Growing a Green Family

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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Organic Beer for an Eco-friendly St. Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick’s Day is quickly coming up – March 17th, and if you’re an adult and planning on going out, or having some friends over for a drink then it’s smart to drink green. I’m not a fan of hard alcohol, so I can’t help you there, but I do like green beer. Not green [...]

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8 Cool Popsicle Recipe Books for Year-round Organic Ice Pop Fun

So, I’ve been looking around to see which popsicle recipe books are available nowadays, because my goal was to post the top 10 popsicle books, but sadly, it’s slim pickings. It’s hard to even find a popsicle book with over 15 reviews on Amazon. Once you get under 15 reviews, I don’t really feel like [...]

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Stacking carrot game for Easter fun

So, if you’re looking for an Easter treat for a kiddo this year that’s not a fuzzy bunny or too-sweet candy, consider this super cute Stacking Carrot Game. This game is much like the well-known, Classic Jenga game. I’ve never seen one of these type of games with an Easter slant before, but it’s hyper [...]

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Silly Lollypop Men Popsicle Molds

These silly Lollypop Stick Men Popsicle Molds will have your kids laughing all the way to the freezer. Most ice pop mold handles are a bit boring, but not these stick-minded handles with their crazy antics. Just pour your favorite popsicle mixture into the molds, pop in a silly reusable stick-man handle and wait about an hour or two for [...]

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Green Product Review: Tolovo Popsicle Molds

Review summary: Though I talk about them all the time, I’ve never done a dedicated Tolovo ice pop mold review even though I’ve made well over 1,000 ice pops with them. So, it’s high time. These popsicle molds are, for the most part, excellent molds with very few cons. This review has been updated and [...]

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Eco-friendly St. Patrick’s Day Fun for Kids

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up March 17th. Actually, I don’t know too many families who go all out for St. Patrick’s Day. Usually, it’s more of an adult holiday. Still, just in case your eco-family is looking to get their green on this year, below are some fun and eco-friendly ideas. Cute Recycled and Eco-minded St. Patrick’s [...]

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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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Create Car-Pool Rules for Your Neighborhood Car-Pool

In a previous post we looked at how to start organizing a car-pool. If you are organizing a car-pool, your group will need some rules. Car-pool rules are easier to implement right from the start – if you just skip merrily along, making up rules as you go, your car-pool won’t be as useful or [...]

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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, [...]