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Dreaming of a Green Vacation
Those who read my site Pitstops for Kids know I’m a big fan of family travel, and when planning a trip and choosing accommodations, I do look at the environmental impact of my choices. (…)

My own time… a "time in"
The air is crisp, and there are (almost) daily visits of "Jack" frost. The trees are just about completely barren and in town there's the buzz of holiday excitement. This past weekend we had our first local indoor Winter Farmer's Market. (…)
Package Sizing and Sustainability
My grocery buying habits have shifted over the years. Once upon a time (in a long forgotten age) I was a single university student living alone. Most of the food I bought came in small packages. (…)
Make Christmas Meaningful
Just walk in to any big box store and you will see what Christmas has become. It’s all about shopping and rushing around. (…)

Re-Gifting in the Gift-Giving Season
I really do have some of the greatest friends.
This past week, I let my guard down and showed that I can't be Wonderwoman all the time. (…)

Great "Green" Toys
Last week, I shared some of my ideas for what makes a good kid toy. This week, I would like to share with you some sources and suggestions for toys that are durable, fun, useful and green! (…)

Planning for a Green Holiday
The holidays are approaching really quickly. Far more quickly than I would like, in fact. (…)

Timeless Toys
When I go out looking for toys for my son, I want to find things that will become treasures. For his first birthday he received from family a handmade wooden slide, a rocking boat that can serve as stairs and a small wheel barrow. His second birthday he received a wooden train table with storage drawers for his cars and trains and a small wooden kitchen. (…)

Going Cloth for Greener Diapering
When I was pregnant with baby #2 in 2008, several of my friends were making the switch to cloth diapers for their babies. (…)

Greener Cleaning
It was just five months ago when my husband and I moved our family into an 1852 single-family farm home. (…)

Washing my Face with Honey
Early on in my green journey I learned about all the chemicals that lurk in our beauty products. (…)

Unwanted Holiday Junk Mail? Opt Out!
Believe it or not, Christmas is coming.
At least, that’s what retail companies will have you think. And we all know what that means: ‘tis the season for the onslaught of catalogues and junk mail. (…)
Staying Warm in the Winter
One of the best ways to reduce our carbon footprint is to use less fossil fuels- pretty simple right? (…)

Returning Food Packaging for Reuse
I love to shop at my local farmer's market. I am very lucky to have a great local market with both summer and winter seasons, and a wide variety of vendors. (…)

Be Green for Halloween
When I was little my parents didn’t buy Halloween costumes, we created them; it was so fun. Believe it or not, it wasn’t until I became a mother that I realized the overwhelming choices in commercialized costumes and decorations. (…)

Green Family Friday - October 16, 2009
We're a fairly gender-neutral family. (…)

Kick it to The Curb
Recycling. It's eco-living 101, right? For most of us, it’s second-nature by now, and if your area offers commingled curb-side recycling, it’s even easier than ever, isn’t it? (…)

Suburbs Have a Leg-Up on Greening
Last week Mireya Navarro reported for the New York Times on the greening of suburban municipalities. In Green and Greener in Suburban Towns Navarro highlighted the Long Island town of Babylon. (…)