Creating an eco-friendly kitchen is not only beneficial for the environment, but it can also enhance your overall well-being and contribute to a healthier lifestyle. With a few simple changes and some creative thinking, you can make your existing kitchen more sustainable and green. In this blog post, we'll explore 10 innovative ideas to help you transform your kitchen into an eco-friendly haven. Opt for Energy-Efficient Appliances: Invest in energy-efficient appliances that bear the ENERGY … [Read more...]
My Zulily Shopping Wish List
Zulily is a deal site that offers amazing prices on everything from kids toys and clothing to women's clothing, shoes, and home decor. It also happens to be one of my very favorite places to shop because the prices are amazing AND they often have greener product options mixed in among the more conventional. In November I bought some workout clothing, a couple toys for my my youngest kiddo, and some kitchen items like my now beloved cast iron skillet. I consider myself to be a VERY savvy online … [Read more...]
How to Have a Green Easter Holiday
I don't know about you but this time of year when I go to the store and see lots of plastic Easter grass, plastic eggs, and huge chocolate bunnies... it makes the environmentalist in me cringe? This is the big green mom conundrum... how to make holidays fun for our kids without leaving a large mark on our planet. Lucky for us though there are numerous ways to make Easter green without festooning our lovely planet with fake grass! 1. Give your children a decorative cloth bag with a set of … [Read more...]
Ask NatureMom – Laundry Baskets
This is a somewhat regular feature I added awhile back to organize reader questions. I have a build up in my email inbox so I am doing some virtual housekeeping now. Reader Jen: My plastic laundry baskets are falling apart and I really need to replace them. Any ideas for a great eco-friendly solution? I haven't thought of anything I can re-purpose for hauling my clean laundry upstairs and I'm not sure where to look (preferably locally) for something made with sustainable materials and … [Read more...]
Greenovation and Hot Green Toys
TGIF! Have an awesome weekend everyone! This weekend hubs and I go for round two on a greenovation project, using non-toxic paints and sustainable materials. We hope to finish so we can go to his company picnic. Homeschooling has been going great. My son is really loving the math, science, and history. The reading is not his fave at all but I am trying to keep it fun. This week we learned about mass and matter and used a balance to measure things and we learned about nomads...we are delving … [Read more...]
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