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10 best green books of the month

Unless otherwise stated, I’ve personally read and approve of all the books on this list. Seeing as how you most likely have different taste in books than me, you may want to check your local library before you buy though. Main Street Vegan: Everything You Need to Know to Eat Healthfully and Live Compassionately in [...]

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Quick Green Tip: How To Recycle Your Car Seat

Consumer Reports has some cool info posted about how to recycle a car seat. Being that a car seat is mixed materials, it seems almost impossible to recycle, but apparently, if you rip that sucker apart it helps. Consumer Reports recommends you: Remove all fabric, padding, and screws. Disassemble the restraint. Use a screwdriver to [...]

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Adorable cloth diapers that celebrate Earth Day & spring

I’ve written before about how Earth Day swag makes me nuts. Especially since so much of said swag is entirely NOT eco-friendly. However, Earth Day cloth diapers are a different breed. Not only are cloth diapers super cute but they’re also eco-friendly and affordable, making them an easy Earth Day product to stand behind. Below [...]

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Cornucopia Institute Challenges Dr. Alan Greene’s Conduct

So, Dr. Alan Green, much loved celebrity pediatrician among the green set, is being accused of some pretty serious stuff by Cornucopia Institute. First of all, I wrote a much longer post about the accusations at Inhabitots, and I don’t feel up to rehasing it here. That said, if you want the full scoop head to Inhabitots. Still, since I’ve [...]

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Campbell’s Soup says they’re getting rid of BPA lined cans

In case you missed it, last year the Breast Cancer Fund launched a huge Cans Not Cancer campaign after realizing that cans of soup, mainly soup marketed to kids, contained unruly amounts of bisphenol A (BPA). The campaign worked well. In the last six months, more than 70,000 letters were sent to Campbell’s by supporters of the Cans Not Cancer campaign. Cans [...]

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Popsicle love for babies and toddlers – vanilla tofu ice pops

Everyone deserves a yummy homemade organic ice pop once in a while, even babies and toddlers. Luckily, there are some simple organic popsicle recipes you can make for your youngest family members. Tips for the best baby and young toddler ice pops Always go organic! Use smaller non-toxic ice pop molds. Normal ice pop molds [...]

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Best non-toxic popsicle molds for babies and toddlers

*See the Ultimate Ice Pop Mold Guide for updated baby and kid-friendly molds. We’ve looked at non-toxic popsicle molds before of course, but most of the ones I posted were for older kids and adults. What most people don’t realize is that cute and tiny little ice pops are also great for babies and toddlers, [...]

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Saving Money with Reusable Cloth Diapers

Here at Growing a Green Family we’re looking at how to save $50,000 by going green. In case you’re curious, so far we’ve managed to save $13,761.00, just by taking some basic green actions. That does leave us $36,239 left to go, but cloth diapers should cut a nice big chunk off of this figure. [...]

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Winners of the miYim Winnie the Pooh Organic Plush Giveaway

Hey all. Today I’ve got the winners of our miYim Winnie the Pooh Organic Plush Giveaway. In case you’ve forgotten, both winners will receive an adorable 100% organic plush of their choice (one of the choices shown above). Learn more about the organic miYim Disney Collection. So, I’ve randomly picked two winners and they are…

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miYim Winnie the Pooh Organic Plush Giveaway

We’ve been talking a lot about how to scale down your holiday spending and keep it green – this contest will help you do both. Just in time for the holidays, you may win an adorable organic gift for your child, simply by entering this fun giveaway. WHAT YOU CAN WIN!: Two Growing a Green [...]