Home Sweet Homemade Jam
How To Stay Healthy This Summer
Sunbathing, swimming, barbequing and outdoor sports are all part of summertime fun. However, without the right precautions these leisure activities can be major hazards and lead to skin cancer, heat stroke, food poisonin[...]
How to Help the Oceans From Your Home
by Terra Wellington I changed my family’s habits to aid marine life. You can too. On the eve of World Oceans Day, June 8, the devastating Gulf oil spill takes front stage on every news site, program, and Twitter page[...]
Rant: School lunches stink!
Before I begin, let me just say that I in no way wish to condemn the excellent cafeteria staff at my daughter’s school. Those woman (they are in fact all women) bust their buns every day to make two meals a day f[...]
Got Sunscreen Questions? Get Answers Today
The fourth annual Sunscreen Guide by Environmental Working Group (EWG) gives low marks to the current crop of sunscreen products, with a few notable exceptions. EWG researchers recommend only 39, or 8 percent, of 500 bea[...]
Magic School Bus: Book Review and Giveaway
Ms. Frizzle’s students are putting on a play about global warming, and they need some cold, hard facts. The Friz knows just where to find them! A hop on the Magic School Bus takes the kids on a whirlwind tour. From[...]
E.A.T. R.I.G.H.T.
Dr. Margaret Lewin Chief Medical Director of Cinergy Health It is no secret that obesity and a lack of good nutrition plagues many Americans. With more than 66% of Americans obese and more than two-thirds of obese childr[...]
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. Sp[...]
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 foo[...]
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 questi[...]
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 becau[...]
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, whi[...]
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 styrofoa[...]
Send A Green Mom to Copenhagen!
Vote now to send a green mom to the Copenhagen Climate Talks[...]
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 [...]
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 lot of ways [...]
