This piece was originally published over at Moms Clean Air Force. When my oldest son was born he was showered with all sorts of wonderful gifts from friends and family. One of our favorite presents was a bright red fleece blanket with his name monogrammed in big white letters on one of the corners. This…
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Pregnancy, Infertility and Environmental Chemicals
Pregnancy is a thing of the past in my world. My oldest just turned 13. How could that possibly be? He’s 5’5″ and pretty much towering over my 5’3″ self. I’m watching him closely now. Watching and waiting for changes. It’s going too fast and I don’t want to miss a thing. I think back…
Non-Toxic Preschool Backpack Guide
Non-Toxic Preschool Backpack Guide Our summer just began a few short weeks ago so I’m really not willing to admit that it’s almost back-to-school time. But I know that it’s a reality for many who kick off the school year in August. So time to address the inevitable. The emails are already pouring in with…
Reusable Bag Giveaway from MightyNest
Reusable bags are taking over our kitchen and that’s a good thing. I’m talking about reusable snack and sandwich bags for packing our school lunch and they’re everywhere, filling drawers and cabinets waiting to be used. Did you know that children’s lunches create more than 3.5 billion pounds of garbage each year, which amounts to a crazy 18,760…
3 Foods to Keep Out of Your Kitchen
I think most of us can agree that not all foods are created equal. Keeping up with the latest and greatest information on food can be somewhat of a challenge. There’s so much information floating around out there, making it hard to know where to begin and what to believe. I received an email last…
{Giveaway} Win a Cast Iron Pan from MightyNest
MightyNest happens to be one of the wonderful sponsors here at Groovy Green Livin. Founded by two parents, MightyNest is an online store, resource center, and community dedicated to helping parents create healthy, safe homes. Their mission is to give families the ability to research, get advice, and buy natural, non-toxic products all in one place….
BPA Free Isn’t Enough
For the past seven years, BPA has been on the minds of parents, consumers and public health advocates. I’ve been following the BPA issue closely and devoted much of my writing to this topic. I was even interviewed by ABC World News about the FDA’s decision not to ban BPA. There have been some wonderful…