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Happy Eco-Savvy Valentine’s Day
If you’d like to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a way that’s less commercial, more environmentally responsible, and infinitely more meaningful, let these ideas inspire you. Make a fancy dinner at home[...]
Super Bowl Snacks That Score
Super Bowl is just around the corner, and as excitement builds for the Saints to take on the Colts, many people find themselves focusing on the other most important part of the day: the food. For some, greasy comfort fo[...]
What You Need To Know About Visiting The Galapagos
Q & A with Santiago Dunn, President of Ecoventura The Galapagos, known for its wealth of highly visible living creatures, is also one of the most fragile and endangered ecosystems in the world. Following are quest[...]
Green Parenting in Texas
When Christine Stewart was pregnant with her first child, she began to look at the products she was using on herself and in her home and the food she was eating. What an eye-opening experience to discover that just beca[...]
5 Fit and Fantastic Family Resolutions for 2010
Research indicates that physical activity and good nutrition are linked to better academic performance, in addition to better physical and mental health. They can also help prevent and fight overweight and obesity, wh[...]
5 Ways to To Bring More Meaning To Your Family’s Holiday
The holiday gift-giving season is an appropriate time to involve children in charitable giving and teach them why the old adage, “It is better to give than to receive,” is true. Here are five great ways for parents[...]
Very Berry Holiday Tree
Materials 1 floral foam or green styrofoam cone (measuring 4-5 inches in diameter at the base and 12 inches high) NOTE: I know this isn’t very green, so please, please , please try to reuse an old piece of styro[...]
Send A Green Mom to Copenhagen!
Vote now to send a green mom to the Copenhagen Climate Talks[...]
Happy Healthy Halloween
By: Dr. Margaret Lewin, Medical Director of Cinergy Health Careful as we are all year, we seem to lose our inhibitions against junk food when Halloween rolls around – snacking on the sugar-laden treats we bought for ne[...]
Parenting the Nearly-Grown
by Masha Hamilton “Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.” Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 B.C. Not long after the second of my three child[...]
Give Me A Great Green Deal!
OK, all. Summer is just—about—OVER. Many of you probable have the kiddos back in school already. I’ve got one down and one more to go. And I don’t know about you, but I’m in the mood[...]
Wal-Mart To Add Green Label to Products
Wal-Mart is about to change the way we go shopping. As the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart has earned quite a reputation for their rock-bottom price tags (and the questionable strategies they use to attain those[...]
Summer Treat: Blackberry Chocolate Frozen Yogurt
The summer berries are out in full force this year…in backyard gardens and at the grocery store. And they’re so darned good and good for you, it makes me want to serve ‘em up in one form or another a[...]
Green Your Kids, Why Go Green?
Is Modern Society Green or Greenwashed?
For the past 7 years, I have been reading and writing - living and breathing - everything I could about green parenting. And I’ve loved every minute of it. Going green is more than just a slogan for me. It’s the way I do things. It’s the way I wash my hair, feed my kids, [...]
Green Parenting on a Budget
Feeling the financial pinch of the recession? You’re not the only one. And for many folks, that means a lot of their green choices are falling by the wayside as they seek out money saving options. Over the past few years, the explosion in the green marketplace meant that there were a [...]
