The combination of heat and humidity have been draining over the past few days. To keep everyone cool and happy we have ramped our smoothie addiction up a notch. We are now experimenting with different flavors of sorbet, which are just as easy to make (if not easier) than a smoothie. This week we tested…
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How to Have a Green Momma Party
This is a guest post from Cassidy Randall. Cassidy is the Campaign and Outreach Manager at Women’s Voices for the Earth, a national organization that works to eliminate toxic chemicals that harm women’s health. Green Momma Party Of course you want to protect your baby from toxic chemicals lurking in your home – who doesn’t?…
Go Green, Get Fit with Me
Fitness Routine Disrupted If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you probably know that exercise is a big part of my life. It really kicked in when I started law school many moons ago. During a school vacation week I traveled with my family to Israel. My brothers and sister were always (and…
Join Me and Take the Team ENERGY STAR Pledge
I just joined Team ENERGY STAR-and so can you! ENERGY STAR is a program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that helps us save money and protect the environment and our health through energy-efficient products and practices. In 2011 alone, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy to avoid greenhouse gas emissions…
Summer, Clean Air and Organic Smoothies
I know many of you have already put those school backpacks in storage and are already in summer mode. Over here we have six more days of school and then bring on summer! I have to admit I’m both excited and apprehensive. It happens every year. I’m yearning for days without structure and time to…
5 Tips for Your Visit to the Farmer’s Market
It’s almost summer and farmer’s markets are popping up everywhere. They range from large to small, but they all have one thing in common: farmers selling directly to consumers without a middle man. It’s really a win-win situation. Typically farmer’s markets have a great selection of fruits, vegetables, flowers, soaps, breads and other local specialty…
Discover Green and Eco-Friendly Products with Ecocentric Mom
I’ve said it before: one of my passions is promoting groovy, green businesses who are doing their part to make the world a better place. Well, I found another one to tell you about. Ecocentric Mom is a new site that knows moms are an unstoppable driving force and when it comes to the well-being…