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Tag: environment

Earth Day: Time To Do My Part

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This year for Lent, I gave up plastic bags. Cold turkey. If I went to the store without my bag, I either purchased new...

Everyday Ways to Make Earth Day Every Day

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In my family, I'm referred to, ever so lovingly, as "the hippie dippie whack doodle." Between bouts of meatlessness to countless retail boycotts, I've...

Going Green as a Working Mom

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I feel like a lot of times I use motherhood as an excuse to take the easy way out. When I’m asked to add...

Going from Vegetarian to Cattle Producer

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I spent years trading hamburgers for veggie patties, a “morally-conscious” food consumer who sought organic, natural ingredients whenever possible. Growing up in the city,...

Counting the Cost of Cloth Diapers – Was it Worth it?

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I used to consider myself someone who cared about the environment. In London, I rode my bike or took the train to work each...

Sponsored: Creative Ways to Celebrate Earth Day!

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April 22nd is Earth Day! This annual day of celebration is a great opportunity to talk to your kiddos about the importance of taking...

Gifts That Keep On Giving

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Since greening up food and decorations were explored in my Halloween and Thanksgiving posts, let’s focus on something unique to this holiday season: presents. Here...

Practicing Gratitude Responsibly

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Growing up Thanksgiving was a big deal. Each year, we would have at least five or six families over. Extensions went into the dining...

Lifelong Treats: 12 Tips to a Greener Halloween

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I love Halloween. Not only does Halloween take place during my favorite season, but it also involves presenting yourself to the world as creatively...

Cloth Diapering 101: An Intro

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When I was pregnant with my first child, my husband and I decided to use cloth diapers. It was really a no-brainer for us...

Happy Earth (Every) Day

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When I wrote this Earth Day post, I was anti-lists. I usually shy away from offering how-to lists because there are so many circulating...

Consider Cloth: Our Top Three Tips

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I have a five hundred square foot organic vegetable garden and recently took up canning and preserving. I made 100% of my own baby...
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