Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Gardening Initiative + A Giveaway!
Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day. All opinions are my own.
Last week I mentioned that I had the opportunity to satisfy one of my greatest passions…weeding.
Truly, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it since it’s not every day that I’m faced with an area large enough for a garden here in downtown Chicago.
The event was held at the Global Garden Refugee Training Farm in Albany Park. This farm is one of the largest community gardens in the city and has plots for more than 100 refugee families who grow food for their own families as well as the community.
What I loved about this farm is that many of the residents who garden here were farmers in their home countries, so the act of gardening not only helps their physical health, but their mental as well.
The event was sponsored by Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day, who graciously provided aprons, ALL the soaps, seed papers, and even some fancy hand washing stations which I’ll get to in a sec.
They also partnered up with the American Community Garden Association (ACGA) to put on this volunteer event, a non-profit organization of volunteers, professionals, and member-organizations working in support of community greening in rural and urban areas across the U.S.
We were helping to garden as part of National Plant Something Day, a day which encourages people to get out and plant flowers, herbs, veggies, or whatever they want! I was lucky enough to spend the day with some amazing people, including fellow bloggers Allie and dynamic duo Caitlin and Danielle.
My friend Katie also came out to help with all the weeding and planting. At first, I was minimally enthused about planting things, but when I heard that they needed some serious weeding, I knew THIS WAS MY JAM.
I’ve included every unflattering picture in this post, such as this one with a plant up my nose.
We were informed that these were early bulbs of garlic, but when I was growing up and picking weeds off the side of the road (stop judging me), I was told they were wild onions. I’m pretty sure the garden director knows more than I do, but who knows.
That monstrosity in my hand is one dandelion plant. ONE. They’re notoriously hard to get out of the ground, but thanks to the soil being mostly compost, weeds came up with no problem at all which made the day 100 times better.
Some groups planted, while you can see that I spent the entire time chasing down weeds and manically ripping them from the ground.
After we were done, we were able to wash our hands at these amazing sinks and could choose from several scents of Mrs. Meyer’s to use.
A quick bit about these soaps:
- Developed by Thelma Meyer, an Iowa housewife with a passion for gardening. She wanted to be able to bring the scents of her garden inside while also creating an environmentally-friendly cleaning product.
- Cruelty-free and not tested on animals
- Each fragrance is a one-note scent made with essential oils from flowers and herbs (THERE’S A BASIL SCENT).
I guess I’m staring lovingly at these soaps?
Oh look, the love is returned. (Don’t mind me, I’ve been up since 4 am).
As a way to continue their Plant Something Day campaign, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day also has two different ways to help give back and improve the environment:
If you’re looking for some AWESOME cleaning products (I’ve been using them since the event and think they’re great!) and want to give back, head to their website to get your orders in before June 15th!
And for ONE lucky winner, I have a gift basket full of cleaning products for you! You’ll get:
- Glass cleaner
- Hand soap
- Dish soap
- Tub & tile cleaner
- Basil seed papers (pictured toward the top of this post)
The seed papers are simply biodegradable sheets of paper with basil seeds embedded in them. Lay the paper under a thin layer of soil and water, which breaks down the paper and releases the seeds. I have about 21657467 of my own since I kill basil like nobody’s business.
To enter, simply choose from the following options in the widget below. The giveaway will be open for one week, ending at midnight on June 1st. Good luck!
Questions:
- Do you like to garden?
- Planting or weeding?
- Do you use Mrs. Meyer’s products?
Wish I could have joined! The cleaning product I need most is someone to use the cleaning products in my life for me, lol
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I agree with that statement.
I love Mrs Meyers products. But them all the time at Target! What a fun event!
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It was such a nice day too!
I just bought the basil soap! I loved that scent the best. 🙂
love the basil hand soap!
I could use the glass cleaner the most
Tub & tile cleaner
my bf is super fussy and won’t use anything but Mrs. Meyer’s! The one concession is my beloved Charlies Soap from NC 😉
Tub and tile cleaner… ugh! LOL!
I love Mrs. Meyer’s hand soaps! They smell so good – and I can be picky about scents 😛 Also, please teach me to love weeding. I was totally fine with every other chore my parents asked me to do growing up, but I hate weeding like nothing else. (Which is why they made sure they asked me to do that. Apparently, you’re not allowed to like all of your chores or something.)
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Hahaha. Oh man you should have called me I would have come out there to do it
hahah i love that you love to weed. and i SO WANT TO WIN THIS because i love cleaning haha. the cleaning aisle in the grocery store is actually my favorite to go down…. that’s how lame i am. so you love to weed, and i love to clean. two peas in a pod 😉
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Aw so sweet. You can come clean my house and I’ll weed yours.
What a therapeutic experience to be out there getting your hands dirty. Thanks for the giveaway, lady. And for the record, you look good in all the photos. 🙂
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Haha thank you!
I have a rule that my products are all cruelty free as I am vegan so I am a huge fan. Their products work and they smell amazing. I use them all. I love to weed, I just spent time weeding in a new garden. Great give a way!!!!
Ive heard great things about these products–havent tried them out myself yet!
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Yeah I always saw them but hadn’t tried them myself. They’re pretty awesome!
I’m moving so they would all be great!
I love bar keepers friend!
This looks like such a great experience. I do NOT have a green thumb but I would to try something like this. I love natural cleaning products I feel good about having them in my home around kids and pets. Great post
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I need the dish soap the most.
YAY! Spring cleaning which product do I NEED the most? The bathtub cleaner because hashtag germaphobe. Which product do I WANT the most? Those basil papers! Because hashtag brownthumb
I know – the papers are so awesome I just wish I actually had an outside to plant them in!
I need the tub and tile cleaner.
I love all Mrs. Meyers products. Right now my favorite is the peony hand soap. My usual go to is the basil scent. So fresh and clean! LOVEEEE!!!
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Yesss. ALL BASIL ALL DAY.
hand soap
we could use some new dish soap!
I really need the hand soap. I am always washing my hands while working in my own garden.
I need the dish soap. I need like, all the dish soap. These PEOPLE (aka my family) seem to manage to make dirty more dishes than we even own. Lol also, love the post; really getting into plants this year as I’ve sort of figured out how to make them grow as opposed to killing them (yay!)
Well you need to give me some of that knowledge!
I need the Tub and Tile Cleaner for my shower to fight mold and mildew especially in the summer. Thank you so much!
I could always use some dish soap!
What an awesome idea! I always see these products and now I definitely want to give them a try!
I need an all purpose cleaner most! LOVE Mrs Meyers cleaners 🙂
All of it. I need all of it 🙂
I love Meyers and Method cleaning products! They’re environmentally friendly AND they work.
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Hand soap! We go through so much of it here.
I would love the Tub & tile cleaner and extra coffee for me on the day I have to clean the tub–not my fave activity.
Oh man me either. I usually make my husband do that one!
Well, these windows aren’t going to clean themselves… I could use the glass cleaner.
I just love Mrs. Meyer’s cleaning supplies! It’s seriously the best. This event looks so fun. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
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I could really use the hand soap! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
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I need hand soap the most! I have two little ones and we go through A LOT of soap!
I need the Glass Cleaner.
I would love to try the Tub and tile cleaner!
I have to have something to clean the shower and the bathroom. That Mrs Meyers Tub & Tile stuff is pretty fantastic actually. It took me most of my life to figure out that I hated cleaning because the chemical products were making me sick. Now I don’t mind at all.
I could really use most the Glass cleaner at this time. My windows need to be cleaned.
I need the tub and tile cleaner the most. We have three tiled bathrooms!
Currently low on dish soap so it would be nice
I love the dish soap, especially Iowa Pine scent.
I need dish soap the most.
I really need Tub & tile cleaner to clean the tub.
I need the glass cleaner the most.
I need the glass cleaner the most because my children are always touching the screen doors!!!
I need the tub and tile cleaner to clean up my bath/shower!
I need a good window cleaner!
Defintely the tub and tile cleaner!
Hmmm….I actually use dish soap the most, but I really need the tub cleaner. I don’t like all the regular ones out there, can’t take the chemical smells and they irritate the skin on my hands.
I Could Use The Dish Soap!
We always need more hand soap. We go through it quickly.
I have gardens galore this year and would always love some help weeding! If you ever find yourself at the beach with the urge to weed….come on over! 😉
Have any of the other gardeners out there found themselves with a lack of pollenators. this year?
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