How to green your love life

Sure, your love is like a red, red rose—but how green is your romance? Be an eco-friendly dater.
You Will Need
* Some organic hemp or cotton underwear
* Local flowers
* Local, preferably organic food in season
* A spot to experience natural beauty
* Soy candles
* Silky bamboo sheets
* Latex condoms
* Environmentally friendly lube, toys, or vibrators
* Organic herbal massage oil (optional)
* An organic cotton towel (optional)

Step 1: Find eco-soulmate
Find someone who shares your eco sensibilities.

Step 2: Wear organic fabric
Prepare for the best by wearing organic cotton or hemp underwear.

Step 3: Get local flowers
Offer a hand picked bouquet of local flowers from your own yard or the farmer’s market.

Step 4: Cook with local ingredients
Try a menu using local ingredients in season.

Step 5: Walk or bike
Walk or bike to a rendezvous spot with a lovely natural setting.

Step 6: Smell natural aphrodisiacs
Make an all-natural potpourri and let its aphrodisiac properties go to work.

Step 7: Dim the lights
Dim the lights and burn soy candles to save energy—and enhance the ambiance.

Step 8: Buy sheets to impress
As your romance blossoms, steal away to the bedroom, where your silky, sustainable bamboo fiber sheets are sure to impress.

Step 9: Turn down the heat
Reduce your carbon footprint by turning down the thermostat as you turn up the heat.

Step 10: Use a condom
Use a latex condom.

Step 11: Use eco-friendly sex toys
Don’t lose your head in bed: use a petroleum-free, all-natural lubricant; toys made from silicone, glass, metal, or Lucite instead of soft plastic.

Step 12: Shower together
If you need to take a shower after your romp, hop in together to save water.

Fact: Green dating is a growing trend. Green Drinks, a monthly get-together for eco-minded folk, now meets in more than 250 cities worldwide.