Conservation

July 23, 2010

  • Travel Green to BlogHer '10

    In less than two weeks more than one-thousand bloggers of all ages, races and yes, sexes will descend on New York City. (…)

February 26, 2010

December 17, 2009

  • 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. (…)

November 23, 2009

October 29, 2009

  • Staying Warm in the Winter

    One of the best ways to reduce our carbon footprint is to use less fossil fuels- pretty simple right? (…)

October 12, 2009

  • 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. (…)

September 29, 2009

  • On Saving Energy. And Bats.

    Bats are an ongoing issue in our horse barn. It's old and as such has numerous nooks and crannies through which they find their way in. (…)

September 18, 2009

  • First Weekly 'Green Family Friday'

    Big or small, traditional or uniquely unconventional, all human or composed of those that stand on more than 2 legs as much as those that do; families are beautiful things. (…)

May 26, 2009

  • One Less

    You can gradually reduce the carbon footprint of your baby with Baby Pottying or Elimination Communication. (…)

May 11, 2009

  • May Is EcoDriving Month

    May is EcoDriving Month!
    It’s a great time to learn to change your driving habits. Just small changes in how you drive can help you get better gas mileage. (…)

May 5, 2009

  • Green Birth

    As a birth and postpartum doula, and a natural parenting company owner who is expecting a baby in the next few weeks, I can’t help but write a post that mentions the “greenness” of homebirth. (…)

April 24, 2009

  • Bringing It Home: Swami Baby Giveaway

    A giveaway courtesy of Swami Baby is a great way to end our week-long giveaway carnival, if you will, in celebration of Earth Day.
    What exactly is Swami Baby? (…)

April 22, 2009

  • Clean Green: Seventh Generation Giveaway

    Now that Earth Day and the spring season have officially arrived, many Americans are in their eco-conscious cleaning modes, and while spring cleaning is necessary if not a little exciting (downsizing! (…)

April 21, 2009

April 20, 2009

April 17, 2009

  • Throw Open the Windows!

    With spring finally in full force in most areas around the country, many people are tackling, or finishing up, their deep cleaning to welcome summer. (…)

April 13, 2009

  • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reinvent!

    In my opinion, the word “reinvent” should absolutely be added to the “R’s” of recycling- as in Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reinvent! (…)

April 6, 2009

  • Cloth for Mama-Are You Crazy?

    Yes, you heard me, in addition to the last few weeks talking about using cloth for your kiddos, now I want to talk about cloth for you! (…)

March 30, 2009

  • A Step Beyond Cloth Diapers

    Over the past few weeks I have been doing a little rundown on what modern cloth diapering really looks like, and a few comments have been made with curiosity about how early my son potty trained. (…)

March 27, 2009