If you have a baby on the way or already have a new arrival and want to ensure you have a tiptop, green friendly, non-toxic nursery—read on! In these days of environmental awareness, for us to keep our children’s world as safe as we can, we need to begin at home and what better place than your baby’s first environment? First, start with your walls and floors and use non-toxic paint that doesn’t contain volatile organic compounds VOCs. Paints loaded with VOC’s can still produce toxins in the … [Read more...]
$100 Natural Toy Giveaway!!
I love all of the smaller, mom run stores that have opened to meet the shopping needs of us green and natural moms and dads. Not only do you get wonderful products that are safe and healthy for your family, you are supporting another family directly when you make a purchase. If you buy that Foogo cup at Target for instance then Target gets the profit from that product but if you buy it from another mom then the money goes directly to them. In this economy we need to do that as much as we … [Read more...]
Ask NatureMom – Infant Formula & Toxic Cloth Diapers?
This is a new feature I have added to organize reader questions. Some days I spend quite a bit of time writing out answers to questions that readers send only to have someone ask the same question 2-3 months later and I can't find what I previously wrote. Well, it was about time I smarten up here...I will be answering them on the blog so I can just send a link...easy peasy. Q: I think you may be past the point of needing infant formula, but do you have any strong feelings towards any of … [Read more...]
Interview: Amber of Diaper Kit and Butt Knits
A couple years ago or so ago I met a great gal named Amber online. At the time I still owned a cloth diaper company and I was blown away by her store Diaper Kits. I loved how easy she made it for other moms to learn to sew their own diapers or sew just a few without having to invest in tons of specialty fabric... the materials most modern diapers are made with, you won't find in stores. Amber has recently gone on to open another similar business...Butt Knits. There she offers patterns for … [Read more...]
Green Baby Diapers
Moms have been emailing me quite often lately about cloth diapers...are they the greener choice, which ones are best, etc. I cloth diapered two of my babies and I even owned a cloth diaper manufacturing company and store for a few years. I am a big advocate for cloth diapers. To the right you will see my daughter wearing a tye dye diaper I made for her. So first things first...are they REALLY the green choice in diapering. Yes! Disposable diaper advocates are quick to say that cloth diapers use … [Read more...]
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