From the category archives:

Green Winter

2011 Eco-friendly Holiday Greeting Cards

November 19, 2011

The best and greenest way to go when it comes to holiday greeting cards is to skip the store-bought paper cards and send e-cards or make homemade cards with recycled paper and other art supplies you already have on hand. However, since the holidays are quickly approaching, and since some people do green store-bought cards, here [...]

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Eco-Friendly Plywood-free Play Kitchen Sets at Etsy

November 14, 2011

Every year I update my Ultimate Eco-Friendly Play Kitchen Guide for the holidays. This year readers have noted that they aren’t interested in seeing any kitchens containing ply-wood, even if the outer wood is solid. That said, the offerings are more limited this year. This is for a few reasons: Companies lie (or exaggerate) and say [...]

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2011 Green Family Holiday Gift Guide

November 4, 2011

Whether you’re looking for homemade eco-gifts, affordable green gifts, zooming green gifts for kids, the perfect green book or a stunning green play kitchen or eco-friendly dollhouse – you’re 100% covered with this eco-friendly holiday gift guide. Keep this page bookmarked, as I’ll be adding some new treats to it throughout this holiday season. Green [...]

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15 small steps that can help you save home energy during the fall season

September 25, 2011

Last week we had many days of sweater weather (yeah, already) and even had to turn on the heat twice. It seems early for the heater and extra blankets, but it was cold! This week we’ve had a little more sunshine, but the chill last week was enough to get me thinking about fall and [...]

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Autumn to do list: get ready for winter with low-cost or free weatherization

September 22, 2011

Autumn kicks off tomorrow, followed soon by much cooler weather. Of course, we all know that we need to make sure our homes are weatherized correctly in order to keep your family cozy, save money and conserve resources. Most weatherization changes actually aren’t too expensive. In fact, in the long run weatherization will save you [...]

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School Issues, Chocolates & Acorns… Oh My

January 25, 2011

It’s been a long, long week folks. Free School Issues: So, I’ve been absent once again, although for good reason this time. My son’s school, The Village Free School is facing a possible closure. It’s been a little frantic, to say the least. If Cedar’s school shuts down, Cedar’s going to be extremely upset, plus [...]

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Green New Year’s Goal – No More Bottled Water

January 4, 2011

Today we’re going to look a little closer at one of this year’s green challenges for eco-families – stop buying bottled water. WHY TAKE ON THIS GOAL? There are dozens of great reasons why you should quit buying bottled water. However, since we’ve already gone over that at Growing a Green Family, I won’t bore [...]

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My Eco-Goals for the New Year

January 1, 2011

To end out December 2010 I posted 5 insanely easy green New Year’s goals for families who are newer to green living. Plus, we started looking at some harder green challenges for more experienced eco-families – a list that I’ll finish up this week at some point. However, I didn’t post my own New Year’s [...]

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Green New Year’s Goal – Quit Using Paper Towels & Paper Napkins

December 31, 2010

So far we’ve looked at 5 insanely easy New Year’s goals for families who are newer to green living. Plus we started looking at some harder green challenges for more experienced eco-families. Next on our list is the goal of zero paper towels and paper napkins. WHY TAKE ON THIS GOAL? Paper products use up [...]

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Five 2011 Eco-Challenges for More Experienced Green Families

December 30, 2010

In the last post I listed 5 insanely easy New Year’s goals for families who are newer to green living. However, I know plenty of you are not new to green living. If you’ve got some eco-experience, as a family, then you’re ready for some harder challenges during the upcoming year. Now to make these [...]