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The case against soda

Note from Jennifer: Today is national Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day. Thus, Cedar is home with me, writing and doing some social media. When I asked what he wanted to write about, he said soda. The post below is all Cedar, including the soda shopping choices. Stay tuned, because he’ll also be posting a new [...]

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Easy eco-action: refillable soap dispensers

Refillable reusable soap dispenser are a super easy eco-step that every family can take. It may seem like a small step, but if you think about, this practice can really help reduce a ton of plastic waste. Consider all the soap containers you have laying around the house: The typical family has two bathrooms, each with a [...]

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Attacking Whole Foods is not the answer people

So, right after Whole Foods Market announced their commitment to label GMO foods a rash of criticizing articles and statements on Facebook started appearing. Mainly because people think Whole Foods should… Should work faster and have GMOs labeled by 2015 vs. 2018. Should get anything labeled “Natural” out of their stores. Should ban all GMO food from their stores. And on [...]

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Beautiful eco-pins of the week

In case you didn’t know, Growing a Green Family is on Pinterest – or more accurately, I’m on Pinterest. That said, I use my Pinterest boards to post really cool eco-friendly goods, green wedding items, sustainable architecture and design treats, green kid ideas, vegan and organic recipes and much, much more. So, if you like that sort of [...]

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Whole Foods Market commits to clear GMO labeling of all products by 2018

In what may be the biggest announcement of 2013 so far, Whole Foods Market said this week that they’re giving their suppliers five years to source only non-GMO ingredients OR they must clearly label all products that contain GMO ingredients. This is a surprise, especially for those who through Whole Foods was on the fence about GMOs. Walter Robb and [...]

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Homemade Vegan Organic Pop Tarts with Sugar Glaze

As a kid I REALLY liked those oh so bad for you toaster pastries. The kind with the cream cheese-like icing. For a while, I’d been trying to figure out a good way to make them homemade though because one, excess packaging sucks and two, I’m pretty darn sure those toaster pastries are not organic [...]

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Six Tips for an Eco-friendly & Vegan Easter Celebration

As someone who recently went vegan (well, actually it’s been 7 months now) I’ve been thinking a lot about Easter this year. It’s so egg-centered! Not to mention people plan meals around the cutest critters at Easter time – like pigs and lamb. The above said, I’ve been researching vegan Easter ideas quite a lot, [...]

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101 Ways To Get Educated

A long, long time ago, when I was first getting really interested in unschooling and democratic education, I came across a great article in YES! Magazine. I cut it out and pasted it on my wall. Then I made copies and passed them out to all the kids I worked with (at the time, I worked [...]

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Solutions to Pizza Box Waste

We tend to make homemade pizza more than we order out, but we have been known to partake in Sizzle Pie – an awesome local pizza joint with seriously addictive salads, regular pizza and vegan pizza, and when we do order from them, the pizza boxes pose a problem. We do attempt to recycle them, [...]

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Organic vegan pot pie that even meat-eaters will love

As you may remember, I went vegan last summer, so I’ve been experimenting with some different vegan recipes – some fails and some wins. This vegan pot pie is one of my biggest vegan recipe wins. No, really. It’s better than my old favorite pot pie AND not only did I like it, but I served this [...]