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Blog Action Day 2011: best food posts of the day

October 16, 2011

It’s Blog Action Day 2011. Blog Action Day is the one day a year when all bloggers join together to discuss one important issue. I’ve been participating since 2007, and it’s not only fun, but informative to read what all these different types of bloggers have to say about a single issue. Last year’s topic [...]

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Go organic without going insane – tips to make the organic transition easier

October 16, 2011

Today is Blog Action Day 2011. This year’s topic is food, which is a little redundant here at Growing a Green Family, since we discuss food all the time. With that in mind, I thought we’d take a peek back at my favorite food issues – organic food. When I decided to go organic, I almost went nuts [...]

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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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Extra tips for buying organic food on a budget

August 13, 2010

You’d think with 70+ tips about how to afford organic food, we wouldn’t need even one more bitty tip around here. However, there’s always something new to learn PLUS it’s smart to keep talking about organic food on a budget. I just read an excellent set of organic food tips at New Jersey On-Line. In [...]

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Stick it to fake organic products!

August 12, 2010

When I was 13 or so I read a book about women’s rights. In said book there was an order form for some awesome, “This offends women” stickers. You could use these stickers in stores, on products, a person – to label lame anti-female stuff. I loved my stickers. I know, I got started young [...]

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One Good Reason to Shop at Whole Foods

August 8, 2010

I know everyone is annoyed that Whole Foods Market seems so expensive, but there will be one very good reason to shop there come June 2011. As you know, most ‘organic’ body care is anything but organic. Plus very few organic body care products are certified. However, Whole Foods has taken a huge step to [...]

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Organic food on a budget: 70+ tips about how to save money on organic food

July 15, 2010

When it comes to living green on a budget, the biggest question most green families have is how to save money on organic food. Having been on a VERY tight budget for years, I’ve amassed an insane amount of techniques and tips that allow my family to eat sustainably while on said tight budget. Q&A: [...]

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Green Glossary: Organic

May 17, 2010

In the most basic of definitions, organic means; “Relating to, or derived from living organisms.” Now of course the term organic has also come to mean the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are strictly of animal or vegetable origin. Even further related to food, the term organic stands for meat or poultry raised without [...]

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USDA Organic Certified Body Care Products

April 27, 2010

Currently we’re looking at how to keep toxic body care products and cosmetics out of your home. Choosing real organic products is one way to accomplish this. In truth, USDA Organic body care products and cosmetics have some flaws, but first we’ll look at the issue behind certified organic products and the pros of said [...]

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Keep toxic body care products & cosmetics out of your home

April 26, 2010

Greener body care products and cosmetics is such a huge issue that I’m going to have to break it down into a little series here at Growing A Green Family. Buying safe non-toxic and earth-friendly body care and cosmetics is not easy for families. The market isn’t making it simple and that’s hyper frustrating. Some [...]

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