Everything from the food we eat to our cleaning products, furniture, personal care products and our yards can contain toxic chemicals. No one wants to be exposed to these harmful chemicals, but where do we begin? How do we sort through all the information? Sometimes it just makes sense to combine forces to find…
Green Living
BagInspiration Review and Giveaway
I introduced you to the uber cool company, BagInspiration , over a year ago. They have been a longstanding sponsor of Groovy Green Livin and I thank them for their continued support. This company embraces the epitome of brands I love to work with: indie, groovy green companies working towards promoting a greener lifestyle. Founded…
How to Clean Stainless Steel Pots and Pans
Stainless steel is where it’s at in my kitchen. I’ve really been working hard to make my kitchen a “Teflon Free Zone”. The Teflon pots and pans are being swapped out on an as needed basis. The Teflon cooking utensils have slowly been replaced by their wooden and stainless steel counterparts. I finally tossed the…
Wordless Wednesday: A Trip to the Farm
It’s Wednesday and all over the internet you will find photos with no words of explanation. Why? Because pictures say a thousand words. What do you think this picture is saying? Linky Love: The Green Phone Booth, I Thought I Knew Mama.
Tide, Safe Pots and Pans, Makeup and More
Every week I’m amazed by the variety of headlines that pass by my desk. This week was no different. Here are a few headlines that caught my attention: There was a lot of buzz surrounding opening day of The Lorax movie. The movie opens today-Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! There was also great information on how…
Softcup: Green and Reusable
This past week was school vacation week for many families on the east coast. We are big alpine skiers and try to spend our vacations out on the slopes. Although there hasn’t been much snow this season, we still managed to get some skiing in. Most of the days were spent gearing up three children…
3 Healthy Foods with Weird Names
When my kids were really small, we had a lot of fun with the pronunciation (or mispronunciation) of these three foods. Edamame was called “ate-a –mommy” for many years. Quinoa was pronounced “king-wop” and Tempeh was “that stuff”. We have come a long way and I think we finally have the pronunciations down pat. While…