Organic Baby Clothes

Posted on April 29th, 2008

You don’t need me to tell you that babies need a lot of clothes. The average baby grows out of 4 or 5 complete wardrobe changes in their first year. I don’t have a linen cupboard, it’s full of boxes of my son’s baby clothes saved for potential baby number two.
Baby clothes and bedding are [...]

Macy’s Goes Green for Earth Week

Posted on April 22nd, 2008

Macy’s department store is going green for Earth Week. They are hoping to lead by example by lessening their impact on the environment and by offering products that are organic or, at the least, more recycle-friendly.
They have a few different Eco-friendly giveaway’s and specials running this week so head over to Macy’s for more information.

Toys ‘R Us and Wal-Mart go green

Posted on April 17th, 2008

Some mainstream retail chains have decided to do their part in joining in the green movement. Some new lines and promotions are being launched just in time for Earth Day (April 22).
Toys ‘R Us has always claimed to be the “world’s greatest toy store”. It’s a great place to find just about anything your kids [...]

Free Reuasble Kroger Grocery Bag & More.

Posted on April 14th, 2008

Krogers is currently holding a Design Contest for the creation of a new reusable grocery tote. All you have to do to receive your free tote is to submit a design. Whether your design is voted on and chosen or not your Krogers card will be updated to allow you to receive a free tote. [...]

Teaching kids about our amazing planet

Posted on April 14th, 2008

To commemorate Earth Day, we should all take a good hard look at how we can teach our kids to take care of the planet. In addition to this, if we teach them just what an amazing place this earth is, we can instill in them a love for it (and an understanding as to [...]

Recycle your kids’ juice pouches, yogurt cups and more

Posted on April 6th, 2008

Most (hopefully, all!) of us are in the habit of recycling paper, plastic, cans and glass containers. Now we take another step towards reducing waste by registering with TerraCycle, a company which has paired up with a few green retailers in their quest to recycle even more empty packaging which usually ends up in the [...]

Unhappy Cows: The Hormones in Milk Controversy

Posted on April 4th, 2008

Monsanto are a happy company in the USA. They sell genetically modified seeds for crops grown in the US (banned in most other western countries) and are allowed to sell Bovine Growth Hormone, rBGH, for use in dairy cows (banned in most other western countries).
Cows injected with rBGH produce 10-25% more milk, making farmers very [...]

Free Reusable Tote

Posted on April 4th, 2008

Take a short quiz from Earthbound Farm Organics and they will send you this reusable tote bag for free.
Do your part to reduce the landfill issues of today by not using disposable bags, try this reusable tote bag instead.

“Green” Cleaning

Posted on March 26th, 2008

When I first found out I was pregnant, I immediately decide to “green” every aspect of my life. I would only eat natural and organic foods, as close to their original state as possible. I would do away with caffeine and throw out all the harsh chemicals we used to clean the house. Needless to [...]

Soleil Moon Frye’s Little Seed

Posted on March 24th, 2008

Former “Punky Brewster” star and new mom Soleil Moon Frye has created one more way for parents to go green. She has opened The Little Seed, a children’s specialty boutique filled with eco-friendly and organic products. Frye paired up with fellow new moms Paige Goldberg Tolmach and Beth Birkett to open the store, which is [...]