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With fall in full swing, it’s time to starting think about fertilization…for your lawn and garden that is.  Why now? Fall fertilizing nourishes and strengthens your plants’ and lawn’s roots.  And stronger roots will give them a stronger base on which to thrive next spring.  Many of the fertilizers you find in the store are [...]

This week’s roundup of green parenting stories from around the greenosphere: CalFinder asked, Is the Energy Star Falling?…and found some disturbing answers. Beth from Coming up for Air wrote an important guest post on 5 Minutes For Going Green about High Fructose Corn Syrup: The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing. And Cruncy Domestic Goddess announced her latest green challenge to help green [...]

I just love the smell of a new baby’s skin.  It’s so sweet, and soft, and well, new.  It’s also extremely delicate…just like your baby herself.  So it’s really important to be finicky about the stuff you use to clean, freshen and protect your baby’s skin. If you’ve got a new baby or a little one [...]

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This week’s roundup of green parenting stories from around the greenosphere: EcoChild’s Play tells us The French Ban TV For Children Under Three. USAToday reports on a scary finding: Fire Retardant Chemicals Found in Toddlers’ Blood. In a guest post for 5 Minutes For Going Green, The Green Parent’s own Jenn Savedge says Eat Your Greens!, and she [...]

Here’s a little known fact about me…I once had green hair. No, it was not on purpose. Yes, it was one of those home-dye-jobs-gone-bad scenarios. And no, it was not attractive. It was so long ago that I can’t quite remember what I did to remedy the situation, although I’m pretty sure it had a [...]

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