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Green Product Review

Green Movie Review: Saw Food, Inc. – Fairly Speechless Now

December 9, 2010

I’m not a big, see movies when they come out sort of person. One, I don’t have the time. Two, I sit a lot at work (um, writer) so sitting for 2 hours when I’m not working, well, it just isn’t all that fun for me. That covered, hopefully it won’t shock you that I [...]

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Green Product Review: Artterro Arts & Crafts Kits

November 13, 2010

Review summary: Great, low-priced art kits for kids made with eco-friendly materials. Product: Three art kits from Artterro – Collage Jewelry Kit, Creativity Kit and Paint With Wool Portrait Kit. Use: Crafty fun for creative kids – and even adults. Cost: Vary. Each kit costs about $16-$25, but I think all are reasonable. The three [...]

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Green Product Review: Shark 2-in-1 Vac-then-Steam

October 25, 2010

Review summary: The Shark 2-in-1 Vac-then-Steam is a very water-efficient way to get your floors super star clean, really fast. Although I thought the vacuum function could be a bit better. Read other popular Growing a Green Family posts! Read more green product reviews Subscribe to Growing a Green Family to get even more green [...]

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Green Movie Review: FLOW

October 15, 2010

Being that it’s Blog Action Day and since the topic is water, I figured it’s due time I reviewed FLOW. FLOW is hands down one of the best eco-minded movies I’ve seen; and I’ve seen many. Honestly, I think this is required viewing. They should be showing this in schools, workplaces, and well, everywhere. About [...]

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Green Company Review: Artterro

October 9, 2010

An excellent family-friendly, green-friendly company with almost zero cons. Coming up I’ll be posting specific reviews of a few Artterro art kits. Before I do that though, let’s take a look at the company basics. BASICS: Artterro was founded by Forrest & Jen who note that after searching high and low for “Eco-friendly, open-ended art [...]

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Green Company Review: PeopleTowels

September 20, 2010

PeopleTowels offers a new clean hands concept for busy eco-friendly people on-the-go. BASICS: PeopleTowles offers an intriguing, but a little out there product – reusable hand towels you can carry with you when you’re out and about. Soon I’ll be reviewing a couple of their towels, along with a carrying case, so I figured we’d [...]

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Green Product Review: Three Sisters All-Natural Cereal

September 13, 2010

Review Summary: Not being made with organic ingredients is a huge bummer. That said, this cereal not only was a huge hit taste-wise, but the company has other green perks as well. Product: Three Sisters Cereal. We reviewed three of these cereals, including Sweet Wheat, Marshmallow Oaties and Cinnamon Sweets. Three Sisters sells various types [...]

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Green Book Review: Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family

September 10, 2010

Review Summary: Great eco-friendly family book packed with ideas for creative and fun green holiday celebrations. Forward note: My disclaimer on this review is that I one, have reviewed this before, but not here at Growing a Green Family, as I’ve been meaning to. Also, the first time I reviewed this was literally years ago. [...]

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Green Book Review: Organically Raised

August 7, 2010

Review summary: A delight for the taste buds and a feast for the eyes, Organically Raised has many perks and just a few cons. Book: Organically Raised: Conscious Cooking for Babies and Toddlers by Anni Daulter, with Shante Lanay and photography by Gina Sabatella; published by Rodale (2010). The forward, worth noting, is by Dr. [...]

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Help Your Child Explore His World

July 16, 2010

I very rarely buy books that aren’t specifically eco-friendly. But a few months ago I became a wee bit mesmerized with a book I saw at Powell’s and bought it – How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum by Keri Smith. Since this is not a green book in particular, I’m [...]