Ride Raleigh's buses for free, trade in your dish liquid or laundry detergent for an eco-friendly version, pick up a packet of flower seeds and learn how to turn your old T-shirts into high fashion.

It's all free in celebration of Earth Day.

Here's a roundup of just some of the Earth Day freebies available in the Triangle.

EVOS restaurants are serving up free organic milkshakes for anyone who stops in on Earth Day, April 22.

The restaurant, which serves natural and organic foods in a casual setting, has one location in the Triangle at 1800 E. Franklin St. in Chapel Hill.

The Eat Better America sampling program is giving away a free sample box of Cascadian Farm organic cereal right now.

Head over HERE to get your sample. It should arrive in your mailbox in six to eight weeks.

If you're not a member of the Eat Better America program, I highly recommend it.

The program, offered by General Mills, gives away 10,000 samples of a different product each month.

Hey parents, here's an offer that will save you money and help teach your kids a lesson in environmental awareness at the same time.

Skip the brown paper bags and the plastic sacks, and send your kids to school with an eco-friendly lunch tote that can be used over and over again. It's free -- courtesy of Annie's Homegrown.

The lunch bag, made of 100 percent recycled cotton, is free with the purchase of two products from Annie's Homegrown, Seventh Generation, Stonyfield or Honest Kids.

Earthbound Farm issued a coupon for 75 cents off any organic produce today -- the latest in a string of coupons the company is making available to price-conscious shoppers who want to eat healthy.

Here's your chance to save a significant amount of money on organic produce.

Check out Earthbound Farm's new "Take an Organic Step Forward" program -- a free yearlong program that allows you to print up to $50 in coupons on Earthbound products. Every few days, a new coupon is issued.

Sorry, folks. This one didn't last long.

How about an organic coffee freebie?

Head over here to sign up for a free sample of Marley organic coffee.

This freebie comes via All You magazine.

Be warned. The site must be getting swamped with requests because it's running very slow.

Whole Foods has got an outstanding sale this Friday on organic whole chickens: $1.99 per pound.

The one-day-only sale is on fresh certified organic whole chickens.

Limit 10 chickens per customer.

Neither I nor my partner are willing to give up craft brews and southern cuisine to be healthy. We're both working on being Flexitarians -- eating more poultry than red meat, more locally raised, organic meat and more North Carolina produce than otherwise. We want to find exercises we ENJOY, and train our brains to grab an orange instead of a cheesy tortilla at snack time. Join us as we embark on our journey to be healthy, fit, and HAPPY.

It's not very often that you can use the words organic and cheap in the same sentence but check out this deal:

Today only, Feb. 3, Whole Foods is selling organic navel oranges for 79 cents per pound.

Considering that 99 cents per pound is a good deal on most regular produce, 79 cents per pound is a super cheap price for organic oranges.

These won't last long.