The Green Parent

My challenge this month was plastic: to buy less of it, throw away less of it, and learn more about the alternatives to it that could keep things running smoothly in my family without it.   Well, I’m here to tell you folks that I failed.  Excuses?  I got a ton of ‘em.  First there [...]

OK, I’m over halfway through the month and if there’s one thing I’ve learned so far about plastics it is that they are really hard to avoid.  It’s not impossible by any means, by it does take quite a bit more work to find things that are plastic free.  Even things that I never would [...]

I’m continuing my search this week for plastic-free alternatives for all of the things my family needs, and seeking out the advice of experts who can help me along the way.  Today, I’d like to share this guest post from Tracy Lydiatt (aka The Green Families Guru and author of Your Green Family Blueprint) on [...]

So, no sooner did I embark on my plastic-free challenge for February, then I up and disappeared from the web.  Did you think I had been swallowed up in some sort of plastic-free vortex?  It certainly felt like it on this end!  Want to know what happened…the flu.  Enough said. It tore through every member [...]

February 1.  I just finished up my January eco-challenge (The Compact) and I’m ready for the next event.  Can you guess what is is?  That’s right – I’m going plastic-free.  And I’m not doing it alone. The Staff of Rodale.com, publisher of some of my favorite magazines such as Prevention, Organic Gardening, Women’s Health, and [...]