The Green Parent

There is a lot of buzz going around these days about Johnson & Johnson’s new “Big Bubblin Star” campaign to promote their latest line of baby’s bubble bath.  The timing on this campaign is interesting, as it follows right on the heels of a recently released safety report, , compiled by the  that cited several Johnson & [...]

by Jennifer L. DeLeo, PCMag.com Consumer electronics—including TVs, computers, peripherals, audio equipment, and phones—make up almost 2 percent of the municipal solid waste stream, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This percentage may seem small and inconsequential, but the quantity of electronic waste is steadily rising. In fact, the EPA estimates that the number of obsolete [...]

Sage McGreen is the earthy alter ego of Teri White-Griffin, a recovery Marketing Manager. Brainwashed and beaten by the biggest of big boxes, Teri decided to shift her traumatized talents toward a new green attitude. As Teri’s inner consumer psyche started to heal she heard old fashion advice from a fun loving character named Sage McGreen. Admit [...]

Born and raised in Maryland, Teresa Berger is a momapreneur and lead visionary for www.weeBgreen.com, an online boutique specializing in locally and regionally handmade and earth-friendlier products for wee ones and parents. Since becoming a mother, Teresa’s interest in the environment and living an earth-friendlier life has grown. She feels it’s important to instill a [...]

It’s Waste-Free Wednesday again, and this week’s edition is For Ladies Only as we look at ways to green that oh so lovely time of the month that for various reasons we all either love or hate (or sometimes both!) We’ve all seen the warnings on tampon boxes about toxic shock syndrome (TSS). It’s occurrence [...]

Finally, spring has sprung!  Are you ready to plant so seeds with your little ones?  You don’t need a bunch of store-bought seed starters and supplies to grow plants indoors.  Here are some great seed starter projects that use recyclables instead. Newspaper Take a sheet of newspaper and fold it in half so that it’s [...]

My girls have entered a picky stage of eating which I’m told may well last the remainder of their childhood years. Truth be told, my eldest daughter has never been very adventurous when it comes to meal time. If the adage, “you are what you eat,”  is true, then she is a buttered noodle with [...]

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Marissa Evans is a military spouse and a green mom to one very active toddler, Hudson. They live in Northwest Florida along the emerald coast in Navarre. She is a stay at home mom and an independent consultant for Go, Baby, Go! A cloth diapering and baby wearing company. You can find her giving tips [...]

For this week’s edition of Waste-Free Wednesday, I’m tackling my daughters’ art box.  No sooner could my girls put pen to paper then my walls suddenly were papered in their sketches, drawings, painting, and doodles.  Once I ran out of wallspace, I needed to figure out a way to get the most mileage from their [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day Green Parents!  In honor of this auspicious holiday, I’d like to offer up this roundup of organic beers and ales you can seek out tonight as you toast to the Irish. Why Organic? Organic beer is made from ingredients that are free from the toxic insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and fertilizers used [...]

by Heather Collins, Colorado’s Green Parent The Denver-Boulder area of Colorado is diverse and offers a lot of local produce options. It is wonderful to walk through the local farmer’s markets, meeting farmers and supporting their work by buying the produce. There is nothing quite like a fresh Colorado peach. We love living here and [...]

buy gunless the film online , aka The Car Coach, for contributing to this peice.  Lauren is an automotive expert with more than 20 years in the industry, a parent of two teenagers, the spokesperson for the Car Care Council, a race car driver, an ASE certified engineer, the author of three automotive books, and [...]

Looking for green parenting info for the Bay State? If you want to be green, where better than the home of the Mayflower, Johnny Appleseed, and “Make Way for Ducklings”! Green Parent Lori Stewart is a Massachusetts native and stay-at-home mother of three young children. As a green mom and former environmental scientist, Lori actively [...]

Tara Burner is an eco-friendly vegan who owns multiple businesses in South Florida. Tara is mom to “Trendy Diva Talk” who’s 13 and to a son, 20. After nearly two decades of entrepreneurship, she enjoys sharing her knowledge in the environment, green living, recycling, veganism, vegetarianism and other important aspects of living a greener lifestyle [...]