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For Less Expensive Organics Hit the Farmers’ Market

May 11, 2011

If you’re an avid supporter of organics, it’s not uncommon to feel a little bit of sticker shock at check-out. Thankfully, organics don’t have to be out of reach. There are ways to save on healthy organic food: See 70+ tips about how to save money on organic food. A new way to save! You [...]

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Good, Bad and the Insane – Green Links

April 12, 2011

Soon, I’ve got some reviews coming up – Ice Pop Joy and Lifefactory 22-Ounce Beverage Bottle. Today, however, I’m running behind, so here are some links to keep you busy… I’m loving – Night Owl Paper Goods’ new brightly colored designs (shown above). They’ve always had cute designs, but the new brighter colors really make [...]

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Do Famous Environmental Activists Owe Consumers Anything?

April 9, 2011

I don’t have cable television, which means I miss stuff, like commercials that feature eco-model/author/activist Summer Rayne Oaks as the new face of Aveeno. I found out after seeing a tweet about a Greenwala post on the topic. I looked around a bit more to make sure, and found that, yup, Oaks is working with [...]

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PDX Farmers Market Reusable Bag Design Contest

March 7, 2011

The Portland Farmers Market 2011 season is kicking off soon – March 19th to be precise. However, if you’re a high school student you can already get involved in some Farmers Market fun. COUNTRY Financial, a 2011 season sponsor, recently launched a Reusable Bag Design Contest for Portland Public Schools high school students. No word [...]

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Take Action Against GMO Contamination

January 18, 2011

So, as you may have noticed I’ve been massively absent. There’s no great reason, it’s just been one of those insanely complicated months thus far. Drama at home (nothing major, just annoying stuff) and work has been nutty. However, I’m back and have an action tip to kick off my return. A post by Organic [...]

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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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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 [...]

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Five Insanely Easy New Year’s Goals for Families New to Green Living

December 30, 2010

If you’re looking to go green this year, without a ton of fuss, you can! Many green goals take time, skill and willpower. However, there are also plenty of green New Year’s goals you can make that seriously take almost no effort, few funds and use up very little time. Following are some of the [...]

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Ten excellent ways to raise a greedy consumer-driven child

November 28, 2010

I see a lot of greedy stuff-obsessed kids this time of year. Well, to be fair, I see greedy consumer-driven adults too. But the kids make me more depressed. In any case, this always makes me think that maybe people like and want consumer driven kids around. If you’re thinking, “Yeah I sure do” then [...]

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USA Senators Want Babies to Have BPA!

November 20, 2010

This week, some lovely, but really not shocking developments on the BPA front. On Thursday, the Senate was supposed to vote on the food-safety bill. Not only did Senate fail to vote, but they withdrew an included amendment that would have banned BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups. Oh, USA Senators – you’re so [...]