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    eco friendly dates

  • Have a Zero Carbon Footprint Dinner

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    By YourTango

    More and more restaurants these days are jumping on board the green trend. Check out your neighborhood restaurant listings to see which ones offer menus with local foods, green energy preparation, organic wines and a little romance.

  • Organize a Scavenger Hunt

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    Get together with a few couples, make a themed list of items, and pick a color (green, perhaps?).Then go out on foot with a digital camera to take pictures with each item found in the chosen hue. The couple finishing first wins.

  • Take a Green Class

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    Learning together is a great way to get those endorphins flowing. Check out your community center, community college or local shops to find classes on sustainable cooking, paper-making or even oyster farming.

    RELATED ON YOURTANGO: Eco Sex Tips

  • Plant a Garden

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    Get your hands dirty together, and then spend the spring and summer watching your garden grow. Harvest the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor as they mature, and feast on the food of love.

    RELATED ON YOURTANGO: 10 Relationship Rules

  • Pick Fruit

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    Strawberries are in season, as are many other berries. Pick a bucket or two together; then go home and turn them into something sweet. Don't have berry-picking locations near you? Check out your local farmers' market instead.

  • Try a Mass Transit Date

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    Look online for local bus, subway, or light rail maps for your city, or pick up maps from the mass transit authority in your area; then choose a destination. It might be the last stop on a particular bus line or a cute town just an hour away.

  • Enjoy Some Eco-Tourism

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    Whether it's an afternoon in your local botanical garden, kayaking a waterway, or visiting an earth-friendly resort, eco-tourism is a great way to spend some time together, and maybe even learn a little something about the planet.

  • Go For a Stroll

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    Our grandparents did it. Their grandparents did it. For much of the history of the planet, it was the chosen way to have a date night. Choose a park, the woods, or a local beach. Or simply stroll around your downtown area and do some people watching.

    RELATED ON YOURTANGO: Does He Really Like You?

  • Walk for a Cause

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    Is a casual stroll too casual for you? Try walking for a cause instead. Whether you're walking dogs for the local shelter or participating in a walkathon, walking for others will warm your hearts without warming the planet.

    RELATED ON YOURTANGO: 4 Signs of a Great Date

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